New-York daily tribune., 1865-05-29
n What was your business there In Decemher' n

Ebs er,nud that H. did not wish 10 eriuna's 0.'
O We've they persons 10 Washington a, & w - -. -
X w, were thev drawn oni y. On some o. my
riend Maryland. =, p.iooo coor,o.
Q. What part Of Ma-yland' A. In frince eeorgeS
Q. Eyre any Of these drafts drawn on any Of the
ecu, VA, ~, Gp in Dseemberp s",b A. Yes. sir.
I'd AT Tas yoar business there in Februnry' A.
Q D. you carry any dispatches A. No. never in
b. YOU take any notes or bring any baCk' A
@ 9,l you bring back any dr,ftsi A. Yes sir.
o FROM whom 4. f.0m friends Of mine IN the
How far Gid yOu carry dispatches. A. never
Q yaI 10 acquainted with the surrOtts' A. Yes,
Q y w often hrve VOC visited them a. Twice.
=? How often did you 90 to Richmond after you DC
tsme aeguainted with themf "A. About half II dozen
@ w. say weieh-nann asked you TO get him
esce in chmond. 4. lie did not ask me 10 get him
splace he asked NE If ] thought l coald get him
place
Gond q. suppose he understood was there from
Ply CO. nFsatiOn.
y Warrr was thiss 4. In his room.
Q Al bis. Suuatsi A. Yes
o VS. any other person presentl A. No, sir
Q Dal gou ever talk with Surrat' about belng in
6isl@onai A. might. ,,
Q Dd vou or did you mott A disrememberi
osnt 81 positively.
O VI eAmann knew You had been therei \. Yes.
"
Cuisine for the last year and halt a. No. sr.
q. Have you any Ctaer occupation Do Won do any
ehing else for support a. Why, I've been spocu-
tsting little in Virginia.
O. wh~.ei A. la Kiag Georges county.
Q Were You not known your friends as blockade
q W Il name DID You go by besides the name you
ssve gwen hereG L. They sometimes called me
@ VII. is that your nsmei A. Ny name ia Il S
q. " lis the .s forq A Spencer
* 4 IL. NEa1FO
Sour nn,ue under oath A. Well wasn't particulars
thought A. S. Howell was enough.
Q. L. Spencer your nGmef 4. 1t is one otm names;
sone o, r4y friends call me Spencer.
o Wasit given you in infancy A don't know.
Q Gse 70 the court your full name. A. \. S. |
Howei!
@ Is that your full name or only the initials OF your
name Int Is your lame in fal' A seldom use ;
sn my ae'oe, my proIer name Is A. 5 Howell q, rou
10 by y. By the name of Howell
@ when we're you orrestedi A. In March.
O. Now recently had then come from Richmond
A ! .ad LOT been in Richmond for three weeks.
@ That was in Marchf \. Yes. sir
Q D. YOU remember tie time in March' a. think
ttwas 1out the Goth OF 25th.
Q. WHOM you went to Richmond in February do you
fsmembci who accompanied you a. remember one
man by che name OF Howe.
@ Did any parties from this city accompany you
Q. Any from Marylandi A. No. sir; they were all
O. Tlas cipher. where did you get ii A. I've been
acquairtrd with 1t some seven years.
".
@. What did you use it forf A. had no use for it,
Q. What did you carry it for A. did not carry
a.; / could make IL in twenty minutes.
Q. Did you ever teach II TO John Snrratti a NO /
O. Did you ever meet at Surratts house Mrs. sader
A. never met her al Surratts house met her here
in Was ngton.
O. wleni A. In February.
O About what date A. The Goth or :2d.
q. DID you have any conversation wiie heri A.
Ees, sir.
O. Did soc accompany YOU to Richmondi A. Partly. /
.. Did she ever come back with your 4. met her
nccidentally in WestmOrelsnd County.
O. Do yog know the object of her visit % the Conied
srscy, A. No. sir saw her first in Westmoreland
o. When was thatf A. In February last.
O. Dil yOu meet her at Surratts housef A Not till .
nfter lad met with her on the Potomac.
@ When dad you see her on the Potonaci A. About
lhe Isl OF February.
O. Dd ycu come here togethers A. No. sir.
O Where did she go TO A. New-YOTk City.
q D.d you accompany her any disIsnoef A Only /
O You met her again at Mrs surratts housei A /
Q. D.d she goint A No sir; she staid in the buggy
o Who was with her A. young man.
q Who was het A. John SuTTatt.
O DID she afterward come to the housei A. No.
Q How long did You stay at surrattsi A. Two days
sri Gays and halt.
Q. Did you have any conversation about your Rich
snond trlpf a. Not particularly as know Of; bad
Gak witt WeichmaDn abC told them had been 10 Rich
nond hrt they already knew IT,
o. Tley knew YOU rad been in Rchnondf A. They
knew from Richmond some time previous.
Q. Di4 yo1 have any conversation with Mrs SurTaii
about e. matter A. don't know, sir.
q. DID you meet Mr. Siacer IN lAcAmondi a. Yes,
cir
O. Whenf A Last February.
q After which she was with John II. sGrratt' A.
O Size went directly with surrait1 don't know. !
o You don't know whether she was with him on the
CSC Of Msrcbi A. No, sir
Q Do YOU know what AeT business was IN Richmond /
a. No sir; j didn't inquire.
Q You only know that soon after you saw her at
Ers. Surratt YOU her al kichmondf A. Yes sir.
O. W at other of your friends did YOU meet at sur.
rsfi's' 4. l do not know that met any
O. DID you ever meet AtzeIodt there's A. | think
AtzcrUdl there
Q. Do YOU know who he came to seer A. L. not,
sir.
Q Did you this man. Wood, or Payne. ,herei A.
@ How many Of the prisoners here hare you be.
fore 4. / think have seen two.
O. What two Z a. AtzerOdt and Dr. Mu1d.
q. Where did you see Dr. Mold, a. At BryantOwn. /.
q. Tel us when Your acquaintance iirst commenced
with Dr. Muddf a. have known HIM a long while. I
but Ihave not lately seen lin.
O. Did YOU bring any drafts on him A. No. sir
q or messages TO bimf A. No. sir.
q. Were you ever Ia his housef a Yes, sir; @
fear ago.
o len coming from or going TO Richmond, A. / 1
was coming from Richmond; had Lot been there ,
q Iow soon after did you gof A. don't know. 4
Y How long did you stay will d.. Muddi A. only
N hoHf or 80.
Q. Did YOU take dinner with him, A. No sir.
Y Now, WHO was it thet drew those drafis and upon
whom were they drawn. and what was thcT amount
A bought one for Mrs. Mar1 att OF her nrotheI
Y. 10 what amount A. sAv.
Z. Who elsei A. bought one from young man.
Ou whom A. On hIs mother.
(. o. low much A. s25.
u State what drafts you received that yon collected
A None Of any amount except one on man 7 med
Jat1rr Which got money OF TO pay those parties iof