Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1865-05-27

q. Do you think you would recognize
his features again3 A. l think should.
Q. [Exbibfting to the witness the photo
graph Of Booth. Exhibit No IL Look at
that and say whether it recalls him to youa
A, The face is the same; be had scar on
his right cheek.
Q. Was it on the cheek Or rH~i3 A. 1t
was somewhat like bite, near tde jawbone.
Q. Did you judge. from his conversation
that ne was man of education and celture}
A. He was man of education, and the otkcr
was not; the others nume was johnson.
q. Did yoa ebeerve his hands Did he
seem TO have been man who had led life
of esse or not2 A. The hand that was un-
gfoVcd was very beautiful; tie other hand
had a gauntlet on; they exchanged letters
in the cars the one who had false whiskers
put back the letters in his pocket, and saw
a pistol in his belt,
q. Did any of the conversation fall on
your cars7 Were you able to hear its A. l
overheard him say he would leave for Wash
ington the day after to morrow.
.. That is the one who had the ungloved
hand and false whiskers A. Yes; and the
other was very angry because it had been
sent for to some place by messenger.
Q. You say he seemed very angry because
it hard not fallen to his Nt to GO to Wash
ington instead Of the otllrr7 A. Yes, siri
had letters of my own to post at the Nassau.
st. Post Office; one of them left about Tweti
ty-sixtk or Twenty y-seventh.st., and as he
left moved up into his place; the car was
crowded; my daughter said that dropped
one of my letters she picked something up
and gave it to me; when went down to
thc brokers, where l was going with some
gold. went to take it out of my pocket
book, and | saw an envelope with two let
tiers in it; | thought it of importance be-
cause of the conversation.
Q. Are you certain it is the envelope
with the letters dropped by one of these
men2 A. 1t must have been, because l saw
them exchange letters, and there was nc
onelelse at that seat. e.,
Q. Was it picked up at n point where
they were sitting2 A. Yes, just at the end
of my dress.
Q. Would you recognize the envelope il
! you were to See itl A. Yes, sir.
Q. Exhibiting an envelope with two let
tiers. Look at that, and see il it is the
same envelope aud lettera A. 1t is the
same,
9. Were both letters in that envelope as
you now have them7 A. Yes, sir.
The letters were then presented and read
|
DEAR LOUIS: The time has at last come
that we have all SO wished for and upon
you everything depends. AS it was decided
before you left, We were to cast lots. Ac
cordingly we did so, and you are to be the
Charlotte Corday of the nineteenth century
When you remember the fearful, solemn
vow that was taken by us, you will fee
| there IS no drawback-A6e must die and
"oc. You can choose your weapons. The
cup. the knife, the bullet. The cup failed us
once, and might again. johnson, who will
! give this, has been like an enraged demon
since the meeting, because it has not faller
upon him to rid the world of the monster
He says the blood of his gray haired father
and his noble brother call Ipon him for re
vengc, and revenge he will have; if lie can
not wreck it upon the fountain head, he will
upon some of the blood thirsty generals
Butler would suit him.
AS our plans were all concoctcd and well
arranged we separated and as am writing
ON my way to Detroit will only say
that all rests upon you. You know wher,
to find your friends. Your disguiscs are So
perfect and complete, that without one knew
! your .tdce, no police Geographic dispatcl
would catch you. The English gentleman
HIrcour;, must not act hastily. Rcmembcl
he has ten days. Strike for your home
strike FOR your country; bidc your time, bu
strike sure. Get introduced, congratulate
him, listen to his stories; not many NOR,
will the brute tell to earthly friends. Dc
anything but fail. and meet us Mt the Old
pointed place within the fortnight. Eucos,
this note together with one of poor Lcenci
l will give the reason for this when VI
meet. Return 10y johnson. | wish coul,
m tD hlt ilt IN,
You will probably hear from me in Wash
ington. Sanders is doing us no good il
Canada. Believe me, your brother in love
CHARLES SELBY."
The original of the foregoing is attached
to this record, and marked Exhibit No. /.
''Sr. LOUIS, October 81, 1864.
"DEAREsT HusBAND Why do you no
come hOmei You left me for ten DAYS only
and you now have been from home NOR
than two weeks. III that long time onl,
sent me one short notc-a few cold word
and a check for money, which l did not
require. What has come over your Have
you forgotten your wife and childl Bah,
calls for papa until my heart aches We ar
so lonely without you. ! have written t,
you again and again, and, as last resource
yesterday wrote to Charlie begging him t,
see you and tell you to come home. | an
so i'll, not able to leave my ROOM if was,
would go to you wherever you were, if il
this world. Mamma says must not writ
any more, as l am too weak Louis, darl
ing, do not stay away any longer from you
| heart broken wife.
! "LEENEA."
1.-THE original of the foregoing is annexed
to this record, and marked Exhibit No. 8.
Q. At what time in November did vo,
pick up this envelope and these lettersl A
The day Gen. Butler left New York / can
not tell the precise date, but Gen. Scott tolC
me he had left that morning.
Q. Was that after the Presidential elcc
tion in Novemher2 A. Yes, sir.
@. What did you do with these letter.
after you examined them and found thei
characteri A. | took them first to Gen
Scott. who asked me to read them to him;
he said be thought it was of great impor
tancc, and asked me to take it to Gen. Dix
| didrso and gave it to Gen. Dix.