New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-05-19
THE ASSASSINATION.
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a., door; the entrance 70 this passage Is
"a nrocuIed slight, aud examined very careiohy
So hole through tho door discovered at once Hat
hi, had been made by some small fnsFuulon'
AID cut ont BY some sharp instrument IKE nH% n'f
4 thought remarked the evidence OF shaI 49,
~ ;n ccayirrc ant every obstacle to hooking through
~ door; ltbeu discovered thsi the eiHsp Nieh ns
ored the first door, for the Dcx Tas maze WIFE 10y
ti,in 10 he nsed as one OF two boKee. and there
See, with two doors; saw that tDe upper scIcm ~
=, The chsn hal been loosened in such a way snas
IN tho ..Oor ives oekea' oy puYns "1y y. oscertan
exact osilon * the Presidents chair, and Tor tha'
xs1-pose procured Miss Harris to accompany NE na'
{ nnde;,tool she was In the box ON that occisIpni
-. loce led the chair nearly as she recolecleun
- r,,,t yyas psced On the evening snd In seating ny
@ w. the ohsr and closing that door person nnJ hs
VI, NO his ere near that hole. and the range wouiu p
aos sw ,nidryay from the base OF the CROWN dueoou
A. tSqniries particularly TO ascertain the pie;Hs
Lac OF tle occurrence, as there was s9ae aos;ns
s.Lether the attack Mr. Seward ana the assasSina
q an ~ the Pres dent was by one or more persons.
I,ia Won see the bar that had been placed against
door, or had it beer remoyedt a; nsa p,Su i ~
we'd BY some one; You could see the indentaton 81
oanci OF the door where the brace had been put IN
se-y WE'LL |, quite pereeptbe where the brace aa
1ss.tn, brge fixed in the wall and PLACED agahsl "a
,aael If toe door would have been very difficult TO re-
move from The outside; do Mt think could nave oee
removed without breaking she door IN TACT tne more
ressnre That was malo the door the more secure
woa,d IL be.
o Did The hole bear evidence Of having been reesatly
nader A. Yes; 1t was freshiy.cut hole as fresh
f0m appearance Rs if II had boon wade that instant.
Q. Can you describe the chair or which the Prosi-
dcnt sati A. II was large hair back clair and arm
char, standing On Casters thought could discern
wLcIe his head rested although the covering itself
red the marks of several drops Of hood visible
Cross-esamiRed BY Nj Doestrr.-Q. VIII you be kind
enough 10 staswlether the civil courts Of this district
Iro Supposed 70 So by consent of and 10 carry og the
VIII OF Gen. Granti \. i really DO not know Of any
VINO suppcses that; nj least he has given in
formation on that subject
4 pause of minute or two here occurred during
which members Of the Court conyersed with each other
jD low tOne.J
MI DorsrIR-As there seems 70 re considerable
objection 10 the question desire to state WHY it was
asked
TIE President or qHE CouRT--No objection was
made 10 the question; il has been answered and
PLANTATION is Therefore unnecessary.
EXPERIMENTATION OF MAJOR RATHBoNT.
BY Judge Hoh-Q. Did yon 60 TO The outer door after
lie shot had been fred in tie Presidents box and
anime how was elosed' \. did for the purpose Of
yalinc medicd, aid
O In what condition did you find 1t, A. found
te door barred that people VINO knocking tAe
outside could not get iD.
e. Did YOU make an attempt to remove the bart y.
did remove il with difficulty.
O. Was that after you lad received a stab from the
assassin A. Ii was
O. lie that lbar exhibited to witness blood on that
lar from your arm y. / am not able 10 say that my
wound was bleeding freely at the time.
g. In what condition did You find the barr \. II
appeared 10 be resting against the oding Of the door
and think it could not have been ooSened out by any
pushing from the outside
Q. Did you notice tie chair in which the President
sat IN partieuler A. didn't executing il was large
q You do not know whether IL had rockers or not Z
AtMy impression Is that it had.
4. Is that Tho bar the door closed with A. !
not able ~ say whether it is not ny impression
IL II was Ia different piece Of wood.
TESTIMONY OF ISAAC JAcQUETT.
By .JHdRs Holt--Q. State whether or not YOU found
that bar IL fords TheateTi and if under what cir
cnmstauces and wheni \. After we had carried the
Presden, out went to the box with several others
This ba- lying the floor inside the first door 90
Ing 10 tte box TOOK II and stood about there Tor
some time, and took ii home with
a
In reference to that A. There was officer stopping
at the house where boarding, who wanted piece
the bar to take away with him, and il was sawed OFF
tut'he did not finally take ii away.
Q. Are there spots of blood upon it A. Yesi they
were fresh at that time.
REORGANIZATION OF JosEpH LEMINs (oolorcd.)
By Judge Roi-Q. Did you see persons engaged in
decorating the Presidents box the afternoon of the
nssassinations A. Yes Mr.. Harry Ford and aaother
gentleman--I 60 not know his name eXactly-vere up
there fixing it Mr Fordtod me TO go up to bis room
get rocking chair, bring It down and put 1t ~ The
private box; did So carried the chair into the Pres
dents box, set it down and wenl away that is al
know.
Q. Had il been there before' 4. Not this season.
Q. Was the back Of this rockingham yon brought
down high or low, \. High back and CUSHIONED.
o. Did yOu see the prisoner, Edward Splnger, on The
tccasion' A. There was 10 One'ia there but Harry
Ford and this other gentleman. who had been fixing Il
and started TO come down.
O. Wa, Spangler on the stage that evening, A.
Yes; he was obliged TO be there all the tme he worked
there altogether same as did; be Rad nothing TO call
him away, except when he went 20 his boarding house;
lie not there on the stage when the chair was
carried into the box.
Gross. e1aminGtion Jy Mr. E,,irs-Q. You did not
zee Mr.. Spanger on the stage did your A. No, did
not notice him particularly; had been there 50 long
hardly ever noticed gentlemen so particularly.
q. And you DO not know but what he might have
had something TO call him away just a, that time' A.
No, sir, do not.
q. Who was this other gentleman in the other box
with Harry Fordi a. ! NAV be mistaken but think
lis name is Buckingham.
@. Was he employed about the theater' A. lie
STAYED there al night to nkc tickets; he was door.
L leiDiug
Harry Ford fix the private box.
q At what hour IN the EVENING" little after three:
should think 1t might have been later or sooner: /
had been out In the city taking bills arOund L was
about going on the fly took my meals wherever
could and when be called me, put down my meal and
went and got the chair.
q. Did you see Spargler as You went 70 the box at
all A. No; not when went 10 The box, nor when L
away.
Q. Describe the clairl A. There is no chair in here
like it, it Of those hgh-backed rocking
with high red cushion on IT, covered with satin; the
laSi season. when they gOt H. 10 in the private box
bn Mr. Ford told me 70 take out Of tie box and carry
it up 10 his room.
q. Was the furniture there manufactured for the
box. and was ii Of the character the chair, A.
Yes; sofa and other cA1rs IL was not NV busi.
mess 10 be looking in this place and never noticed
only when was SENT The sO!a VAS covered think !
with the same material ! do not know whether the
furniture was bought the property Of tie stage OF
By -J4dee Ho,t-Q. Did you take large chair out of
this box at the time you -l ihis one in, A. 40 sir
DETERMINATIONS or LIEUT.. JOHN J. ToIFEY.
BY mage NON-y. SiItr ron were examined yester- !
day. state whether yOr have been 10 stable GNd found
the horse Of which sou acre speaking. A. Yes; 1 /
found hm on tae corner OF seventeenth ana i-sts.
q. Did you recognize h.r is 'he horse yOu took uu
with the saddle and Birdie under TIE circumstance you
mentioned in your tesiimofy \. Yes sr.
b, The Cour-Q. Is the" ''ytnns peculiar about
th,i horse which enables yoa >lecN, n1e hia A. Yes
lis being blind In tire rig eve.
TESTIMONY OF WILLIAM EATON.
By sldge H0lt-Q State whether q not after he as.
ssssiptton Of tie President you went 90 TIE room Of
wilkes Booth at the National and opened his trunk