Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1865-06-22

NJ Doster, counsel for the accused, Atzerodt
| 90 opening the defence, read the following:
The prisoner, Aiferodt, submits the following
a,leineut to the Court am Que Of q party who
| ,.rerd to capture the President Of the United
satcs. but am not one Of party 10 kin the
Prc.ijent ofthc United States, or any member Of
Jahuson. The hrt plot, TO capture, failed the
|seOnd-to KILL broke away from the moment
heard 81 IT,
This is the way IL eame about: On the evening
fiho l4th OF April met Booth aud Payne at the
IHrrndon House In this city, at O'Clock. He
Eccthl said he himself should murder Mr. Lin.
gn and General Grant, Payne should take Mr.
sWard aud ! should take Mr. johnson. told
I'm would not DO Il; that had gone into the
hing 20 capture, but was not going 10 kill lie
pld me was a fool that would be hung any
1v, aud that Il was death for every man that
baked out; and 10 We parted.
wandered about the streets until about two
clock IN the morning, and then went to the
81 At Georgetown, and went TO my COUSINS
house, in Montgomery county, whore was ar.
rested on the lsth following. After was ar.
rsted, ! told Provost Marshal Wells and Provost
Harshal MePhail the whole story also told Il 70
lCspt. Monroe, and Col. Wells told me n pointed
,ui the way Booth had gona would be re.
|,heyed, and 70 told him l thought he had gone
SWn Charles county, In order 70 cross tho Poto.
Sod House, and black coat, do not belong to
Ne neither were they left TO be used by me On
he afternoon Of the 18th Of April Herold called to
~ me, aud len the coat there tits his coat,
nd all In II belongs 10 him, a. you can see by
| Dc handkerchief, marked with his initial aud
sith tho name Of his sister, Mrs. Naylor. Now
,sill state how passed the whole OF the evening
4 the iith Of April. In the afternoon, at about
'. clock, went 10 Keleher's stable, on Eighth
areet near d, and hired q dark bay mare and
rdc into the country for pleasure, aud on my re.
1rn put her up at MAYORS stable The DARK bay
horse which ! had kept at Mayors before, ON
about the "a OF April, belonged to Booth also
be saddle and bride. I do not know what be.
amc Of him.
At about 8 in tho evening went to Nayior's
gain aud took out tho mare, rode out for an hour,
(hd returned her TO Mayors. II was then
Isarly 5, aud told him 70 keep the mare roady
II 10 clock, In order 20 return her TO the man /
hired her from. Prom there I went to the Hsrn.
Ion House Booth sent messenger to the"OyS-
~ Bay" aud I went. Booth wanted me TO
nurdcr Mr., yohuson. | refused. then wont to
Do "uyster Bay, - on the avenue, above Twelfth
street. and whiled away tho tIpe until nearly
10 At ten got the marc, and having taken a
drink with the hostler, gallnped about town, aud
vent 10 the kimmell House. FROM there rode
down to the depot, and returned my horse, riding
|sP Pennsylvania avenue Ia Kelehar's Prom
EtIchcr's went down 10 the Navy Yard 10 get
room with Wash Briseoc. He had none, aud
ny the time got back to the Kimmell House II
vas nearly 9 Tho man Thomas was u stranger
met on the street. Noxt morning, as stated,
Wcut 10 my cousin Richter's, In Montgomery
county. GEoR0E A. ArzERODr.