The Cleveland leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1865-1865, 1865-05-18
TRIAL OFTHE CONsPIRATO *.
WAsHINqroN, MAY II.

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that the oath prescribed by the COnslisu
tionl Convention was illegal, and Nc
moral injunction would be violated by els
regarding it, because the exsction Cf tht
oath was beyond the authority of th'
Convention, and IS q law, therefore, void
William Williams testified as to the
pursuit of the ssssssins He went viii
Major 0'Brien to Surrstsville. They wen
{ DR.. Mudd's on the 18th of April. ]
asked DE- Mudd if sny strangers had beer
that way, and he said, mo" He
denied emphaticsllv that two men had
been there, one with q broken leg
BE said he had heard Of the assassination
irst at church on Sunday morning, BE
sppear ell weary, and unwilling to give us
any Information. / saw him sg in on
Friday, the 21st. We went then to ar
rest him. 1 asked him sgsin about the
| two men, and he then said he had seen
them, but that thew were not Booth and
Harold. Weshowed him Booth picture,
and be said at first that hedid Get fecollecl
tie features, but that it lot ket ike Booth
scrOss the eye. We searched the house.
Dr.. Mudd said that one Of the men left s
boot up stairs, which was brought down,
and hsd j. Wilkes Booth written in it.
Mrs. Mudd said the Doctor had set the
leg of its owner; DIR. Mudd said they left
betwean three and four o'clock In the sf5er-
noon, sDd that they came about day break;
Mrs. Mudd said they lefs on foot; believe
DR.. Mudd said the injured man went of
on erLtches, made by one of his men.
On cross examination the witness said ::
DR.. Mudd stated that two men knocked at
his door, and he looked out st a window
and asked who they were? They replied
that they were friends and wanted to get
in. DR.. Mudd then came down stairs, and
with the assistance of young man helped
the injured man from his horse, took him
into his psrlor and placed him on sofa.
He described the strangers IS one having
whiskers, but he could not tell whether
they were natural or not. was one of
the party that went to Winners house late
in the evening of Wednesday.
The Court here took recess.
After the assembling of the Court, Simon
Garrison testified IS to the interviews
with Mudd on the l6.h and 2lst. He was
one of the party who went in search of
Booth and subst quently to arrest Mudd.
His testimony wss;;similsr 10 thst Of others
already given.
Mrs Emma Affutt, sister in-lsw Of John
Lloyd, testifed-Wss at Lloyd's house on
the lIth in q carriage with him; saw Mrs.
Surratt somewhere near; Lloyd and Mrs.
Surratt talked together; Lloyd went to
her carriage, where the conversation took
place and not in ours; was at Lloyd's house
on tbs l4th; saw him and Mrs. Surratt
talking together but did not hear them at
all. t.
Nothing new was ELECTED in the Cross
examination except that Lloyd made 10
statement in reference to his business with
Mrs. Smratt.
VIM 2. Jutt testiRed-OnIy recognizs
one of the prisoners, Harold since the
25th of April have been in Caroline coun-
ty as cemmifs4ry in the Confederate SER
vice; when on my way, in April, to Far
quier county, got down TO Port Conway,
and on the 18Th of April saw 8 wagon on
the wharf; there were three Of US we rode
down on the whsr'; before We reached the
wagon we saw man get out of it, and it
seemed to US he put his hand in his bosom
he came to where we were, and asked,
q What command do you belong to2P Rug
giles said, "Moseby's command y then he
asked, HWhere are yoa going " r. said,
at is a secret where we are goiDg;;" )" he said
he belonged to A. p. Hills corps; his
brother was wounded below Richmond, and
a-ked If we would not take him down
Harold then asked US to drink; we de-
clined. tied the horses. Harold came
up and said 4" 1 suppose you are raising
command to go South 1 would like to go
with YOU" l said: Il could go with no
man. I did not know anything about it."
Ne made this remark: 1--WE are the ssssss-
instors of the President" I was so shocked
that 1 made no reply. Lieutenant Rug
giles was near by watering horse. called
him. Booth came up and Harold introdu-
ced him. After introducing him, we went
across the river. Booth rode on RQggle's
horse. Booth said he wanted TO pass un-
der the name of Boyd. We then went to
a lsdy's house and asked her if she could
take in a wounded soldier. She at first
and then said she would not.
We then went to Gsrretfs, and left Booth.
Harro.d and all of US then went to Bowling
Green. The next dsy Harold went to-
wards CARROTS, and that was the last saw
of him until after he was captured.
On cross examination Jet said that
Booth was not present whsn Harold said,
q we are the sssassiDators ofthe President"
he came up sfter; was sgitated did not
intend telling it; few minutes after his
first remark Harold 8, i'd: =" YOnder is the
man, j. Wilkes Booth, who killed the
President" -.
1t Colonel Conger testifel 10 finding
.Jett in bed in the hotel at Bowling Green.
He put on his clothes; asked him Who
are the two men who came with youseross
the river at Port ROysl2 Jstt said, Can 1
see YOU alone2 1 said yes and 1t. Baker
and Dougheriy went out Of he room, Jett
said, knew who you wanted; can tell
YOU where they are; now they are on the
road to Port Royal, about three miles from
there, st the house of Mr.. Garrett; will
show you where they are now, and you
can get them. told him had just come
from there, and he seemed for moment
considerably embarrassed, and said he
thought we came from Richmond, but if we
passed by CARROTS he could not tell wheth-
ar the men we're there or not. l told him
that it did not make any difference
we could 90 back and see. Just before We
got to the house, Jett, who wss riding with
me, said, when we are near we will not go
through the gate, but let's stop and look
around. Jett went with Lieut.. Baker to
find the gate while Iwsnt back fol the
cavalry; we returned rapidly, and agusrd
was stationed around the buildings. when
l went back to the house Lieut.. Baker was
telling some one to strike light and come
out. The first individual saw was said
10 have been Garrett. Issid to him, where
are the men who stopped ct your house
They have gone. Where Gone TO tbs
woods. Whereabouts in the woods
Garrett then commenced to tel
that they came there without consent and
that he did not want them to stay.
said, want no longer story from you,
lust want to know where the men have
zone. He commenced to tell me the ssmC
thing over again. told man to bring {
larist and threatened to hang the man K
q tree unless he told Whist he knew. Ont
of his sons came in and said if l would moi
hurt the old man he would tell me what
wanted TO know; he told me that tn
men we're in the barn, and wen
there and heard some one walking rount
on the hay; stationed the men aroun'
the barn, and told young Garrett to 60 Il
and bring out their arms; he made som
objection, but Lieutenant Baker said h
must &c; he went in, and then came ou
saving that one of the men accused him
betraVing them, and threatened to shoe