New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-05-23
r,e.uuc Of yosday's Evidence.
M NnINOION. MondN. MY ~. ~

w NufN0foN, MONDAY. hHl y, icoo.
The Court to-day examined one witness IN
secret session. when the doors OF the court were
opened. ,
An unusually large nambc. Of spectators inoiudlng
number OK ladies' werc present Judging from their
actions and their continuous talking they were riost
interested in the appearance Of tao prisoners; b,
Ms Fitzpatrick who resided al Mrs SnTratts In
me month Of March testified 10 having seen John H.
Surrat Booth At<erodt end fayse there together tie
last named going by The name 81 WOOD she aceoApA-
ued Surrat ana Payne TO foids Ihehte4 bootI CANT
into The box.
/ The Cont here took recess.
After tle recess. Capt. ouhcriy who had command
of the cavnry which went IN pursuit OF Booth testei
as 10 the Nart he took in the capture of Harold Tue
latter had on lis por ~, bh; only smaii map
Harold asked who he'd be- shot Z Inc captain re-.
Piled Booth" Harold sal IL Yves not Booth, but
l,ovd and at iirsi denied knoN inc Booth.
On his cross.examinaton the witness -ed that Booth
remarked that Harold was "iAnocent' pf words 10
Wm. T. Clever who keeps a livery s.able in This
city testified 10 Booths keeging horse at his csiao
shment but which he sold 10 sam Arnold or the YIN
of January Arnold took the horse away OIL me eiH "
February. Il:
Marshal McPhsll testified that OLaaghin was in the
Rebel service for ono year, and came Into ou nes ~
MarnshuTg. lie took the oath OF allegiance IN baitl'
more IN june, ls6l OLlugElin sides IA Baltimore.
DR.. Verdi physician q Secretary Seward. VINO wa
called in after the attempted assassination iesthed as
the condition 81 the persons there Wount ed De said
on that night no thought the wounds Of o. Secreinr!
20 b. mortal; the Secretary NJ the lin va Improving
from tho former accident -
John BohTen testified that pan der Ied mp the stable
In tie rear oi the thCatef for Booths horse and buggy
SpangeI sold the buggy for Booth the "Wednesday be-
fore the President was Gssa-sinaied.
John Maddox ties fled that he rented the stable foF
Booth.
Lieut. Bartlett who was prisoner In LIBBY from
September lc63. 10 December. lsti. tcsthed BE- oD-
served that The prison mined with the intention 10
blow II NJ; large torpedo was buried und' Tie center
% the Prison different pers0as said u bad been mined
in case Col DsAlgIcna Tl shDalI succeed ln reaching
Richmond.
Col Treat testified 20 having brought to Washington
q number OF boxes said u contain the archives OF the
so-called Confederate States.
Sir. I. 4 Hall testified that he opened the boxes and
here identified paper found IN ole Of them.
The paper was letter addressed g. Ills E1eelenoy
President Davis dated % Montgomery. White sulphur
Springs Va In which tIe writer says TIA. he now OF
fers his services 10 the Coniodoracy and be Is v!1g
to proceed to ria the country Oi It's dcldosi oAces.
md al DC asked wa for the Necessary papers g. gyo
him travelling facilities within Tie COaiedoratc States
IL he u well acquainted IN th. hofihern states
ana that he is "a lieutenant IA Dukes command He
also saws hs was in Jno Morgans raid. aud finding u
gooi opportunity escape be TIC gauntlet % beng
csptc ed by the Union troops and mode bis soy 20 Ian.
ada where he was assisted b. Col j. T. ). IOlcombc
and managed ~ run Tho bloc kide. lie says II do
anything shall expect you full cOandopcei' And eK-
/ teryi.w. The communication z. signed II w AS
ton sud u bears tie iniorsci-eni, BrieL licnt W
Aston offers rs. services 10 his country TO 70 - " IT.
dead est enemies Respectfully referred by order - the
President a. TIE secretary 81 AFUT - t'hf H."i."
" UnfIisoa. Private Secretary. fOl attention. by
order j. 4. Campbell. a. ;. W"
g. he Court sdjourned TO 10 o'clock q. H.. Tomorrow