Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-05-31

| against my sister, and l told him he ought TO be
ashamed, as she had raised his family.
q. Did you call him liarf rmra
A disremsmber. .HH4 |NaH
Q. Was there any anger exhibited on that oc
| cssionf
A | did not hear il IL there was
| q On the l4th of April did Gwynn leave
Loyd's house before Mrs. Suratts
A think he did. be saw her in the parlor:
weichman vas there; think did not hear the
conversation; I spent 81 600 10 hold Marylind
| in the Union everybody in the neighborhood
| will testify; have never taken part by act, word
aid or sympathy with the rebels.
rEsrINosr AsSk sURRATT.
Anne Surratt, daughter Of the prisoner, testi-
fed that she Was arrested on the 18th Of April,
and confined In the prison at the Capitol: have
met Atzeroth several times at DOR house in
| " sshngton: think be Erst came there in Febru-
ary: he did not stay night on that occasion;
be used TO call sometimes; Mamma told him We
We didn't care to have strangers there, but We
treated him with politeness as We did everyone
vho came TO the house: Weichman was board
| ing our house; be was treated too kindly.
mother sat up for him just ss she would for my
brother; Weichmsn engaged q room tor Atzerots
/ when he came; Weichman and he would make
private sigas TO each other; Payne came one
night after dark and left early the next morning.
il was not long after Christmas; be stayed one
| night when be frst came, and We did not see
him again for some weeks: il was wechmsn who
brought Payne; went down stairs and told
mother he vas there; she didn't understand il aud
did not like strangers coming to the house;
but she treated him politely as she bad been
n the habit Of treating every one " no came there;
he called two three times after that; be asked
for accommodations during the night, and said
| he would leave next morning, and believe he
did; have met Booth; be was at our house on
Monday before the assassination; be staid but a
few minutes: he never stsid long; witness recog
nzed the picture of Spring, Summer and Au-
tumn. already alluded to 10 the trial as belong
| ing to her; she put the picture Of Booth in il; |
| went to a gallery with Mss Ward and we selected
some pictures OF Booth as We knew him. but my
| brother told me he would take them away from
me, 80 hid them; | owned pictures of Davis,
| Be ,uregard aud Lee and few others; don't re
member them all father gave them to me before
his death aud ! priced them on his account;
had photographs of Mcclellan, Grant and Joe
Hooker; last saw him Monday week before the
as.assnston Booth was to call aud see him:
one day he called Booth crazy and said he wished
he would not come there.
q Did you ever hear, at your mothers house,
~ any time, or on any occ ision. a word as to
plot. or plan. or conspiracy in existence to assss-
snate the Prcsdentl
A. No. sir
reference to the assassination OF any members OF
the Government
A. No, sir
q Did you ever hear IL discussed by any
member OF your family to capture the PRESIDENT
a No. sir.
Q Did YOU ever see Dr. Mudd at your mother,
housei
A No. sir
The girl had several times exclaimed, where
ia nm nm glancing IN ard
the dock aud tapping the stand with her foot
impatiently. She was told she would soon see
her mamma, and lett the courtroom. There
vas no cross examination.
TESTIMONY % Nh LEMONS
Mr. Lemons testified az follows: | have
known Atxerou since he boy; met him at
meeting on Sunday between eleven and twelve
o'clock. after the assassination; said, "Are you
the man who killed Abe Lincoln?" and he said
Yea" and We both laughed; We were joking
well" says /. Andrew, want to know the
truth. if il is that the President is killed"
he said il was so. and that he died on Saturday
at o'clock: | asked him if it was so about the
Sewsrds-about the old man having his throat
cut: he said yes that Seward was stabbed, or
rather cut at. but not killed; | ask ed him
whether il was correct about Grant; lie said he
did not know whether il was or not. aud went to
dinner; at the table my brother asked him il
GIANT was killed; he said he did not know, and
said If il had been done il was probably done bv
some man who got the same train or car that
he did; Was not in his company more than al
hour; he was confused, or appeared so: young
lady TO whom he had paid his attentions had
turned the cold shoulder to him, so |; appeared
TESTIMONY Oh LEMONS
Mr.. Lemons brother testified TO similar ef
fect.' adding. when we and A,xerott were in the
yard. he said what lot of trouble see;" |
said, what have Won TO trouble you he said
"more than ] shall ever get shut Of"
TESTIMONY OF MRS. McALIsrER
Mrs. McAlister testified she knew Aizerott
since March last; he called at her hous on the
18th of March and took dinner; did mt notice If
he looked excited; heard him say he would not
resent insult
TE,TIMoyY OF W BRAsco.
". Brasco testified that be knew Atzerott six
or seven years at Port Tobacco; was always con-
sdered OF very little courage
TESTIMONY or JOS KELLER
10. Keller testified he was keeper Of 4 stable
on Z street near Eighth; he lei II horse to Aver
Oft on the night OF the l4.h of April Atzerott
wrote his name on the slate without hesitation,
and referred him TO responsible parties
TESTIMONY OF SAMUEL SMITH.
Samuel Sntt testified that he was stable boy
~ htttef Tue WHICH n iLefOtt nlreu
me in about III o'clock in about the same con
di'ion as be went out; there was no foam on him
TESTIMONY HAROLD
Miss Harold testified that she was sister OF
the prisoner; could not identify the bandk erchief
found Atxerotts coat as her brothers prop
erty.
TESTIMONY or CAPTAIN s. MONROE
Captain +. Monroe testified that he had charge
OF the prisoners on board the Monitor, after the
arrest
The counsel for the defense asked that At
zerott's confession to Captain Monroe be ad-
mitted as evidence.
Judge Holt objected, and Captain Monroe was
Withdrawn
The Court then adjourned TO to morrow mora
ing.
GEN. Thomas Supercedcs HalIeck
WASHINGTON, Nay 3O.-The Second Corps,
Gen Humphreys commanding. vas reviewed at
Balls Cross Rroads, Va, in the presence of
Secretary Stanton and a number of distinguished
military officers.
Maj Gen. Thomas arrived in Washington to-
day and will soon supercede Halleck in com