New-York tribune., 1867-06-27
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testified that he was clerk at the National Hotel IN
1865 when Booth left April H. 1866 he left trunk ana
room Of the hotel few days before the arrest OF Irrat
witness was examining some baggage. and Booths valse
was partially open, and card marked j. Harrison sur
ratt dropped out Gard produced but not ered In ey
denceJ During the progress OF the conspiracy trab
letter b." found letter addressed to ~ w b." letter
identifed The letter was offered in evidence, and an ex
ception taken by the defer The letter Is as FOL
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The Court at 1890 took recess for half an hour.
Upon reissembing COL Richard c. Morgaa eGs s'e0r7l
parment and the night OF April was sent to Mrs
surratts house and went there after Col Smith had been
Fitzpatrick there, and colored woman n the
have distinct memory Of what occurred hat night as
well as anything can be; reeOlleeted that happened two
shoud taken to the Provost Marsas Office and there
wa9 some hesitation about getting ready aud told them
ring at the bel and supposing it man sent for the
carriage opened the door, and found it with
pick his shoulder, and dressed labOrlng man;
the came in and as turned, Mrs surTat was get
they were going Mrs surratt said: am SO clad you
officers came, as this man with a pick had come
here t0 kill US" After the ladies had passed
Ss Questioned GGpyRe Gn to %%d s 9S s9& sSrra ae
/ told him that was an unreasonable hour TO come, and
asked him how he knew Mrs snrratt he sud nc met G
Dig the drain after further questioning Paye answers
him the Provost MarShalS Office, and
manned there and searched the house until o'clock a. M
portfolio and letters; put ali the articles found
in trunk think the room these things were found IN
was Mrs. Surratts room; ID the back OF the
paror found pair of dirty boots in the room also;
we found also, little whistle part of spur and whole
spur, and bank book
Question-Did you find an rndershirtl Ansver-Ican't
recolect might have done so found any Quantity OF
and delivered them there whistle exhibited 81 think
picked this up in Mrs surratts roomrght by the mante
Mr. Pierrepont said he had his hand receipt Of Miss
Anna surra for number of articles delivered to her oy
the Marshal aud he asked counsel for the defense
TO produce the articles delivered to her by the Provost
Marshal.
Mr. Bradley said they would not do unless notice
Mi Pierrepont said that was for the Court to say.
yet. They first required notice TO be served
The Court said that whatever the practice was would
Picture exhibited was as sRa ho,n frame y petbe to Cl
graph OF Booth in the back of it, and witness thought 1t
was the frame he had taken from Mrs snrratts
mantcI Mr. MeIrlck objected 10 tHc uSllnOHys
Question by Mr. PieTrpOm-Do you tind anything IN
the back Of the frame nowl A. Yes Sir r and s card
in the same condition now that II was when found
II; when found it there something else Ill H. Whch
handed to the Provost Marshal.
Mr. Pirrepont landng card to witness)-Is this the
something you handed TO the ProyOsi, i,NarSmlt a. ~
Booths picture found there; don't know whether TINS IS
the same picture or not ,,
was then in the condition 1t now is; when found IL
the frame had two pictures and one was picture OF j.
Wilkes Booth handed them TO the Provost Marshal;
the articles found in the house taken to the Provost
Marshals in trunk left the surratt House &c o'clock
surratt that night took command OF the party
Ms to 60 nR & ana gG tne er
up when got TO the house she ladies were all III Tue par
lor; they about o leave as Payne entered; might
about to leave when eiltered when Payne came
rang and Capt %rmcrschersner stePped Sp aud 9a
red ON the conversation with Payne Col Smith was IN
the entry; mterrCg gated Payne and Col Smith Joined In
the conversation now and then while was talking 70
Payne Mrs surratt passed out was standing by
Payne all the time Col Smith asked Mrs surrutt some
thing about Payne but cannot recoeet what was; was
was standing to Payne than TO Mrs surratt think
would have heard all the conversation that passed.
my hand up aud touching Payne most OF my questions
were put 10 Payne aterAIrs Surratt passed OUT did
Mr. SurTat go out IN the passage ana throw up
her hands and make any exclamation; Payne had on
black pants gray vest and gray coat and part OF shirt
seemed greatly exhausted his boots were wet and
the bottom Of his pants much soed the coat was not
went ont cannot rccolect the condition OF the light;
think the light raised before Payne went out Payne
standing long while ana asked nm 10 st uo"h
after a while.
Bg jb' Pe,repont-when Mrs. suTatt went out was
standing by Payne; don't know whether Payne heard
Mrs Suirat remark that she glad the officers came,
as the man with the pick had come to kill them.
TO him. and he asked if he had heard that whistle TO-
day Witness replied that he heard MI Carrngton blow
Innn il oday Mr. Darlington asked the witness IL the
sound of the whistle sound like that he heard in
back Of his house on the night OF the ssassnaton as
Ft.If lat HIM
said such an offer was perfect farce MT Flerrepont
TO show that witness heard sound similar 10 that the
whistle made. After some discussion witness was
allowed to hear the whistle and he testified That lt was
similar the sound heard on the nght OF April H. 1900,
Mrs. Marv Benson Joymeriy Miss Mary HaspetD
s,ror1 aud examined By Mr. CmrmgtoR.-Witness now
resides in Canada; was in NewYOrk in November 1864,
and remember the time from the fact Of finding letter
ohont tbe assassnaon Gen Butler had been in the city,
but left that morning; Winfield Scott was In the city,
at the Hoffman House; remember riding IN Third,
remember two gentlemen riding in te car thd udy duu
appeared TO be educated and the other not one of the
very genteellooking was attracted TO MN py
noticing that he disguised for as the car oltea
noticed that false whskers were pushed forward ana me
skin under them appeared winter ta me rest Oh ms ms
face he had ON his right cheek the otner an Ws
much rough and coarseIookng; ana hOteeu tnat
the ellookiDg man. VINO Gaied tne IolSn L4n one
man said he going to Washington Tue DAY after,
and the called Johnson SAID ne Was goS 10 STW
BERN and he appeared TO be very angry at ne was nor
sent do a certain thing the man eit before .E anu
my little daughter picked up anu snaee ~ !, 70 e
sunpospg il was mine, had some letters 10 post
then went TO a brokers' office, and, while getting our my
purse brought the letters out ana found then uh
sealed and they revealed plot of ass slnatlon; Gen.
Buters name was mentioned in the letters, and having
seen that he was the city took the e tcTs 10 the oh
,no Uousc and found Gen. Butler had let the city
then read the letters Gen Scott and at h direction
took them to Gen. Dix; Gen. Scott Thought then very
important. mn, -, ,,..o.,. IA ,..,.oa
them as the letters she had picked up on the ear Inc
letters were offered in as evidence AID exception was
taken nv the defense The letters were also used AT the
found 1901 pIttiuanS
report OF that trial. . >, III. :, ,,
fTosse examined by NJ. Bradey-I was living IN Canada
when was sumInOned process was served, Dut tne
United States Consul at Toronto asked me TO tome IL
Gas agreed that IL came here TO testify, my expenses