The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-06-21
T HIRD EDITlO N |
Trial Of John HI. surratt.

Continued nom me Second Edition
an MT Brooke staber, was recalled and examined by
OF horses Which he had hired do not recoect that Il
was pair Of horses surratt had; have seen Booth,
stable i had conversation With Atzsrott about
e ae sn eTo hS Sd s bnd Letter G
from SurIatt, but that he would not let IL a
letter was dated in Ric6mond; and % sSrratt Sndsf-
mSpS Spd sne Ss detSe!yss were after him. and he was
Ihe early part OF April 1885, the conversation between
pavement and telling me about the letter; ask ed
Atze19tt to let me see the letter understo9d that
the only difficulty Atzerott said that Surratt was
AzeIott to mean Government detectives surratt aud
had frequent conversations about the payment Of
he' hhoTse' out cannot remember the exact time the
bay horse was taken awSv thew were Se' surratt's
horses; but Booth paid for their keeping; the horses
sale they were not sold and saw 1'1i the blind
on Nineteenth street. that was during the progress Of
me conspiracy trial. was sent here by the Judge Ad
the Witness Wh eGn@n R paPs d sShsf T6
the written order have referred to; it is IN surratts
the paper was read to the jury IT is dated Feb
Howard, authorizing Atzerott to use his (Surrattsl
horses gloves, and egEngs. These things were kept
The witness resumed-wheu hese men came TO the
conversation tosetSer in low tone at least Could
not hear what was said They were at least l2O feet
Cross-examined by Mr., Bradey-Booth took the
nOrSeS away htJeF i Dau Deen informed Oy Surratb
that Booth would take them away and pay for them;
at the conversation referred to. Il stated that
were after him do not recoect what time In April
BY Mr.. Alexander, a juror-It is q frequent occur
renee that gentlemen who Keep horses at my stable
James w. Pumphrey sworn, and examined by Mr..
KEEP s1Ss abd "a sG h s4ae SSn
knew John Wilkes Booth; he came to my stable and
hos to TGe 10 Sa Sou hm
would accommodate him with good saddle horse: l
a
Leave security or give city reference % s1rrstf came
would take good care OF the horse Surratt also said
he would see the horse paid for; have known sur;
dIgd an6 When hen the boy brought him out Booth had
mounted the horse and rode away; never saw Mr.
SurTatt after that Booth frequently to the stable
this was about six weeks before the assassinaton on
the ur'eentn OF April at u oclock Booth came and
been in the habit of riding; told him could give
Engsh saddle and 6rda and BoSth rode away az
have not seen either the horse saddle and birdie,
Crossexamned by Mr.. Bradley-wltness In 1858
saw John suEralt there, he was a small boy and
came with his iather never saw,pavd Reed at my
FLETCHER res spa 9s9v BY e
Atzerott and Harold At MAYORS stable, hui
hour afterwards saw Harold; Harold engaged horse
for the horse and said he was going TO take a ride
with lady; ne asked for particular horse named
bride t"ot hn would take he selected double relned
bride, with tw bits on IT. when he mounted asked
HIM NOV Iung would It ~ out; he said he did not
know and to him not to keep the horse out longer
than bew, en- eight and nine o'clock: the horse did
not come hack at that time; when 1t TO nine
o'clock. / had q suspicion about Harold not coming
back; Atzerott came for his horse at ten o'clock.
while the boy was getting the horse Atzerott and
took drink at the Union Hotel and Atzerltt
said "If this thing happens tonight, you will
have present." AizerotG made some remark
and suspected him for some reason, and followed
him 10 the Kirkwood House. where he dismounted
went in. AtzsrotJ came ont agaid and moved
. ong y street and turned up Tenth street; then
i Harold at Fourteenth street end Pennsylvania
avenue. accosted Harold and dem 4nded the horse,
spurs to horse and up Nineteenth street TO
f. 1 tLen went to the stable and saddled horse:
briGge 10 go home. and followed him down In
that dir ecton, but was prevented from crossing by
the guard ana returned 10 the stable; never the
horse Harold rode since; Harold rode light roam
AtZerot brought there in the first Instance;
the oneeyed horse until Atzerott and another
gentleman brought two horses there the other man
was about five feet eight nches he had black
hair and heavy black moustache; he was thin, and
about medium height, No cross -eX animation.
John j. Roffery sworn. and examined by Mr.. Will
son-I reside at Hudson City, New York. on April
IA, 1865. was In the veteran Reserve Corps, and
commanded a company at Lincoln Hospital; between
twelve and O'Clock that night OF the guards oil
my company captured horse. saddle and bridle the
assassination and took the horse to General Augurs
headquarters and gave hi ~ up; the horse dark
bay, ana blind in one eye; identified the horse
afterwards at the stables on Nineteenth street, the
riding him; the Lincoln Hospital is about tnreequ
ters OF mile east of the Capitol No cross-exami-
nation.