Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-06-21

psCked out saddle. to suit himself He did
nor IKE SADDLE with military stirrnps' ne
10 he steel etirrpp English saddle. he
selected double rein bride. He said he
W nd return about or Q o'clock. Witness
bad mis- suspicious aroused by Heroid not re-
rurnrg About 10 O'Clock Atzerodt came for
his hcrss Asked witness TO have q driuk.
Atzeroct saId o witness "Itthis thing happens
10 ,ght you will hear of a present. Thought
A zeredt locked excited. Followed him TO see
II tie contd find Herold. Saw Atzerott DIS.
mosnt; hitch his horse and go in the Kirkwood
House; waited until he came out and saw him
so mp luth street That was about ten minutes
past ten o'clock Saw Herold coming down
the avenue from 18th street Witness de-
mar ded the horse OF nim. 1t was then about
- minutes, past 10 o'clock. witness waikea
up that way after seeing Atzerodt go mp 10th
street. Herold would not give up the horse.
Put spurs TO his horse and went down street.
Witness went to the stable; saddied horse,
and went TO the Navy Yard bridee After re-
ceivlng certain isfol nation returned to the
stable. Dld not know what became of the
horses. The one Herold had was light
colored roam black main and tail. Had
never seen the horse. Atzsrodt had a
dark brown horse, heavy action, and very
slow. He was blind in one eve Had since
seen that horse al Government stable, 18th and
streets, during the conspiracy trial. Atze-
rodt broue ht the horse 70 the stable where
NitEess was employed; he was brought there
on the 30 OF April; was sure about the date.
Another man was with Atzerodt when he
brous hi the horses He was a man about S
feet * inches, 80 or IS years ofage, black hair
diu utaFy pidck H1OustdSu6 dDU curly ndlT.
No cross.examination. d. .. ....
John j. ToFey called and sworn:-Witness re-
sized in Hudson. n. J., IN April, 1865. Was
Lieutenant in V. r. G.: stationed al Lincoln
Hospital On the night Of the 18th was going
to his quarters at camp, one of the guards in
formed witness he had horse, saddle and
horse and delivered it to General Augur.
The horse was large bay horse, blind in one
eye. Witness found the horse between 10 and
O'Clock. Going TO General Augur's office
the horse AIRED 2yeitpd and n
ing.
The Court here took recess for a half hour
On reassembling-
Norah Fitzpatrick was called and sworn
W illness knew John Wilkes Booth. Did not
know how leng she had been acquainted with
him. First met him at Mrs. Surratt's, 5il IL
street, between 9th and 7th; thought it was du-
ring the year 1865: met him there several times.
Witness then boarded at Mrs Surratt's; board
ed there from October, ls64. until she was ar
rested in April, 1865. Witness was arrested on
the Monday following the assassination.
Knew man called Port Tobacco. Did
not know him by the name of Atzerodt.
Met him at Mrs. Surratt's; was less than one
yea before the assassination when she first
met him there. Did not remember how often
she met him there; had seen him there more
than once. He stopped there one night; did
not remember W hen that was. Knew Payne
by the name of Wood; met him at Mrs. Sur
rats; only saw b i'm there twice; he came there
alo me the first time; some time In March wit
ness met him In the parlor; Mrs. Surratt, her
daughter. Mrs. Hollohan. and Mr.. WEIGH
man were in the room at the time; saw
him the second time in March; saw him
at the Office when she was arrested.
Woou was the same man called Lewis Payne.
witness saw before the military commission;
witness knew the prisoner; last time she saw
him was two weeks before the assassination;
never heard Booth, Payne and Atzerodt con-
verse together; had seen Surratt with them;
went to Ford's theatre with Surratt, Mr..
Booth came to the box and spoke TO
MT Surratt; they both stepped outside
the box and stood at the door; MIR. Wood
joined them; the three were talking together
there a few minutes; could not hear what
they said. The box was an upper one;
did not remember on which side of the theater;
the play. After leaving the theater returned
to Mrs. Surratts; witness went to Baltimore
the next morning. Did not know where Payne
or Wood resided. Knew where the Herndon
House was; remembers passing there with
Mrs. SuIratt, Miss Surratt, Mr. Weicnman
and Miss jenkins. When near the Herndon
House Mrs. Surratt went in and witness with
the others walked up the street and waited for
her. Mrs. Surratt did not say she intended TO
60 in the house. Did not ask her what she
went there for. She remained there few
minutes. Did not know where John Surratt
was at that time. Did not know of ] ohm Sur
raft going to New York at any time.
No cross examination.
George F. Chaplin called and sworn.-Wit-
| ness was farmer in Stockbridge, Vermont;
Moved there in February, 1866 Was in Bur
lington April, 1865 Left Burlington for New
haven, previous W luc iiLlc
when witness heard OF the assassination. Heard
| 1t on his way to New Haven, whiIe 81 Spring
field. Returned in the 3.15 train on Monday
after the assassination. Saw Charles Blinn
on Wednesday evening, when he returned, at
the Central Depot, in Burlington. Blnn
showed witness handkerchief marked j. III.
Surratt, No. .: it was very dirty at that time.
Witness was here showed the handkerchief,
and thonght il was the same.
BY Mr. Bradley.-Witness gave the hand
kerchier to George A. Gurnett the next
yuaa datl
tive at that time. Had nothing to do with
Major Grout. Did not know where Mr..
Gurnett was now. Heard of the assassination
on Saturday morning. Did not receive the
handkerchief direct from BInn until Tuesday.
25th April. Had the handkerchief Wednesday
previous. in the hands Of MIR. Blinn. Mr..
Blinn said he would take the handkerchief
home and have his mother wash it. Thought
he saw only one handkerchief. Mr.. Bllpn
may have shown witness two handkerc ulefs
Did not remember. Did not make dny state.
ment to any one. Thinks he may have made,
report of it to Captain Gleason Went IN
pursuit OF Charles Blinn to get the hand
kerchlef. Did not remember if Garnet
took down Blinns statement in writing
Thought saw BIinn Tuesday, 25th April,
and got handkerchief from him with Gurnett.
witness here produced diary and read on
nIuesday April 25th. Saw Gurnett. Went to
Plattsburg en- steamer" Witness heard or the
assas ssination on Saturday morning at Spring
held, Mass, before he asked Blinn for the
handkerchief. Was appointed as a special on
IL
time Blinn's brother died, but il was after
the han dkerchief had been shown to witness
and before it had been delivered.
By Prosecution.-The Wednesday on which
he first saw the handkerchief was Oh the 9Th
EXAMINATION OF CoLoRRD SCHOOLS
Messrs. klmball and Newton, from nine to
eleven O'Clock yesterday morning, examined
the schools on Delaware avenue. between
and streets, (Island.) The Intermedl ate
School is taught by Miss ]. b. Ford. the Pri-
mary by Miss G.. Wilmington. The total num-
Der OF scholars belonging to these schools is
N3, OF which IS were present. Many OF the
scholars wore the badge of the Iangston Di-
vision OF the Vanguard of Freedom; this So
ciety being one in which the colored children
pledge themselves to abstain from the use of
intoxicating liquors, the use of tobacco and
from ail proiane and vulgar language. Mss
Ford's school room was beautifully decorated
with eyergreens and flowers. The schools.
Wnlcn nave been organized some two years.
acquitted themselves well in the examination
Their teachers manifested great interest In the
success OF their schools, and are deserving OF
much credit. "a
From eleven to twelve O'clock the priya,e
school tanght by Mrs. Brooks, on II, near 3d
street, (1sland,) were visited and examined.
The school numbers 40 scholars, As of whom
wefe present The school passed a pretty
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