The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-06-22
THIRD E.DITION N
TriaI Of John u. surratt.
Continued from he Second Isiition


Hon.. Frederick w. Seward was sworn. and ex-
az amin by Mr Pierrepont-I am Assistant Secretary
Place, on Fifteenth street ana did reside there In
april 1866; General Angers headquarters were Just
Vas 9 my room, whIen a6Joins that Of my fasheT in
yette squares my fathers room was in the font part
o. Ib rbe mouse, mouse, and "a my room adJolned his.
ceivsd by being thrown from carriage. etc, aud then
m on his bed w s ar oaPaS ST III, pTokep d Se aS 5
was IN recumbent position, but was supported by
sleep, and IL was an object 10 Keep him as quiet as
81 tTs who his SINCE dled doo and w6s Esst OF soy
d er named Robinson; was in my
in fei room, back Of that my atL or; little after
O'Clock on the night OF the 24th OF A, ri heard
and saw stout, heayybailt man, who said ne was
medicine to deliver personally; L told him that we
were trying TO compose Mr. Seward TO sleep: but he
ORDER; alter some further conversation, told him
and turned towards my room, when heard a auick
step behind me- and turning saw the man come
e flashed through my mind in moment tnat the ps,
scuiHe we fell into my fathers room and remember
sons picking up my father, who was bloody, and re-
member nearing some one say that he was not dead
more until recovered consciousness never the
sxoPn nG by
Mr.. Pierrepont, testified that wLen she entered the
gIappliDg with her hus6and while she looking
open and witness husband and the man fell into the
E9omi the next she saw was man on the bed upon
the bed apparently for the purpose Of keeping some
sister in.a%, asked me not to allow them to carry
her father off, the Secretary Of state was then lying
/ then saw them lift the Secretary Of state
about the head IL was some tame before he poEe
saw Colonel Seward come up stairs when Payne went
Colonel Augustus Seward sworn, aud examined by
Mr., Pierrepont, testified that he was in bed the
screams OF my slser and ran up stairs, and saw two
fatser H Who was deriOus and p after seeing him,
nSsS s aSo wss % Was str%
with what supposed to be decanter from the table,
passage lamp noticed that he was no oSs IN the the
house who belonged there; afterwards saw the mau
who was tried at the Arsenal; thon got pistol and
that the man had gone off, No oss-examination,
James l. Maddox sworn,and examined by Mr.. Car
on April ilh 1896 was on the stage That night be-
cf m ~ nan was sandng o The e ssbd sd
the Presidents box; Ha, ry Hawk The Canadian,
Winners on the Stage; as soon as heard the report Of
the pistol saw yg Sne d run on The a. the
one call for water ran for pitcher and gave II up
pened; was so excited that do not recoliect what
did think heard ear tine oGe2Crl Of the pistol about
described the box and its posiuon.) L took two
i was 10 be decorated for The President knew j. "
Booth; saw him in front or tie theatre at oc ock
afterwards In Fa1tarviies restaurant that day; that
wns the last time saw Booth Booth kept his horse
in the alley back of the the atre leased the stable
Booth, and collected the rent for fl Booth engaged
the stable the December before the assassination;
man nick named Peanut John" attended Booths
horse saw Peanut john that night; the stable
In n alley back OF the theatre.
Cross-examined by Mr.. Merrick-I was property
man. and II was my business to be on the stage;
spangleT was a carpenter, aud was that night
scene shlfter; he the stage all that night;
spoke 10 him three minutes before the shot was
hred II he had been absent, the absence would
have been noticed as there was good deal of scene
shifting; it took half hour to play the third act
and II In the course of that half hour Spangler had
left the the pro2ress OF the paywould have been
w between ~ and 1 O'Clock that heard
the Pre- idenI coming TO the theatre that night
did ot see spangler In front of the theatre that
ni ht; when the shot was fired was in the front Of
the house, did not SpRngler there then; II had
seen SpangleI there would have noticed IT. do not
know the PRESIDENT have collection of seeing
man " ho looked like him that night; IL 1 had seen
spangler there my knowledge OF his duties would
have attracted my attention 10 him.