Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-06-29
NEWS.
III TEsEEGrc.srEE,
I'D TEE. DarEY stEwoCIiT.
WASHINGTON.


WASHINGTON. June 2s.--L J. Weichman
recalled for continuation of his examina
ton in chief.
Witness testified that Mrs. Surra,t's man
rer all the way down. on Anil 18th, 10
Surratisyiile. was lively and cheerful. We
arrived at Surrattsville, and | removed the
package from the buggy. Gave it TO Mrs. |
Surratt and she went into Lloyds parlor.
In short time she called ne and desired me
20 write letter for her 10 Mr. Nothrey.
She told me TO write that unless Mr.. North
rey came forward and paid the bill at once,
she would bring suit against him. l wrote
the letter in the house on that day, April
14th, 1865 She desired me also to compute
for her the interest on 4479 for thirteen
years. I sealed the letter and put 1t in an
envelope, and she gave it TO Mr.. Gwinn to
be delivered to Mr.. Northrey. then went
road. AT 6.30 as Mrs. surratt got into the
buggy to 20 to the city, saw Mr.. Lloyd
and he recognized Inc, and noticed that the
front buggy spring was broken He called
Mrs Surratts attention To she told him
10 get string and tie 1t up. and he did So
Remember seeing Mrs Oilutt that day. We
left Surrativille TO return home at 6.30.
On the way home Mrs Surrat said
she was anxious to he home a. o'clock
that she was to meet some gentlemen there.
asked if it was Booth; she made no reply.
| said something about Booth not acting,
and she replied That Booth was done acting
and was going TO New York very soon,
never TO return, and asked me II did not
know that Booth was crazy on one subject.
| said did not, and she dropped the sub
iect. On returning to Washington we saw
p,kets. About two miles from Washing
! q t~r< 70 htsvh hill err rrf,1d enn IN
city wss Illuminated, and | made some re-
mark about the return Of peace. She re
piled that she was afraid all this rejoicing
would be turned 10 murmurings, and Ill
this giaddness to sorrow. | asked her what
she meant, and she said that after sunshine
there was always storm, and that the PEG
pie were becoming too wicked and God
would punish them Just ~ we came into
Pennsy lvania Avenue at the capitol We saw
procession and the horse SHE'D, SO VIZ
turned up second street and arrived home a.
o'clock or few minutes before. l helped
Mrs. Surratt out and returned the buggy &c
Towards stables and then went down and
took supper, and Mrs. Surratt showed mt
letter from her son. While was eating
heard some one ascend the stairs outside
very quietly. and Mrs. Surratt answered the
bell The steps went to the parlor. They
sounded like mans steJs. In about hvt
minutes afterwards heard some steps go
down the staias. Mrs. Surratt did moi
come down stairs, and after supper l and
others went to the paYlor and Mrs Surra''
after while asked me which way the torch
light procession was going. ! replied thai
thought that they were going TO serenadt
the President She said she would like Il
know as she was interested in it, but as
recall her manner now she appeared ner
| I aska1 hot In sn0ffnr Shf
said she did not feel we'll She had bead.
in her hand and was walking up and
Gown She once asked me to pray for hel
intentions. l asked her what her inten
tions were and said that / never prayed
for any ones intentions until knew what
they were. Anna Surratt. ana others were
laughing and talking and Mrs. Surrst'
SAID Oh! you are making too much noise
and ina playful manner drove us from
the room Miss Surratt, Mrs. Fitzpatrick
Jyllins and lett the E22a- tagsi r.
all'.e4t eSr in the rarlor. Mrs. ourra,t and
and Mss Jenkins occupied the room above
me, aud babe me good night at my door
A,ss Fn1patrlck occupied hrs. Surratt +:
room. was unwell that night, and was
ont in The yard during the night, and abou
Two O'clock gnt 10 Jud and WAS jus, falling
| bslCcD WITCH s4t btt4 III. L Ntu'
down stairs, raped nu the door and n ket
What Was wanted Was told that Govern
m.nt officers we're there and wanted to fin,
] H. SuIratt sud j. Wilkes Booth. re
Piled neither were there. They demanded
aGmIitance anyhow. went and informed
ars. Surratt, who said, Let them in fol
Gods sake Expected the house woulC
then he searched. 1 then let them in. Wa
half dozen. | remember Culvert and Nc
Dewitt OF this city. The house was theI
searched, and they searched NY room.
asked them for Gods sake to tell me wha
had happened and why this search wa
nad,, One Of them turned and asked if
lid not know what had happened that nigh,
replied that did not The officers or
peared astonished, and Mr.. Clarvo said .
viii tell you" and he pulled out piece G
a cravat with blood on il and said. do 20
: sec that bloo1? Ii is the Presidents blood
j. Wilkes Booth has murdered Abraham
Lincoln, and Johd VI. Sufratt has assassina
ted the Secretary of State"