The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1867-06-21

gHdFe FIshtT said he did mol see What INC dINTy OF
Wilkes Booth had to do with the at this stage.
was teller in the Ontario Bank, Montreal; had been
1855 Iwitnss. was here sho Sn exhibit No. al
MI Bradley objected to any evidence relative to
jacob Thompson's aeeount 10 Canada. 1t had no
Judge I, snsront We will show u /, relevant.
Judge Fishef said II was Of those cases whore
II could be received and IL the ,OsscutOn failed to
| connect 1t, su h evidence would be thrown out
Witness resumed Identified the account a. that Of
Jacob Thompson, commencing May SO, 1854. and
balance struck; there Tensined si,7S3 20 to his
credit Witness was here shown exhibit No. 81.
Identned II I" a bill q exchange in favor Of :.
1864, not endorsed, but payable to Booths order.
The draf was on the agents Of the bank In London.
The drHn was sun cutstandinsi witness did not
Mr. Bradley. We will try and get that. He 10 one
Of the pa ties to this suit.
Witness was here shown exhibit No. II, and iden-
tiled II the bank book Of j. wilkes Booth, and
1t deposit Of ti45, made October a. l'6i. That ball
Anoe was still In the bank.
Mr.. Bradley. There IL another chance. GA the 9Th
OF April there was one entry in jacob Thompsons
account Of $50 900 He drew q check on that day
for a. 600 He had large balance to his Gre H. aud
drew another check for tlsI 600. Thought he had
about S2J coo on that day to bis credit. The last
deposit he made % 900, March 80; the $780,
po.t rcssp and si we O check ST hat could
use that In foreign country anywhere. On the sth
he purchased some exchange amounting to $3.50
The peucil memoranda were made by the party who
| made out the account twitnoss here examined the
account, and testified IS to what was in his hand.
By Judge Pierrepont: Jacob Thompson was an
American He passed as Hon. Jacob Thompson from
| the ULited States.
John Lee called and swOrni Witness resides In
siss,suippi mad been living there during the pact
twelve months. Previous to that lived in Washing.
| ton. Was ordered on duty at the War Department
In 1867 with Col Baker. Witness had been ser.
geant Of company 4, ojth New York regiment Was
service after that Became acquainted with many
people In this city. Knew John H. surrat by sight.
| twitness was told to look at the prisoner Reoog-
nIed him, bat he did not have that gostee on then
| Saw him on the Il h Of April, 1865. Witness had
| been At the depot In this city. At that time was
with Col. Beifne Went to the depot to see about
deserters Was chief Of the men to see after desert
ers Returning from the depot stopped at the
| Of Sixth street few minutes. Then won't up the
hat store, passed a man whom he took to be John H.
surratt had been pointed out TO witness as John H.
| surratt previous to that time To the best Ct the
| knowledge and belief Of witness sufratt was the
| man. Had seen him probably a dozen times pre-.
| yious 10 that Witness was walking fast; suTrau
was walking at an ordinary gait On the 18th wit =
Went to the RiTkwood House, received order from
haJor Beirne to go to the top Of the house and
no one could come from The roof and properly guard
sons could come from the other roofs aud get In the
| house. Witness arranged the men and then went In
| the clerks oflcei got information then went up
stairs to 1875; Asked for the key, but II could
cot be found got Mr. sprague to go up stairs A,ked
him " no could burst the door oPent witness broke
the door open found pistol saw Major Beirno ;
then took Mr. Jones up with him found on the wall
| coat with spur In II, bank book in Il marked
WllkOs Booth, witness Lere identified the bank.
book pocket. handkerchief and a:tiek Of liquor
iee went to the bed, lifted the covering of aud be
| tween the sheet and the mattress found large
bowieknifs with red Gaze on IT. took these articles
and went to the pArlor below stayed there until
Major o'Beirne came in Ma o Belrne took them
into Mr. Johnson's room they were there given
| back to witness, and he locked them up. Mr. John.
| sons room on the second door; No. l20 was on
the third floor. Witness was here Ihown a paper,
and said 1t was not In the book never saw It before
Witness next morning got an order to take them to
Secretary stantou's house: went up there; saw Mr..
| Stanton he looked at them; thon rolled them ~,
and witness kept them in his possession until the
| Military Commission, when witness delivered them
to Col. Burnett, Assistant Judge Advocate, at the
| corner Of PenusylVania avenue and Nineteenth
| street
| District Attorney Carripgton said he would pro.
duee those articles to be identified by witness
The Court here took recess for half an hour. On
| reassembling-
Mr.. John Lee resumed the stand, and was cross.
| examined by Mr.. Bradley. Witness went as a d.
teetiye officer to Col. Berns before 1885. Was
year or more-in lS63-i-wlth Col. Baker. Left
| Aqua Creek the first time the place was lined.
Had been there under Capt West, quartermAster
Thought he left G l. Baker In 1864 and went under
.cApt PutaSm the detective force witness was In
| the military service under Col Baker. while under
also under Col o Beirra. who succeeded Capt Put.
nam Was with Capt Pdtnam about ak months
aud Col o 'Beirne the same length Of time. The
force was sent to look after persons carrying quln
&e. through the lines, and while looking after them
he first saw suIrat He was pointed out TO witness
near the depot long time before the assassination,
| and subsequently, saw him on the Avenue and once
near the Eastern Branch bridge. SurTatt was said to
| be a rebel. II was the duty Of the officers when
they saw persons they thought were engaged In the
| trade with the rebels t. hnd out who they were
Nevew saw him on horseback. TWAS said that Sur
raft went through the lines. New saw him d. used
| In any way witness never paid any attention to
surfAt and heard many persons spoken Of as rebels,
&c, to whom he paid no alterations thinks surratt
had thOn slight beard on bis upper lip. Witness
| overlook and passed surra the street on the day
OF the assassinAtion never told any Of this and
did not spsak Of It the conspiracy did not know
then that 1t was Of the greatest Importance to conneet
surratt with the conspiracy at that time. Witness
whole attention was directed to AtIefodt Never tod
any one Of having seen surratt the 18th Of April
until he was brought to the city. Told the District
Attorney that he knew surratt and had seen him on
the l4Ih Of April, aud told Mr. Wilson the came, as
also Mr.. ferd. Butler, aud II might be one or two
others. Did not any take notes Of his eyi.
denee.
By Mr.. Alexander, "a juror One of the men OF
the force pointed SurTatt out to him.
By Mr. Bradley II was between three and 1--WE
o 'slo,k when he met surratt on the 18th Of April.
BY Mr. Ball. e yuror1 Witness was passing west.
Samuel A. Rainey sworn, Aul examined by Mr.
Plerrepont. Witness has lived In Washington for
twenty years and has been trading In horses. From
January to June. 1855, witness kept his horses 10
stable below the Avenue. In 1854, kept horses at
Sixth and streets. Thinks 70 took the stable be.
"
and continued with him eight or niue months. Wit.
ness knew Booth by sight, and him at the stab
TWO or three times, aud saw surTau on occasion,
who got h rise, bat could not say at what time.
The horse was, he thought RbRy mdfe. Bis partner
hired it. The books Of the stable were here pro-
duced, and identified as being principally in the
hand writing Of DR.. CleAyer.
DR.. L CleAyer was sworn and examined by
Judge Perrepont. Witness kept a stable In los on
Sixth street, between street and Missouri AZ enue
with Mr. Raineyi they were partners for about IS
months. Before keeping this stable, kept one on b
street Knsw Booth and surratt The latter came
to hire horses from him when Booth kept his horses
there. Booth brought his horses there the LIST OF
January-a one.eyed bay hrst, aud about ten days
Afterwards light built bay horse. Saw Booth aud
| Surratt together at the stable.
Question. What were they Rboutf What did they
say or do?
Mr. Bradley objected. and the question was changed
as follows:
O. What did they say or do in relation to horsesP
Mr Bradley again objected.
Mr. PierrepOnt said he expected to prove that one
Of these horses was used by Booth in going from the
theatre.
Mr.. Brady withdrew his objection.
Witness Tesumed-SurrAtt came to the stable with
Booth, when the latter paid him one or two weeks
livery, He came again and hired horse to 20 In
the country. He hired horses two or three times
He came once with Sam Arnold.
Mr. Bradley objected, and asked II they intended
to connect Arnold In the conspiracy, and was an
swered In the affirmative.
Witness: The last time Surratt came to the stable
was about the 18th OF January, at three O'Clock,
when SuTTatt ordered that Booth horses should be
got ready by seven o'clock. II was raining very
hard and surra told witness that they were going
to "F. b. to dance party. Witness said that Il
would have to be a great party to get HIN out In
yled SarTatt to take drink, but he declined Booth
had nOt come then and witness said he was going
down to 1T. b. to meet party to help him over
the river, that Booth and him had bloody work to
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