The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1867-06-27
THE TRIAL OF JOHN n. supRArr

case OF John II. burfhtt, charged with the muir
der Of Mr.. Lincoln, vas continued b,fors Judge
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counsel 10 t,a.ot ON The uitn.s.,, a.
Mr.. Bradley. There were no ritps,,e. In court
at that timo. =.
Judge Fisher. No
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remark as serious one he was willing that il
sbould he 40 taksn
Jane, J. clifford was suorn and s.smin.d NV
Mr.. Darlington; witue.. resides in Baltimore:
resided here in the year 1855; was employed Al
Ford,s Theatre as builder and caTnnntsr, ths
President on the niebt of m. IItb Of AoriI
1855, occupied the ief, hand box Of The sasond
tier, between II and ~ o'o,ook that morning
vitnes, was notified that tho Prasident wouId be
there. and directed 10 take the partition ont of
the boz, The nor was decorated on that ocoS.
sion; the chair occupied by Inc lPre,idept had
been in the room Of Me,Es. ] r. and Harry
Forj: witness was in The theatre. and on sun.
day amer The assassiuatiop Messrs' MADDOX and
spangIsr cana tbare: Wines. asksd thsn, 70
stay there, durinr bis absence judge DIN and
miss Harris came there
Mr., Bradley, That /, not evidence.
Witness rsspmsI On sunday arta,,oon vii.
ness examined the box; found hole In tho wall
anv ono from coming out Of tba boI. found a
bois ami in m. door aith !. Ian bsnJ .nsur' tha
Mole vns in Tho nanel above tba ioot rail, Ina
pyssidsnt eouId ba ss.n tbronsb m. bois. .sw
the bar that fastened the door; one end was
square, and two or three nails In the other end
to rest against the door and keep 1t from slip.
ping down. WitneSs here identified the bar.
Cross-examinsd by Mr. Bradley: Witness knew
Edward Spangler.
Mr.. Wilson. We object TO that. IL Is not re.
sponsive TO any thpg brought out on the ersmin.
alton In chief
Judge Fisher. The question Is 4 proper one.
Witness resumed. Spangler was scene shiftsr.
He could not have been absent from the stage
without deranging the sosnss.
George W. Bunker sworn. Examined by MIR.
Darlington: Yves clerk at the National Hotel in
1865. Knew John Wilkes Booth. Saw him last
about o'clock on the evening Of the sssassina-
ton. Witness here identified the hotel register,
and said that Booths name was cut out from
the register he supposed for the purpose Of So
curing his autograph. Booth first arrived on the
morning Of November ., 1854, and LEFT on the
early train on the morning Of the 1Jthj returned
on November IA, at Q or O'Clock in the even
ing. lie next LEFT on tho 10th. and returned on
December u, and left December II, on the
morning train, and returned again on the 22d,
In the evening" left again on the oath, and re-
turned OH December 81, and left on January 10,
1865. Arrived here again on January II, and