The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1867-06-28

riding in the country, and had to have
things for protection; that night Payne
and Surrattr attended, EForfs theatre
with ladies; subsequently came to my
room and got o pack of cards and stald
oat all night; afterwards said they spent
the night at Gautiers' and would intro
duce me: but it WAS private club:
On the evening of March Sd, Bootn
and, ,Surratt were. conyersing IN Ms
'Surratt's parlor. Booth was also tne,o
on the evening of the 4th OF niarcn.
Harold was not there then, put W.
there one day in March, talking Win
Atzerott and Surratt. On the Atn l
met Surratt at the postomce, and ne
.stad for q letter addressed to himself,
= ndcr the name of James Sturdy. / saw
The Ietter-it came from New York and
was Aligned wood On reading this
letter Surratt said nothing in particu-
lar. He only showed me the letter.
He said the letter was from Wood, who
had been ut Mrs. Surratt's house. ne
did not tell ME where Wood was. on
the 23d of March, Mrs. Hsllahan came
to the Office where I was employed and
handed him telegram from New YORK.
The telegram was exhibited.
Witness recognized it. The telegram
was dated New York, March %, 1865,
and was directed to j. Weiohman, and
read, "Tell John to telegraph number
an once. Signed, J. Booth I took
the telegram home, and showed it to
John Snrratt and said it must be for
him, and asked him what number and
street was wanted and he replied, Don't
be so damned inquisitive;" that even
ing Surratt and 1 took walk, and at
the corner of 10th and + streets met
Miss Anna Ward; We then went to the
Hernden House and went in aud John
Surratt asked for Mrs. Murray; said he
wanted to speak to her privately.
Surratt asked if room had not been
engaged by Miss Ward for man who
was expected next Monday and was
delicate and wanted his meals sent to
his room. Mrs. Murray recollected
that the room was engaged; mans name
not mentioned; think Surratt stated
upon our return home that the sick man
was to come from New York. witness
saw John Surratt, his mother and Mrs.
Slater in a carriage drawn by two
white horses, which Mrs. Surratt sub
sequently said had been hired from
Brooke Stebler.
Mrs. Surratt returned alone the next
evening, and said John had gone to
Richmond with Mrs. Slater, to get a
clerkship. Saw tho horses again on
the following Saturday, driven by DIR.
Wyvil, and / was asked to tell the
stabler that the horses would be re-
turned the next day. objected, and
Mrs. Surratt said, "BrOoke thinks Har-
rold and Surratt are party of gam
blers, and want him to think So" On
Sunday, March Goth, as was going to
church, Mrs. Surratt asked Inc to 60 to
the National, and tell Booth that she
wanted to see him that afternoon at
the hotel.
met Atzerott and was introduced
by Booth to John Il. Mccullough, the
actor. | delivered my message and
Booth came that afternoon and had an
interview with Mrs. Snrratt at the head
of the back stairs. On the 9th OF
March Anna Surratt, Miss Jenkins, Miss
Fitzpatrick, Mrs. Surratt and went to
st. Patrick's Church, and on returning
Mrs. Surratt stopped at the Herndon
House and said she was going to see
Payne; she staid twenty minutes and
came out; we went home together.