The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1867-08-01
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better let that woman atone, or
should get myselfinto trouble, as she
was Andy Johnsons woman. Acsi
cordingly l ceased the pursuit. At
terward saw this same woman at
the Capitol lTcnnessce,) ash before
stated. 1
@. We're you present in Washing
ton in the winter 1865. when Andrew
Johnson arrived in Washington ?
A. | was and roomad at 442 Thir-
tcenth street, and boarded at the
kHIlwood Honse.
@. How soon after President John
son arrived ia Washington did you.
SEQ him ? II ~, ass8 a IS
A.. President Johnson arrived in
tho evening, and ! called on him the
next afternoon in his room, | think
/ No. 1872, at tho Metropolitan Hotel
q. State, if You knew, whether
that woman () came with him?
A. She came, as am informed by
Lieutenant kenendy Long, then and
now on President Johuson's staff, on
the same train from Nashville with
President Iohnson. s.' 4 &
! @. At what hotel did she put uI,
what room did she occupy, and did
you see her there?
] "A. She put up at the Metropolitan
Hotel, and occupied. ! think, the
next room to President Johnson's
room that Afternoon when l called.
/ She came il after / called. She came
in without Knocking, and left
i Q. How long after this occurrence
before you were in President John
sons room? At Whit time OF the
j day ? and on what e,rand?
+ A. / called the next afternoon, |
cannot state the hour precisely, to
/ inform President Johnson that Mr..
Stanton and had not complied with
! his request to appoint me a Captain
and Commissary to Subsistence OF
j Volunteers, and also to present to
him two j Dung sons Of Mr. Thomas
Underwood, of Lafayette, Indiana,
one about eight, the other about six
j years of age.
j g. While you we, there were any
card sent up to President johnson
i A. There was one, and | saw that.
i Q. Did President Johnson order
the person whose card was sent up
to be admitted ?
| A. He did.
| @. What name was on that card
i A. J. Wilkes Booth.
T. n IVES ha admitted ,
| A. He. was. . IS.
I. O. State as near as You can the
PARTICULARS of the interview between
Mr.. Booth and President Johnson
whether. they met as strangers or in
what other manner? . $500
A. From the familiarity of the
greeting, should judge they had
frequently met, and were familiar
friends. When he came in they
shook hands, with the usual saluta-
J tons of friends. :
Il O. How long did You stay?
!. A. Not over FIVE minutes after Mr.
Booth came in. I left with the two
, boys, leaving Mr.. Booth and Presi.
dent Johnson together.
y. Had YOU seen Booth befnIe?
A. Once on the stage-more fire.
i ouently at the Kirkwooa and Metro
politan Hotels, and he had beer
, Epolnted out to me, though had nev
Z 'er been introduced to him. -
@. Did YOU see Booth at the Kirk
!, wood House at any time before tht
, assassination. and if so how long?
4 A.. I saw him, I think on the III
!; of April. He came III. was SIT
!, ting there. He inquired at the desk
: of the Office il President Johnson wal
, in. He was told that he was not
i He then said that he wanted to SCI
: him on private business, and wen
away without further remarks.
8 @. On tie evening Of tho 4th Q
4 March, after the speech of Vice Pres
: ident Johnson in the Senate Cham
: Der, did yu call upon him at the Met
f eopolitan? Ifso, state all the occur
$ rences of that interview, giving al
that was said by both Of you as ex
' actly as possible.
"A. l called there, I think, bctweei
: Eve and six, and Immediately npot
entering the room said to Presiden
: Johnson, who was lying upon tn
bed, "Great God, Governor, yoI
have ruined yourself and the pai ty ]!
President johnson raised himself o.
his elbow and said: "By God,
); will straighten myself out and make
myself felt before the end of my ad
ministration. Mr.. Blair has beer
here and invited me to go up to his
house which | intend to do on Moe
day. Burnside (servant) go down t.
3 the bar and get me some more wills
KEY" I then left the room.
: O. How certain are you OF the
! words "my administration ~ Was
your attention called tothem BY tho
manner in which they were said, OF
from any other cause, SO that you
: can be certain OF the exact words
A. / am certain of the words, and
my attention was called to them by
the very emphatic manner OF the
President. Vi
Q. Did you call on President John
, son while he was at Mr. Hooper's
, house, corner of Fifteenth and II
streets? Ifso, state all thatwas said
. in that interview between You both
especially everything that was said
respecting the next Presidency.
Al did call on him at Mr.. Hoop
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