The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1867-08-10

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9. State whether yoa feeided Il hie family,
ana how sa(lnAts y0s wsre Nj himf
A. Il did mot reside in ~ anlly; j boarded
in . hotel 1t Nashvills, TsnnssGse, hul dur
ing the politicNl campaign q 1854. I aec0m.
panied him from NaahvilIe d his -,
through Indiana. and NJ - ~ fafarn q
Nashville. We got hack Novon1bsf 10gh,
During that time occupied tn sara 100
with Governor johnson, and vrota III ~,
vate despatches and leftars. Brovm;nv ~,
private secretary, vas also With hin. ~ Nv
most Of the time VIVA not able "a "A N s. y.
from Illness
O. While At Naah,;Ile. d;a van tro- .
person BY the name Of Mrs. -
A. did the WIDOW N rnnf.ae,.fa IL.
6cer. Her husband - .srortsJ i;iisa =
the early mart az the rehell;.,n.
o. Please descrihe the woman.
A. She va ! Iitsle over medium ha;oht.
between forty and Fifty year, or aee. She ~
a married dsn,bter: e ~ ratSer l;sht rc,,,.
plexion, lisht auburn hair, blue ewes. and
has a finely developed form.
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ed between the woman and Govevnor Hahn.
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A. / left Nashville on tho Doth d.v If No.
cenber, During the time - sIer. III,
woman had the entree Of thu within Honsa -
nil times. She had obtained permits 10 trsde
in the Army of the Cumberland for her aors
inlaw. saw letters in The hand writing -
Governor Johnson's aid. signed bv him.
which he brought out of his Office. recon.
mendinp her son.in- law to Presifi ent Lincoln
and to Secretary Stanton-one to each-re.
commenting her son in law for 4 nos;t;nr n
Savannah-to take supplies to Savannah a.
ter we heard of the capture Of that place bv
Sherman. asked her as she came ont II
the office If she had got the documents she
wanted, and she showed them to me.
Her intimacy with and calls upon Governor
johnson were matters of common notore,y
and scandal in Nashville. Her son.iu,lay
afterwards remarked to me, that the old
woman could twist Andy johnson round her
finger lust as she pleased.
Q. What was this woman's reputation for
chastity in Nashville at the time?
a. She was known az 4 woman who -.
tailed her viriue for money. - y
O. How we'll known was this ren,,,a,;on .
a. In July, 1863. when was on dutv II
Nashville as Lieutenant. Cen Rosaerans -
sued an order that all the bad. women shonIa
be sent out of the CITY. and / was ordered hv
Cant. Ed NJ. uurlburt. Assistant Provost
Marshal and Chief Of Military Police, of the
Eighteenth MICHIGAN Infantry n e.s;s. i
the execution Of this order. n the nsrforn,.
anee of this dntv first hoard of this wom.n
and learned from all the fast people and FAST
woman with whom / was hronebt IN cnn..o.
of her character. which was SO bad determ,
iped to have her arrested at ali hazards bu,
she had suddenly disappeared. Unon ma.
king INQUIRIES FOR her. | was informed bv
several peonle. and especially by ,Joe Cheat.
ham. a detective. that | had better lot that
woman alone, or | should get mveelf ;r,o
trouble. as she was ANDY Iohnson's wo,,ar
Accordingly I ceased The nnrsn;t Af,ar.
wards saw this same woman at the canitol
fTpnnesseel. as bpfore stated
u. HrpCpnt IN int n
winter of 1865, when Andrew Jobnson ~.
rived in Wasbingtonq =
A. was. and roomed at 442 Tb;rteertb
street. and boarded at the Kirkuood House
O. How soon after President johnson ar.
rived ia WASHINGTON did Won sea him
A. President johnson arrived in The ave.
ming, and | called on him the next afternoon
in his room, | think No. 49, at the Metronol.
i,an Hotel.
O. State. if you know. whether that woman
f---1 came with him?
A. She came, as am informed nv I;ept
Kennedy Long. then and now On Pres;dent
Johnson's staff, on the same train from Nash.
vile with President johnson.
q. At what hotel did she put up, what
room did she occupy, and did Won see her
there?
a. She put IN ut the Mathematician Hotel
and occupied, think, the next room to Pre-.
sident johnson. saw her in the President
room that afternoon when I called She
came in after | called. She came without
knocking, aud left.
Q. How long after this occurrence before
Won were in President Johmo,'s room? At
what time of the day /? and on what errnd ?
A. | called the next afternoon-I canno.
state the hour precsely-to inform President
Johnson that Mr.. Stanton had COMPLIED with
his request to appoint me Captain and Com.
missarv of Subsistence of Volunteers. and
also 10 present to him two Young sons of Mr
Thomas Underwood, of LAFAYETTE. In6iana.
one about eight, and the other about six wears
of age.
0. While you were there were there any
cards sen. M to President johnson?
A. There was one, and | saw that.
@ Did President johnson order the per,
SON whose card was sent up 10 be admitted ?
A. He did.
.. u hat name was on that card
A. T. Wilkes Booth.
q. Was he admitted?
A, he was.
o. State as near as YOU can the particulars
Of the interview between Mr.. Booth and
President Johnson--wbe,her they me. as
strangers. or in what other manner?
A. From the familiaritv Of the greeting. I
should judge they had frequently met. and
were familiar friends When he came in thew
shook hands, with the usual solutions of
friends,
Q. How long did you stay
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