The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1867-06-29

o'clock got back To- bed and was Jns'
failing asleep when the bell rang vlo-
lent1y: went down stairs, raped on
the. door and asked what was wanted,
'tani was told that Government ofhcers
/ we're there and wanted to lind John IL:
!, Snrratt and j. Wilkes Booth; replied
that neither of them were here ana
tbev demanded admittance any now;
want and informed Mrs. Surratt, who
sold DIET them in for God sake !
exnected the house would be searched
In then =, let them In; was
h.,e Sressed among them / remember
rIavoe and McDeyitt, of this city;
the house. was then searched and
thew searched my room; / asked them
| for Gods sake to tell me what had nap
pened, and why this search was made;
one of them turned and asked II i did
not know what had happened that
night; I replied 1 did not; the officers
Appeared astonished; Mr.. Clavoe said !
will tell you, and he pulled out piece
of a cravat with blood on it and he said
do Won see that blood, it is the PIesi-
dents blood; J. Wilkes Booth has muir
dared Abraham Lincoln and John II.
Surra tt has assassinated the Secretary
of State. no. ma. -,
I then went down stairs with Clavoe
and McDevit, and Mrs. Surratt came ont
of her room, and / said, What do you
think, President Lincoln has been as
sassinated, and Booth did it," She
raised her hand. and said, "My God
you don't tell me So" At this time
Mrs. Surratt and Mrs. Fitzpatrick,
were not in the parlor, but they after
wards appeared. After talking some
time, Anna Surratt wept and said, "Oh,
ma all this will bring suspicion on our
house." They were speaking OF Booth
having been there an hour before the
murder. Mrs. Surratt said, Gamma, come
what will, think Booth was only an
| instrument to humble this proud and
licentious peoples" did not see the man,
but heard him turning. / was in the
dining room and the windows closed.
returned to my room and did not see
Mrs. Surratt until the morning of the
18th, at breakfast. | told Mrs. Surratt
that ! suspected something and was go
ing out, and would state the names OF
ali the persons l had seen i'll Booths
company, and bring the guilty party to
Justice. The witness testified that he
was at Mrs. Surratt's house OIL March
10th. and Payne. Booth and Snrratt
came into my room ut p NJ. Surratt
came in first, and had his pants tucked
in his boots. He was much excited,
and had four barreled pistol. Snrratt
raised his arm and said in an excited
voice, "My hopes are gone; my pros
poets are blighted; want something to
do; can't you get me a clerkship =
He was much excited. / told him
not to be foolish. Payne came in next,
dressed in grey clothes and wearing
pistols. Booth came in third, dressed
in black and had riding whip. Booth
walked about and at first did not notice
me. Payne, Booth and Surratt then
went to Payne's room in the attic,
and after about half an hour
the three left. Surratt afterwards told
me Payne and Booth went to New
York; all three were much excited.
Witness recognized Booths hand wri-
ting in the two kilograms To McLaugh-
| lin, which were put in evidence on the
conspiracy trial; also identified the
hand writing in Booths diary; also the
card spoken of by Mr.. Dawson as hav-
ing fallen from Booths vest pocket in
the National Hotel baggage room as in
Surratts hand writing; it bore the fol
lowing words: ~. Harrison Surratt."
l tried to get leave, but could not
succeed.
The card was Offered in evidence.
A letter found by Mrs. Hudspeth was
exhibited, and witness said it appeared
to him written in disguised hand.
After recess. certain letters written by
Surratt were offered in evidence, and
Weichman was crOss-examined up to
adjohrnWent.