New-York tribune., 1867-06-28

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did not play that night Booth played ON the 18TH taking
the character Of "Pescara in the "ApOstate 3 Surrat
we met Harold and at the theater Saw Atzerod nothing
particular happened on March 10; on the 2oth ! met
Surratt at the Post Office and lac asked Tor cter al
dressed to himself under the name OF James sturdy;
the letter; it came from NeWYork ana was slShed
Wood; on reading this letter Surrat said nothing par
tcuar he only showed the letter. nc said the letef
was from Wood who had been at Mrs Surratts house
did not tell where Wood was don't remember seeing
any of the parties the 2lst on the 23d Of March MIS-
IOllahan came TO the office where was employed
Mr. Bradley objected to giving any conversation WIN
witness resumed and said Mrs Holahan handed him a
Mr Bradley objected unless the telegram was produced
Telegram exhbited Witness recognised = as the one m
he received Telegram was dated NeW-GOrk, March rs,
1865, and was directed 10 j. Weichman, and reads;
Tell John telegraph number Once7 gued) BoorH
Witness resitned-Two things about the telegram struck
me as singular-my name was speit wrong anu knew knew
and showed 10 10 John 5urrat and said 1t must be for
him ard asked hm what number ana seet WaS ta
afternoon Surratt and took walk and at the corner OF
Tenth and Fists. met Miss Anna Ward; we then went
the Herndon House and went in, and John SuTratt
asked for Mrs Murray, and said lie wanted to speak 10
ana surrat asked if a room had not been engaged by
MISS Ward for man who was expected the next Monday
and who was delicate and wanted his meals sent 70 MS
room: Mrs Murray then seemed TO recoleet tnat the
engaged; the mans name was not mentioned
by either Of u.s. think that Surratt stated upon our
return home that the sick was TO come from New
York IA paper here exhibited Witness recognized
Mr Pierrepont proposed to offer the paper in evidence
the original Of the telegram above. ,,,
Mr. Bradley said Ii must first be shown what KnOwledge
witness had of Booths handwriting .
Witness said he had seen Booth write, and knew ms
writing by the way he made his BIS.
BIZ M. BrddieE-BOOth had given witness his auto
graph; had him write his name. The paper was ad
VibleSss examination resumed ia chief-On March 26
John Surratt his mother, and Mrs satern carriage
queny said had been hired from Brooke, staber; Mrs
Srat returned alone the next evening and SAID john
had gone to Richmond with Mrs Slater to get clerKsh
saw the horses again the following Saturday driven by
Dr. Wyv, and was asked to tell the staDIer that the
horses would be returned next day. objected ana MPs
Surratt said Oh Brooke thinks AtzerOdt Herold ana
party of gamblers, and want him TO think
Surrat asked me to 20 to the National Hotel aud tell
Booth she wanted 10 him that aftern0on AT he hoe
met AtSerodt, and introduced by Booth to J0hn IS
Mccullough, the actor delivered my message, ana
Booth that afternoon and had an interview wlth
Mrs Surratt at the head OF the back stairs; went 10
church that with Mrs Surratt and on THIS occasion
she did not stop at any place. on Sunday she went 10 81
Allaysn's Church, and on week days TO 81 Patlcks
Church, after the 9th OF March Anna Surrat Miss Jen-
kns, Miss Fitzpatrick, Mrs. Surratt and went 10 81
Paricks Church. and returning Mrs Surrat stopped
at the Herndon House, and said she going to see
Payne she went in and staid 20 minutes ana came OUT
the others OF party had walked around the square,
and we met Mrs. surTatt she came from the Herdon
House. and went home together day or TWO a1ter-
ward met Atzerodt, and he said he going TO see
Payne; and asked il it was Payne who boarded at the
HcrndOn House, and he said yes tod MIS- suIiftt az
terward what Azerodt had said ana sue Appeared ngry
left Mrs. surratt at the breakfast table, and she
was not home when retnrne ss d1t and she
sad she had been to surrsttsvile; 1 saw AtzerOdt
at Mrs. fS1 RGp and on said oo wa aS not eTe to go
and tell AtZerodt, she wanted 10 see cther OF IhcD
Booth not at the National ana went 10 tHe & u,
the house holding two hOrses-0ne large morse anu he
other blind of eye; Iasked whose horses they were
and he said one was Booths and the other his own;
communicated my message, and Atzerodt asked me TO
get Of the horses and ride with hlnl refused,
saving wanted to go to church. and Azerodt said nc
would 20 TO church with and then got on one OF the
horses rode the surat House. and Atzerodt went
in remaining outsdc that afternoon Mrs. Surratt SAID
her brother wanted to return to the country ana S1e re-
quested to ask Azerodt to end MI jenkins m fd nef
before he could loan the horses he must see Payne;
asked what Payne had TO do with lt-"yo say ore IS
booths aud one yours and John Suratt says they are
his s he repy MSs tao e S M Meradon House and
out and said Payne would not consent to loan
te interview and she seemed @ae ancysa @ q
zerOdt should have refused saying she had loaned MIN
home: next day April g. was in the paor in the even
ing and John SuTatt came in very neatly dressed anu
asked him where he had been, and he said to Richmond
asked him II he had not heard the news tn Richmond
had been evacuated; he said II was not true tat ne n
seen BENJAMIN and Davis and they SAID Richmond wonid
not he evacuated; John then went up stairs, and fol
lowed him. and he showed me s60 III sOd, Wcn ne sio
mantity Of gold John left the house at o'clock
April g. in the evening" and he asked me 10 go Nen mn
Montreal; we got the oysters Pennsylyanlaaye De
tween Forand-ahaf and Sixth-sts; we theh WaEea 10
the Metropoltap Hotel and he there bade me goodbye
and said he would write TO me- and have not seen hlm
ncS nnt t"day: after this saw Booth the sofa
with some ladies, and was shown Dy an d % one
evening after this showed me war map anu ny s
the lines of march Lee and johnson %Sa T aST e nOH on
the evening of April 10 T MIS- an the Iitb
went with her the following morning she asked me 70
o IN the National Hotel and tell Booth sle sent me ioi
his buggy aud horse found Booth IN his room, and
drered nv message he said he had sold his horse and
buggy but handed me $40 to hire horse III spcahg oI
the horses said thought they were SurIti uuu nc
HOY wpr i
Howards stables and left the house at o'clock anu
OF Uniontown; we stopped and Lloyd stopped ana he
came and spoke Mrs Surratt Mrs suIrat leaned ioI
ward and carried conversation which dld not near
did not hear il because it in low tone. and am
not in the habit OF listening; Il was low Tone anu du
not hear IT. Mrs surratt had conversation N louaer
tone with Mrs. Ohutt; heard what was sald 10 Mrs
Offutt; she speaking OF man named hOwe, Ia a
blockade-rInner who was in the Old Capitol; We then
went on 10 Surratsvie and Mrs Sulat wanted 10 meet
a Mr. Nothey and the latter was not there; we 'hen
return Mrs surratt had an interview with Mr. Nothey,
and after they got through with their business
MS and 6 O'CLOCK; nothing occurred between that
and April IA; on that morning went to my Once Once
an order came from the Secretary Of War giving
permission TO the clerks who desired 70 DO SO 10 ated
brine Service went to St Matthews Chnren aha
then went home and after lunch went 10 my room at
o'clock Mrs Surratt TO my door ana sara sue hu
heard from her property and must go 10 the COUNTY, NY
gave me $40 to hire buggy as was gong OUT theC e.
Howard's stable and saw Atzerodt attempting TO hire
horse his request was'not complied Wh anu nc eGua
NOT get horse ; / asked him what he wanted Nlthe
horse and he said he wanted TO send on Payne lhen
returned with the buggy and horse and passed up 70
room for moment, aud saw Booth and Mrs snrra,t a.
the narlor door in conversation this was - mil
tes after o'clock and % minutes to3 O'Clock BoUh H
standing leaning the mantel and MIS- sutiat nao nea
back TO me; went to the buggy, ana Mrs suriatt cao
down in few minutes, and was about 10 sst mo the
NO. When she said 'Wait Mr.. WeicIman, must get
those things OF BOoh" she returned to the house anu
came back with package in her hand, tied up IA ereWh
naner and was about five six inches round Mrs sur
,Ttt laid IL on the bottom Of the buggy, saying u was
glass and was afraid of its getting wet we then started
55nd the buggy was halted the road az place
where there were pckets Of soldiers Mrs suriat
halted the buggy and wanted 10 know now long the
would be withdrawn at p. m. Mrs suIIatt sau, am
od 70 know IT," aud we drove OFF nothing further Oc-
Cured on the way to Surrattsyille ,o
Mr. PierrepOn said he must ask the COurtt0 stop eIe
he was not through with e witness but he did not ieei
very we'll A., ,o. .,o,oo,, % ,,or,ovr