New-York tribune., 1867-06-25
con, said tho affidavit should have to be filed before tho

scl tlat he knew Jonn Wilkes Booth, aud oc-
casop while he was playing an engagement here wllnss =
ft IN gIy square scar. Witness the body OF booth
altoward, on the Monitor at the Navy Yard = uaS 4I 9h
and found the upon Booths neck the scar h'd p
previously described TO the srgeoTGeneIa io re
ZION was performed OF Booths neck ABOUT d S'ti -, @
Mr. IncOln's asSasaiuatiOn the scar was very ' me
because after it had partially healed u was 'oih Op'
Iobn sworn and examined by Mr. Perrepont
witness 1864 10 1866 kent the Fehsy
am C.s between FOr and a Hall and fiXthstsi Al1efout
boarded the house and Booth came Iolo ~ 20 80 snni
Booth came several times PRISONER WaS & dS' te,fiv
come 10 wItncsss house, hut could not say Nou ~ & %
he visited the house Booth frequently came 10 sec Az
Todf they would have private interviews ana wheh any
| one approached them they would move 1d, on
| money then, but that ne "aa S1I So,I9 9oi Ii',
aii his life; witness knew OF blind horse owned ny Az
zer0Gt; identified the horse ~ the iioNu'tld "a"
"GC" mo. fLc President was assassindtcd; saw AlZe-
cJt an the morning of Anil IT, at o'clock after the
P@,,ident had been assassindted; AtzeIodt '"iDo
nld ", room: witness tod him his old room WAS
| occupied. and that no would nave 10 20 III
the room with the man he came Ia WIN AOhEIou' u'
uned t 90 M stairs and witness told bm he nae hut
registered; Atzcrodt then registered his name M very
besitating manner Witness then repeated nucu "i ,o
testimony at the assassination trial, aud relative 40 Al
zcrodt having arms with him at the hotel etc , ,
MI Bradley noted exception TO the teStlmohy ni the
last witness. well as To that OF Dr man, as Delns
relevant to this case IN answer 10 e%.S t Wo
witness Said the stages for Prince GeoIge Co,
land. started from his house; passengers ~ Ky
coming and going; the Prince Se3rSe s'is" ~ 'u 'io
Eg ii. Eyadty-Wituess did Atzerodt aitcr he
applied tor the o'clock 1t was his servant VINO
IoE b. TiSSd scorm afd eraDned 6y 81. CGriagoa-
i've i'm the seventh Ward Washington; have lived here
October, 1865; previous to that lYeu 40 @ @
VILE ana kept there; moved thGfe III io, anu
lived there until October loo'; o'eulneu meJ enc M
Mrs. Mary l. sGFlatt anu ""S nt7'ao ,r,tb
/ farming: have had short acquaintance WIN
he bnnsc from Mrs surratt have seen Harold and
Azcrodt: them both nj my house ABOUT sA Weeks
before the assassination; Harold came to my house ana
stayed al night; the next day ouilaI5 @ anu H,lciI" %
drove mp: ha an hour aftcrNWd were an UleI loIlucI
al my ouse there were several rn e' and nIyeS
cards and after a while Smratt called me IN the parlor
WAS also there a monkey wrench never examined the
articles and cannot say that couid luelIlN l
unil he insisted that there Would be no danger
to me aud / then consented 10 take them; li
toid him there was place To conceal snch thin ara
hc said he would show me place. he then c0hccacu Ie
articles in an upper under the 1ostsi the prisoner
said1c only wanted me keep tue things two or thiee
davs after these things had been concealed suiat At
zerod and Harold remained there some uine liagg R
Washington, Surratt going down, ana au9na e tni.e
weeks afterwaid as was g9.ns uo"n, aD l nyc,,t
fS@1iiS iSc iinic SRi Stated do''' -" ''' WV,
MI 1rrncton asked witness If nc Mrs surrtt he
Wine, said he did not wish to go into an examination
of Mrs surratt she not here and he would not
answer unless compelled 10 do 20 10y the Court The
Court instructed the witness 10 answer
Witness resumed and said oh lucsidl Dtlole
the nssaSsinaton be met Mrs. suuatt 40 Cniontown
she IN buggy with young man. whom amer WIZ
dcl TODD 10 be Weichman; Mrs. surat told me 90 have
ibe shooting irons ready, they would be called for
soon: told Mrs. SWratt that the hou>e Was gong Z" h'
searched and did not want the things there Inc con
Vcrsatio then turned John surlat; ana ,a'd - M
derSaud that the soldiers were after MN Tor gong ~
Eichmond' Mrs suuatt laughed heartily al the ldoa,
and said a man nnst be smart one 10 90
10 Richmond and back in six days.; that was
about all that said al that time ON April H. lsts
was M Marlborough. and when returned home. at
o'clock saw number Of persons there ana among mem
Mr.. sUrratt when drove mp. Mrs suua,t came To
meet me- and handed me package, ana tod me
To- have the guns ready, and two bottles OF
caii f6r them that night Mrs. suuatt and
Ncicman left before dark; the package handed me con
tanned field glass at - o'clock that nght Harold came
10 NV house and person with hnu; do not knl"
the size Of the person referred to- ms he on horseback
Lloyd make haste and get those thing, then went M
stars and got one oi me guns itd gih5S al1 cart
ridge box, which was all could hilhg ana ana hot 20
back. Witness asked If the man with Harold s4d
would hst have 10 be shown who The other man was.
Mr. Darlington said hc proposed tu show 10 was Booth.
The Court-It proper then 10 show first II was
witness resumed. and said he thought Harold rode
bay horse and the other a gray horse. Harold TOOK
drink and went out and witness supposes the other man
Question you heard Of the assassination OF Pre-'
Nv BrHSiey said the drift this get out what
Jndoe Tisher-It must first be shown that Booth was
there All that the other man sald IN the hearing O har
Wines resumed and said he was then asked Doc
tor and the other man talked about the assassl-
0"cfionWhen did You first hear Of the assassination
NJ Bradey objected If i were IN the course Of that
eoIVcis4fIOi- --s ~ ~ irs
The witness was dsinclned 10 answer the question;
and Judge Fisher said witness could answer when lie
Witness said he first heard OF Il that night: he coud not
distinctly rccoect but nc understood Booth say that
thinks secretary sewards name was also mentioned the
carbncs referred TO were covered when handed 10 the
ness and witness noticed something peculiar about the
Witness was here asked TO retire Temporarily from the
stand and Gen T. d. Townsend called Ia the stand
and produced field glass and brcastpin. The glass
Ecbcrt. Assisant-Secrctary Of War; when he about
retiring from Office witness received the glass Adiu
session except on June H. when it was given 10 Col
Comgc and afterward returned TO Witness witness does
know Col. Congcr officially
Floyd then recalled and examined the field glass,
handed TO him by Mrs suratt he thought the glasses he
had larger letters on IL witness was also shown the
carbines aud thought the one was the same the
Harold took the Off recognized 10 by the pecul
aty Of the lock- the other carbne was taken away by
the detectives have not seen the cartudgebox since 1t
was taken away by Harold.
The Court at 1870 took recess for half an hour Upon
rels,embling John NJ Lloyd was recalled
question, by hr PierrepOnt-On the night when these
men were there did you hear Harold use the name Of
q. Did he use the name Of wfkesi A. No, Sir.
Cross L5an,ned 6y Mr. 1eTek-i was examined IN this
aftcrward examined at Carroll prison; didn't know
the Of the person who examined me- but have since
understood IL was Judge Olin; military officer after
ward came whose name was said to be Col Poster don't
know that ever saw him afterward but saw a man at
the Conspiracy trial who looked like him. have Mr.
Bingham, but do not know that he ever examined
before trial Witness asked II threats offers
OF reward were held out If he would testify Witness
testified that at BryantOwn man named Cattingham
said nc would testify he would receive the protection
OF the Government; at the Old Capitol Prison the officer
asked me make statement; said had made full
statement Col Wells; the officer said that not full
enough and he asked II had never heard something
dreadful was 20 happen; said had not and the officer
said NJ had seen IL in the papers.
Mr.. PeucpOnt objected TO asking the question as to
examination Of the testimony az irrelevant.
Judge Fisher said he could not the bearing unless
u was FOR the purpose OF cOntradictng the witness.
F Pierrepont suggested that II shonld be done in the