The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-12-09

way of Bladensburg to Surrattsville or T. B.. there to meet Herold and convey him to the Potomac. It had been de- cided for the first attempt, that ropes were to be stretched across the road for the purpose of tripping up the horses in case of pursuit. This was only in my first conversation with Booth at Barnum's Hotel. Q. Did you ride to Mrs. Surratts house on March IT? A. did not. I did not know where her house was, or that she lived in Washington. I never saw or heard of her until the day of our trial c. Were there any other persons at the theater grounds Hospital or en- campmenD on the 18th of March that were expecting to assist in kidnapping the president other han those men 1 tioned in your statement? l A. There were none to my knoWl- 1 edge I am positive there were no 1 others.
 Q. Did you know with whom 1 O'Laughlin deposited the box contain ing the carbines?
 | A. do not. I could not recall the name even if I should hear it. O. Did you. ever hear Booth say any, 1 thing about Louis P. Wechman? A. He said he had learned through l Wechman the number of prisoners that there were on both sides. I think he said those held by the United States l amounted to 25,OOO or 30,000. 1 Q. On March 31, when O'Laughlin called on you and requested you to go to Washington with him, did he inform you that Booth wished to see you. | A. He did not.
 HOW THE SOUTH FELT. | c. When you saw Booth on March S1, did he give you to understand that Surratt would consult with the authori- ties at Richmond and ascertain how they felt toward the abduction scheme? A. He said nothing in regard to it, but said the whole scheme was aban- ] doned.
 o. What did Atzerodt say about the abduction when you met him at the de- pot on March 31?
 A. I saw Atzerodt but few mo-
 ments. He said that Booth had pro cured box at the theater and that the abduction would come off that night. That is all that passed between us.
 0. Did Booth ever say to you <heth- CT any other parties in Washington or 1 elsewhere knew of the abduction plot ?
 A. He never mentioned to me that
 any person or persons knew of it or
 were connected with 1t other than the
 parties we met at Gautiers upon the
 evening of March 15, 1865.
 Q. Did you ever hear Booth say any
 thing against Andrew Johnson? A. Never did.
 O. Was it ever contemplated by the
 conspirators to abduct any member ot
 the cabinet or any government official Iother than the president?
 A. It never was.
 0. Did Booth ever mention anything to you about the St. Alban's raid?
 A. He said that he was either going 1 to or coming from Canada at the time
 it occurred. This he told me on his ar
 rival in Baltimore. He did not intimat te
 that he was connected with it.
 Q. Were you ever in the secret ser vice of the Confederate government? A. never was. , NOT GOLDEN CIRCLE KNIGHT.
 Q. Did you ever belong to the Ordel of the Knights of the Golden Circle, ol
 any secret society of any kind? . A. I never belonged to the Knights
 of the Golden Circle or any secret SO
 ciety of any kind, O. Did Booth administer any oatl
 of secrecy to you at any time in rela ton to the contemplated abduction? A. He did.
 O. Do you know of any other part1e , being sworn to secrecy?
 { A. I do not.
 o. What did O'Laughlin inform yol about Booth having commission il , the Confederate service?
 ! A. O'Laughlin told me that Bootl said he had told his brother he held
 commission in the Confederate Army that his object in telling this was t. I ! prevent his brother from insisting upol
 going home, The brother that he re
 ferred to I supposed to be Junius Bru
 tus.
 I wish to add that I am not certain l whether the letter I received iron
 Booth containing the $20 was date F from the oil regions or from New York I, W. H. Gleason, do hereby certif
 that the foregoing is a true and cor r rect copy of a statement, affidavit questions and answers thereto, mad
 by Samuel Arnold in his testimon, , taken before me the Sd day of Decem Der, 1867.
 W. H. GLEASON, 7 .,o+ary public and commissioner ap