Year: 1865

During the cross examination the witness stated that
he proceeded quest OF Atzero In OF orders
from Captain Townsend, to and = man BY the name OF
Attzerott Witness could not state positively that the
name arst given by tho prisoner Atzerott he
spoke German and witness could not understand the
language but was certain that the prisoner stated he


Re-ex animation or John Fletcher.


BY the JuDaE kDvocArE-Q. Since leaving here have
me Ss % O. % Soa
's'vT q Where did You nnd the animal, A. found him
and streets, In the arst STALL


o Did you examine him and recognise him the
nom your stable BY Atzsrota A Yes, sir; he was
blind In the right eyer


Testimony or Thos. L. Gsrdner.


By rHs JuD0s ,ADvocArE.-Q Have you or not any
knowledge Of dark bay one-eysd horse now in Gen.
eral Augurs stables at Seventeenth and Streets WASH
'''V When did " You last sec the animan A. saw him


o Have you any knowledge Of the horse having been
sold by my uncle George Gardner, to by the name
: Q. When, A. some tmo in the latter part Of Novsm-


q % you mean J. wilkes Boosh' A. don't know


How near is your uncles residence TO that Of Dr.
Muddi A. Not over quarter Of mile away.


o Do You know whether Booth purchased the animal
on the Recommendation OF the prisoner, Dr. Audd'


Q. Did he come there alone or with otherss A. He
s:s s as Ssy horse and


By - the e caSsr q. were you At your unc,e's when
Booth and Mudd came to buy the horsef A Yes sir.
think they were horseback.


Q. Did they both leave together A. Yes, SIR


O. Did Dr. Mudd take any part in the purchase or
evnce any interest In the matterf A. Not that was


cRoss.ExAMrNArIoN OF Mr. STONE.


O When did Booth take the horsef A. At his request
took the horse next morning to Montgomerys stable In


8. Did Booth say what kind Of horse hs wantedi
He said something about wanting horse for buggy,
look at the land; my uncle told him he would sell him
young mare and Booth said that marc would not sut
him; hs then showed him horse and Booth said finally
that that horse would suit him. he said he only wanted


8. On what day OF the week was this, A. think It


9 Did you See Booth at church on tho previous day,
Dr. Mudd's when he was In the neighborhoodf A. do
not know that he In tho neghborhood before;
II the rst and the last time that ever Booth


BY Mr. SroNE-Q. Did you ever hear OF his being In
the neghborhoodf A. Think did hear OF his being 10
the neghborhood Of Bryantown before that-never
since.


Testimony OF Lieutenant John J. Ponsy.


BY the JUDoE ADvocArE-Q Have you any knowledge
Of dark bay horse blind OF eye, now at General
Augurs stables In this city corner Of Seventeenth and


In reply the witness stated that on the night Of the
to tho hospital where he was stationed where he saw
horse standing near Camp Berry about Of


mile east Of the Capitol He took charge OF the AMI:
mal and In compliance with orders hc finally delivered
II TO other hands At General Aueurs headquarters, hav-
ing taken the saddle off tho horse The horse was .
' was sYhiSed % to tho witness, which hs recognized
the one taken Oh the horse by hmself He testified
and brdIod, @ and that sI the animal I'm was little lame,
which was probably OF tho results Of having fallen


The Court then adjourned 70 meet Tomorrow at ten


The Examination or Ford's Theatre.


(From the Washington Star, May lol


At half past nine O'Clock this morning the members Of
the court per agreement yesterday, visited Fords thea
localities adjacent agurng 10 the evidence cauceruns the
MAJOR siecknsr commsndinsl and which has been on
guard duty the theatre the night OF the assass
nation, were YER found yigl,ant n. a. their post :. 49,
lobby for the arrival Of some Of their associates IL
suggested BY Assistant Judge Advocate Bingham that the
passage In the building adjoining the theatre TO the south
be opened, there confusion OF statement n
the testimony OF witnesses ss 10 the point whether thsre
wss any entrance 70 the theatre al that side.


The keys were procured and the door opened, when
was found that this passage communicated with the
STAG ana also ~n % the ne 'ha ory & o. me aoonns
apartment The second story an adjunct 70 the the
etre communicating with the dress circle and the room
Ia known the Promenade Saloon Of Fords and Is oe
ganty furnished It will be remembered, with mirrors,
carpets, marble tables, &c The lower story is rented





theatre, ss above stated Is this passage, which leads
directly back to the stage little lower level than the


Returning from an inspection Of this passage, tho
proceeded to the theatre passing 10 by the usual
precisely in tho condition it at the moment Of the
assassination The scene third act "Amercan Cousin'o
is set a: at that with he req SuTsnsd recess 10
Mr.. Lincoln bears the picture Of Washington at s
'front.' and couple OF Gags are draped over the box az
then but not the Treasury Guards Gag which caught
Booths spur that occasion. The green baize stage
cloth has foot long rent at the point where Booth
struck the STAGE but whether made by him 10 his fall 10


close inspection was made Of the stage box and its
surroundings and especially tho point where the bar
was inserted between the wall and the door, whereby
access to the box was prevented while Booth was doing
his bloody work


the excavation some three inches In length and In
deph in the WALL intended 10 admit the bar, had been
ton with neatly Citing piece Of wall paper similar In
color to that on the wall and which had evidently been
pasted over the excavation, covering u 10 the sight
This accounts for the fact not heretofore explained,
that such Disagreement on the wall attracted no
attention This piece OF paper-apparenty squarish,
oblong slip, judging from the paste marks-is missing
Measuring the distance from the wall to the angie OF
the door, the brace must have been some four or five
feet in length and prepared with some care to ht
exactly The box Is in much the same condition
when the assassination took place, with the exception
that the rocking chair used by Mr. Lincoln has been


Returning to the stage via dress circle II noticed
that the guard on duty we're quarered luc comfortably
IN the spacious promenade saloon. Tbe seals IN tue
theatre were covered by heavy coat Of dust ndd ng
something TO the general feeling OF unpeasantuoss about
the sombre dimy III interior OF any thenrc by day. snd
which thousand times heigh tened this occasion
BY the awful associations now so indisolaby linked with
this building


close inspection next made Of tho rear exit and
It's approaches, by which Booth escaped. Two doors
found 10 the rear one Of large szc perhaps dteen
feet by twenty hung at the top By hinges and used only
for the passing n and out OF large articles stage
chnery &C., &c This door, which Is In the centre Of
the stage rear was not open on the night OF the ass
nation The secoad door, and the used by Booth 10
at the northeast OF the stage II small door,
not much higher than tall mans head and has sash
and wooded shutter, the sash, however, beiug un
glazed.


This door Is Immediately In the rear Of the passage
between the slips and the wall the north side OF
the stage and was quite perceptbe that the scenes
had been carefully set previous 10 tho assassination
by some accompIico Of Booth, 10 10 afford much
moro than the usual facility OF egress Emerging