Q. Did you understand Mr. Knapp and Mr. Covell that they were hunting up evidence for the government? A. Yes, sir. Q. And employed by the government? A. I do not know. I understand they were hunting up evidence for the gov ernment. By a JUROR: Q. Which one of the gentlemen was it who was so desirous of coming on with you! A. Mr. Knapp. By Mr. PIERREPONT: Q. Who summoned you for the defence; what officer? A. Mr. Kirby. Q. Was it not Mr. Covell? A. The day we left Washington the last time, Mr. Covell came in and read a summons. Q. Mr. Covell came in and read a summons and served it upon you? A. He came in and read it; and also Mr. Kirby read one to me the same day. Q. You know Mr. Field-commonly called Major Field? A. I do. Q. Did you tell him in Elmira or Washington the time you saw the man you thought to be the prisoner? A. I may or may not. I do not remember distinctly. I talked with him on my return from Washington the first time. Q. He talked with you before he came to Washington? A. I think not. Q. Did you tell Major Field you could not recognize the prisoner? A. No, I never told that to any person. Q. Did you tell Major Field you saw him on the 12th and 13th? Q. Did you tell Major Field it was the 14th? A. In all probability. By Mr. BRADLEY: Q. You have had conversations with all these parties and many others, and have been asked divers questions about this matter, have you not? A. Yes, sir. Miss OLIVIA JENKINS sworn and examined. By Mr. MERRICK : Q. Where did you reside in April, 1865? A. I was at Mrs. Surratt's house. Q. Did you know Mr. Weichmann who lived in the house? A. Yes, sir. Q. Do you recollect the day the President was assassinated? Q. It was on Good Friday, was it not? A. Yes, sir. Q. Was John Surratt about the house Good Friday? Q. When had you last seen him before Good Friday? A. About two weeks before. Q. At what time in the day was it that you saw him then? Q. Whereabouts in the house did you see him first? A. I saw him in the parlor. Q. Do you recollect about taking supper or getting it for him? A. Miss Fitzpatrick was sent down stairs to get his supper. Q. Do you recollect taking a walk with Mrs. Surratt, Anna Surratt, and Miss Fitzpatrick about the 25th of March, in the course of which Mrs. Surratt stopped at the Herndon House? A. Yes, sir; I remember her stopping there. We went to the church together, and in coming back she stopped. Q. Did Miss Anna Surratt stop with her? A. Yes, sir. Q. Where did the rest of the party go while she stopped at the Herndon House? A. Miss Fitzpatrick, Mr. Weichmann, and I walked down the street a little way and returned. Q. Did you know a man who sometimes came to that house by the name of Wood? A. No, sir; I never saw him. Q. Did you never see such a man? A. I do not know. Q. Did Mrs. Surratt say when she stopped at the Herndon House she was going there to see Payne? A. No, sir. Q. Did she say who she was going to see? A. No, sir. Q. Did you take supper at Mrs. Surratt's on Good Friday? A. No, sir; I did not go to the table that evening. Miss Fitzpatrick went down to get supper. I did not go down. Q. Do you recollect when they were at supper? A. Yes, sir. Q. Was the bell rung while they were at supper? A. Yes, sir; the bell was rung after we were at supper. A gentleman called and left two papers for me. Q. You went down to supper after Miss Fitzpatrick went down on the night of the assassination? A. I did not understand you; I thought you meant the night Miss Fitzpatrick went down to get supper for Mr. John Surratt. I went down that night. Q. You were at the table? A. Yes, sir; in the dining-room. Q. Did any one ring the bell while you were at the table? A. Yes, sir. Q. Who answered the bell? A. Miss Anna Surratt. Q. Did you know who called? A. A gentleman by the name of Scott, of the navy; he left two papers for me Q. Was the bell rung at any other time while you were at supper? A. No, sir; I did not hear it. Q. It was only rung that once while you were at supper? A. No, sir. Q. Did you hear any footsteps going into the parlor while you were at supper? A. No, sir. Q. After you got through supper on the night of the assassination, Good Friday night, where did you all go? A. We went up into the parlor. Q. Who went up into the parlor ? A. Miss Anna Surratt, Mrs. Surratt, Mr. Weichmann, myself and Miss Fitzpatrick. Q. Did you engage in general conversation, or what did you do? A. Miss Fitzpatrick and I were teasing Mr. Weichmann. Miss Anna Surratt retired very early. She was sick. Q. How long did you and Miss Fitzpatrick keep up that entertainment? How long were you there together? A. I guess we were there till near 10 o'clock. Q. Who left the room first, you or Mr. Weichmann ? A. Mr. Weichmann. Q. Did you leave at the same time? A. No, sir. Q. You bade him good night at his room door? A. No, sir. Q. You did not? A. No, sir; I did not. Q. Are you positive of that. A. Yes, sir; I am positive of that ? Q. Tell these gentlemen whether or not you noticed anything peculiar in Mrs. Surratt's manner that night. A. No, sir; she seemed the same as usual. I never saw any excitement about her whatever. Q. Did you observe her walking up and down the room in a nervous, excited condition? A. No, sir. Q. Were you in the parlor all the time Mr. Weichmann was there that night? A. Yes, sir. Q. Did you hear Mrs. Surratt ask Mr. Weichmann to pray for her intentions? A. No, sir. Q. Did Mr. Weichmann say he could not pray for her intentions without knowing what they were? A. No, sir; I never heard any such conversation. Q. Did you go to breakfast the next morning after the assassination with the family? A. Yes, sir. Q. Who was at the table? A. Mr. Weichman, Mrs. Holahan, Mr. Holahan, Mrs. Surratt-Miss Anna Surratt came in late. Q. Was Miss Fitzpatrick there? A. Yes, sir. Q. Did you hear Miss Anna Surratt say the death of Lincoln was no more than the death of a negro in the federal army (Question objected to by Mr. Pierrepont. Objection sustained.) Q. Did you hear Mr. Weichman, say he had his suspicions about this matter; that he intended to tell the government all he knew about it? A. No, sir. Q. Did you hear him say he intended to tell them all about Booth and who he associated with? A. No, sir. Q. He said nothing of that kind? A. No, sir. Q. Now I come down to the next night. You were taken to the provost marshal's office? A. I was. Q. Were you in the parlor when Captain Smith came in? A. Yes, sir. Q. State where you were sitting, where Miss Fitzpatrick was sitting, and where Miss Anna Surratt was sitting when Mrs. Surratt came in with Captain Smith? A. Miss Anna was sitting on the sofa. I think I was sitting on a chair about as near as I am to this gentleman, (three or four feet.) I do not know where Miss Fitzpatrick was sitting; I think, perhaps, on the sofa. Q. Did you observe Mrs. Surratt whisper anything to Anna after she came in with Captain Smith? A. No, sir. Q. After the night of the assassination, on that morning, after the detectives went away, were you in the parlor? A. I do not remember. I think I came into the parlor that morning. I think I came down stairs. Q. Were Mrs. Surratt, Miss Anna, and Miss Fitzpatrick in the parlor ? A. Yes, sir; and Mr. Weichmann. Q. Did you at any time hear Anna say anything like this; "O, ma, all this will bring suspicion on our house; just to think of that man having been here an hour before the murder?" A. No, sir. Q. Did you hear Mrs. Surratt say, "Anna, come what will, I think John Wilkes Booth was only an instrument in the hands of Almighty God to punish this proud and licentious people ?" A. No, sir. Q; You heard nothing of that kind? A. Nothing at all. By Mr. BRADLEY: Q. Do you know the handwriting of John H. Surratt? A. Yes, sir; I think I know his handwriting. Q. You have seen him write? A. Yes, sir. Q. And seen his handwriting? A. Yes, sir. Q. Look at that (entry of John Harrison in arrival book of St. Lawrence Hall, Montreal,) and state whether that is his handwriting or not. A. No, sir; I do not think it is. The "r" in Harrison is not like his. Let me see the book again. (After further examination ;) Yes, I think it is. Q. Now look at that also, (another entry of John Harrison in the same book.) A. Yes, sir; that is his also. Q. Look at that, (register of another hotel shown witness.) A. Yes, sir; that is his also. Mr. BRADLEY stated that he did not put this last register in evidence until he had taken further proof in regard to it. Mr. PIERREPONT asked what register it was? M. BRADLEY said he would inform him when he offered it in evidence. Q. You state that you were at Mrs. Surratt's on the evening the President was assassinated. Do you remember in the course of that evening anything being said about a letter? (Question objected to by Mr. Pierrepont. Objection overruled.) Q. Did you see Miss Ward have such a letter; and did Booth go into the middle of the room and ask her to let him read the letter? A. Do you mean on the evening of the assassination? Mr. BRADLEY. Yes, or any other evening. A No, sir; no other evening. Q. Did you, any evening when Booth was there and Miss Anna Ward was there, see Booth ask her to let him read a letter and see a lady's name in it? A. No, sir. Q. Was anything said when Mr. Weichmann was there the evening before the assassination, after John Surratt had left, about the receipt of a letter in the course of that evening? A. Yes, sir; I think there was a letter received. Q. At that time when the letter was received and read, did Booth come into the middle of the room and ask Miss Ward to let him see the letter, and see a lady's name in the letter? A. No, sir; I did not see Booth leave his seat at the time I saw him. Cross-examined by Mr. PIERREPONT: Q. Are you any relation of Mrs. Surratt? A. Yes, sir; I am a niece of hers. Q. Do you know this gentleman setting here, Colonel Olcott ? Q. You are sure you do not know this gentleman, Colonel Olcott? A. No, sir; I may have seen him. Q. Have you ever been examined before either of them or both of them totgeher? A. No, sir; I never was examined. Q. You were not examined at all? A. No, sir; they may have asked me some questions, but if they did, they were very slight. Q. Do you understand what I mean by examination? A. I suppose you are examining me now. Q. Yes; and now were you ever examined before either of these gentleman or both? A. No, sir; I was not. Q. Were you taken anywhere the night you left Mrs. Surratt's? A. Yes, sir; to the provost marshal's office. Q. At the provost marshal's office were you examined before these two gentleWere you examined there before anybody? men. A. No, sir; I think Mrs. Surratt was examined alone. Q. I ask you whether you were examined? A. No, sir. Q. Were no questions asked you? A. I do not remember. Q. Were not questions asked you and the answers put down in writing? if I knew the man Payne at the provost marshal's office. Q. Were you in the Old Capitol prison? A. I was in Carroll prison. Q. Were you examined in Carroll prison ? A. No, sir. Q. You were not examined anywhere? |