A.—Yes, sir; Surratt asked me to take care of them, to conceal the carbines. I told him that there was no place to conceal them, and I did not wish to keep such things in the house.
Q.—You say that he asked you to conceal those articles for him?
A.—Yes, sir; he asked me to conceal them. I told him there was no place to conceal them. He then carried me into a room that I had never been in, which was just immediately above the store room, as it were, in the back building of the house. I had never been in that room previous to that time. He showed me where I could put them, underneath the joists of the house—the joists of the second floor of the main building. This little unfinished room will admit of anything between the joists.
Q.—Were they put in that place?
A.—They were put in there according to his directions.
Q.—Were they concealed in that condition?
A.—Yes, sir: I put them in there. I stated to Colonel Wells through mistake that Surratt put them there; but I put them in there myself, I carried the arms up myself.
Q.—How much ammunition was there?
A.—One cartridge box.
Q.—For what purpose, and for how long, did he ask you to keep these articles?