THE MORNING , OREGONIiK, S ATUJ?J5 A-Y. DECEMBER ,13,
1902:
LINCOLN . CONSPIRACY
AND ITS CONSPIRATORS sr
TOO WAS IMPRISONED AT
' PART V.
During the entire month of February
the project was at a standstill, and I sel
dom met Booth. For the llrst time my
situation dawned upon me and began
to be felt deeply. Here I -was -without any
kind of employment, wandering from
place to place in my idleness, making fre
quent visits to Baltimore, watched, no
doubt, And my footsteps dogged by the
Government detectives and spies, who In
various ways sought to obtain, some clew
as "to my business and how engaged. This
became insupportable, as I felt every eye
was watching my movements, thereby
making my position very insecure.
After the Presidential election Booth
"worked energetically In the affair, and
had completed all his arrangements, so
he informed O'Laughlln and mjself. He
was always busy and In motion, having
very limited time to hold conversation. I
was- unaware, even at this late date, that
there were any others, beyond those
epoken of before, who were connected
with the affair.
Prlsonero were how being exchanged
and the purpose for which each had
bound hlmoelf to the other, and for which
months of labor .and time had been ex
pended, had bsen accomplished. Yet he
still insisted upon carrying out the abduc
tion. Patriotism had converged into
heartless ambition on his part, and I
looked upon him as a madman, and re
solved, if the project were not speedily
executed, to sever my connection with
him.
Mr. Arnold next recites at length, as de
tailed In his sworn statement before Qlea
aon. .in 1867, of the meeting of the con
spirators at Gotler's saloon and there
meeting for the first time Lewis Payne,
George A. Atzerodt and David E. Herold,
who, with Arnold, Booth, O'Laughlin and
Surratt, made up the party of conspir
ators that gathered in the private parlor
of the saloon to discuss the abduction.
Arnold says at this point that when Booth
outlined the plans that his audience was
seemingly carried away with his vision
ary ldeae. Some few remarks of an ob
jectionable character started a lengthy i
discussion. The fact that the suspicions
cf the Government had seemingly been
aroused from, the fact that double stock
ade? were being erected at the bridge
crossing the Eastern Branch, , on the
Prince Georges sides of the river, which
mace the undertaking more difficult, even
if success crowned the efforts at the the
ater, was talked over, and Arnold ad
vanced the Idea of the utter impracti
cability of the whole plan.
Spellbound hy Booth.
He then sp.rs: "I stood not alone, yet
none seemed to consider It In its proper
light, they being completely spellbound by
the utterances of Booth, not looking at the
consequencro which would follow. After
arguing to great length, In fact until the
subject became exhausted and before any
reasonable decision could be arrived at or
rendered, it culminated In a very exciting
and violent controversy between Booth
and myself, the others silently looking on
when Booth, in his rashness and madness,
finding that he could not swerve me from
my purpose and firm fitand taken in the
manner of Its accompllshnient, threatened
to shoot me, or words Jo 'that effect.
At this time it looked very much as If
the meeting would be dissolved with se
rious consequences attending It, as two
stubborn natures had met, and one of us
as decided a character as the other when
deeming the positlpn assumed as right.
However. It was finally settled and com
promised without resort to shooting,
aftcjr which, in the presence -of the entire"
company. I stated my determination and
firm resolve to sever my connection with
the -affair In case It was not carried out
during the week, stating, also, "Gentle
men, you have naught to fear from me In
the- matter, as I would never betray you."
The resolve to attempt to carry off the
President from the hospital or encamp
ment on Seventh street, where the Chief
Executive failed to appear after the con
spirators had arrived on the scene on
horseback. Is dealt with again by Arnold
at this point. The plan was to take the
carriage of the President and all seated
within It, drive arotmd by way of Bla
densburg, thence through the lower coun
ties in the direction of Fort Tobacco,
cross the rJver at or near that point, and
thence onward to Richmond.
A Quixotic Undertaking?
Commenting on this plan, Mr. Arnold
says: The most quixotic and visionary
undertaking that ever entered a sane
man's brain. I . looked upon him' as de
mented, but mado no objection, stating
that we would be ready at the appointed
time. Of all the Ideao existing In a man's
brain, this was the most foolhardy ever
advanced, and we concluded that It was
flone to try the nerves of his associates.
We looked upon him as a madman, yet
rould offer no objection, from the tact that
we had given him our word to assist him
In It during the week.
O'Laughlin, Payne and Arnold rode
part of the way to the city in company,
and. Booth and Surratt went on out the
road. "What became of Atzerodt I am
unable to state, and Herold was not pres
ent, he having been sent to T. B. or Sur
rattsvllle with Booth's horse and buggy,
conveying the box containing the two
carbines and other minor articles. About
S o'clock that same evenlna O'Laughlin
and myself met Booth and'Surratt back
of the National Hotel, at the stable where
our horses had been placed at livery, and
from that day I never saw John H. Surratt
until I met him a clerk at the Norfolk
line of steamers In Baltimore, some 10
years ago.
The Interval allotted for carrying out
the scheme expired, and O Laughlln and
myself severed all connection with Booth
and his confederates, and, in fact the
general idea of the entire party was that
the project was entirely abandoned, and
we returned to our respective homes in
Baltimore on March 20, 1865,
Still Another
Appenl. -
But
a few days had elapsed before
Booth was again soliciting my assistance,
to which I paid not the slightest atten
tlon. On Marclf 25, 1S65, as He returned
from New York to the City of Washing
ton he stopped in Baltimore, called at my
father's to see me, but I was In the country-
So he left a letter for me, and I
found that he desired to try it once more.
and. If unsuccessful, to forever abandon
it. As requested, I called at Barnum's
Hotel, but found he had departed. I,
therefore, concluded that he had gone to
Washington, which caused the penning or
the communication of March 27, which
proved so fatal in Its bearings in my re
spectlve case.
The motive of the letter was to prevent.
If possible, his undertaking. Whether he
left this letter in his trunk to betray me.
in my innocence, into the hands of the
Government, through malice or forgetful
ness, I cannot fathom; nevertheless, it
accomplished its end, and 'from this fact
was forced to become a witness agajnst
myself.
The trip with O'Laughlin to Washington
to get money from Booth, owing O'Laugh
lin, Is dealt with at length. He says: We
had an interview with Booth at the Na
tional Hotel, and the scheme was entirely
abandoned. During the conversation Booth
informed us that he had learned, through
Lewis J. Welchman, with whom he was
on the most friendly terms and from
, whom he derived all Information relating
to tne number of prisoners held by the
United States Government, that John H,
" Surratt had accompanied a lady to Rich
mond, owing to the capture of the person
by. the United States authorities, who had
-"been in the habit of lerrylng parties
''across the river, and It was through this
-circumstance alone that the services of
Surratt were offered.
Had He But Done So.
Among the last words uttered by Booth
nn.-'that occasion were that he Intended
-".returning to his profession upon the stage
' uand that he had given up forever his pro
- JiBct.- This was the last Interview Z ever
BY SAMUEL BLAND ARNOLD,
DRY TORTUGAS.
had and the last time J ever met him, and
I have never seen nor heardl from him
since. Of all the others connected with
the affair r never saw nor heard from any
after March 17, 1865, excepting Atzerodt,
whom I accidentally ran upon March 31,
on my visit to Washington.
After dealing with his securing work, at
Old Point Comfort, Mr, Arnold tells of
the receipt of the news o Lincoln's as
sassination in the following words:
On the 15th of April, lSfS. aboUt 12
o'clock noon, whilst seated In the counting-rooms
at Mr. Wharton's,' at Old Point
Comfort, Va., It became nlmored that
Abraham Lincoln had been assassinated
the evening preceding, whilst walking
along Pennsylvania avenue, In Washing
ton. The name of the person perpetrat
ing the deed was- unknown, in fact the
report was so vague that but few persons
credited It. Towards evening, other dis
patches arriving announced the assassina
tion of Mr. Seward and other officials of
the Government The greatest excite
ment prevailed.
It was not until the following day that
any clue had been obtained to the person
who had committed the deed, when the
public mind became gradually Impressed
with the 'Idei that John W. Booth was the
guilty hand that struck the blow. This
news startled me, feeling assured that my
former connection and Intimacy with
Booth would lead to my arrest, and to bo
even suspected I felt was almost equiva
lent to death.
Had I been differently situated, or
been where I felt that the law would hive
protected me, I would have surrendered
myself (In my enth-e Innocence) Into the
hands of the Government; but, as It was,
I determined to let affairs pursue their
own course, and quietly as possible, to
my mind's excited condition, await my
arrest. . "
Two Detectives Arrive.
On April 17, whilst seated In the store,
two Government detectives arrived and In
quired for me. I went from the office and
met them, when a letter wis handed me
by one of them, purporting to have been
sent from my father, in which It was
stated that a communication written to
John Wilkes Booth, March 27. had been
found within Booth's trunk, which seemed
to connect me in some way with the deed
committed and advising me to state all I
knew concerning It.
After perusing it, the detectives asked
whether I Intended to comply with the re
quest of my father,. I stated yes, and
told them that I knew nothing concerning
it, nor -was I at -any time in any manner
connected with Booth or others. It be
came necessary from Booth's betrayal of
me (no matter whether It emanated from
malice or forgetfulncss) to become a wit
ness against myself, and I was forced to
acknowledge that I had been at one period
engaged with Booth In a scheme to at
tempt the abduction of Abraham Lincoln,
but that I was totally disconnected with
him or any other persons at this period
In any unlawful undertaking.
I was then asked by the detectives If
the communication found In Booth's trunk
was written by me. I desired to be In
formed of some of Its contents or ex
pressions, where headed from and when
dated. They gave me the desired Infor
mationwhere dated from and how signed
when, without hesitation or denial, I
acknowledged It was penned by me. I
did not deny writing it, as sworn by Hor
ner, when a witness on the stand, neither
could It be expected that acknowledg
ment would be made to a communication
before Its contents were In a measure
made known, as It was just .as likely to
have been written by some one else as
myself.
Other Names Mentioned.
The detectives were the first to mention
the names of O'Laughlin, Surratt and At
zerodt, and I was Informed that O'Laugh
lin had given himself up. Finding that
suspicion had centered Itself upon those
with whom I had been associated, In con-
Junction with my betrayal by Booth, I
deemed it necessary In justice not only to
myself but to those with whom I had
been formerly connected, to .state the
whole truth, as embodied In the state
ment made on the ISth of April In Mar
shal McPhall's office. In Baltimore.
After my acknowledgment to the fore
going facts I was taken Into the back
part of the storehouse, my person and
baggage searched and property of a pri
vate nature confiscated, which to this day
has never been returned, although I have
repeatedly asked Its restitution. There
was nothing found of a compromising na
ture among-my effects, because I had no
correspondence with any one during the
time that I was employed by Mr. Whar
ton.
I was then turned over to the military
authorities, conveyed to a prison pen.
where I remained during the best part of
the day "Without a morsel of food and
quizzed by some . of the inmates, who
seemed to be devoid of both- reason and
sense. In the afternoon I was brought
before the Provost Marshal at Fortress
Monroe, when I remained In the presence
of Its military dignitary for upwards of
half an hour, and wasthence conveyed to
the steamboat, arriving In the City of
Baltimore the next morning, and confined
in the office of Provost Marshal McPhall,
where I remained for the most part of the
day.
Whilst there . I was treated humanely,
and the requirements of nature were fully
provided. After sending for. my faiher
and seeing him, I made my written state
ment, requesting that I should make it
In duplicate form so that he should be
the possessor of a cdpy. The request was
denied, why, can only be learned through
the then Secretary of War and the Judge
Advocate-General of the united States.
"Blinded by Gold." '
'Tis a useless task I feel to attempt to
controvert testimony adduced upon my
trial, as emanating from verbal state
ments made by me, as witnesses were
blinded by the amount of glittering gold
as their reward, large sums having been
offered for the apprehension of any one
suspected of being connected with the
crime. I pronounce the little that was ad
duced against me, through a detective, as
false in Its Impressions and pervertlve ol
truth, many words being transposed and
others added, materially changing the
whole tenor of Its meaning. '
But of this, at this time, I have naught
to do. Let the record of that Infamous
proceeding stand, In all Its branches,wlth
Its false swearing, subornation of per
jury, its hireling witnesses a towering
monument of infamy, commemorating
the corruptness and baseness of .the hour'.
I deal alone with truth, acts of" heartless
Inhumanity, cruelty and tyranny meted
me by the Government of the United
States, before any charge as yet had been
preferred or guilt (with all the base meas
ures adopted to secure it) had been estab
lished In the case of any.
From the period of my arrest until April
18. 1S65, whilst I was under the charge of
and custody of Colonel Wooley, my treat
ment was conducted upon principles of
humanity and kindness. It was not until
I was turned over to the custody of the
commanding officer at Fort McHenry that
harsh and cruel measures were resorted
to, from orders nb doubt emanating from
Edward M. Stanton, Secretary of War. I
was placed In a loathsome and filthy cell,
branded by suspicion as a felon, robbed of
my liberty, resting under the grave
charge of being implicated In the assas
sination of Abraham Lincoln.
A Confederate Prisoner.
This of Itself was sufficient torture to
one who possessed a sensitive nature,
without the additional acts of inhumanity
heaped upon me. There happened to be a
Confederate prisoner of war occupying
one of the small cells back of the one in
-which I was confined. I recognized his
voice, we having been friends and com
panions from our earliest youth, and en
tered into conversation with him. - This
fact was reported to the Sergeant of the
Guard to the officer of the day; and forth
with I was taken from my cell, brought
"before the. one lie- -occupied, carefully
searched, this making some half-dozen
times m an, tnence conveyea to tne quar
ters of the commanding .officer, who In
terrogated me to his heart's content, be
coming as wise In the" matter wherewith
was charged as I was myself, whicn
seemed to displease him. If actions after
wards may be a criterion to Judge by.
Calling his orderly, who was la attend-.,
once, I was committed to hi3 charge, con
ducted to the guardhouse, stripped and
thoroughly searched again. I was then
thrown Into a dungeon, beneath the earth
work of the fort, heavily Ironed, hand
and foot, where not a ray of light could
penetrate, and left to muse with myself
In total darkness, ho place to lie but the
damp, slimy floor, void of covering of
any description beneath or above. Look
ing uppn the rough visage of my guardian
or jailer as the door opened, I attempted
to read his heart by the expression of his
face, but found as callous and as cold as
the other, from which but little could be
expected.
jae was ,a soldier every Inch. I request
ed a blanket be furnished me, to keep
myself warm, which request was unex
pectedly complied with In the course of
half an hour or so. The massive doors of
iron- creaked on their rusty hinges, as It
was again closed, shutting out every ray
of light, leaving a feeling like- unto one
burled In a grave. Food soon after, in the
shape of bread and coffee, was brought,
as reported by the Sergeant, it being Im
possible to penetrate the darkness, and P
was then left" alone, a -sentinel, Hko unto
a bronze statue, keeping guard before my
iron-doored cell.
Reptiles for Bedfellorrs.
Covering my person, head and foot, to
prevent rats and poisonous reptiles from
coming la contact-with my body, I soon
was wrapped in sleep, out of which at
midnight I was rudely aroused, brought
again to the guardhouse and ordered to
dress myself In julck haste. Surprised at
such movements, and utterly confounded,
I attempted to fathom the surroundings,
as to these mysterious actions. I thought
the days of the French Revolution, with
its hideous and barbarous murders, were
going to be re-enacted in the Republic,
and that I was thus taken out to be either
shot or hung. Callous and Indifferent to
my fate, with my usual haste, I dressed
myself as Instructed.
As soon as I was in readiness an ambu
lance was driven up to the door of the-
guardhouse, and I was placed within.
weighted down with heavy irons and,
with an armed escort, was driven to the
Camden-Street Depot, where I was turned
over again to Marshal McPhall and his
accompanying detectives, who transferred
mo (after the weighty irons had been re
moved and those of lighter material
placed upon my wrists) to a special car In
attendance, whence I was transported to
Washington.
Maintained Silence.
During my trip there my Hps were
sealed to those by whom I was surround
ed, I being determined not to let them
manufacture testimony against me. .On
arrival in Washington, I was placed In a
hack and driven to the navy-yard, where I
was In the hands of the United States
Government. They confined me fn a nar
row and limited apartment, used as a
closet, aboard an Iron-clad monitor and
Irons of torturous manufacture .wero
placed upon my wrists, and I had nothing
but. the hard, uneven surface of the closet
to He upon.
The Irons were so tightly fitted that the
blood could not circulate, and my hands
became fearfully swollen, the outward
skin changing Its appearance to a mixture
of black, red and purple color. This fact
was reported to Captain Munroe, who
kindly had them changed and a' pair that-
fitted easier placed upon me. The heat
was intense. The , atmosphere breached
was obtained through a register, as It wris
puffed up by fans used for this purpose.
It more frequently happened than other
wise that the machine was not at work,.
which caused a suffocating sensation to
creep over me. To sleep was an Impos
sibility, on account of the extreme pain
accruing irom the torturous Irons used.
PART VI.
For several days my condition 'remained
unchanged. Two sentinels closely guarded
the entrance to my quarters, who, In
every Instance, were kind. Finding my
frame becoming reduced and the great
pains attached - to lying so long on hard
boards, I made a request of the officer of
the "day to furnish me something to He
upon, which was compiled with, but only
that other acts of heartless cruelty and
Inhumanity should follow. A few- days
afterward, or about the 25th of April,
Captain Munroe. United States Marines,
under whose charge I wart, came Into my
quarters and In a very soft and kind voice
stated that he had orders from. Edwin
M. Stanton. Secretary of War. to encase
my head in a cap, that I must not become
alarmed and that It would rjsmaln but a
few days, at the same time ordering
shackles to be placed upon my ankles.
But a few hours passed when the or
ders were carried Into execution by , toe
officer of the day. The covering for tne
head was made of canvas, which covered
the entire head and face, dropping down
In front of the lower portion of the chest.
It had cords attached, which were tied
around the neck and body In such manner
that to remove It was a physical impos
sibility. No doubt Stanton, wlshe'd to ac
custom me to the death cap before execu
tion During my stay" upon the monitor these
particular acts of cruelty and Inhumanity
were continued, it being with the greatest
difficulty, and frequently Impossible, to
place food In my mouth, a sentinel kindly
volunteering his services to perform that
office for me". This continued about 'a
week, as far as I could Judge," during
which period daylight never lit upon the
eye, they not even ' permitting the cap to
be withdrawn for the purpose of washing
the swollen, bloa-ted and soiled visage.
The mystery which attended each move
ment from the period that the United
States authorities took possession of .me
was 'again brought more heavily Into
requisition. and I was removed
through orders received through
the War D6partment from the -monitor at
the usual hour set apart midnight As
the sllenet hour drew near, the dragging
and clanking of chains was heard over
head, as victim after victim passed to and
fro to the place provided for his recep
tion, and then all became silent as death
again. '
Thought Life Was Short.
From torture already Inflicted upon me
I deemed that my span of life was quick
ly drawing to a close and that those who
had preceded me, from the deep silence
reigning, had been consigned to a watery
grave. I awaited silently the supposed ap
proaching hour of my doom, convinced
that a man who could resort to such In
humanity to his fellowman as had al
ready been practiced In my case had soul
enough for other things." I was soon
aroused from this train of thought, which
was of anything but a pleasant nature,
by the officer of the guard, who ordered
me to hold myself In readiness for re
moval. Within a vory limited time afterwards
I felt the tight grasp of some human
(hand upon each arm, as I was hurriedly
ana roughly conveyed .from my quarters
to the deck of the monitor, where I was
hustled here and there by those who sup
ported me on either side. It was impos
sible to learn where I was being con
ducted, as my head was still muffled in
the bag, drawn tight around my head and
throat almost to suffocation. However, 1
soon became aware from the spring and
bend beneath my footsteps that I was
being" conducted upon the gangplank to
some other vessel, and In a few moments
I was thrust upon a bench upon Its deck
and strictly commanded to silence.
All the details attending., this midnight
mockery of justice being completed, the
whistle Was blown, and, from the move
ments and noise, I found I was aboard
some sldewheeled steamer. It seemed like
hours before she' started on her trip, first
moving ahead and then backing repeated
ly, until finally, having assumed the right
position, she quickly sped on her way,
landing me finally at some unknown point.
1 where I was compelled to' walk a long dis
tance, thr)ough'mud and vjrater, with Jroas :
,onajny ankles eating deep Into the flesh,
and the rough handling, of my -.arras ."by
those, who had"roo Tn charge, brufolrig and
otherwise .lacerating my wrists by, the-tor-t
turous Irons used!
CoRRned at Arsenal
Arriving at my final destination (the Ar
senal. ;as I afterwards learned) I-Was con
ducted up and. d6wn long flights of stairs
and finally thrust Into- a damp and ' har
row cell upon tne ground floor of the
building. Bed and blanket were supplied
here. The next morning I was given a
cup of- coffee and a very; rsmall slice of
bread. This was the only food Issued
until the following day. J could hear the:
warbling of the birds around about and
occasionally the crowing of, a cock, and,
as forts and bastllc3 had been to date the
order of proceedings, I Judged I had at
last found a home in a dungeon at Fort
Washington.
It was a relief to think that I had at
last arrived at my final destination or
resting place,- as every movcrrient so. far
had been attended iri each Instance with
Increased pain and suffering. The canvas
bag still continued upon my head, I never
having been allowed Its removal .to wash
my swollen face. I had been but a few
days Incarcerated at this place when 1
was aroused- at midnight in my cell by
Major General Hartranft, folding in his
hand a lantern and some papers, which 1
saw after the removal of the hood from
my head.
He asked me if I could read, to which 1
replied In the affirmative. He "then placed
In my hand a papers containing the charge
and specifications against me and othero,
which I perused In that silent midnight
hour by the dim glimmer of a lantern,
after which (the hood being replaced upon
my head) he retired,' leaving me to pon
der over the charge in my cell.
The next morning I was-removed from
my cell and conveyed up several flights, of
stairs, to be seated upon a bench, when
the hood was removed and I found myself
In the presence of a number of the mar
tial heroes of the United States, decked
In 'their glittering uniforms, and on cither
slde, victims like unto myself, weighted
down with chains and Irons.
The Military Court.
'The court of military inquisition was
convenpd, the charge read to each by
Assistant Judge Advocate Bingham, who
asked if we had any objection to any
member of the court. As It was useless to
object each replied in the 'negative. I
pleaded ".not guilty" to the charge. After
the pleading of each of those arraigned
was over, the hoods were placed upon
our heads as formerly before, removal
from court, and I was removed amidst
the clanking of Irons again to my cell
to wait there until tho next morning.
The next day I was taken from my
cell, my clothing and the hood removed,
and was ordered to bathe myself. I can
not conceive how I escaped from receiving
my death, as the water used was as" cold
as Ice Itself, It having been taken from
the barrels used for making ice water.
My whole frame shook and trembled from
contact with this cold fluid, until my
limbs nearly shook from beneath my body.
A detective, seeing me shivering and
trembling in such a manner, inquired
what ailed me, if I were ill. etc.. when
he Jtncw within his own. vile heart the
causes of my suffering. After the" bath a
change of clean clothing was furnished. I
was taken back to my cell, when I found
that a differently constructed hood had
been prepared for a headcover of a much
more torturous and painful pattern "than
the' one formerly .used.
It fitted the head tightly, containing,
cotton pads, which were placed directly
over the eyes and ears, having the ten
dency to push the eyebalis far back In
the sockets. One small aperture allowed
about the nose through which to breathe,
and one by which food coiild be served
to the mouth, thence extending with lap
ears on either side to the chin, to which,
were attached eyelets and' cords, the same
extending also from the crown of the
he'ad backwards to" the neck. The cords
were drawn as tight as the jailor In
charge could pull them, causing the most
excruciating pain and suffering, -and then
tied in such a manner around the neck
that it was impossible to remove them.
Hooded and Ironed.
Thus hooded and doubly ironed, I re-,
malned day after day, until months had
circled themselves away, condemned un
heard," crime Imputed and branded as
guilty before .guilt had been established
even by that Inquisition court, a military
commission, before which I was after
wards tried in mockery. This manner of
treatment continued uninterrupted, the
hoods never being, removed except when
I was brought1 before the"5 court, and al
ways replaced on exit, if but a moment in
tervened( from . on or about April
to
The surgeon in charge expressed his
opinion that the hoods had the same effect
upon the head and brain as if it had been
encased in a poultice. These Inflictions ot
punishment and torture were practiced
upon pearly all of the others. They have
all passed to the bar. of God, suffering on
earth ended, and silently awaiting justice
at the hands of the Almighty, in whose
presence truth shall" be revealed.- Man
can hide It from his fellow-man, but the
truth will be established before the bar
of God.
This was the justice' meted to me be
fore trial. What could 'be. expected when
the trial Itself took place? During the
period of our suffering Atzerodt was daily
taken from his cell Into the outer prison
yard, his Irons and hood removed, ac
companied by detectives and hireling
spies, holding out to him hope of life in
csae heidlvulged alj the particulars and
knowledge he possessed relative to -the
parties connected with the assassination.
That he Informed them of each and every
particular Is not to be doubted, and wltn,
all. these Infamous prbceedings by detec
tives, courts Inside and Inquisitions out
side, failure stamped Itself In connecting .
me in the assassination of Abraham Lin
coln, as the decision of that drumhead
court-martial proved the truth of the
statement made in Marshal McPhall's of
fice after my arrest.
Secret Conversations.
After June 10 I," with others, was per
mitted two' hourB' recreation and exercise
In the outer yard attached to the prison,
where frequently, unobserved, J held con
verse In broken expressions with Herold,
Payne and Atzerodt. We were not per-
mutea to speaK, it is true, oemg strictly
arid closely guarded by armed sentinels,
overlooked by the officers of the prison.
David E. Herold, In the presence of
Colonel McCall, Major Frederick Herbert
and the Government detectives, stated
that John H. Surratt was not In the City'
of Washington at the time of the assas
sination, nor had he been seen by -Booth
since his visit, to Richmond, on March 23,
1SG5.
Herold and Payne also publicly ex
pressed that Mrs. Surratt was an Inno
cent woman, which was reiterated by
Payne In the presence of his executors,
as he. ascended tc the fatal trap which
launched his soul into eternity, .
We we're permitted this outside recrea
tion from June 10 until our departure from
therp, on July 17, 1865. Irons were re
moved on those occasions, but immedi
ately replaced upon my return to my cell.
Bibles presented by some humane heart
during the trial to some of the prisoners
were taken from them by the officer In
.charge, they not being' permitted to gain
consolation even from God's holj writ
ings. Nor were they ever furnished
through their own good will, I myself
having made the request to be permitted
to apply to my father to furnish me a
Testament General Hartranft stated- he
would obtain them from 'the Christian
Association and deliver them to us. They
were furnished, as well as memory can
recall, about 2 o'clock In the afternoon
bdfore the execution took place. . as we
were returning to our- cells from tho prison-yard.
Mysterionit Sounds.
That same afternoon the noise- of ham
mers wa3 distinctly heard, as if some re
pairing about the building was-being done,
retried to concentrate my thoughtsyin an
attempt to unra'el Its meaning, never for
jlvl instant dreaming that they were, erect
ing the scaffold -to. launch -human souls
Into endless-'eternity In such aulck and !
Uddeuxhastp. The hatnmcrlngs .continued
uuuujiiuui iiiti .iiuijHj.uTi uniii iaie wnen
the noise from the hammers ceased. The
next morning there was an unusual move
merit of feet hurrying to and fro, the rat
tling .of chains and dragging of ponderous
balls- on the brick pavement In front of
my cell.
I could not surmise the cause for all
these mysterious movements, and finally
concluded that fresh victims were being
brought". Knowing the utter Imposslblity
.to obtain Information relative! to thpse
proceedings, or what It could mean, I be
came composed, as far as composure was
possible, and amused myself, as hereto
fore, In counting the number of small
squares visible In the Ir6h door of .my
cell, the number of layers of prick In tne
floor, the height of the ceiling of my
cell, the flies and other insects. which. had
come to. share my narrow and cheerless
domain.
About 2 o'clock In the af ternoon. General
Dodd came to my cell, seating himself
upon a small box, which had lately been
granted me Icr use as a table, and asked
If I had noticed anything of an unusual
nature pervading the prison; I replied in
the affirmative, giving him an account of
the bustle and confusion, attended with
the clanking of irons, etc., throughout
the morning; and that I judged from' these
circumstances that other prisoners had
nrrlv.
Four Meet Their Doom.
He replied no. and In a soft and feeling
manner Informed me of the execution of
four of our number. I was completely
thunderstruck and amazed, and felt, with
in my own heart, from expressions gained
from Herold and Payne during our Joint
Incarceration, that a fearful crime had
been perpetrated by the United States
Government In the execution of an. Inno
cent woman. That feeling has been veri
fied, and her Innocence has been publicly
proclaimed by thousands of the leading
men. not only of this, but of other na
tions A few days after the execution we were
nil ngain allowed exercise In the outer
yard of the prison, which, on entering,
forced us to be confronted by that huge
'machine of death, and a little to the
south side of it the eye rested upon four
mounds, of new-heaped earth, testifying
the undeniable" fact that beneath those
cold arid cheerless hillocks rested In the
quiet sleep of "death all that but a few
days before were life and sensibility. Day
after day we confronted this scene, the
scaffold remaining In all its hldeousness.
Involuntarily causing the eye .to wander
and gaze upon the small mounds marking
Its' feast of death.
Every day we passed through these evo
lution?, all anxiety to learn what decision
the court had arrived at In our own re
spective cases. On the afternoon of July
17 were were summoned separately to the
presence of General Hartranft, the mili
tary custodian, who was seated at the
farther end of the yard, and sentence of
each was made known, as found by the
military 'commission, falling, however, to
disclose the fact, and concealing from
each the .sentence as modified by Andrew
Johnson. President of the United States.
Ansnnxlnniion Avenged.
The military commission had fulfilled
Its mission; the death of Abraham Lin
coln had been avenged, the public cry for
vengeance had been appeased, t and the
long-drawn-put trial, which for two
months had. heaped fuel to the fire to
add to the public excitement, passed out
.of existence and the Nation at large be
came "paclflpd. ,
Ther-mldnlght hour, which had been set
npart for removal in every Instance, was
again resorted to, and we were silently
marched, double-Ironed, to a steamboat
lying tn the Potomac moored at a wharf.
Each side of the wharf was lined with
armed sentinels and so.uiers, as. we
emerged from qur prison gates, and as we
passed between' them on the way to the
boat our clanking Irons- In the solemn
midnight seeming to pierce the vaults of
heaven, crying dut to the living God for
vengeance on tqose who had traduced,
defnmed and. victimized us, to satiate the
public cryt'for Tevenge.
(Copyright 1002,, Baltimore American.)
(To Be Continued Tomorrow,)
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AINSLEE. DR. GEORGE. Physician... 413-414
ANDERSON, GUSTAV. Attorney-at-Law..G13
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AUSTEN. F C. Manager for Oreeon and
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BROCK. WILBUR F.. Circulator Orego-
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JOHNSON. W. C 315-316-317
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McFADEN, MISS IDA E.. Stenographer. . .201
McGINN. HENRY E., Attorney-at-Law..311-13
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McKENZIE, DR. P. L.. Phys. and Surg..512-13
METT, HENRY 213
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RICKENBACH. DR. J. F.. Eye, Ear, Nose
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RYAN. J. B., Attorney-at-Law 515
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