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Show n fllw" ill FUTILE EFF0RTS T0 IfUi Iffif yf SAVE MRSi sunRATT- H vlP)'jj'HRiUij' l'rcslilent Jnhnson Ilrtmeil to Stay SH li'ifMlttJtf Sir Kiccutlon Belief in UnfoitU' 1' 1 Hk'' I nato Woman's Innocence. ifJli r H K ' ''INWJ1 I '! Ore-it IntrriM him nlnnjn renlered H it.T3"iKWSl ibnut the case nf Mm Mao U. Hurriilt Hiii I Illi riili' ""', ,ht'r' ",c '""" llrm ,"'l"," In HTir t iJBliiM ,lfr """"'nil nr an i rimlfenl knoiM 1 ll.l UIjfi "'B nneeinliiK the immmiliiHlliin plot I ' i1 f fl'iBMB 1" ict"i "" r "IP i Ine nr the war 'I (. u'.Tf'isrtl y1"'" ,he 1'1" IIM"" of """ nren- trifi' if I'I i Jfr?Sl lnI i ls'"' nu, "i",ii pnMicitj ' fj.M''lHI B" " her """" f""" """ lo ""i "'"' E I'i' XIMlil min nfthone hn pip mniiPitPl with H if I If ll M ,h' lrl ' '" "m,,nl ' api.lt crc innlp H j. i II J M'SSU th' irntPiH nr atlnek H IS SWifllfl ,Mr 'n'"1 '' "'"Pli who nii it Hip i Jiffs'! J if tlm nr the tilil nn limlnietni ut Ht H i meat ft Alom .nlleifp in Wh.i.hiki,,,, hml M i i '( i Hlilill nn IntPiPnllHK expprlenio In nileniir H ' i) HJSllJI IPC to ild Mrs Hnrratt flri hprimi H ''UitlKawi M llnn fnr iiiiillrli In the miinlpr, 1 ( i J S !?' f ' 'l lnnin uhi tiomdpl In her linirno "Wlf Rp.V'f a1"' "", "" thl,r I""h ngnlimt her MT! K KlV ' wn' ' I'll" "nd mild Unit In Bplte or nil It J JrimSl '"' ll,rt orn tn lie thorniiKhl hell. el LTllfJaLt Mr. Hiri.ttwn liino.Piif.riill kn.ml liBll SiOin ' 1w "f ''' i'lot ui"t thp l'lPHidput IT ! Ini'1 """ arter lt iirinil i nnmnniuHtlnn 1) I W.JI, 5 l'r nrnph dienipd Welelimiim BtHtp. (t-- j. 5si'-JjH nipnt bo Imnnituiit that hp mlur.d II in I . t "liwy vrltlnK nnil b. nt It to Pr.nl lent Inhn- ft, 6 & SlH, n " at Ii .Bt ortli or ln.migntlon jIW ' 'SLHia Tn ,lls rnminiinlralloii he not no leply HflIftM?1fllUl, but on ""' "l-1,lt l'", "", "Petition HS. ii- VplnJl ,1b r'c lx ' fM,m "" "nr ll"rlnmil r JJ I; I'l fc'TKIj lertnlt to lli Mrs Hurrutl in the ar-H!5ili5 ar-H!5ili5 )riW mui1 "n"" "'"I the thrpp other eon-t!ljr eon-t!ljr (Cl I Ifll denuuil prlrntiPin ulip mib ronfliud 'II'LM!; illy l' Jr pl lial mil urked for nn auph iSn'SiF ! X fe rPi-nin ml In Iihr iilniDB supvni.t H:V Ii Ml' S" V m thnt Mib Kim itt h.ni.t or IiIb ii.tlnn In i-1.412.'! ll Iiei-I'hilr an I herpi ir inndP the leqnput MU j'915, i (If MM MUH SlItllMT $,1 J,.?ft rtu'lS Mr Itroiln n.nt totheariipnel 5lr H "J.l II K '3 WS En thi i-keii him 10 undi'ilnkp at Mimp 1 Till .5)1 fii'nrt limp Iipii the piiBHlnni. or Ihe H1 i I3W W w r "" '""l.d thp tank or elculnd Hi'li fill 'lit '"'' n,,w "' ",p 'fline ror whUh Iip t.) iSTB I'! ,,,r" """"1 '"nrteinnod and or which rhe 1'ii'i V liil enni.Mh 1 i.itpnted hrr Innoipine Title tSli t'.if'i 81 J1 Hrnh innniliied to do ftnr lenv HtRllHI 111 !ii till 1". h" In "em 10 w Ul lM)ne B4HI;1 i W 4l r u " kiionn thioughout the loueplr H8k" IJ H It I n" '-1 I "l Payne P011.il uho wan .vi'JI if i' 19 I' ' - ni r 11 F'lorl.la olernjnmn 1 ' i W ll nrier Unnih the n.refBt and 1110m lilo.nl. Il'li III S "s I ltl'i,t nr all tin roneplrutiim Up re pj . Mj!tl ! tninil t lhc lint the utol.ul i-yul.lam 5'i't1 V ti 3 If 1 ll Ii h. hul Hhiun frnm the fliat In Hti 1 Jiiri 'J thin nifiiil Mr llmphj round Mm u rtw H)'' ' '' W J liniliH liernii he vine hang, d Hi 1 ' . 1 '3 , Tn lila in Impending rule he laid H fill) I ft J ,J ) Mr Hroph he u utterlj IndnTeruit 'itl'-li till ill "" llufl P'y" h' Prt In the Itaif.-dy eHlii ' vCH J" ondwoanadj to take thp c niiBenupn.p Wiliil Jt! rf. y I of nn act whlrh In In no i learnted wfu1 PIOmI1 Hut when hPBpokPor Mi Miirait nil Hal', ' ILB ll 1 ' " "' arfe. tatlrn illBapiai. 1 that HSi is't-J H"l 'f i! woman Iip protPBied hj nil that he held H Xl IU ' it I I n ""' liM rf '' "us HS Innocent ur the plot Hlfll f Irj i 1 ?! ifrilnal Mr Lincoln u the . hll.1 uiilmrn Hli ll i r ii.1 H Pouill a manm r urn ao t irneat and o LLH SI if: lit l!'U4' cnnilnlnt that It made 1 profound (in iHSl ir tiJl " r' preaslon upon Mr Bf)ph ki ,(!,) fiWi ; It m no about t clock In the LH ill ' VI I'tyi ' ' innrnliiR The execution uaa to take LB.I Ki iB,j p i l'"r' '''tween 11 o m and 1 p m Mr ti'i JUlKLt Brophi from J'owrlla eell hurried LHjl R ' U ' t "1 Btralght tn .Jen UurtMiifi afterward jUfi 1 J i J aoi.inor or IVntiFj l aiihi and then the j ', ?wi,: Iiooft Mirahal f.enerul In hplnlf rull nil i I chnigf of lhc eseiullon lie earnenllj K f, irt J, ' I i lKouf ht O'u Ilattmnft to go to Po. W Ii h ll r . " al"1 h " tthllt ,", ""' ,n " Thla LB ! r,t (!cn Hnintiaiift did and .am bi k LHtl I '' Hk I ltnprpaaed nulte 11a Mi Rrophy h id V J n 7v A 1. hepn Hi ff . H,V '' t ''IMIlfiiiiWiuiiu m,,,),!,,,. k l;Si, 1 anroand mii I h , .Id n k LH B tvAU.i'i It nnd IHp like 1.I1 On hup H l sSAmR Hounc an I ti. n. I , , )l,, ,,..1. Ll ( 3" WA (ffi r "III I-la the .e ml ni until ll laM LLii I iW Mf'i" inonicnt m 111 til I Ii 1 f, ,,1 1 ,u I, I lffl'Hl I prloAC for Mr Huriatt -AVllli H In hffi LLI IM41 W '' pocket Mr Hiophj ilioie pa a sallup to LH It VimJ 'S m tt,r wlllt0 Houbc, Here, nlmut the llrt LLl iHW ' )IMB person ho saw wa Mla Anna Mur B ;JUjif rT r4tt daughter o( the condemned v.o- 11 h r 1 0 1 ha 1 tic-n ai 1 1 I e nu Man Ion inlnr t j i 1 I. tl I real 1. 111 1 1 I 1 I r 1 hi 1 ill I I b I f fun men harred the wa In nil . Ini wlnliPd to get 01 Prealdetii Inhtipnn I hp were ProBtnii King and iei InmPB Ijiop Pre IdPhl Inhnpon auapiiiedor linMnn i ladllntliu, 1 inn 1 and thnei who hellpd that Jinn e hi 1 I In en don. In th coniiitlon nt th. m 1 c IrntniB did 1101 1111 nn art" il 1 the we ik nlle of thp Piealdenla Imi 1 tei I to an ."(I Mi Bmrhv lilpd lo get 1 1 11 e I Kiiarda In 1 tried In aln He nir 1 get tlen Hni 11 inn p note rent Iii i 1 th-PtPBltlpnt th-PtPBltlpnt I In that elan hp fulleil rtpr neiil in hour a dplav he wna no neaipt I0I1 1 Mb ciraiil or lir and dpaih mm h 11 Ik that hiiIimI )ll own hilt dhli 1 1 I '11 ine or mind wna Int. imltled h II I ruilill lllrPHlIra nr Mlpa Hilt rail who mil hlnv and choking with arler wi 1 Mnglng to him and heijglng him t 1 In bi nu thing Hut what Pould hp do' In pcpi hi I imp thit led low 11 I the President the I wi h o uhamliig hijoiiPt in I behind tlu I iMiint Hip alein hinnn 1 rn e rf 11 I nMlit Ml llinphv whb at the eiqi II dpHpali when uddPnU a tlup in iiibp camp Hnfhlng up to the MiIip I ! nuap ciitranip and out or II hurrlPd n 1 11 hly dic'iapil and mrlklnglv handaome woman Hip beautiful Mra Slpphen Iioiiglna wire nr Iln.olna old tlm. , al oilf In llllnnlr ihr I.IMIe illant HASIII D 11V BAYUNI.T8 Mra Dnuglaa ton had 1 oiup to piped Mia huiralta rae Mr llroph) wna In hPi bI'Ip In 1111 Inatanl tPlIIng tvr lilrt inand and PiiliPitlng hpr to gp him niipwi to thp Picsllpnl Mra Onugl ill w i a unman of reaolullon mil fur Ihirmore a daatlngly heautirul nnman Hhp duhPd straight at thp bninnets and they IowpipiI almost In homage he foin p. 1 IhP 1 Milan ginrda beyond the hno I pla tried in stop hPi hul nhc aweit them amrnrulli aaldp with an Imp ouh gpattiie What 110 onp le in nil that rrni lal rorenoou 1 ould do wa p 1 I"' l IhP Ihlng nhlili Mra Dnugu did Shi got to Ihe Pieald.nt But thin hpr lilumph nasel -hr pnlii d the rnoin with hi r ra e fiin-hi I with 'inrgy and ImiK. She mine nut 1 II with bitter hopoleaa disappointment 11 her ever reature an I piety movement rhp lonkpil al Hip comulapd teai alnlnpil line or the nung girl whoue ninth. 1 lire was trembling In Ihe hal- nnip aid inuld only shake Iipi head ih mnt gle up aoi aobbei Mlaa Huiiiitt lion I Don t oh do go to him again II. wont remap jnu lip ran t Iln go to him again' Hhniv hlin i.pii llaitianfta note again riled Mr ltro hy ' ak hlin If hi got tli. ataienint I sent hlin nt Wplehinatia (i.nr.aal.in tn nip Mnkn iiiiniliPi apppal tn hlin Mra Dnuglia I will sail IhP aplrltPd woman I will II la or little use though I reel thnt It la or little nap' Tim rivAi. rui.urti? Past Ihe liHtonrtp past the guards ahe nuip in.ue fm ed her wis to the Pieellenta prainie Hut she had ic dieted tiuls when slip said It w la nr llltle uhp Thue m no xarlllatlnn In liihnenn now Up tlrmly ami t"Sltlpl leruael to Intervene The atnlemiiit nr Uelihuian he an 1 1 lm I ionic to him II wna Hholls without weight With this reply Mia lioin.1 is cmne hack Up have don- what wo lould Mlas Suriatl bhI I Mi Ilrnphs tn the hnlf-dased hnlf-dased gill ( nine with me If jnu would pp our inothpr hk-iIii whllp ahe Uvea Ko Into tin nrm earrlnge waiting ut the d mi Mlsi Surritl and Ml Iliophs got and again them was n mad rnllop iluniigh th. mhliiglnii atrwla Thpy wrie nil hut ilea.rtpil I'er all of Washington Wash-ington nl thnt hour tlipre was Just onp iiiuidir was to hp niptiged The now I that singed around the building rpaihpd blocks nwn mil wna inippnetialli Mi lluulis a 1 irrlnge was liinuglii up ahirnls al Its outer lmrdete It wna a cnmileto blockade riiprp wns no budging nu Imh Menntlme the mlnutps were flslns The time ulili h would mark Ihe limit when mother mil dnuglitei never wnuld meet again this al le of the 1 rave -was ilnse at hand Tor Mls burrnll and her companion it w is n moment nr agons aa trying ni( Ihe long wait nt the Prealdi nt a door Once more It seemed a hibi ror sheer dsplr and nine more i irriage name dashing up to the 1 eat up A 1KAI1 STUVFH PACB There wns n 1 littering or horses hoofs nnd when Mr Itiophj tumd In the direction fioin whlih It came lie saw a gunrd of envalrv galloping on enih aid or a hwirtlv ni proaehlng rnr ilnge In which appeired the han Isomo aoldlerlv race nr i.tn llnncock then the (.eneral In eommnn I at Washington The (leiiPnl saw thp innrusloii itmut Iliophs a eairlnge le.ognlzed Ihe armj vehhle and saw th. tear stained disunited dis-united race or a woman lie biought his 1 ivnlinde to an In slant lull thin he lert his own ear ilage walked tn mat or Mlsa Surialt nnd hat In hand an I with the ehlvalroua dlgnlts whhh sit ao well iiKn him naked what thi trouble was and whai he 1 nuld do Mi llrnph) hrlells px lnlnp that II was Mlas Suriatt trslng to appnk to Inr mother nn.p more on piirth Hi' soldi, ra race flushed anl Mi llrophv la sure thpre was some thing mi like tpnrs In his eyee aa he Rinaped the pntheil. aliuatlnn Poorihlld' he said gentls and then lieekoned mi oltl. ei to him and gave to him an ordi r 1 hen ho returned to Ida own rn triage and the squadron or lav all) rnniiid about l.oth .arrlagea lane thiough the . mud vvua nulckly eut mil Mlas Huiratt ten, lied the araemil tnd h. 1 nioiher a aid. In time to bid her A last good he After thi exe utlnn Miss Hnrratt went to live with Mr and Mis Binphs and wns man led from iheii house some eaia nrtei ward HOMK ArTKR I.lTKrrS UhenOen Ilamock was a enndtdatn for thi Democratic nnmlnutlon for the Ciealdems man Houlhem delegates opposed him beltev Ing that he had been haish In his metaurpa In lefeien.e to Mrs Huriatt Mr Ilrnphs went to lien llunm.ka Mends and vnlunteeied 10 make a atatemeni or the General a ac-llon ac-llon ubove related as well as of the fact that on the morning or the execution the (leneinl had post, d a mounted iav. nhsnian on ever him k liPtwePti the r-ai r-ai nal and (be Whii 11.. uhp with orders to beat a leprlivi lu .use one came for Mia. Huiratt In rrlasa ind at top speed lr lien llnitranrt With the publication publica-tion nf ihlj atHteiiicui Hon them oupo-sltlnnln'Un oupo-sltlnnln'Un llamo.k . lased Mis Huiiatt was a falholle and when Oen Unrtranri ian ror Governor or Pennavlvunla the fact that lie was Ihe Piovost Mirahal General In ash-liigtnu ash-liigtnu it th. tlm. or the exe. ullon was ued In an .rroit to unite 1 gthollc op. poaltlon to hlin Mi Brophy was on A lecturing toui in l'ennsj Ivanla at the liine and his nariation of the Incident of the note m Piesldent Johnson and the delated execution did inuih to break down this particular scheme on the pun of the i.enerula opponents curious Umax to the afosy of that tragi, morning 111 Washington la the fact that Preston King one of the men who headed off those who wnuld have pleaded with the President for M a Hurruit mmiiiltted suicide hy filling fill-ing his po.kcta full of hnt and Jumping ouk North tlvi rerrsbout In New fork w .lie the othei (.en I nn lommttled 1.11 id. Iv Hnvvl g mil his btulns some-win some-win in Weal in Mate si.intnl Plind rnold begins his life atoiv bs tilling of his nieeilng with H oth In &cpi mbei 181 and thus liiadluir "ii up to the pjnis to kldnup Ptesll nt Iln. in rtcialllng all of n,e Mjtenlini 1 licumstiin ea The slnl. -Ineut i- 0111 in heroic a nol ry puh Hi 1 I loiiiiKia K on Dp enibir I " 1 n i 1 1 1 In ions und.- whi h it w 1 0 a i up vv ih it idgniniA.il ure dealt With bj Mix ArnVU In Ma Kcnetnl slatentent to follow lhc follow fol-low Ing Is the full text of the document It wns In the latter ntt of uguat 01 about the Drat or ei lember D IHil that I liken llonlh hull ing I W6B In tnnn eetu woul 10 me that he would Ilk. lo see me nt Umiuini a hotel In the cits or Baltimore nl which place he was then ato plug I had tint seen Booth simp thp vpnr PSM nt which time we weie rellow students nt st Tlmo ihs s Hall intonsvllle Mil Ihe Itcv I. v mi hokkelin being the president or the aiild Institute 1 railed upon htm un.l was 1 liutls teeelvid 11s nu old school, liiate and Invited to his loom A c convened con-vened togethei si ited bs n table smoking: ilgars or past hnnta or south and the piearut wnr He sail he had heaid I had been "oulli etc when a lap at the door wns Mven an I O Inugh-1 Inugh-1 1 it was ushered Into the loom n Latighlln was a rormer ucqiinlntnni e nr llonlh riom boshnnl up so he In-rnrmed In-rnrmed ine 1 was Introduce I lo hlin and this was ins first acquaintance with n l.iiimlilln In a short time wine was called fnr bs Booth and we drank nnd fieels conversed together iiboul the war the peaent randltlsn or the South anil In legard lo the non exihange or pilson-PIS pilson-PIS Bonth IhPtl apnke nr the abluctlnn nr klilniipplng or the PiesldPiit snslng ir am Ii 1 null bp m lompllsheil and the 1'n alilent taken tn III. hn nnd and held iih a hnat igi he thought It would btlng about an exihange of iitaoners He sn 1 the Prenldent fie'ittentls went lo the Soldiers Ilotne uleiue and nn Rtintelcl lhat he could he ei.alls rap lured nn niie nl theae visits utid rnirled to tin Pnlnmni boatel acroas Ihe river nnd rnnveved tn Hit hmnnd llteae were the Ida is advanced bs Bnith 1111 1 lie nlnne was the moving spit It Altei a elebite nr some tlmr and his pointing nut Its renslblllts and being under Ihe effects some little or wine we consentid to Join him In the entei prise e alone 1 nniprlsed tin en tire parts In this scheme ut that tlm aa lir as ins knowledge extends We separated thai afternoon anil I returned In mv brothers linmi neir Ilooksiovvu ltalllmiue counts Md Booth stated that he would leave lor New ork the next elas to wind up his affairs and make iner his propertv to different members of his Tamils, reserving enough to mrr out his rtoJeUei) s.heme auel would soon irttirn 11 n i.u.tiK im nii! Booth aald he would rurnlsh all Ihe neresaars materials to euny out the pinj ct lie showed me the different rntrlea In his .liars or what his en gagemeuts paid li im In his profession anil I Judge front what 1 have heard hla Ine nine thprpfrniu to havi leen Irani J.hiOO to ITOnmi o uto Inrnrmed me lhat he owned piopeitv In the oil re gl.ii'B or PeniiBSlvunla und Unalnn lie was taken slek while at home nnd upon his leeovery he arranged his hual neaa nnd went to the oil legions frnm which films he wrote me, enclosing IJO ror exiienaea requesting me to look mound and pie k out a horse ror him Thla wis all (he money I ever received re-ceived from Booth or ans other petson In connection with the undertaking He wint from the nil regions 10 Canada, ind shipped his wardrobe tn Nassau as he artel wards inrnrmed me Booth re turned tn Baltimore some time In November No-vember nr De ember lsrtl He had pur. ihiaed whlb North some arms lode, r.nl himself in .use or pursuit, viz two rarhln a three pairs or te nlv.is tliee knlvea mid two pail ef hand .tills tearful that the weight of hla trunk might attract attention he asked me to take part of them which 1 did and sent them to him by express to Washington A short time after his return fiom I ntiada In Baltlmoie he went to the lovvei rnuntles nf Maisland bordering on the Potmnue ag he said foi the purpose or purchasing hnraea nnd boats I met lilm In Haltlmoie in lanunis 1 think at whlih time he purchased the horse that I hail selected for lilm He also puithused a liugas and barwaa and said Ihut nil wna lompleted 1 nil nads to wnrk 1 Inrmmed 1115 pn ictus lhat 1 was in the ill lm tineas with Booth to prevent th 111 from knowing the Hue cause of mv association with Booth O Uuighlln mil I drove Hi' buggs to Washington this wns wnm time in the eatlv pari of Deceuth r 1SI or the enrly pa t of Januaiy, IM1.1 PAllM rilEPAH VTIO.NH We left the horse al Nallors llveij stable on Ihe cnue ear Thirteenth stieel mid we went tn he Itullmnn a liotel tkept li) Iiihaui on Pennss Ivanla Iva-nla avenue We temalned there 11 few da and n n went to Mitchell a hotel near drover theater mil icinalned u few days Wo went frnm there ind rented a room fiom Mrs Van lyne 4If. D street and obtained our meula at the l'ranklln hotel nt the corner of D and Kigiith streqls Me rentalnod there on and on until Manh SO 1MJ5 during whlih time I fruiuentls went to lloltlmore ncarls rvetv Hniuidus iil.iughltn ua a genet il ihlng went und returned with me on Ih. a. visits Whm in lleltiirnie 1 mmlne.t m uiy falli 1 a home When In "Anahlngion I nil nuisi if ns lime nt Itullman s hit I ikept lis II him 111 PhiiiisvIviiiiI 1 avenue at whlih plan 1 1 Laufclilln nnd lusscir ha I anill ilm lima Ihe 1 lealdeut having 1 eased vlflilng the toldli ra lloni. Bniih niHiBid a I I in In ibdmi hltn fiom the Ihwilei I y 1 in lying lilm hi fc, off tin st ige hy the but k e nu nice 1 hue him In u buygv which h - in hiv In ntirulan il lurinr il ouru ion iht li null h pr dui I I y tl 11 1 j off r ihe gas m ike re 1 1 011 i- re I obi 1 to an) such urrangemTit, and flainly lolnted out Its utter Irnprnctlcablltts nnd told Booth It could tot be accomplished accom-plished He would listen 10 no argu tiient I could hi Ing 101 Ih unil seemed lesolved In esrrslng out HiIb mud scheme lip endetcvoicd to nbtniu a man. riom New ork to turn off the ens In this he failed so he Infoiired me Ihls wna In the litter part or Jnnil-mv' Jnnil-mv' 01 the early part or r.bruarv lev. Booth at thla time wns slopping at the Nutlonal lintel About this time I culled nt hla room aieompanled b) n Laughlln and upon entering was In troduced to hurrutl under the name I thlnl. nf 1 nip 'J hla wns nlout in or 11 neloik In the morning and Ilnoth was still In heel This wns the Hi at time I ever met Mirratt Hurratt left a fenv moments after we came In nnd Booth Informed us thit he was one of the pnit.es engaged In the abduction and Hint Ills name was Hurrutl V MOIHIIItH Plir WHAI WH-AI out this lime Booth told me he hal received u letter fiom his mother In which she stated that slip hid fearrul dreams about him Ahe sent his broth er Junius llrutus In Washington In perauide hint to co ite honip ao Booth mill me Booth told ine that he did not wish his brothei 10 know how mans horia he had as he knew that his binthet would ask ror nn ex pin tin -llnn ns to whs he kept sn mans He asked ine then tn go down In 1 lcavei s stnhle mil I did so He told Mr Cleivei that I hi 1 puuhised the horse and he wis tinned over tn me About a week afterward 1 went to the alnhle p ild the livers on the borae and rode him up tn the .arm 1 ur I) mil righth streets, and tinned him over either to 0 I.uuBhlln or Booth I never saw the horse afterwards Booth afteiwnrd re paid me lor the board of the hotse Booth was absent from the City of I Washington fnt the best part or the month of Pebru ir) On his leturn he slated that he hml been In N'ew nrk On the night or March It I'M. stout 1.' or 12 10 n 1 Ini k D l.aughllii and mj eir wetp nhout leaving Xlull111.il s hn tel 011 our wnv to our rojrn when Booth sent a m.ssenger (Ilerold) who ut that time vv is unknown 10 me re nuentlng JS 10 a roninnns Ilerold to Roller eating saloon (Ilerold 1 learned from O I.aughlln hid been in Hoduced In hlin thnt .1 1) by Ilnoth luting then buggy tide) We Aceniillnt.lv went up nnd were ushered Into ihe room where seated mound a table weie Booth Surrntt AUerodt, Mini Porl Tobacco nnd Pus lie alhs Moaliv nil or whom with the exception or Booth an I urratt I had nevei seen nnr heaid or betdre We weie then roiiiiiill) Intinduied Osslera, liquors and cigars weie oh (allied lieinth then remarked that , thoe galhere 1 were the narilei engaged en-gaged lo asslM In the abducllnu of Ihe Piesldent The plan of ahdu. ting hlin from the then r was then Intiodnccd and discourse I upon Booth saying that If It could not he done from the lower lN ll 1 nuld from the uppei one THI3 PARTS ALLOTTED He set forlh the pnrt he wished each on to perf.um II. anl Piyne alias MosbS. were in seise the Piesi.lent. In the box i Lutighllu and Ilerold lo I put out (he gib I was tn Jump upon the stage and taiat them aa lie was Invveted down riom the box and Huriatt Hur-iatt and Alieio.lt ullUH Port Tobacco were to be on the other aide or th.i hastern Krnne h bridge lo act as pilots and lo aaalat in . onveslrtir him to the boat whlih had been purchased bs Booth Booth paid everything w..s in leadlnent The (1st of the conversation during the meeting wae ns to whether It could 01 could nit be u. coniplished In the manner piopos. i After listening 1 1 Booth and ihe others 1 ftriiils protest ed and obje iiih the whole a In me and told them of Us utter Imprui tl. n lilllty t am .I that prisoners weie being exi hanged and that the ohjei t of tho Hbdu. II ni had been neiompliah ed thit patrloilam wns the motive that prompted me in lolnlng the scheme not ambition and that I wanted 11 shadow if a iliin.e foi my life and that 1 Intended Imvlng It I hen a 1 angi dtiuisalon arose between be-tween Booth and myself in which he threatened to ehool me I told him tl ut two could pla) nt hat game and be-fore be-fore them all exi r. seed my tlrm de termination to havi nothing more to do with It after that week Atout t neloik In Up morning the meeting bioke up nnd oiuughlln and mself went to our room ut Mrs van Tsnea The neM das ur I win standing in front ef Itullman lintel Pennaslvu lila avenue Innunpans with O Laugh-Itn Laugh-Itn Booth came tiding lis on horse buek and stopped and called O Laugh Iln He ronvcised vvtlh 1dm a short time and then o LiiUKhlln leturned .vising that Booth waited to set me I went te. the 1 uih and met hlin Booth apologlaed l me for the words he lucd used ut the meeting remarking that he thou. lit tl it I must have been drunk In making il e objei tloni th it 1 did In if r. 111 1 lo hu proposed tibiu nr carrying out ihe tibiuillon I toll hlin no drunkenness wan nn his anl hla party s pun that t wua nevei moie sobet In my llto anl that whit I aal I the night l.efnte I meant mil thai the week would end my ennn Hon vvnh the afTaii ANOTIinit PL.V lIAli HED On Match I? 1SK5 about j o 0. k llonlh and lleioi 1 met fi 1 intghl 1 ,n II s It It mill 'tuel that 1 1,) Hint th 1 rt,ileni uiuri g 1 IlKltr ll f-,-n ill e o enlh ttftet, a a soldiers en an pme or h util at (he outer -dze of the eitv boith had ptevlousls """' snail hlaek lux titalning two nr-Hies nr-Hies a monkes wrench ammunition and roui pieces it re De bs the portei of the National hotel to our room nt Mrs van Tsne- Nut wishing It to re-miln re-miln In our room O Laughlln sent Ihe box to an ai'iunlntance of his in Washington Th a box was sent to our 10. m in the eiirlv "art of March li& I think nnd wis lenoved In about a week or ten dn)d After Booth and lleinld met i) Laughlln and nsself nnd mad arrangements ar-rangements to go nut to the nei form-am form-am e on Seventh a'ret Booth Ilerold and O Laughlln went for Ihe box containing con-taining the two enrblnes etc The un-diratandlng un-diratandlng was lhat Heroll was to tike the box with Booth c horse and Imggv to either Huirnttsvllle 01 T B and theie meet us in ease the abduction abduc-tion vvus sun erul This nn Ihe last time I saw Ilerold until nui Ulal 0 Laughlln lelurneel and we took our dinner at the l'ranklln hotel ns usual fter dinner we met Booth nnd a ompauled him to the llvety stihle neat llm patent oftlee at whlih plnre Bnilh ohtalned horses for-u O Laughlln II id I then rode tn oui r nin on I) itret and made all our necessars at 1 1 jngeinents eaeft aiming himself I ei laughlln and I then mde out to wnere the performame was to take I IncP Wp stopped ut n restnurint nt the 1 101 of thP hill to Await the arrival of tin other parties 1 hev not anlving us mm as we oxppctel we remounted our horses nntl rode out on the mad nhout a n lie We then returned and Hop) 1 d it the same teslnurant While in there tserndt rnme In having Just nrilved with Pane A short time after Booth nnl Surratt tame In and we drank to-(..ther to-(..ther Booth had made Inquiries at the eniampment whcie the performance .ii to be held anl leimed that the I 1 icsldent was not there After telling tin this we separated OLiughlln and II veclf riding back lo the cits tnsether Mn ratt und Booth rode out the toed in vard the countrs O Laughlln and I I. ft 0111 hotses bark of the National hotel ut a llverv stable lONM'IIIACV AUANDOVED About 8 o clock 1 met Booth mil lur-latt lur-latt near the stable This was the Inst time I ever saw hurratt ind I never saw Pasne after we pirted In our ride into the clt) until the dav of our trial 0 .mighllu and I left nshlnclon on Mmch Mth mil went to Baltimore Booth went to New x, nrk nnd thus I thought Hie whole affair abandoned J then told my famll) I had cened bttal-ness bttal-ness In Washington nnd had severed ms connection with Booth My fathei told me thnt If I would ip-pi) ip-pi) to J W Whaitou for emplo)tnettt 1 nilRht obtnln It as Whnttnn vvus looking fnr a 1 lerk the list time he cntne up riom Old Point lomfoit V.i to Baltimore I went to in) btothei s home at HookHown Biltlmore count) nnd 1 tPtuinpd March :5th to Biltlniore I was Infoinied nt in) rather s that Booth had cnlleel lo bpp me un I left 1 earl requesting me to a nil upon lilm nt Itanium s hotel I found 11 letter (here also rrom hlin (o nip In whlih hp slated he eleelied to give It another tilnl the week following and If unnic. eaaful lo abandon it fnievei The letter found In Booth a Hunk wna In anavver to thla leiiei whlih I Innoeentls wrote lo prevent pre-vent his itndet inking II On (he aunie dav Mai.h I" 1KM. I apt lied In J W Wharton at oil Point Conirnrt ror emplnsment mil re eived u ravorble annuel lo ms application on March 11 I'M. O Utughlln cmne to mv rmhei a to which place I had retumel rtom mv btnthers nnl leqttested me lo niiompans him lo Washington tn see Booth fnr the purpoae or obtaining M0 which Booth had boirowed riom hint I went with him th it morning un 1 ip-tiirned ip-tiirned Willi him on thp earls ifternom ttnln or lh. same das At the ieit nl Washington we arcldentull) met Uxerndl We ellank tngelhpr and thPtl pnrte.1 fiom lilm I ni ver saw hlin rrom thp l.lh or March until then, and never afterward until our tilil ftl flRATT IN niCHMON-n We saw Booth During 0111 convern-Hon convern-Hon he toll ua lhat the President waa not In Washington He also aald that Hurritt hid rone tn IllPhmond as hn had itndertnod through Welchtnin that a Mrs hlalor had urrivpd from Canada, with dlspatphpa and thai thp pirty who hid been In the habit or Terr) Ins persons across the river had been arrested ar-rested In the Government In ionse-quence ionse-quence nf which Surrntt offerel hla ser vlees 10 aeeninpnns her to Hie hniond I aaked If he had receive I ms teller nf the 27th and ho replieel that he hal nnl I arke I him when the letter vv is received to destiny ll He told me ho woul 1 This Interview on March list took place In his room at the N'a lonil holel liooth o LmiRlilin nnl msseir being liesent In this ennversatloti Booth state I (hat the enterprise hml l.ei n iibanlnn.d He nlso stated that he In tended tn leturn lo his prnreaslnn It was nl this Interview that 1 nskcl Booth whit I should do with Ihe arms I ha I He told me to keep them to sell them nt do ins thing I desired vvlili them We left him at his loom nt the hotel about 2 o i lock In the afternoon and aftet that Hint 1 never tpcpIvpiI either a letter fiom him nr mis nther inmrniinlintlnn nor he rrom me neither liaie I sun hltn since W e returned tn Baltimore on the earls afternoon train I parted with O Laughlln Laugh-lln and went to m) lather s 1 there found a lettei from Win Hon In which In gave me emplosmrni The next mnrnliig I went In ms brothei a nt Hnokelovvn picked ms vollac j lepiru-tor) lepiru-tor) In gnlng In Whattnns I then gave in) brothei a icvnlver und k One tevnlver I 1 irrled with me Is brothei drove me to the 1 Ity and onk the bo it that evening for Old Point and lommen. el clerking for Mr Whartin on mv aiilval there Thla ruled ms eonneuloii with the conaplrn. ) and I luard nothing further from It nor rmiii an) or the. parlies connected tin rewlth I knew nothing of the assassination until un-til the news reached Kort Monroe a by telegraph ohout 12 n clock 1111 the morning or the rth or April Mi pla' 1 11 1 Minn a am ht 1 was hi re steel at Mr Whiitons store Old Point Comfort 1 un ihe miming of pill 17 WIS TIip asansal-hatlon asansal-hatlon n' Piesldent Lincoln wis never nnntlonel nr even hinted ut lit my nlCa. en.p by Booth 01 any nthe, , erai 11 (Signed) SAMI I.I. AUNiiLI) In the piesenee nr '.KOIIili: It ANDltnws Major "thJHnlijl hi, e A,.ller. 1 Psmiiel Armilel do snlPninlv awar In the preaenei or Almlghiv Oi.l ihiVi the. fDr'hga"X "nnl to Ml lei, I uii tiuhed nj! name la true In even parti. u lnr and Is .full und cmplei, hlalnry or niv .onnee 101, with He' eonapiraes VA iil.lilit or kidnap Prea dent Lincoln 11,1a , l.lamry or ill aeveril parts each ' is 1 mrforni mil Hut ,1 11 a true Btatiiiieni t fai aa mv knowlalae nxlen la rt nil tails and peraone connected with the iei splrarv tn jibduet or hlehiap thai I have not ltinntad 10 comesl 1115 nf the fa. ii relating tharetj or to sireiii mv "elf . ! f."5. fwI,0J, innnted th.rew h n,i that I had no knoaledge whatever that snj uttsmpi was tn he made to a.aaa. '". , '.SrlL't '", I'lneoln nnd rurihef more 1 will true answer make 1 1 ai v i,.ei ,11 qilisllons which lltus be rn 1" in me In relation to msseir or in i iirsi.il or persons whl'fi wrp "0',',rt 'ih.,R8nMl ,0 ''"Wiwele.l elth r with the Bhdurilen or ussuas In iilnii V I rea, dent Lincoln sAUlkl llivoi,.' gubsirlbed and svvoii n u rtl i ' L 3rd .l,v or nJi.nJbe'r Zr'm 'n """ V II CHBHON Nntniy I ,llc (To he iintlnuml neM week ) |