The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1865-07-19

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was heard to open, hoping to SEQ some one
who could aid her in seeing the President.
HarrOlds two skaters, dressed in deep
mourning, aud heavily veiled, also came to
the White House soon after the arrival Of
Miss Surratt, to intercede for their brother.
Unable to ace the President, they addressed
o note to Mrs. johnson, but she boing sick
IL was not thought proper to deliver it.
Failing in this, they asked permission tO
forward note TO Mrs. Patterson, the Prosi.
dents daughter, who being also indisposed
:he request was not granted Tho Misses
Harold showed much self-control, aud
restrained most Of the outward manifesto.
ticns OF sorrow.
THE LAST NIGHT OF THE CONDEMNED.
The friends, relatives aud spiritual al. !
visers Of the prisoners were with them un'
til nearly eleven o'clock at night, aud min
istered to the comforts Of their mental dis
tress by all the ueans IN thoir power. Miss
Anna Surratt remained with Ler mother |
nearly the entire night.
Payne was the only one of the miserable
party who is said to have rested at all
soundly or uuhrokenly, aud this uneXciia-
BILE and stalwart man was not vouchsaied
rest and unconsciousncss until nearly dawn.
Unlike the rcst, he consumed n hearty
the failure of that matchless nerve and ro
! signation which he has exhibited from the
hour of his arrest Though regarding his
ultimate execution as ioregone conclusion,
| in communicating with his friends and
| pastor he displayed genuine cOntrition, and
believed he was justly expiating his mon
strous offence.
| Mrs. Surratt early in the evening became
! completely unnerved and somewhat hdgcty
| in thought and expression. She seemed
not only overwhelmed with mental anguish,
but utterly prostrated phys cally with the
near approach of the terrible ordeal which
was meted to her. The intellectual re.
sources and will that sustained this dark
and sinister woman throughout the session
of the court of inquisition completely for
sock her when hope vanished, and the glib
bet from which she was TO ewing was al
ready reared scarce fifty PAGES from the
portals of her cell
The regular physician of the arsenal was
sent for, who pronounced her system de-
ranged aud dangerously prostrated. Wine
of valerian and other quieing drink was
given her and she revived, but no longer
was she the Mrs Surratt of the coul troOm.
She desired to see her spiritual advisers,
and they were sent for. DESTROYS of clear.
ing her mind first OF all worldly affairs, she
indicated the disposition she wished made
of her property, aud talked long aud earn.
estly of her children aud their future pros
perity. Toward her cowardly son John she
quite naturally entertain feelings of deep
sea! ed bitterness. ThiH she in measure
overcane after having relieved her mind
about him ami his conduct, and finally ap.
peared reconcilcd to lis doscrtion.
harrold, like Payne, succeeded in gain.
ing several hours of sleep before morning
and was apparently much comforted during
the night 10y the prceence OF his sisters, six
in number, who consoed him with re nnders
of tho pardon that awaits repentant and
contrite hearta. The Scriptures were also
read to him at frequent intervals.
Atzerodt, completely beside himself with
,lismay and fear, nuifered ndescribable az
ony throughout the weary watches of the
night, and coull take no nourishment il
the morning. Weak and shrinking with
horror at the thought of the doom tina
awaited him, lie evinced tho spirit of the
craven that possessed him and lod him tC
the wrctched completely that has brought
him to the gallows. Like his associates il
crime, lie was cJmforted with the presence
of minister of the gospel. and endeavored
as well as his fears would permit. to draw
therefrom the comfort they nianifcstly dc
rived from such ministration.
THE STATEMENTS OF THE PRISONERS.
Mrs Surratt made 10 confession of guilt
but, it is said, toll her spiritual adviser
, that she had no part in the plot to murder
the President. She had hoped up to al
most The hour of her exection that her sen
@ tcnce would be respited, it not committed
, and she had apparently LOST sight of he
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i daughter, of whom sho constantly talked
d and repeatedly, frantically and with wiring
e ing of hands asked "What will become o
. her-what will be Anna's fate p
II Payne informed Colonel Dodd, who ha
special charge Of the prisoners, that 80 ia
c as he knew, Mrs. Surratt had nothing TO do
@ with the plot for assassination. Certainly
d. she had never said a word to him on thu
- subject, nor had any of his co-conspirator
5 mentioned her IN connection with the mat
r ter. She may have known what was goinl
|. on but TO him she never disclosed he
knowledge by word or act. That immedi
ately after he had made the murderous al
tack upon Mr.. Seward, he felt lie had dom
wrong, and he had wandered around anC
4 slept in the woods that night, frequentl,
j feeling inclined to como to the city and giv'
himself IN. That when. finally, he was b.
= hunger and loss of rest driven TO Mrs. Sur
e rats house, he had doubts about his re
e ception there, and whether she would no
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f punishment Colo el Dodd, who has bee
!. constantly in conversation with Payne re
. Gently, says the latter has never variet
!. from one straightforward. consistent story
n claiming at all times that no was informe
g and beloved that he was acting under a
order from the rebel authorities, and di
y not, therefore, originally view his act as
l. murderous assault
If Harold says, in tho original plot. to hin
d was assigned the duty of shutting off TIN
g gas in the theatcr and no had once rs
q hearsed the work with Booth that, how
o ever, on the night Of the assassination h
It was only required to be in waiting near tb
" navy-yard bridge to assist Booth to escape
r, Atzerodt made a statement to friends VIII
n were with him on the morning OF tho exc
e cution, that he took room at the klrk
o wood House on Thursday in order TO get
.s pass from Vice President Johnson to 60 :
o Richmond. Booth was to lease the Rich
d mond theater, and the President was to b
D. invited TO attend il when visiting Rict
c. mond, and captured there. Harold brough
,s the pistol and knife to the room about hal
,s past two clock on Friday. lie (AtzcrodI
m said he would not have anything to do wit
N the murder OF johnson, when Booth Sal
/. that Harold had more courage than A
at zerodt, and he wanted Atzerodt TO he wit
a. Harold to urge him 20 do H. There wa
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