Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1865-06-08
the plot. They reached the house at

: the plot. They reached the house a
midnight. 1t is fine dwelling, one
of the best in Maryland And after
; hallooing for some time, Coke came
down to the door himself. As soon
as he opened it and beheld who
the strangers were, be instantly blew
out the candle he held in his hand,
and without word pulled them into
the house, the negro remaining in the
yard. The Confederates remained in
Sam. Coxe's house till four o'clock in
the morning, during which time the
negro saw them drink aud eat hearti.
ly but when they re-appeared they
spoke in loud tone, so that Swan
could hear them, against the bospitali.
ty Of Coke. All this was done to in.
fuence the darkey, but their motives
were as apparent as their words. He
Conducted them three miles further
on, when they told him that now they
knew the way, and giving him five
dollars more-making twelve in all
told him to 60 back.
But when the negro. in the dusk of
morning, looked after them AS he rece-
ded, he saw that both horses heads
were turned toward Coxe's, and il
was this man, doubtless, who harbor-
ed the fugtives from Sunday to
Thursday, aided, possibly, by such
neighbors as the Wilson's and Ad-
amses.
At the point where Booth crossed
the Potomac the shores are very shall
low, and one must waid out some dis
tance 10 where a boat will float. 4
white man came up here with canoe
on Friday, and tied it by stone ali.
chor. Between seven and eight
o'clock it disappeared, and in the af.
ternoon some men at work on Methxy
creek, in Virginia, saw Booth and
Harold land, tie the boats rope to a
stone and fling it ashore, and strike
ont at once across a plowcd field for
King George Court House. Many
folks entertained them without doubt,
but we positively hear of him next at
Port Royal Ferry, and then at Gar.
rett's farm.
l. Spanglcr, the stage carpenter of
Ford's theatre. will most probably suf-
fer the extreme penalty of the law.
2. sam" Arnold, of Baltimore,
better known as the author of letter
signed Sam" who undertook TO pi-
lot and agreed to do it, and back
ed out in the end because of his fail
ing courage, will also suffer death
He was a conspirator, but not bold
enough to be an assassin.
3. Capt Willie Jett, found at Bowl
ing Green, who took Booth behind him
ON his horse, thus facilitating his es-
cape, will run a close chance for his
neck. He either did or did not recog-
nize in Booth the assassin, and if so,
woe to him
! 4. Atzeroth or Azerodt, but whose
name i'll his own execrable chirogra-
phy | have copied from the register
at kirkwood's Hotel as &C. A. Abze-
rodt. Charles county, Maryland, l26
b." will be hung positively. lie is a
murderer by instinct and tempera-
ment. His face is a standing conyic-
tiOn.
5. Mrs. Surratt will suffer the full!
penalty attached to the crime. As
Booth was the master, SO was she the
mistress, conspirator. She is bold
and cruel aud deserves to die.
6. Mclaughlin, friend and confed-
crate of Booth, will die for conspiracy
without courage.
Z. DIR. Madd, residing near Bryan
town, may suffer death for his timidi.
ty. He set Booths leg on Saturday
morning, and never mentioned it till
Sunday night. He may not have re-
cognized Booth, and may not, as he
says, have heard of the murder. But
he has been a stern secessionist, aud
a life insurance policy at present,
would cost him the revenue of his
county.
s. John Lloyd will certainly die.
He kept Mrs. Surratt's hotel at Sur.
rattsville, secreted and furnished the
two assassins with carbines and al
though positively aware of the conspi-
racy before, and the crime immediate
-ly after its execution, he held his
tongue.
9. Sam. CoXer, or Captain Sam.
Coke. lives between Scylla and Cha
rybdis. He concealed and fed Booth,
probably knowing his hands to be
stained with blood. He has already
suffered execution in horrible forebo-
dings.
10. Young Harold. who stood with
Booth in the all-memurable barn, aud
shared his flight, aud was his guide
and servant, will die despite hun
dred pleas of denentia or mania.
ii. John Surratt. if caught at all,
will suffer death. He shared the hor-
rible secret of meditated crime, and
should with bis mother meet the re-
ward of murder. ..-..
l2. Payne or Wood, the desperate
assassin of MIR. Seward, was taken at
Mrs. Surratts house. and was hired
cut-throat, will die beyond peradven-
ture. "
l3. Mr.. and Mrs. Adams, of New,
port these, it is believed, knew
Booth and assisted him.
Ia. Mr.. Wilson, of Newport he
did not assist justice, although cogni-
zant of the crime.
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