Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1865-07-07
THE EXECUTION,
-FOUR OF THE C0NSPIRA-
TORS HUNG!
Petitions for Executive Clemency.
Attempt to Stay the Execution.
Incidents at the White House.
Scenes al the Surratt House.
Sketches Of the Condemned.
Their Preparation for Death.
Prostitution Of Mrs. Surratt.
The Agony Of the Daughter.
Scenes at the GallOWs.
Incidents.
Incidents.

The last act of the tragedy of the 10Th century
Is ended, and the curtain dropped forever upor
the lives of four of it's actors. Payne, Herold
Atzerodt and Mrs. Surratt, have paid the pen.
atty Of their awful crime.
In the bright sunlight of this summer day
when the hills and grassy fields are fairest
and all the elements mako earth pleasant, the
wretched criminals have been hurried into
eternity; and tonight, will be hidden in de-
spised graves loaded with the execrations Of
mankind.
Their deeds have been judged patiently and
impartially. Seven weeks were devoted to
their trial, witnesses have been summoned
from remote sections, every point that IN any
manner suggested innocence was carefully
weighed, and the sentence of death executed
only because there was not one reasonable
doubt of overwhelming guilt.
The friends of Mrs. Surratt thought her life
might be spared out of regard for her sex, but
just tribunal is no respecter of persons, and
declares that the majesty of outraged law must
be yindicated without reference to age, sex or
condition.
The community will experience sense of
relief at the termination of this tragedy. Day
after day the subject has been brought before
the public until every one was weary of it, and
now the memory of the assassins will be
pun away as nateful thing.
CONCERNING THE PRISONERS.
Interesting Details.
Now that the last scene in the drama is over
with the prisoners convicted of the capital of.
fence, it is proper to give some details concern.
Ing them and their Imprisonment not hereto
fore published.
As soon as the Government got trace of the
whereabouts of some OF the conspirators suf-
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probable, at the request of the War Depart
ment one of the three monitors then at the
Navy Yard (the Saugus, Lieut. Day COM
manding,) was assigned as the prison ship
and hauled out in the stream about one hun
dred yards from the experimental battery ON
the wharf A strong guard Of marines was
placed on the Saugus, under command of Capt
Frank Monroe, and at the same time a number
OF double irons We're placed On board, ready
for such prisoners as should be sent down.
The first prisoner received was O'Lauehlin.
who was placed on board at 10 o'clock d. m. on
Tuesday, April 18th. He appeared to feel his
situation very sensibly, but had but little to
say. He was at once conducted to the cap
fain's cabin, where he was placed in double
irons and ball and chain attached to his legs,
and q canvass bag placed over the head with
an aperture over the mouth large enough for
him 70 breathe through.
Lewis Payne was the next one received, he
arriving about o'clock on the following morn
zng, and he was placed in the anchor ROOM
where he was secured in the same manner as
OLaughlin.
Payne while on board the monitor made the
desperate attempt to bp..t out his brains against
.ne IRON WILLIS nich led to padded hoods
oe"g Piaceo Jver the heads Of all the prison.
ne throughout his imprisonment here
JIted the same cool audacity he displayed
during his trial afterwards.
At 1l3O p. m. on Thursday, April Goth, G. A.
Atzerodt and Hartman Richter arrived and
were placed in the coal bunker, where they
were secured. Atzerodt did not have much to
say, but while Richter was being secured he
protested his innocence, saying he knew no.
thing of the case, and when the irons were
about being placed on him he said that that
was the first time such things had been placed
on him.
On Sunday, April 23d, the monitor Montauk,
Lieutenant Commander Stone, hauled out in
aSe stream, and being dashed to the Saugus,
.Atzcrodt was transferred from her to the wind
lass room of the Montauk. On the night Of the
same day Samuel Arnold, detected by the
s4Sam" letter, was brought down and secured
as the others in small apartment on the mon
Later in the night Spangler was brought
an board and Conn., AZ VAC os WIN 0s'''"
.. m. Tuesday, 25th of April, the portuguese,
J. NJ Ceiestina, was brought on and after oeing
secured as the others, placed in the namlnoeA
room. - - = sz.x.-l
: A. las a. m, of Thursday, 9th Of April, the
steamer John s. Ide, Captain Henry Wilson,
rayne alongside with Booths body, and with
Daxid @. Herold. Herold was taken to the
,uard-room store room, where he was placed
A double irons, and otherwise secured as the
others.
Snanrier was badly frightened when he was
Brst MIA ced on board, and for some time he was
nearly out Of his wits. DR.. G. B. Todd, Sur
econ of the Montauk. prescribed for him, and
in two or three days he became calm. Atze-
rodt also needed the Doctors services on being
FIRST imprisoned, but he did not need them
dong.
e-sec ~-..-- HEROLD.
9 David E. Herold is the only son Of the late
n George Herold, who for over twenty years
Uasthe principal clerk of the Navy Store at
che washington Yard, and who died last fall
a. his residence near the Yard. David was
norm at the corner Of 11th street east and
street south, nearly % years since. He was
NOTED for trifing, friyolity, wholly unlike the
others Of the family, who are OF retired Gus
,,osition, seeing little company. David was
.avv fond of horses, dogs, and gnns, ana was
a Great brag, never being without something 70
toass Of. His father was exceeoinsly !ono %
-soorting, and hunted frequently rom ASH
Einrton 70 Chapel Point, where ne crossed &c
Virginia and thence back 70 Aiexsnorla' ususi.
Iy taxing David with him. ana so nis'l ne
:, "a r. vid would be ont for a month or more
:, n,n,ino. David was never known TO drinA
uutiI few months previous 70 his arrest. be