The Cleveland leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1865-1865, 1865-07-19

hA.~T~-1vav of th0 4vuai15 uTsaes-1ef fer
the Government in the assassination trials,
has published a card in the Washington
Sunday Dispatch in reply to certain strie-
lures on his evidence. The most interest
ing part of it consists of some reminis-
cences of Mrs. Surrstt's bearing and con-
versation before and at the time of the as
s~assination, which add further proof of her
guilt. We append an extract:
Particles of conversation which were
once intended TO blind me, and which had q
certain air of mystery about them, now
come back in their dresd reality with a
peculiar and an awful significance. Before
the 4th of March, Mrs. Surratt was contin-
uslly remsrkiRg to everybody that some
thing Wss going to happen to "Old Abe"
which would prevent him from taking his
seat, because General Lee was going ito
make a movement which would startle the
world" This appeared in the papers, and
no notice was taken of it. The 4th of
March came and went. President Lincoln
was in~augurated, but General Lee did not
execute his movement" What that
movement" was 1 do rot know. A short
time after, Z asked her why John brought
such men as Harold and Atzerot into the
house. "Oh, John wishes TO make use of
them for his dirty a0o7k," her eply. Then
asked her what the Hdirty work" wss. She
said, "John wants them to clean his
horses" He had two at that time. When
Richmond fell and Lees srmys surrendered;
when Washington was in a blaze Of glory,
and all hearts beat with Joy, Mrs. Surratt
wept, and closed her house.
On Good Friday l dreve her into the
country, ignorant of her purpose and in
tentions. We started at hslf-past two.
Before leaving she had an interview with
John Wilkes Booth, In the psrlor, and no
doubt she then received from him the field.
glass which she gave to Lloyd. On the
way down she was lively and cheerful,
taking the reins into her hands several
times, and urging on the steed.
On our return 1 CHANGED to make some
remark about Booth, stating that he ap-
peared to be without employment, and
asking her when he was'going to act az in.
"Booth is done acting" she said, and he
is going to New York very soon, aeUer to
return"
Then turning round, she remarked
> NIT OOgHA II CAdAI vi OAp EuLlUNka
and I am going to give him q good scold-
q one subject" was, Mrs. Surrstt never
said. The people can judge for themselves.
She was very anxious to be ct home at
nine o'clock, saying that she had made an
engagement with some gentleman, who
was to meet her st that hour. I asked her
if it was Booth. She did not answer.
When about q mile from the city, on our
return, and having from the top of q hill,
caught q view of Washington, swimmingi in
8 flood ~oflightsnd glory, raising her hands,
she said: al am afraid all this rejoicing
will be turned into mourning; ali this
glory into sadness" 1 asked her what she
meant. She replied, that after sunshine
was always storm, and thst the PEG
pie were too proud and ieentious, and that
God would punish them. The gentleman
whom she expected st nine o'clock on her
return, called. It was John Wilkes Booths
last visit 10 Mrs. Surrstt, and the third on
day. She was alone with him for 8
few minutes in the psrlor. What trans
pired there God only knows. As soon as I
had taken tea 1 went to the psrlor. Mrs.
SHrrstt's former manner and c%heerfulness |
had left her. She was now nervous, agits-
and restless. Pacing up and down the
Aoor, she seemed TO be thinking, and on
my asking her what was the matter, she
said she felt nervous and unwell. Then
st me, she asked me which way
the torchlight procession was going that
had soon on tho avenue I remarked
hat it was q procession from the arsenal,
and that the employees were probably go
ing TO serenade the President, it being the
18th day of April, the day appointed for
he restoration of the hsg over Sumter.
She said she would like to know, as she
much interested in it. Her nervous
less finally increased SO much that she
irove myself and the young ladies who
we're creating q great deal of noise and
sughter, to u respective rooms to bed.
however, returned to the parlor and
continued pacing up and down the room
ong after I had retired.
When the detectives arrived at three
clock the next morning, / raped at her
DOR for permission to let than in.
"For Gods. sake, let them come inl 1
xpected the house to be searched" she
aid.
When the detectives had gone, and
Then her daughter, almost frantic, cried
ut aOhl ms, Just think of that mans hsy-
been here an hour before the ssssssins-
onl I I'M afraid it will bring suspicion
pom usT"
Gamma, come what will" she replied, At
% resigned. I think that j. Wilkes
was only an instrument in the hands
the Almighty to punish This proud and
oentious people" :