The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1865-07-13

WnOlo Irume QulVeFeui Vlolohtlyb fDuL
within FIVE. minutes all was still. Har-
rcld struggled some, and some ennis
sions'ofwater took place from the body
such as is frequently the case with
persons. dying a-NiolOnt death. There
was no perceptible movement of the
body Of Atzeroth, and he apparently
died easy. There was only a slight
movement of the limbs of Mrs Sur
raft. raT.F % wFqTY
Phere was a breathlcss stiffness for
several, minutes after. tho drop fell, but
in a short time persons commenced to
move, and almost all had left the yard
in thirty inmates. The bodies were
cut down, placed in their cofins, and
buried in the yard near the scaffold,
where graves were previously dug
The bodies Of all but Payne were
claimed by their relatives, and will be
duly delivered to them About two
hundred spectators witnessed the exc
cution. '''',' ie .f'.i''
Mudd, Spangler, O'Laughlin, and
Arnold are to be removed Immediate
ly to Albany Pcnitentiary, to servo
out their sentence. 's.
Efforts were made during all last
night, by counsel and friends, to secure
repricve for Mrs. Surratt, but the
President declined to interfere. About
3 o'clock this morning, Miss Surratt,
accompanied by a female friend, visit
ed the White House, having been there
last evening, for the purpose ofobtain-
J ing an interview with President john.
son, who had given orders that he
would receive no one to-day. The
door-keeper stopped Miss Surratt at
the foot of the steps leading up to the
Presidents Office, and wodld not per-
nit her to proceed further. She then
asked permission to see General Mus
sey, the Presidents Military Secretary,
who promptly answered the summons
and came down stairs where Miss Sur
raft was standing. As soon as The gen.
eral made his appearance, Miss Surratt
threw herself on her knees before him,
and, catching him by the coat, with
loud sobs and screaming cries, implor-
cd him to assist her in obtaining u
hearing with the President General
Mussey, in as tender a manner as pos
siblc, Informed Miss S. he could not
comply with her request as the Pros
dentsiorders were imperative, he wo'd
receive no one Upon General Mus
scy's returning 10 his office, Miss Sur.
ratt threw herself upon the stair steps,
where she remained q considerable
length oftime, sobbing aloud in the
greatest anguish, protesting her moth
crs innocence, and imploring every
one who came near hor to intercede in
her mothers behalf While thus weep
ing, she declared her mother was too
good and kind to DO guilty of the enor-
nous crime of which she was convict
ed, and said If her mother was put to
death shc wished also, to die. The
scene was heartrending, and many who
witnessed it, including a number of
hardy soldiers, were moved to tears. -
Miss S. having become quieted, gave
vent to her feelings in quiet tears, and
was persuaded to take u seat in the
East Room, where she remained for
several hours, jumping up from her
seat each time the front door of the
Mansion was opened, evidently in
hopes of seeing some one enter who
could be of service to her in obtaining
the desired interview with the Presi,
dent, or that they were bearers of good
news to her. '
Two of the 1Iarrol | sisters, dressed
in full mourning and heaviy y vailed,
made their appearance at the White
House, shortly after Miss s., to plead
with the President in behalf Of their
brother, Failing to see the President,
they addressed Il note to Mrs. Johnson,
and expressed hope that she would
not turn deaf ear to their pleadings
Mrs johnson being quito sick, it was
deemed expedicnt, by the ushcrs, not
to deliver the note, when, as last OK
pedient, the ladies asked permission to
forward u note to Mrs, Patterson, the
Presidents daughter, which privilege
was not granted, as Mrs p. is quite in
disposed today, The Misses Harold,
although feeling greatly concerned for
their doomed brother, showed bnt lit
tie outward signs of grief, which was
deep and silent. 1t was impossible to
tell tho anguish going on within the r
hearts. Z ~ 1.t fe'nI
Its said that Payne made a wrltOn
statement this morning, in which he
declares that Mrs. Surratt was in no
wise engaged in the plot to assassinatc
the President This was delivered to
Judge Advocate General Holt. SO far
as is known, Mrs. Snrratt claimed to
the last, to her Spiritual advisers, that
she was an innocent woman.
There was but one elevated place
where outside spectators could see the
execution, and that was cupola of one
house, which contained about forty peo-
pie. There were few orno people on
the outside of the prison walls. Over
ono. thousand persons applied this
morning to General Hancock to see the
execution. The press ofnearly every
cityin the country was represented.
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