North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1865-06-14
The Assassinatien Conspirator.-Their Per
sonal Appearance.


appearance of the alleged accomplces Of the
assassin, Booth
"Here is man appa -enfly abou. Al or AZ
years old, say five feet ten inches in haight,
slender, red or sandy haIr of thin growth,
pale oval face, somewhat Intelligent, medium
size, blue eyes, high forhead, rather promi-
nent nose, thin lips, and red TUT Of hair on
TIE chin. He does not seem to be distressed
but is interested in the trial. He is dressed
genteelly in black, and wears slippers. The
movements of bis limbs are somewhat re-
strc' ed, for small chain surrounds each
wrist, and extends from arm to arm, and a
like cham is about bis ankles and confines
his legs. This man is DR.. Mudd, against
whom, it was at first supposed, but little if
anything of guilt could be shown, but against
whom now the testimony thus far seems fear
fully pointing.
"Here is little fellow dressed in faded
blue suit, whom you would scarce call man;
he seems but nineteen or so, about S feet
inches high, dusty black neglected hair, live
ly, dark, hazel eye, slight tufts of beard,
along the chin and jaws, and family SUR
rounding the mouth, rather round face, full
but not prominent nose, full lips, foolish.
weak, boyish, confiding cuuntenance, indi-
eating but little intelligence, and not the
taintest trace of ferocity. And this is the
poor creature who seemed to live but in the
smile Of the assassin, who devotedly followed
him in his fight sharing his privations, per-
lis, and capture. This boy 81 Harold.
Lewis Payne is clothed sparngly he IS in
his shirt sleeves a sort of steel mixed wool
en- shirt !; his pantaluons are dark blue COM
mon cloth neck band and shirt collar unr
buttoned he is fully six feet high, slender,
bony, angular form, square and narrow across
the shoulders, hollow breasted hair black
straight, irregular cut, and hanging inbiffer
emily about his forehead which 10 rather low
and narrow ; blue eyes, large, staring, and
sometimes wild returns your look stes dily
and significantly square face, angular nose,
thin at the top, but expanding abruptly at
the nost,ils; thin lips AMI slightly twisted
mouth curved unsymmetricsly a little to
the left of the middle line of the face a
wild, savage looking man, bearing no scien-
ITALIA of culture or refnement-the most
perfect type of the ingram, hardened crimi.
nal
Spangler. the carpenter of Ford's theatre,
who is believed to have been Booths ac-
complce in preparing the means of escape
from the theatre, seems to have left only
enough sensibiIuy, to understand that he has
got into very uncomfortable situation some
how or other. He is Of short. thick stature,
full face, bearing indications of excessive
drink, dull gray eyes, unsymmstrical head,
and light hair, closely cut.
"O'Laughin, against whom, as yet, the
proofs have not developed anything, is
small man, weighing abont l3O pounds, about
5 feet inches high, bushy black bair. of
luxuriant growth, pale face, black eyes,
slight black whiskers, delicate silky NOUS
tache, and thin goatee. HIS counienance is
eminenty Spanish. tolerably in ntclIigent, with
no special indications of any kind.
"Atzerott is pointed out as the person to
whom was entrusted the assassination of
President johnson, in the Kukwood House.
This criminal ls a man of small stature, Dutch
face. sallow complexion, dull, dark blue eye,
rather light colored hair bushy and neglect.
ed, looks rather unconcernedly on, and at no
time evinces high serlsbllity of his almost
inevitable doom.
The last Of the male prisoners on trial is
Arnold, against whom, also, as yet, ne testi-
mony has been introduced, and we do not
now understand his status in the tragical
drama. He is young man Of very decent
and respectable appearance, clad we'll and
cleanly, about thirty years old, S feet 8 inch
es III height. dark hair and eyes, slight beard
clear light complexion, intel ligent counte-
nance, and one in which, we could look in
vain for evicence of capacity of guilt.
The last and most prominent of the accus-
ed is Mary Surratt. This woman is dressed
in full mourning she wears her bonnet and
veil during the sessions of the commission
Her age is probably fifty. She is a large,
Amaznnian class of women, square built,
masculine hands, rathe- full face, dark gray,
llfeless eye, hair not decidedly dark, complex
ION swarthv; altogether, her face denotes
more than ordinary intelligence. She seems
too strong to be weighed down by crush
ing testimony against her and whilst
conclusive evidence was being rendered
which, If true, makes her part in the horrible
tragedy of the most cold blooded, heartles'
character, she but once seemed disturbed. -
Her eye is rather soft in expression, and
strangely at variance with the general harsh
ness of her other features. She seems wo
man of undaunted metal, and fitted for Mac
bcth's injunction to ''bring forth men chill