Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1865-07-07

three years schooling In GEORGETOWN Oolteses
after which he entered upon thedrug business,
his first engagement being with DR.. Bates, cor
ner of 9TH and L, Navy Yard.) then with Dr.
+. S. Walsh, on sth street west and subse-
auently for a few months with W. s. Thomp-
son, near the State Department
After his fathers death he gave up his bust
ness, and spent most Of his time in the country,
| stopping with various persons between this
| city and Port Tobacco and he was often seen
| drinking when in town. His most intimate
| acquaintance never heard him mention poll
| tics At this time, his whole conversation being
! of his exploits with dog and gun. The family
are Of the Episcopalian persuasion, the mother
ana his seven sisters being attached to christ
Church, at the Navy Yard but David seldom
| if ever attended church. The family are high
ly esteemed in the community. and have the
sympathies of the public. The grief of the
family on hearing his death warrant was
heart-rending.
From Herold's frivolous turn of mind and
unstable character, it is believed that Booth
did not rely upon him to do any of the heavy
work of the great tragedy, but counted upon
him as valuable auxiliary in his flight from
his local knowledge of the country through
which that flight was to be essayed.
ATZERODT.
George A. Atzerodt is short, thick set round
shouldered, ofmuddy complexion, with brown
hair. light colored mustache and goatee, un.
pleasant green eyes, aged about 80, and black
smith by trade. He was born in Germany, but
raised, we learn in Charles county, Md,
where he has spent most of his life. His char.
acter has stood none of the best heretofore, and
for some years he has been living with
woman, not his wife, near Port Tobacco, by
which woman he has a child. For some
been missing from Port Tobacco, and it is
believed he had been engaged in blockade
running and other traitorous practices.
Atzerodt alleges that during the latter part
OF February John Surratt and Booth
wanted man who understood boating, and
could both get a boat and ferry party over the
Potomac on capture. Surratt knew him, and
under the influence Of great promises of a
fortune he (Atzerodt) consented to furnish the
boat and do the ferrying over. This plot was
attempted on the 18th of March,, and failed
Booth, however, kept his subordinates unin-
formed of his plans, except that it was under
stood the President was to be captured Mean
while eyerybody was waiting for Booth On
the 18th of March he (Atzerodt) went to the
Kimmel House, and what took place after
wards according to his statements to the court
is as follows
am one of the party who agreed to capture
the President of the United States, but am not
one of a party to kill the President of the
United States. or any member OF the Cabinet,
or General Grant or Vice President johnson.
The first plot to capture failed, the second to
kill broke away from the moment heard of
1t. This is the way it came about:-On the
evening OF the 14th Of April met Booth and
Payne at the Herndon House, in this city, at S
O'Clock, He (Booth) said he himself would
take charge ofMr. Lincoln and General Grant,
Payne should take MIR. Seward, and should
take Mr.. johnson. told him would not do
it. That had gone into the thing to capture,
but was not going to kill. He told me I was
FOOL; that would be hung anyhow, and that
1t was death for every man that backed out
andso we parted. l wandered about the streets
until about O'Clock in the morning, and then
went to the Kimmell House, and from there
pawned my pistol at Georgetown, and went to
my cousins house in Montgomery county,
where was arrested the 10Th following. After
l was arrested told Provost Marshal Wells
and Provost Marshal MI Phail the W hole story:
also told 1T TO Capt. Monroe, and Col. Wells
told me If pointed out the way Booth had
gone would be reprieyed, and so told him |
thought he had gone down Charles county in |
order to cross the Potomac. The arms which !
We're found in my room at the Kfrkwood
House and black coat do not belong to me- |
On the afternoon of the 14th Of April Herold |
called to see me, and left the coat there 1t is |
his coat, and all in it belongs to him, as YOU
can see by the handkerchiefs, marked with his |
initial and with the name of his sister, Mrs |
Naylor. Now will state how passed the |
whole OF the 14th of April. In the afternoon |
about O'Clock went to Keleher's stable on |
eth street, near ID, and hired dark BAY mare |
and rode into the country for pleasure, and on |
dark bay horse which had kept at Naylor's |
before on or abe 1T the Sd of April belonged to |
Booth, and also the saddle and bride, and |
mad charge OF him to sell him; and do not |
know what became of him. At about in the |
evening went to MAYORS again and took out |
the mare, rode out for an hour and returned |
told him to keep the mare ready at 10 O'Clock, |
IN order to return her to the man hired her |
from. From there 1 went to the Herndon |
House; Booth sent a message to the sOyster |
Bay" where was, saying he wanted to see |
me, and went. Booth wanted me to murder |
MI Johnson refused. then went to the
street, and whiled away the time until 10. AT /
10 ] got the mare and having taken drink |
with the hostler, galloped about town, and
went to the Kimmell House. From there
rode down to the depot, and returned my horse
riding up Penna avenue TO Keleher's. From
a room with Wash Briscoe. He had none and |
by the time got back to the Kimmen House it !
was near 2. The man Thomas was stranger |
met on the street. Next morning, as stated, !
went to my cousin Richter's in Montgomery |
county. GEORGE A. ATzERoDT.
Despite this statement of Atzerodt, there is no |
doubt whatever that he fully entered into the |
assassination plot up to the very hour OF its ex-
ecntion, and only lacked nerve at the last mo-
ment to execute what he had promised. The |
testimony, direct and circumstantial. is con-
elusive as to this. ~
PAYNE, OTHERWISE POWELL.
Lewis Payne Powell is the son of the Rev.
George G. Powell a Baptist minister, at pres
ent supposed to live at Live Oak Station, on |
the railroad between Jacksonville and ITALIA |
bassee, in the State Of Florida, and was born in
Alabama in the year ls45. Besides himself his
father had six daughters and two sons. He
lived for some time in Worth and Stewart
counties, Georgia, and in 1859 moved to Flori- |
da At the breaking ont of the war, four years
ago, the prisoner was a lad of sixteen, engaged
in experimenting his fathers plantation and
number Of slaves. In 1861 his two brothers
enlisted in the Confederate service, and Lewis
in the same year enlisted in Capt. Stewards
company in the ed Florida infantry, COM
manded by COL Ward, and was ordered to
Richmond. At Richmond his regiment joined