The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1865-08-21

| "N'S feooS JoOAstul over Ulle lOeu Cuul
he would not be a prisoner for life.
Iii cone out Ill right; six years is
not such long time, after ALL said
he. You need not fclicitate yourself
on having 4 short time to:stay, Span
gler, said Dr.. Mudd. II don t lalow
where they are taking us. but if it is
| to the Dry Tortugas, there is no more
! chance for YOU than for me. None OF
us will live more than two years
up to this time not Il word had been
dropped Ill reference to the ultimate
destination of the conspiIntors; but
they had occupied themselves in dis
c'1ss1ng the probabilities Of Il residence
1T Albany, II trip to some port on the
Cult or sudden death by drowning.
O'Laugh!in was very reticent, rarely
entering into conversation even with
his fellow-prisoncrs
y Mudd carried with him q printed
copy of the evidence adduced during
his tllal, and took great pleasure in
picking it to pieces. He is described
by our informant as man of good
education, considerable shrcw1mess,
and strong rebel proclivitics. He w:.s
never off his guard, always ponderel
Il question well before returning an
answer, and invariably spoke of Mrs.
pSurrat as having been uniustly exc
cutcd: It will be remembered that on
his trial Mudd denied all knowledge
OF Booth previous to the visit of The
lame assassin TO the doctors house:
but to Cap in Dutton he confessed
that he was acquainted With Booth for
sometime before the murder In rc
gard 10 that deplorable crime, he as
serted that lie did not know of it until
after Booths departure.
Mudd WAS Very gloomy during the
voyage, and fears were entertained by
his S'elrd that he contemplated suicide.
He was, accordingly. closely watched.
very much 20 his indignation.
"Nby Go You keep ,sc so closely
guarded?' said he TO tx. officer in
charge of him,
Because, said Captain d, Il am
afraid L naAy lose you
How loose meA There is surely
no change for me to escape here, and
YOU do not suspect that would kill
myss,lf?"
"That is just what fear; and until.
I get my receipt for your body from
the commander OF the post to which
You are consigned, I deem it my duty
to have your every step strictly watch
ed"
"Nrll, captain, You need have no
fear on my account. wonld put an
end to MY miserable existence bet for
the thought of eternity ann afraid
to die, although l can bear this terri
bic lie, which is much worse than
DEATH
When off the coast Of Florida, the
weather being warm, the prisoners
were allowed to sleep on deck. and
during the day their iron, wt.re r.
moved. They were very grateful for
this nnmerited kindness. and showed
their appreciation Ivy giving as little
trouble as possible to those who had
charge OF them.
When tho steamer came in SIGHT 0f
the Dry Tortug;S, on the 9th. and it
was made known to the criminals that
this tieeless, ifeless plnce WAS to be
their prison, their emotion could not
be checked. They cried like children,
n1tittt dHN ArHOlu, III particular,
evincing the most poignant grief.
The former paced the deck, wringins
his hands, and cxciaiminG, time and
again, "There is no hope for me,
Arnold bewailed his fate in pitco,ls
tones. He said, eff this were Albany,
Or any other place where my mother
and sisters could sometimes see me, +
might bear my Imprisonment, bat here
shall have no one to live for" NIudd
declared, when his paroxysm OF grief
had subsided, that he should lose no
opportunity to effect his escape.
When asked where he would go il he
succeeded in eluding the vigilance of
the garrison, he cried out, Home;
Government would not touch me
there. 1t would not hunt me down
in the midst Of my wife and children"