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

that an attempt to way lay President Lincoln,
at that time, was really attempted and miscar-
ried, but the scheme to carry OF Mr.. Lincoln
IN broad day light, to the Confederate. lines,
was too absurdly impracticable to have been
really entertained By Booth, at least, if any of
his fellow conspirators were crack. Drained
enough to be deluded by it. There is little
doubt that Booth meant marder whenever hA
should come In contact with President Lin.
coin, and be able to deal the blow with any
chance of escape. $50
Payne alleges that on the night Of the fatal
18th of April, he met with Booth at the Hern.
don House at O'Clock, where the work of each
was assigned, and Booth directed him to meet
him at the Anacostia bridge after the deed was
done. They parted not again to meet in this
world.
MRS. SURRATT.
Mrs. Mary E. Surratt was raised near Water.
loo, on Calvert's manor, in Prince Georges
county, Maryland. Her maiden name was
Jenkins. Her father died when she was quite
young. As she grew up she displayed consid-
cradle force Of character, and expressed de-
sire to have better education than was attain
able in her neighborhood, and she was sent to
a female seminary in Alexandria. -
Returning to her mothers home, she became
county, and quite as noted for her strong will,
she seldom failing in anything she UNDER
took. She married Surratt about the year 1885,
and the couple first settled at place known as
Condin's Mill, near Camp Stoneman, (Giesboro)
which property Surratt inherited from an I'M
Gle named Neal. After they had lived here a
few years, the house was set On fire by their
slaves, and the Surratts barely escaped from
the fire with their lives
Surratt afterwards engaged on the Orange
and Alexandria railroad as contractor, and
on finishing his work returned to Prince
Georges county, and bought farm, on which
he established the ia vern known as ''Surratt's' -
and afterwards was appointed Postmaster at
that point, but he being an uneducated man,
the duties of the office deyolved upon his wife.
They had three children, a daughter and two
sons. One of the latter (Isaac) went South at
the outbreak Of the rebellion, entering the south
ern army it is said. The other son (John)
staid about home, spending his time in idleness
or worse. The father was known as q pro slay-
cry man, and sympathizer with the South in
the rebellion to some extent, but was not looked
upon as an open secessionist. He died very
suddenly about three years since, and soon af-
forwards his widow leased the property and
came to this city, where she opened boarding
house on H street, which house has since be-
come notorious as the scene where was con-
cocted some of the most stupendous de viltry of
the worlds history.
ssSurratt's'' (house and farm) is situated on
the mail route from Washington to Leonard
town, Md, and is twelve miles from Washing
ton post office, at junction of the Marlbor-
ough and Piscataway roads. The house is a
comfortable two-story double frame building
containing nine rooms, and on the front and
one side are porticos for the visitors to enjoy
the fresh air during the sultry seasons. The
farm is well adapted for gardening purposes,
and though not very extensive, is profitable for
wheat and tobacco.
When Mrs. Surratt come to this city to open
a boarding house she rented the tavern stand to
john M. Lloyd at a rent of $500 per annum.
REMOVAL OF THE PRISONERS TO
THE ARSENAL.
On Saturday night, goth of April, about 1OX
o clock, the steamer Keyport came alongside
the monitors, and the prisoners were taken off
one at time, and, each guarded by two
marines and detective they were taken to
seats on the Keyport, apart from each other;
men Of the Veteran Reserve Corps relieving
the marines, and between II and 12 o'clock
they were landed at the Arsenal wharf and
escorted to the cells they have since occupied
BOOTHS BODY.
The body of Booth was placed on carpen-
er's bench on the bow of the Montauk where
t remained until the afternoon, covered the
most OF the time with a tarpaulin. During the
lay many applications were made for admis-
sion into the Navy Yard to get in the vicinity
If the Montauk, but the orders were very strict,
Ind no one was allowed to enter but the work
men and those holding passes from the proper
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we're present during the day Some witnesses
we're taken on board to identify the body,
lmong them DIR. May, of this city. About noon
post mortem examination was held by Sur
,eon General Barnes, assisted by Surgeon
Todd, of the Montauk, and one or two army
urgeOns, and others. The wound was found
Is already described, and one or two pieces of
he vertebre at the point touched by the ball
we're taken out. While this was going on, nu.
nerous spectators from the shore watched the
movements with intense interest through DOW.
rfdl glasses As coffin or box had been made
OF the remains at the joiner's shop, at the yard,
was thought that the body would be placed
n it, but the box was not called for. A few
ainutes past two O'Clock the surgeons who
lad held the autopsy Withdrew from around
be bench, and IN a few minutes more ordi-
lary grey blanket was produced, in which the
1OuJ oA OoOtA was pIiiceO, ana II was lowered
nto the gig of the Montauk, in which Col Ba-
ler, with two or three others, including naval
'ficer, took their seats, and the six oarsmen
pulled away towards the Arsenal.
Speculation, it will be remembered, was busy
is to what disposition was made of the remains
One rumor was the Government had directed
he army medical bureau to take charge of the
corpse, to add the skeleton to the army medical
museum or H street. Another report was that
he head and heart only had been assigned to
he museum. A third story was TO- the effect
hat it was taken to Alexandria and placed on
4 tug boat, in which it was sent to the flagship
Of the North Atlantic Squadron, in Hampton
Roads, which conveyed it out to sea aud
dropped it deeper than r.lummete ever sounded.
The best authentic statement, and which is
now the accepted theory amongst those who
should know, is that the body was taken to the
Arsenal, where 1T was placed in an aaamuni-
ton box and deposited that night in an exca-
walton made under the brick paving, about
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