Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1865-05-19

AhhiNbIoNs May 10.
1t is now the prevalent idea in WASH
ington that the evidence Of an organized con.
spiracy, insdgated by the JEFF. Davis govern
ment. is Ear more perfect than has been sup
posed. The trial Of the nine persons now
arraigned will doubtless be completed by next
Wednesday or Thursday, when the public
will learn all about their completely with the
crime.
tayne's previous career ia as yet some
what shrouded in mystery, although photo
graphs Of him have been circulated far and
wide, and his personal appearance is some
what remarkable.
Atzeroth, born in Germany, came when a
lad to Charles county, Md, where he was in
doctrinated with the barbarism Of slavery
| He is a blacksmith by trade, but has been a
! blockade runner, anu noted for his Willingness
TO run any risk for pecunisry profit. He is
Of medium size, squarely built, with light
hair and whiskers, and a rather defiant look.
Lloyd, who was the landlord of the surrat
House, is another specimen Of the poor white
man raised in slave region. He was bla-
taut Democrat, and came here during the Blu
chanan administration to serve on the city
police, which was disbanded when Congress
established a metropolitan police. When
the war broke out he became a blockade rum
ner, and was at one time arrested but pardon
cd He leased the Surratt tavern with the
evident expectation OF making it rendezvous
for blockade runners and carriers of the I'M
derground mail to Dixie, as he agreed to pay
$500 yesr rent. 1t was fitting resort for
the conspirators before the crime, aod he was
ready with weapons and whiskey for the as
sassns.
The reading Of the record of Saturday &C.
uupied almost two hours. The charges a.
gainst the nine prisoners already described
set forth that between the 9th and 10Th of
April they conspred with j. II. surratt,
Booth, JEFF Davis, Geo. Saunders, Beverly
Tucker. Jake Thompson, Cleary, Clay and
Others 20 murder the Presid MT Vice Presi-
dent, Secretary Of State, and General-in- Chief
of the armies. Killing the Secretary of State
would have presented the ordering of a new
election for electors to chose President, and
the armies would have had no awful COM
mander
Spsngler is especially charged with making
the bar which closed the entrance to the box
in which tie President was killed, and with
aiding and abetting the escape of Booth -
Harold is especially charged with aiding
and abetting the scope of Booth. Payne is
especially charged with assaulting with in
tent to xiii the three Stewards, Hansel and
Robinson. Atserott is especially charged
intent to kill Vice President johnson.
O'Laughlin is especially charged with in
tent TO kill Gen. Grant, Sam. Arnold is espe-
cially charged with aiding and counselling
the conspiTs ors. Mrs. Surratt is especially
charged with aiding and couuselliug the con-
spirators and with aiding the escape Of Booth
DR., Mudd is charged with aiding the escape
Of Booth and Harold, Knowing that Booth
Assassinated the President.
The testimony taken before the doors we're
opened to the reporters of the press, includes
that Of a man who was for several years in
the military service Of the so-called Confed-
crate States, employed in the Typographical
department on the staff of Gen. f.. ID. John
ston. He was in Virginia in the summer of
1858, 90 miles from Staunt on--he became
acquainted with three citizens of Maryland,
one of whom was ]. Wilkes Booth and an
other named Shepard. He was asked by
Booth and his companion what he thought
of the progress of the Coniederacy and told
them that after such a chase as the rebels
had got from Gettysb arg, he believed it
looked rather gloomy. Booth told him that
was nonsense and added " If we only act our
part right, the Confederscy will gain its In
dependence and Old Abe Lincoln must GO
up the spout" The witness understood by
that, he must be killed Booth said as soon
as the Confederacy was nearly whipped, that
was the final recourse to gain the Independ-
ence Of the Confederacy The companion of
Booth, assented to his sentiments. The wit
paas Was aR thu capnr NJ tho W,so;o;n D.,
ment, and there was secret meeting of the
rebel officers on that occasion at which he
was not present, but one Of the officers stated
its purport. He believed that Booth was at
that meeting-the purport was to send GER
tam officers on detached service to Canada
and the borders, to deliver prisoners, to lay
Northern cities in ashes, and finally to get
after the Members of the Cabinet and see the
President. He heard that more than thou
sand times. The name of the officer who
gave him the information was IL. Cockerell;
Booth was associated with all the officers
Heard very often that the ASSASSINATION of the
President was an object finally to be accom-
phshed He had heard ii freely spoken of
in the streets Of Richmond. This necessity
was generally assented to in the service.
A lady from New York testified to having
met Booth and man named Johnson and
overheard their conversation. She picked
up two letters which they had dropped and
one was addressed +" Dear Louis" saving
that the lot had fallen on him to be the
Charlotte Borday of the 10Th century,
Abe Lincoln must die how, You can choose
your own weapons, the bullet or the knife .
The letter is signed Charles"
Two other witnesses testified that they were
in canada and saw Booth in conversation
with Geo. N Sanders and believed they also
saw Booth talking with CLERGY Halcomb and
Thompson.
VERY LATEST.
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