The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1865-06-07
Tie Assassination Conspiracy.
EEfiLN 0F ruE IEsTlvONY THUS FAR rAkEN.
Corse=i ts--. re N-~ York T--es

Corre=I lts--s q re N-~ York T--es
We ere n0" enabled ID understand s., Lax
@-e - features 90 The c.se - proved
-ga-o-- the seser. defendants. F.rs. ~
order nt Certainty q facts al .ucel. IS tlAt
Lewis Payne is shown % have leeu Tie
confederate ot Booth aud guilty u an as
saalt w.-h intent 'o Sill Hon Wa. II. sew
art lloi-.cE ". seward. Augustus II
seward. limerick u. Halsel and Ge. r..e
4 koH.r-ol Tie anteceiea.s ottlis nl.s-
oner Ar. % known; ana ,h- frs. heard or
..A ,-- -s tie proofs 49, Is - appear
@ace - i1e residence Of Mrs. Surratl iu tile
early part ~ March las,. when he stated
Tat his name Was Wood lie LODGED there
ll-t NIGHT taking lls meals in his room.
aAI lei ar,cl Tie acX, DAY. About Tie
same tme lie appears 20 have taken 4 room
- company WIKI OLaugh.in IN boarding
mouse ODD street. where They were frequent
b. visited Joy Booth Here these prisoners
reliA.ue1 Tor about three weeks II The
lAea-ilme. Payne pat up Two or three days
- rurra--s, where John II. Su-ratt Atze-
roA. AID Booth and hlmse.. had secret COM
suitations. On Ills second visit Payne
represented - some II the inmates that lie
was Baptist preacher he and Surract
were i'uul ~ ore time al The bedroom play
ing with lOwlcknives IL this room were
TWO revOlycrs aud four sets OF spurs of the
same KIND as The spur aud revolver found IN
A.zeroa 3 room at Tie kirhwood House
~ another tlme JUS, before the assass.ua-
uon, lie : found occupying room IL Tie
Herndcn, where lie j. visited ~ Atlrr.h
The prOci OF his confcderatimg Wi;h Booth
and his accOmphces is beyond doubt .-
Tia, il was Payne Who made the assault
upon Mr. Seward. and tLe others Injured in
Tie Secretary's house. Is rs certain as hu-
man testimony can establish any fact.
Equally Us certain is Tie evidence tuat
Harold Was Booths acoess0r, before and
after tie fact lie Is first found IN conf
dental relation will Tie assassin I'm Tie ear
iy part OF February. and lo is several times
discovered I'D secret meetings wiki Boulh
Atzeroh and others OF the conspiracy.
lie is once found at Ms Surratt'- lu com
pany with them. VIZ Surratt and Atzeroh
be called ~ the tavern al Surratts, lille and
LETT the two carJlues. ammunition Nc.
"a-ch were taken away from that place Dy
irn aid Booth on tie niglt u ti,e a~~a-s.u
~,lsA- During their flight be achunsl,.i-.es
10 Confederate soldiers that De- and Booth
are fhp .-- iesinc nf thn pr..-,,i...f and Ea.
captured I'D The barn with EOofh. NJ las
'eeu tally dot-..io hsretot.,- There .- nu
rnnf, whatever oi DIS .un'. and le nlu
sNiet The penalty sd lls crime. as r. shah be
osiinei hy the commission
Alzeruh Ike the ll-t named uriso.er. IS
proven 70 nave been co-consp.ratar. and
makes hl- lrst appearance al Mrs. Surratt's
lu The early part OF February. iuQuirng for
John H. Surra:t or Mrs Surrait and Is fre-
qucnlly found in secret communication with
Booth and his c0niederates TO him was
assigned The murder Of President Johnson
% thc hlrkw0ot House; bat notWithstand-
lu- 70 appears there WIS no obstacle In the
Way Of is performance be does not seem
10 haze made amy effort 20 get access 20
lis lnten.iei victim on the ulght or the l4th
oi Aufl On the morning Of that DAY. he
took room at KirkwOOd's' where Mr.
Johnson was putting up, and was seen
there al noon and about SIX O'Clock iu the
evening. He vas, traced there on horse
BACK. Dut was not apparently about The
house a. that hour. lie proved 'al-e 90 his
couiederaiSs 10 doubt. Such would but
pe lu keeping with hi7 character IIc vas
II active Cooperation w.th ihem. however
through the ugbt. ami fed IL daylight TIE
next morning Oi bis -1l, there l. J. . 81
shadow Of = ioubi.
Nls SulrAi- appears 20 have ,reu coru.-
z1lt ot tie intended crime almost FROM Us
inception and became an active part.cl-
pant boa overt acts She was general
manager: she received aai antel.ainei al
her house all The criminals except Muld.
% Laughlin and Arnold: with Dr. II she
planned lne means and assistance tor tle
e-cau- nf The ss-Lssns she visited L.oyti
al O'Clock on he dls OF the ASA. iuatlon.
10 SCI Tia. the c4rOiucs 4c., should be li.
readiness, and nfJrmsl him iht.y would be
caAcd for thai night Booth frequently
called az her house and held long conileu-
tiAl talks with her lie W1s with her a fs,.
minutes Oh the afternoon a. fhr l4'h. As
al Accpmpllce oi BoD-h and participant
lA lis crime, sae canno- escape -le penalty
Of the law
D7. MuGt'- status is Identical As early
as November be- j. shown u DEE iu the con-
nience OF Booth. lie has - suspicious
meeting with >Grratt and Booth IL tie Nj
tonal Hotel in January. lie iutrodlces
Booth 70 sGrratt Booth visits hil4 at h.
4 room ln the Pennsylvania House Tho -
sas.ns IL to h.s house direct aitel commit
Ing tie mur.e-. lie dresses Booths w1unl
aud assists the escape Of The latter and lav
IylI, and When called upon hy the officer.
TREE dag afterwards, denies That be know,
eiinef 10 Tie criminals When arrested o.,
the FRIDAY following be prevaric4-es lie.
outright and finally admits that lie kneN
Booth lie says lie iirst heared of Tie as
sdsslnatlOu Oh sunday after IL was commit
e.. al Church; And yet IL ls shown 10y aDul
uaut pEOoi thai lie was IL BrkgntOWu Oi
Tie day preceding Saturday al an hon
when tie p0pu.ance wns all excitement
tie town guarded by and full Of soldiers
aud every man, woman and child IN Tia
pace had not only heard Of the murder. bu
knew the name u the assassin. DR.. Mudl
$ doubtless guilty. but with what degre
u punishment he viii be aiJudged remain
with the commission 70 determine
>pansler does not appear 10 have oeei
in the conspiracy. according 10 the proofs
81 Al earlier period than few hours DelOr
The commission Cf the crime. II ne 10 gul.
y, liz participation would appear 20 nav
been IN preparing the means Of escape. D.
keeping tue passage clear on the sta-g
and Oy closing the door after Booth Aa
passed through, 60 Is 10 retard tie move
meDts Of pursuers. Some proof his lee
offered 10 connect him with the prepara-y
CT the bar which fastened the door sal.a
20 the Presidents box, but the evidence
vague ana uncertain. That be knew Il
purpose oi Booth. tl2t liz promised ie
minutes before he murder 70 help tAe a.
sassin. IS q clearly shown Is circums---
ces aud testimony as any fact ia the cas-.
10 - Laughlin appears 10 have been ass.sl
e ths murder q Gen. Graut, but wh=-lC
he failed 10 make the attempt for lie wa
r courage. from Dissemination. Or r..
b failure of opportunity. does not appear.
Gen Grant Vas announced y appear Z
,-e theatre, ut suddenly and uuexpec,el.
: took tie cars Tor Philadelphia AtZero
made the remark the next day when i va
reported that Gen. Grant had been sAo
ta-- probably i was The fact. # be SO
followed oy tie man that was 70 az IT,
y OLalglAH : clearly shown IL have bee
u some kind 4 conspiracy vi.h Booth. d
has been stated before he 9-as found lu.
king 10 tie haA Of Secretary Stanton's hou.
on tie nign- Of tie thirteen
- April. eyiielt'y Watching tie movement
~ Cen Grant. Nnetbe- 5- backed ol-
Ills -lr-I Ii---y 0r Friday. lie DAY ~ 81
a-s--s nation. Oh u0t iz Tot ce-~
3 Arnold = has OeeH stated. was ia Il
communion with the cOnspi5at0rs. but L
7 claimed by us attorney thai the proc