Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1865-05-24
The Assassination ConSpiratOr8- Their
Personal Appearance.

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l''''A " "'O''0'p'n1ont o' tno ". l. Ilmes'
The Stranger visitor is naturally curious
20 see and contemplate the counteuauce
Of the prisoners, and his eyes rapidly pass
from all other objects in search of the ac-
cused' There sets row Of fifteen men
against the west wall, on the platform be-
hind the railing. Which is Payne? Which
is isHarrold ? the visitor rapidly asks him
sell, aud he mentally answers as rapidly :
Surely Payne cauno. he there lsec no
one that answers his description. That
man may bo Harold that other may be
Dr. Muld, but don, Z see any such man
as the would-be assassin of Mr. Seward
is lepresented to be. You begin with
the man on tho extreme left, and next
to The door leading to tie cells. Here is
a man apparently about IL or u years
slender red or sandy hair Of thin growth.
pale oval face. somewhat iute lhgent, me-
dunn size. blue eyes. high forehead. rath.
er prominent nose. thin lips, and a red
tuIt of hair on the chin. lilo does no,
seem to lie distressed. but is interested in
the trial. He is dressd genteely in black
and wears slippers. The movements O.
his limbs are somewhat restricted, for q
small chain surrounds each wrist and ex-
tends from arm to arm, Il like chain is a.
oout his ankles and confines his leg.. Tnis
man is Nr Mudd, against whom it was
first supposed bat little if ANYTHING ol
guilt could be shown, but against whom
now the testimony thus far seems fearful
ly ronjing.
You look further to the right. passing
over the alternate man, who Is An officer,
and you observe, sitting bes.dethc latter,
l!l.,e fellow dressed in faded blue suit.
whom you would scarce call man lie
seems but nineteen or so, about five fest
four inches high, dusky black neglected
hair, lively dark-hazel eye, slight tufts OF
beard along the chin and Jaws aud family
surrounding the mouth, rather round
face, full but not prominent nose. full
lips, foolish, weak, boyish, confding
countenance, indicating but little intolli-
gence, and not the iaintest trace Of feroci.
ty. And this is the poor creature who
seemed to live but in the smile of the AS
sassin, who deyotedIy followed him in his
flight, sharing his prlvatlons, peTls ana
capture. This boy is II arrold.
3 Looking again to The right, and omit.
ing the alternate guard, we came to one
of the most remarkable faces in the groupi
a face which once seen, may never be for.
gotten; one whose moral statue is readily
determined by making a survey Of his
face. This man is clothed sparlDgly; he is
in his shnt sleeves a sort Of sleel.-nixcd
woolen shirt: his pantaloons are dark blue
common cloth neck band and shirt col
lar unbuttoned he is folly six feet high
slender. bony, angular form, square and
narrow across the shoulders, hollow-breast
ed: hair black, straight irregular cut. and
hanging indltIerently about his forehead
which is rather low and narrow blue
eves large. staring and at times wild; re-
t1rns vour look steadily and significantly:
sonnre face. ANGULAR nose. thin at the ton,
li,, ovnondin@ odrpp,lv at the nos.
trjls. thin Inns and slightly twisted mouth.
cnrved unsymmetricaIlv n little to the
lert of the middle line of the face; wild.
savage lookinc man hearing no SciUEHl
orcuIture orrefnement-the most perfcc.
type of the ingram, hardened criminal.
The reader who has read newspaper dcs-
cliptions of this man will not guess his
namo-the very opposite of my picture is