Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1865-05-16


followed him in his flight, sharing his prl-
vations and capture. This boy is Harold.
Looking again to the right and omit
ting the alternate guard, we come to one OF
the most remarkable faces in the group-a
face which, once seen, can never be 1orgot-
ten: one whose moral status is readily de-
termined by making proper examination
of his face. This man is clothed sparingly.
He is in his shirt-sleeves-a sort OF steel
mixed wooden shirt His pantaloons are OF
dark blue common cloth, neck bare, ana
shirt collar unbuttoned. He is fully six
feet high, of slender body and angular form,
square and narrow across the shoulders, anu
hollow breasted His hair is black and
straight, irregularly cut, and hanging in
differently about his forehead, which is
rather low and narrow. His blue eyes are
large and staring, and at times wild. He
returns your look steadily and unflincbing-
ly. He has a square face his jaws are 1r-
regular, nose thin at the top, but expand
ING abruptly at the nostrils thin lips, and
slightly twisted mouth, carved unsymme-
trically, and little to the left of the mid
die line of the face "a wild, savage-look-
inc man, bearing no culture or refinement; !;
the most perfect type of the ingrained,
hardened criminal. The reader who has
read the newspaper descriptions OF this
man will not guess his name. The very
opposite of my picture is that which has
been given the public, and yet mine is a
truthful pen likeness and just estimate OF
Lewis Payne, who has been represented In
appearance as almost the reverse of what L
have here stated. Those who look upon
the criminal will agree with me that he is
almost horrible.
Again, looking to the right, we come to
Spangler, the carpenter of Ford's Theater,
who is believed to have been Booths ac-
complice in preparing the means of escape
from the theater. AS yet no proofs have
been offered against him, and he is ON that
account,as upon Others, noteworthy ofspeclal
description. The poor man seems idiotic,
and apparently has left only enough senslbil-
ity to understand that he has got into very
uncomfortable situation somehow or other.
He is short, thick of stature, with full face,
bearing indications of excessive drink, dull
grey eyes, clumsy head and light hair, close
" cut. The next of the accused to the
right, is O'Laughlin, against whom, as yet,
the proofs have not developed anything.
He is small man, weighing about 100
pounds, about five feet five inches high,
with bushy black hair, of luxuriant growth,
pale face, black eyes, slight black whiskers,
delicate silky moustache, and thin goatee.
His countenance is eminently Spanish, and
tolerably intelligent, with no special indi-
cations of any kind. ......-...-. !
Again, to the rightof this man is one who,
it would appear from the testimony thus far
adduced, was to have performed very i'm
tportant act in the terrible plot. Atzerott is
pointed out rs the person to whom was in
trusted the assassination of President john
son, in the Kirkwood House. Thiscriminal
is man of small stature, with German face,
sallow complexion, dull dark blue eyes,
rather light colored hair-bushy and neg
lected. He looks rather unconcerned, and
at no time evinces single sensibility OF his
almost inevitable doom.
The last of the male prisoners on trial sits
upon the extreme end of the platform at a
window looking out to the north. This is
Arnold, against whom also, as yet, no teS-
timony has been introduced, and we do not
now understand his status in the tragical
drama. He is a young man OF very decent
and respectable appearance, dressed well,
and about thirty years old, five feet eight
inches high, with dark hair and eyes,
slight beard, clear light complexion, intel
ligent countenance, and one on which we
would look in vain for evidence of or ca
pacity for guilt. The last and most prom
inent of the accused was Mrs. Surratt, who
sits apart frcm the other prisoners, at the
west end of the reporters table, and near her
counsel. This wretched woman is dressed
in full mourning. She wears her bonnet
and veil during the session OF the court
Her age is probably fifty. She is one OF the
large AmaZonian class of square built wo-
men; has notwithstanding hands, full
face, dark gray eyes, lifeless, hair not de-
cidedly dark. Her complexion is swarthy.
Altogether, her face denotes more than
usual intelligence. She seems to be weighed
down; and whilst conclusive evidence has
been rendered which, if true, makes her
part in the horrible tragedy of the most
cold-blooded, heartless character, SHE but
once seemed disturbed. Her eyes are
rather soft in expression, and strongly
at variance with the general harshness
of the other features. She seems of un-
daunted metal, and fitted for Macbeth's
injunction to bring forth men and
children only;and yet she does not appear.
as Lady Macbeth prayed to be, from the
crown to the toe full of cruelty. Like the
others, she is in irons, bar often inches in
length passing from one ankle to the other,
and is attached to an iron band that encir-
cles each; her hands are free. All the 9TH
er prisoners except Mudd are heavily IRON
ed. Their feet and ankles are ironed, as in
the case of Mrs. Surratt, and attached to
each leg is chain about six feet long. to
which is appended ball weighing
fifty pounds. Besides these bar and bands,
like that about the feet, cOnfine their arms.
When the prisoners thus heavily ironed are
required to move about, the officer in at
tendance upon them lifts the ball. Nearly
all the accused are required to wear pc
cular cap when they retire from the court
room. This cap is constructed ofcotton cloth
padded, and covers, helmet-like, the entire
head and nearly all the face. 1t was sug-
gested, some weeks ago, by the attempt of
payne to take his life by butting his head
against his prison wall.
The conduct of all the business of the
Commission is entrusted to Gen. Hartrauft,
whose position is relatively that of Sher-
iff to a civil court, or Marshal to the Uni
ted States Court, and the corresponding po-
sltions of Bailiffs are filled. by Colonies,
Majors and Captains; All the business is
transacted in dignified and orderly man
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