Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1865-07-11
GEORGE a, ArzERoTH

was = coward, mentally, morally and physically.
During The trial be was unconcerned since hs
Imprisonment, was peeyish and foil Of complaints,
and en- the night before bis death be was restless
and uneasy. he cou.d'n sleep at all, and, unlike
Payne, had no appetite. Tie was poor, mser1-
bile fellow, aud his death amounted TO 10 more
than did his life.
None Of the prisoners slept dming the past
night rave Payne and Harold, both Of whom
had sound quiet rest Of a0out two hours.
None Of them had eaten anything scarcely except
Pay ne, who prtook heartily of breakfast. Dur
ing the night opiales had been given Mrs. Sur
ratt to produce rest, but Wilhou, avail. The splr.
! itual advisers aud friends of the condemned left
the prison shortly after l / O'Clock last night and
none returned until this morning, except Miss
Suratt, who remained with her mother from
about midnight Unit, five O'Clock A. VI. No con
iesslous had been made. None, indeed oou d
have been expected from either Payne, Harold
or Atzerlth, who mad already from time to time,
given in the mliu, probably, the truthful account
Of their relations To the bloody tragedy "a which
they we're parti cipanls Mrs Surratt was the
only one remaining who had not acknowledged
the full measure Of her guilt. She, it was ~
mored, had made full confession to her comics.
sor, but on inqgiry we found her confession in
pre- pararon for receiving the sacrament was con-
founded With an acknowledgment Of guilt for
publicity. She had hope up 10 almost the hour
of her execution that her sentence would be res.
pited il not commuted, and she had apparently
lst sight of her own interest in deep sollollude
Tor her daughter, Of whom she constantly talked,
and repeatedly, frantioally and with wringing Of
hands asked What will become Of her-whlt
will be Annals fate ?"
Payne, last evening, informed Col. Dodd, who
has special charge OF the prisoners, that, so far
as he knew, Mrs Surratt had nothing to do
with the plot for the assassination. Certainly
she had never said word to hin On the subject,
nor had any Of his c0-conspirat rs mentioned
her in connection with the matter. She may
have known what was going on, but 10 him she
never disclosed her knowledge by word or act.
That Immediately after he made the murderous
attack upon Mr.. Seward he felt he had done
wrong and he wandered around and slept IN
the woods that night, frequently Telling Inclined
to come to the city aud give himself up. That
when fually, be was by hunger and loss OF rest
driven TO Mrs. Sutratt's house he had doubts
about his reception there, aud whether she
would not deliver h'm 10 the officers OF the law
for punishment, Harold says in the original
plot to him was assigned the duty OF shutting
of the gas 10 the theatre, and he had once lie.
helrsed tho work with Booth that, however,
on the night OF the ass lssnatlon, he was only
required to be H. waiting near the Maynard
Bridge " insist Booth in his escape.
Toes statements embrace substantially all the
prisoners have given in the nature OF confessions
her than what is found III the proofs aud all.
missions ON the trial.
Mrs Surratt throughout the day continued
in physical prostration, but grew clmer as the
hour approached for et cutou Tho parting
between hersell and daughter was borne with
more lorutude than was expected Of her, aud
whilst the latter swOoued away and was carried
TO an adjoining apartment senseless, Mrs SUI
raft appeared to rally 10 strength for the nv
ment. soon again, however, she lost strength,
and when taken from her cell to the scalOd,
she had TO DO almost literally borne along by
+ the officers
/ HarfOld's demsanor was somewhat after the
manner he has shown from the commence menl
Of the tnal-listlessn and lack Of apprecla