, 1865-07-08

Especial Dispatch to the Chicago Tr3tzne.1,
WA-arGToN. Joly7.
The assassination tr7cedy las Ut length conc 10
c'ose. The cc1tain has fallea upon the l,fe,ess
fo,ms Of four Of its aetors.
TEE CROWD.
At an ea1ly hnrr this morning, symptoms that
ar unusual occurrence WIS impenttns %ere rtst-
bic, Jet the indieasorz.werc more those Of bpit-
dty than such ~ be6ttet 20 solemn an oec.etou.
stEhfteers, anxious 10 l1dutge morbid curto4t.
ty, beeau to arrive On the easly trains. Passes
were 1fsued by Major General Hancock to such
persons as were to BE- admitted to The tccno OF
tie execution. the number beang counrea to mem
bers Of the p:r.t, necessary Wit
nestes. and q tt~ army ofiecss. Great
numbers Of people list, high, and this morning
surrounded Gen. Hspeockt headquarters sak.ne
for rssees upnn every IMAGINABLE pretext, The
RUE. for excluding fhe n,.eellapeous crowd MS
Hc.cly observed, Ed the two CT three huedfed
pestons sdmit.ed hut uttcareelg nlled the yard when
The hour for thee1eention eame.
Ask1NG 4 RESPITE.
When the sentences were officially promulgated
yes:erdsy. the trieuds md relative. OF the con-
tpltators befan to dock to the White House to
plead for respite. The counsel for Kris. Sur
1at'. the spiritual advisers Of the condemned aud
number Of oshezs whose sy1ap1thy With treason
or Its vleunlzed tools WIS their only xeasoa
tar tuteEference were among the peadcrt for cIe-
uercy. The President der,ded th.t toa mi,
resson for a II urtsye which confd nron.r.r h.,
cots ldertd, must test On purely legal rrnund4-
such a. the production OF iap7rta,t and h,thertn
unkoown evidence II inst were possible, and
therefore referred the whole matter 10 the Ind;;.
mtnt Of Judge Advocate General Holt. No such
reason could be produced.
MISE krRRAr.
Sxh &tH RI al
live uA1eton last evening. endeasonns to ob.ain
m interview with tie President, ae1lE repaired
th,thtr, accompanied by a laav friend. bstxren
eight and Mic O'Clock tsls morning. Thn presf.
dent haytur ctvkn orders th.t he vontd
receive no one todsy, 4hc WAS .topped at III,
foot Of The stairs .es5tnR to the Presidents otar
Finding ele could not get further. 4he asked IN
Fec Gtp. Muxxy, the Hrcsiden:'s Military Sec.e.
ts.y, He Ut once came dc Yu. nhen Miss s. with
streaming eyes and asostauc sobs. threw hersr1f
upon her kreea and setxsd him by the eoss. and
bepe,d him to sid her in obtaihia. an int.rvIee
with tue President. As tepder,y ~ possible ehe
ras ,cld thai Il The orders TO atnt. M ore ,ssr,
fmrt1a;1ye II was funpossfbla To grant her r..
quest. Gen. Muzzy then LEFT her, when she
t.rt hs reef upon ,hctsta11case steps, where she
1cmsined tome tune, sobatng bitter.y,
4ss.rtss the inIotence Of her mo.re:,
and itnplorsug every o-c4 who psa.e1
tofntcrctde for her. She d. cts1ei thIt her
vas TOO cp3d su4 Kind to he guilty of she ,r..t
rrime Of which eha I'D hecn ronv,r.ad ora ..ta
II her motnr. mn.t MT ,s ,he v,sasa to a., nu ~; Ina
~ -, net molae' "ost a1e Eng "'feea 10 e1e aIso'
Nan! VINO were present At III. saecunk tcene, IT.
elaang hsfoy soldiers, Wcse unable to restrain
posed and ,ya, induced IN t,ke !. rea, IN sha T,..
room. where che stayed Several hours weep'sg
Of The pa1sIon w,s heard to oprn, hoping to M zee
.or. = ore VIM rnn,d aid Err in seci; . tbe p..,,
rs,,t @''~ '' A-s ~. AAs's-
oent' .. ,..,u,..
AAAIo1D sAsiIIs.
5ne heavily yelled, also cane to t,e White HOUSE
SOON etscr the arrival Of s,'t s.. 70 tntercces for
sntn "sosa eus1s ~. ~ 1s, eSe ~: te1aen1 tses
addressed u note to are. Johteon, bur aha being
inr in This tbey a.sea nerrn,t..on tn carx,ra :,
- ~. n...-.. - n.I..
oo'e ~ aus. t4uetsost 1s 1,es'.elle aaoea1ef.
"oo, saoe als0 @ ,na,sposea. sse request nss not
tont,o,. sud restrained most of the onward II. m.nt
fcsttrcn. ar prrrn,v
11s'A'''A' =. se..em
Tbi4 morning about half psst eight o'clock, the
following w.1t Of hab<as CORPUS was Issued by
Juarr Wrlfe nm, x,n,tr ,+,n,, of NJ, atksr
eonntel 'or MT sos1stf. and ~as eersed npoa
tso. Aaneock II the METROPOLITAN aoael:
DIsTHlCT pT CoLuNHIA, 10 w1T.--1n the t1ntter
Of Mar, E. Sof1an, pcsiuon oY ho5eas eorpus.
The Peop.e OF tho Uo,ted StRtes 10 Msi. ffcu.
uaDcock, commanding The Wtddlc Diy,sTuo.
rre-s11e:
Yen ~ 1,errhr rnrnm,ndrd IN h,v. +be hoar
.rNT ~ En,fs,f- d-tsineS nnaer ronr erstodyy
=. IT. ,x,s tnsetser Wi,h sne asr :na csrss -
hrr +, t,t~1 ~ det.Ine9 hs whatcvar Gsna ~,
she M. eaIiee in ,ae fame before lie c:iat.
thr II, IN ~ 1he rity 81 W.shinnfon 4hs
Inn y n 1,cincE n tbe mn,nirn ;ht.' ~ r. ~
law ~ .,n;r- 1css u do AMI 1areivs whstsvar ~
XII ~. md 1her~ he rnnsidrrri ~ IN th,S ta.
hsit. snr .eva theIe t6is uni ~ 80 @s Nv
W,tnSss 8snrw Wy1sr nne ef the 1nvt;res
of tts Sn1r. ma f:nnrf nj sid fst&irt In1v ~
1sfT iS,entn1 Il i MxIns. f:1srt t'
EynoRsr.feET-I cert!fy thai 1 hsyo scT1rd
to5Y Of vii: II wit Of nsbss - corpus On On. ".
ard a h7if d 'clock. ii the Metruoonfsn Hntci'
Wilmington civ. D. G.
fSJgnsd c, Goop1po.
ma. NarsbaI. II r.
The Ms,ttas, 50 mYnutes sittrWafds. TcurSea
the Wit. reTfif,ins- fhst II hsd feen - VI IN
t,1jer to Know Shst furt1.er tonrsc me Gurrt
Wnrld pnrnf. Di.frtct attorney Carripy1on
:cucht fSa Proceeding txirssrdin..y; d. he
p.,ty hIa betn t5,ed hyt,ss ,t;n.te es9:t the sen
renee a2pfoseu y ,ns fiehlueas ao1 t, - VA noW
toe :te TO proceed 10 tals nAuet. "steont enIet-
Ing Tito an tfEuheot npoh tne Qneeuoo; ne
thought t1e case came e!tacuy unaG1 Inc 11fts-
d1ction 81 the commission uPon ne pr'nc!pie
thx! the teltlcs wna comm1ttfd a. ums Nhc2
military I4bu1a!s hsse proper Jur adlet 4ph sach
cases.
Mt Ak'n Gaid ne seta1n haa not oeea Maoe ~
ne tme. sns e9n,o nnt DC patfsIt ftoa " ,is IT.