Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1865-07-15
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Esss~.se. cs sshe ccn.p,r.tsr.- rheir
lsss ststen.esss sra Dsnses.er.
.3lN &c 1ci uaui t-4-A-A-A fet ti@-h!h lol
o1Tbe four criminals, Mary sdrfst Lewis
Payne George A.. ,At1efott,, ard. David 4.
Harold. conaeulnd 10 death afor participation
10 The marder Of President, Lincoln and ths at
tempted murder al other members Of The Gov
ernnent expiated their offence, on the scaifold
ss haltpastc coue, 20 Friday sf,erroon. July 9Th,
within the walls OF the Washington Pepiten-
tisry. where they we're tried and cow icted. .
From tho different sccoonts of the execution
sbd scenes preceding Il. we have complied the
following narrative J, = Which observes the most
ipterestpg incidents Of each sccount ~
saiie THE DAT BEFORE THE EXECUTION ni
At noon on Thurs day she acoAdemned
were notified of theI eentenceAlde death, and
I'm short time fheif friends Sanda spiritual
e advisers vas 10 stheifspresence2 no assj
g2' When the 'seuteuses were sflcislly pro
mulgated, the friends and relatives OF the
soaspirat ors began to fock to- the White
House to plead for q respite. The coansel
Of Mrs Surratt, the spifutal advisers of the
condemned, and q Dumber Of Others, whose
sympathy With stteason or it's victimfzed
tools was theiri only reason for Interfering,
were amongsthe spleadefs for 7ciemency
The President decided that the o1ly reason
efor o reprieve hicb could properly abeucon.
sidered. must rest on purely legal grounds,
such as the production Of qimp portant and
hitherto unknown evidence, If that were
possible, and therefore referred ibeswhole
matter to the Judgement 5f'Judgeo Advo-
cate General Holt. .,saNo such reasons could
be produced. Miss Auna Sufratt, " no
had visited sthe Executive Mansions last
:, vening,d Z endeasoriog to obtain) an inter.
view With the President, sgaiburepaited
tbithcrS accompanied by, sslady friend, be-
tween eight and dnhine o'clock this morning.
The President bsving given iorders that be
would receive no oheSio-day, she was stop.
ped asahe foot of the steps Leading ioahe
Presidents efliee.l Finding she fcould not
ogetSs6y farthera she bsised Gto see Geberal
'Mussey, the Presidents Military Secretary
-SHe b once came down, when Miss g. with
streafni8g eyes shd agonz ogi sobs threw
herself upoAo bers knees, sseized dhimdbydhe
coat spdp begged bimSto aid her in1obfain.
ing gs6l intervie#Oa iihi 1.-THE President g A :
,enderlJ as possible she was told that as
the orders TO admit nc one we're impe peratiTe,
II was Impossible tosEantu her request.
General Musseytitben iefss her, " hsu she
threw herself upon the staiI case steps, where
. she iemsi6ed for sometime, sobbing bitterly,
asser,ipg the innocence ofIher mother, and
imploring every one who passed to inter.
cede for her. She declared that her moth.
. er was too good and kind to be guilty of
the crime Of which she bad been convicted,
and said ifher mother must die she wished to
also q Many who where present at this Of
fertibg scene, including hardy soldiers, were
unable to restrain their tearsad Miss IS
finally became more composed aud was In
tduced TO take a seat in the East Room,
where she stayed seyerdp hours, 5weep ping
silently. aud sprihging up each time the
front door of the mansion was heard to
open, hoping TO see the President. Harold
Two sisters, dressed in deep mourning. and
heavily 'yeiled. also came 10 The White House
soon after The arrival OF Miss Surratt. to,
intercede for their brother. Unable 10 see
the President, they. addressed note to
Mrs. Johnson, bnt she being sick, it was not
tbought proper 10 deliver it, Failing in
this, they asked permission to forward o
10 no'ai Mrs. 5 Patterson. the Presidents
daughter, who being also indisposed, the
request vas not granlrd, The Misses
Harold showed much self control ana te
sirsinsd most Of lhe outward manifesiatipns
OF sorrow. Z g 1sg .-ol..f.,.8 so,,..
liiJHE LAST NIGHT OF JBE, CONDEMNED ala
The friends, areIatives and spirieaal sd
yiscrs of the prisoaars were with them no
Ill nearly elevena naerleeIast night, and min,
istered 10 the eomfef Is Sof ,theirs mental dis
/ iress by all the fnesDs 10 tAeir power. Miss
Anna 'Surfss remained with lber mother
nearly the dehtife nighi.ao1 od' 20 d9s3
Prybe ssstbe ohIy one of the miserable
party who is asaid 10 have rested at all
soundly or uhbrok shly. and this unexeilai
BILE aud sisiwart nan was not s0gehsafed
rest aud nncopsciodsbess until nearly dawn,
Unhks The res, be CONSUMED a. hear y
bfeskfsst, and in no wy gave esidenee OF
the failure Of that mAiehless nerse md
resignation whichhe 'bss exhibited from / be
boaf Dc his arrest Though regarding hi;
ultimate exscntiosas as fosegooe conclusion,
In communicating ..xiyh his friends sod
= f,asisrd heY displayed ogsppipe copIri,ion
4 and believed be vas lastly expiatipg hi.
moastrods ofIshee.. % 'so'oSa 'sSfs psri
'oo Mrs. Burrst Early IN tie evening beeam,
completely unhefted ahd sSnss bslcalehi
ftbosehs sspd eipressisa She sse met
not oely losers shelmed.wilh neutal euguisb
but Utterly ,prostrsicdd physically yiih ib'