The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1865-04-27
Tho Capture OF Atreroth TITS Nearing.


Frederick correspondent OF tho ru,ladel,h!s
lSQumgE, gives full particulars ~ the arrest Of
Atoro,h, at Germantown, Msrylsnd. by s rgcan,
uomrnel AMI party. The sccu'cd wa, found ~
the house oi Bsichter, who n, fret denied the pre-
scnco Of Averoth IN the house. and sfef
wants, with h,s wife, tDld coui'ictug storles
about him. Tho sergeant slso instituted some cN.
animation In tho ueghborhooi. lie found by
quest ouing different parties whom Atzsrpth hal
visited, shat the Hccusod hal come from Washing
ton Aday ortwo before, sni At the house OF one ~
the gentlemen, while estne dinner hal, upon tho
sssansuatiuu of the President being hruAched-
abruptly stopped eating, and mado use oi the fol
lowing language " lr all ~ them had done their
duty, Grant would have been fixed IN the sans
way r. Alter mssiug iiligeut sesrch Tor additional
evidence IN tho ucghlothoud tho horsoani hooked
M Rrichter's buggy, aud lfiuginy both Rechtor
and M1rroth with him. returned to cnVp and re-
ported ~ Captain luwnscud. Ai1r hearing
what the ssrscHut Lat 10 tny tho Captain
directed that tho frsoneis should tc taken
o. the henddusrters ~ MAJOR AriemAn, ior eN-
sminston. Thoy wero examined 81 arately
kecnter MAS biough. in first aud a, tho request
- Major Artsmsn. Lieutenant W ". Runkle, OF
tho III rd PennsylvRna Artillery, proceeded to on
anime him and taSe hs language down on papor
Hs answers weTo vague ami unsatisfActory, and
II was evident that he and Atzoroth had made mp
,her minds ~ adhere to tho same story. In sns-
"or 10 the question by Lieutenant kunklc, as TO
~hs,her his cousin, Atzeroth. hal hcon In Wash
ingson, he answered that he DIDN'T know; 10 he-
hoved not; he might have como through thfro.
hut lie came from lho lowor part of Maryland.
And notwithstanding ho was subjected ~ vary
severe examination, he would not toll anything in
regard 10 tho Whereabouts Of Ar roth up ~ the
time ii his arrival al his house although IL was
quito evident that ho did know. After fov
more questions bad been put 10 HIM
in regard to tho une tina, At1eroth ar.
tivc1 ~ his house, ho WAS saut out and
AHeruth brought ia and cNAminad His statement
wa. also very vague sni conflicting in stnos, every
| particular, and In tho course u tho examination
| committed himself pOnte4ly Ia number OF in.
stances but Notwithstanding great mass 81
| Important nformsnou was gained from him, which
| was taken down by Lieutenant Runklo, for tho
Information of the proper authorities. hszcroth
has been ON quite intimate terms with portion OF
thc Surratt family, and alleges that bis business
fom his home, at Port Tobacco, In Chares county,
was With one Of that family in reference to . coal
oil speculation that they were about entsrins
into. lie says that he know FBooth quite well.
but had not soon him for some time. lilo alleges
that lao eit his hume shout two weeks since,
snd hHa been about Washington most OF tho
time since, ondoAyonng n sell horso 10 tho
Government In this particular his statemea
verged upol the ludicrOus. First he had ono
horse which he brought from Fort Tobacco with
him, hsn he had two horses, Que VI which be
lougol 10 Surrstt, then sgsin tiey Wcro 10th hiS,
and ~ on, mixing his s.cOunt up IN such man
nor that 1t amost .uI Ioas hlo 10 make head or
tail ofst. Ito htd heard Oi no AssASsinaton OF
President Lincon while standing in PennsylvAnis
avenue, but paid nO attention to II, although therc
was groAt excitement Vn the street ~ the time
lie sioppel u Washington oil that night and the
next morning tSAturlsy!, wont W ueorgotown.
returned 10 Washington, went 70 Georsetovn
sgain, aud tlus tie stage lor ROok tille from
thence ho went to some OF bis friends, and then
went 10 tho residence of his cousin RcichIeT't
houte iB silussod . short distance from what Is
called le village OF Germantown, some
twelve miles from Washington, consist
in1 Of one or two houses, and 10
very secluded and uurrquenteI spot surrounded
on al s.los by Immense groves ui pines, aud IN
the midst Of u neghhorhood which lus ever been
known 10 DO tho hiding place tor gusrrlas and
otlI Iers who wished 10 eoInlniI deprodaNons upon
the surrounding country The Inhabitants OF the
country are, a C,lsa general known T. 10 dit'
loyal, and suco tho arrest Of AWerot have been
very reLccut, Aimuat uHiug to snHWcr any quea-
tons that uSN be lut - item ia Ttiureuto 30 the
matter ui his conduct with tcm. = r".' ncs-
uan by brlh, I'd oyid,u ,uiy tar psd ass.Hs II, hired
~ DO tue deed by those who haA money lut had
not to courage = do 4 themselves. II reported
that e sal h. ono of hu, irr ia nc weeks auce,
tnn. lao "wss poor now, Dlt IN low wooks he
would have p.c-ty OF EO.d.'