Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1865-07-15
Executien o. the ceu.rirator..

Execution OF the Csnsfirators.
Az soon as the verde. of lheNMiliiary
Commission was made known the friends
OF the condemned used every effort to
have respite granted, but without avail.
The sentence was read to them on tho 9th
inst, and they were executed on the 7lh.
fPsyne and Herold are said TO have rested
we'll The nigh. before, but Aizsrot and
Mrs. Surst spen. sleePless night, and
suffered much from nervousness:
| .Assoon aslAtzero, was informed Of his
sentence. hslbstook himself TO prepare 10
meet his God, and At once sent for a
LuIheran minister, sud DR.. Butler was
called. He e1pressedisurprise tina. more
time was no, allowed him, and just pre-
vions 10 his being led on, TO the scaffold,
expressed himself as not quite sure Of
having made his peace with God.
| A female friend of Atzeroi, from Port
tobacco, bad an interview with him, but
she left before he ven, to the gallows.
DYING sTATEAENr OF ATzERoT.
| Atxros made the following statement
TO Dr. Butler end Mr.. Winchester shortly
before bis execution
He took room at the KMkvood
House on Thursday, in order te GET q
pass from Viye. Presidsn, johnson to 60
to Richmond. Booth was TO lease the
Richmond Theatre. and the President
was TO be invited 10 attend j. when visit
ing Richmend and captured here. Her
aid brought the pistol and knife 10 the
room about 81 O'clock on Friday. He
I (AizeroD said that he would nsthaye any
thing TO do with the murder Of Johnson,
when Boelh said that HsroId had more
courage than A,zeroi, and he wanted Al
zero, 10 be with Herold To ,urgs him 10
do it..
[ There was "a meeting al restaurant a.
bout the middle OF Msrsh. at which John
Sura,s, O'Laug him, Booth, Arnold. Payne,
Herold and himself were present, when a
plan TO capture ths Presiden, was discus.
sed. They had heard the President was
l u
to visi. camp, and they proposed to cap
ture him, cosch and all; drive through
Long Old Fields 10 Ut B." where the
coach was ,e be left, andfresh horses
were TO be got, and .hs party weuld pre-
coed 10 the river to take boat. Herold
took buggy 10 ct. B., in anticipation
that Mr.. Lincoln would be captured, and
he was 10 90 with the party 10 the river.
Slavery had put him on .he aide OF the
South, he had heard iipresched,in church
that the cprse of God was upon the
slaves, for they were turned black, He
always hated the niger, and no felt that
they (.he negross) should be kept in ig-
tneYaHse. i
He had mol received any money from
Booth. although he, had been promised
tia, il Ihsyl1ere successful' they should
never want; shsil,heys would be honored
.hreughoui the South. snd tina, they could
secure an exchange Of prisoners and the
Isecogsiiion Of the Ceafedsrssy.
| TO- SCENE AT TIE oALLows.
During the morning hours the spee's'
tors were not allowed inside the prison
Ward; but q view wss obtained through
the grated windows Of the. rooms on che
lower floor of the peniieniisry. Two
4nsa-uara seen engaged With q long lad.
der completing the arrangements OF The
nooses and the fastenings Of the stout una.
Inilla ropes 10 be used. Two OF these
ropes were on one side Of the central one
| Of The three supports 10 the beams. The
platform was surrounded by plain raj
Of plank, and flight Of broad steps or
the cas-, side OF the gsllows had similsl
railing OF plank. A pile Of raw red earth
within ten steps OF the gallows, ano close
10 the east wall Of the peniien,isry, dssig-
mated the spot WHARF the graves Of Che
; criminals were soon 10 be. Ii mvsl have
caused an additional sinking Of the hear
of tho prisoners. as they assembled Ihe
scafold. TO see their open graves yawnine
!, 10 receive them. On the wslIs above
was the Iosg line Of sentry guards. pacing
in Meir .ope-de6ned limits. and on The
ground, Just south OF the galows. stood
the four collins Of rough pine sood.ready
for the reception o, the bodies after eErcn
lion.
. While the final preparations were being
made for the execution. the prisoners
were busy with in the last os'
communion with their friends and spiriIps
advisers. Rev. DIR. Buller was with A.
: zero,. who appeared TO be totally sbsuae
ted during the reverend clergy mans ex