The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-07-08


joined the army Of General Lee, and was sent 10 A. p
Hlls corps With IL he passed through the Pcnlnsular
campaign and the battles Of Chancelorsvc and Aut,e
tam Here he heard that his two brothers had been
killed at the battle Of Murfreesboro Finally on the Sd
Of july IN the charge upon the Union centre at ettys
burg, he was wounded and taken prisoner and
as nurse in Pennsylvania hospital. FROM Gettysburg
he was sent to West Buildings Hospital, Pratt street
Baltimore, and remained till October 1863, when seeing
no hope Of exchange, he deserted TO a regm.n mt Of
cavalry at Fauquer He remained in that service till
January 1, 1885, when he began despair of the con
federacy, came to Alexandria, sold his horse gave his
name Payne took the oath Of allegiance as refugee
from Fauquier, and went to Baltimore.
Here he found himself without work or means, and
being unacquainted with any trade found much din.
Guilty obtaining work. While lying idle at a boarding
house into which he had been admitted at baltimore
fracas occurrc'i in which ne became engaged He was
arrested and taken before the Provost Marshal ordered
north Of Philadelphia while leaving tho city he met
Booth He told the tempter his tale procured food
and money, and without questioning the purpose OF
Booth gave himself up TO his purpose.
Next morning Booth gave him money enough 10 buy
change Of clothing and keep him for week. and then
proceeded to work the mind Of his victim depicting
to him the imagined wrongs Of the South and the guilt
Of her oppressors, and wrought him up pitch Of
frenzied passion to avenge the wrongs his country
him as recreant Booth his victim was ready ana
on the evening Of the l4th OF April eight O'Clock hs
told him the hour had struck placed In his hands the
knife, the revolver and the bogus package Of medicine
and told him to do his duty, giving him horse with
directions to meet him at Anacosta bridge Powell went
on his why and accomplished the deed at Mr. Seward's
as is familiar 70 every In hts desperation he not
stabbed Secretary Seward but Inflicted serious wounds
upon Mr.. A. G. Seward, Frederick Hansel George f.
Roh nm, ouI~ vv
BE has now paid the terrible penalty Of his crime.
Sketch OF David E. Harold.
David E. Harold leaves life In which mon
even Dumas could find matter for an Interesting
chapter he connected with Booth and there
his life began; yesterday 1t ended the scafold
Like the remainder OF the conspirators except Payne
Harold is said TO have been born IN Maryland;
but he in truth s.washngtonian. The Navy Yard
nursed him. taught him, tended him, educated him. and
tried to do we'll by him, too. II gave him opportu
mites to acquire living by labor. He became .
drug clerk, but sufficiently skilled to
deserve the Of apothecary His we're for
sports Of the field and brook and II he likely
to have read book through would have been "isaao
Walton" Ho leaves two sisters whom he never aided
to support. He had acquired at Washington such
reputation lar for lying's sake; fond
OF being thought TO excel In vice, would tell OF such
oeeus Oi inf4uity hucW no never
and was withal at times per,erse that while
people around the Navy Yard call him iool many
vary the description by styling him wicked fool
and sanderer Harolds arst acquaintance with Booth
formed before tho lacr yet knew either Arnold, A.
zerott or OIanghln and through Harold that A.
zerott and Booth brought together. Harold
fond Of familiarity talking of the actor and Of
veyng the idea that his influence over him great
and in the streets would often Booth by osenta-
tiousiy forcing himself upon him Harold died at tho
early age Of twentyone, after life entirely useless 10
his family, his country himself His share in the
ape Of Booih bis forcknowedge Of Booths plans,
simply additional illustration Of the MAXIM that
.men Of great resolution generally seek for conhdans
women or those OF their own scx who In point Of weak
Of will, most resemble women" Harold was tho
Of the late A. O. Harold well known citizen Of tho
Sixth ward Washington city, and for many years The
principal clerk in the Naval Store Washington. No
educated ut Charlotte Hail. st. Mary's county. Mary
land and well acquainted with tho topography Of
that district He leaves Ave sisters heart broken by hrs
conduct In personal appearance he about 1--WE feet
nve inches high, dusky back ha,r slight tufts Of beard
along shc chin and jaws round face, full ana lips.
and weak simple expression Of countenancc generally.
Sketch Of George A. Atxerott.
Aizerot's history Is still obscure Than that Of
Harold He not, az has been stated n native OF
Germans; and in his tnlk could always detect his
origin from the way he owclt upon CULTURAL sounds and
his thick, rolling pronunciation Of The letter "R"
Azerott iirst apprenticed to n coachmaker; bus
seeming 10 take kindly 10 painting and
glazing, he turned coach painter and yarnishrr Be
was never good workman, lacking Intelligence and
application. He Maryland several years
ago, and has lived in almost every county Of
IL, earning a precsrious subsistence by odd jobs
OF painting and glazing, snd finally settled At
Brysntoxn, hovering between there and Port
Tobacco There IL he became acquainted With
Harold, and through Harold with Booth II seems
pretty that In the conspiracy OF abduction Atzs-
rott admitted before either OIAughlD Arnold u
Payne. His peculiar face and made In
stnc,ey distrust him, and 10 rather singular thss
the penetration Of Booth, we'll exempned In his
selection OF his tools Payne, Harold and Mrs. surstt,
should have trusted principals part In such plot 70
q hike Atzerott who evidently posscescd but one
qualification Of conspirator-cunnng-and who
lacked all .he others, physical and moral courage es
pecnlly when Azcrou passed. for a time, into tho
hands OF Marshal Murray. of New York, Murray, IN 6vo
minutes conversation, drew from him practical
csson Of his connection with Booth and confession Of
owncrrhip regarding the articles found the KIrkwood
House. The Of Atzerott rough and IN
pleasant the extreme his csts obsccne and ccar~e 30
much so that Miss surratt and her mother dshked his
presence In their house extremely; but Booth needed
him, and who there would gansny that lordly VIII ne
was aged twenty eight His connection with the con-
spiraoy will be distinctly remembered The circum-
stances Of his arrest follows ne was found ~
the house Of his cousin, Ernst Hartmann Richter, In
Montgomery county. Nd on April 20, by Sergeant Gem
mill Of Captain Townsends company, Firsf Delaware
cavalry Richter at rs, denied the presence OF Atzercs
IN the house and afterwards with his wife, told conflict
| ing stories about him. The sergeant found by ques
tioniua different parties whom Azcrou Tad visited that
the accused had from Washington day or two
before and nj the house Of OF the gentlemen, whic
eating dinner had upon the assassination Of the Prcs
den, being broached abruptly stopped eating and msde
use Of the following language -" II all Of them had
done their duty Grant would have been nSed In the same
waylp In his confession he cndcavored TO make ap-