Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1865-07-13

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charge of the horses, aud an actor was
to he secured to put out the gas booth
renresented that the best assistant ne
had was an actor. In this plan hnsgieS
ana horses were to be used, A rope
which was prepared and To be az kyle,
was TO be stretched across the road to
impede the cavalry in the pursuit, The
route this time was the same as before,
except that they were TO cross the east
ern branch bridge. This whole affair
failed and Booth said 1T is all up, and
spoke of going to Richmond and open
Ing u theatre, in which he promised At
ZerOdt employment in some capacity.
Al2erodt was waiting for Booth to ar
range his going to Richmond, When
the affair was renewed again he had TIA
ken room Mt the kirkwOOd House.
Harold called on him and left his knife
coat and pistol In the room and told
him Booth wished TO see him at the
Herdon House, TO which place he re-
paired in company with Harold. This
was i'm the evening about six o'clock.
We there met Booth and Payne. Booth
told AtzerOdt "You must kill Johnson"
Atzerodt demurred, when Booth said
Harold has more courage; he will do
It,"
George get your horse, what will be-
come of you anyhow Atzerodt and
Harold went down 9th street TO get her.
Atzerodt said to Harold we must not
disturb Mr.. Johnson. Harold laughed
and wanted the key to the roOm-it was
refused by Atzerodt who expressed him
self fearful that harm would be done
Mr.. Johnson. Harold left to go to see
Booth, and | went to the oyster bay.
Herald came after him and said Booth
wanted to see him. AtZerOdt did not
return 20 the KirkwOod House that
night. Booth told Atzerodt that Sur
raft was in the city. Atzerodt did not
see Booth after leaving him at the Her
don House, and he roaved about the city
all night and heard OF the murder about
half past II o'clock while passing up
the avenue. The cavalry were rashing
by Atzerodt in pursuit, He threw away
his knife that night and parted with his
pistol; next morning he went TO n
friend in Washington. Atzerodt had
nothing to say at any former meetings ;
he knew nothing about the rope found
with Spangler he believed Spangler in
nOcent as far as he knew.
Booth, when applied to for money,
would remark that he had money in New
York and would get some. At one time
in the spring or late in the winter, Mrs
Slater, Mrs. Surrrtt, John Surratt and
Major Barrows, formerly of the rebel
army, left Washington for a ride. They
got horses at Towards.
Mrs. Surratt stopped at Surrattsville,
the Others went to the Potomac. Mai.
Barrows returned He did not think
BarrOws had anything to do with the
conspiracy, although he was formerly in
the rebel army. One of Booths plans
to obtain an entrance to the Secretary OF
States house was an invention which
If successful would have involved Others
in his foul acts he had made the &C.
quaintance of woman of strong Sonth.
ern feelings, living not far from the
Secretary's house who was to make the
acquaintance of a servant who was to
be introduced to Booth and by this
means he would learn something of the
location of the rooms, &c. As far as
known it failed. Booth was we'll &C
quainted with Mudd and had had letters
of introduction to him. Booth told
AtzerOdt about two weeks before the
murder that he had sent provisions and
liquor to Dr. Mudd's for the supply OF
the party on their way to Richmond
with the President. Michael O'Laugh-
lin has made no regular confession as
far as is publicly known, bnt no has von-
fessed to the original conspiracy. He
denied any knowledge cf the murder oil
the President or the attempt on Mr.
Stewards life; there is no doubt he
knew much of the whole affair. Al
thong an Alibi was tried to be made
out there is no doubt in the minds OF
those who knew all the circumstances
of y 'Iaughlin that he did visit Stanton S
house as charged in the testimony be-
fore the Commission.