The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1865-07-10
The Conspiracy.


special report OF the confession Of AtrerotL which
vas prepared BY one Who has known him since bis
arrest. The details a the plo, 70 sbduct and murder
the President -hieh se, forth below, we're given
the author by AtEerott hut short time before his
death.
Georvc Andrew Atxerott va born IN the Kingdom
o. Prussia IN 1885 and came 10 this country With b.,
P sr rsss. Zen sS H. smy II ,or one m ys.
.heu, With hL parents, he moved 70 Westmorelsnd
COUNTY. W, III. ia,her farmed. and enried On his
pusine-s-that Of o blsckrmith-at the Court Home
n.Lins bgslns.. a. the Couf, House, Where be
q ,Ss ' Jssl. Ranf HOUSE s,'n'Si until $50 RSsa
and i M cpss s.' Ss Sross IN hs
coachmsking business at Port Tobacco. This oontnu-
lhi, he carried on psin,ns in Port TobscCo until s
fall, -hen he vent With John n, GpIratt and man
named hurine. Gurrstt induced him to Ioln In ne
conspiracy for abductins the President. Atreiotts
hnovedes o. and the country in the vicinity Of
Port Tobsoco and In TACT Of all the counties bodef-
BILE assistant lie wss we'll acquainted With Harold.
vhom he vas not long 10 fndins cut, and who "a,
time, 70 Por Tobacco AID often sent 10 ktrerct 20
come TO W Washington, where he sn Known 20 many ~
ed man IN ,. SSsses !. se es and
silly fellow surrsit inircdncet AtEe OF 20 booth,
sho ier'ed him and furnished him Win horsts, .ne
ed 10 be the principal In the sheence Of Booth. Ihe
nr.t meeting Of all the con,pfs,os an,u ,uaiy ensas
te-rs. A. this meetinr, 0'Laushlin, Arnold Booth.
snrrsit Harold and Atzero', vcie pfesent 1he fret
stempt to Ahduct the President va 70 be on toe 1h
street read This he about the middle Of March,
vhen they sIpoc.ed the President 10 yl'it camp
So,. R'p "ss picssns % H.fod ief S sih the bas1 aud
the e.ihine. for r r. The plan ss to 'e,ae the
As he Vas considered the bo,t driver, and make for
7. y by way Of Ions Old Field TO the Potomac hlNet
N ,he We nifty Of S,Isemey SIees shsIe ,nsy nS1 hs
bost vas capable Of carrying hf,een men, and ,sss
large fst-botom bai,eau. painted lssd-ooloI, which
mon named Branner and emoot. This plan iaiied,
the President not COMING I" they desired: hsIo.u
maped quiet tor sosue time sher this Booth went
North, Arnold and o'Lhushlin TO Ba timore Payne
Howell vss about thi. time arrested. Thi, alarmed
eutr.t', and he len With Mrs Slater for the North
% vi 1., the % theatre ,ns V on IL, % hsht tss
expected TO be there II was arranged that surtatt
sna Booth were 10 soto the box Arnold 0Lsush'in ~
setting him out; Harold and AtEerot were
to have charge Of tbe horres. and an ae-
Booth fepresented that the best .s,tani he had
an actor In this plan bueres and horses were TO be
Keyd', va 70 We stretched soro.s the road, impede
the cavalry in the punu!. The route a thl, time
eros. o The s Has,en branch bidsc. R III. % sSoe saP
fsiled, and Bcosh said. lit is all up" and
.pIss Of tons 70 sn%ond and Or"pnS
sotne oapsciY. A,zeiou "us wailn, ioi Booth 10 ar
range h.s roins to Richmond. when the affair wa.
renewed again he had taken a room at the klrkwood
House. Harold called on him and len his kuiie pis-
tol and coat In the room. and toli him Booth wished
repaired In company with Harold. Thn was In the
evening about ,lI o'elocr he :Aere Inei Both and
Atzerott demurIsd, when Booth replied, Harold Ia.
.noIe oouTsge-he will do H. 90 set your homes
ii old went down Slnth s,Teet together' Atlerott
said 70 Harold, "Wo must not dir'urb Mr. Johnson"
Harold laurhed and wanted the key Of he room II
va refused by AIetott. who eIproeed himself "a
fearful that harm would be done NJ. Johnsnn HaI-
Old e to 10 TO ee Roth and Atzerot. went 20 the
Booth wanted to see him AlEeroti did
not return " the Kmkwcod House that night
Booth tod Anerott that surrat IN the city; At
kerott did not Booth alter leaving him at tie
herndon House, and he Toame qtoui the streets
halip vt 10 O'Clock hlle passing 10 the avenue The
cavalry were rurhing by AZ the time purrlit lie
threw swsy his tnie that night and parted with his
zerott had nothing 70 tay at any OF the rormer meet
lng.. He knew nothing about the rope found with
Spanger. lie believed spanglcr innocent far
he knew, Booth, vheu spilled 70 ior money, would
remark that he had money In Sev York and woud
Winter, Ms. Slater, Mrs Surrstt, John sunst Gnd
Major Barron, formerly OF the relel amy, left
MIs surratt stopped at the otheIs went
70 the Potomac MAJOR Barron returned. lie did not
rscy, Al hoash he Wa iofnerly in the rebel ii ARMY
One Of Booths pans " obtain an entrance to the
Secretary OF btAtee house tnven lou, which
II ucceysful would have involved others In his foul
acts lie had made the acquaintance OF . woman Of
strong Southern feelings living not inr from the
retay's house, who 10 make the acg ntanee Of
servant who was TO he introduced TO Booth, and by
this means he would learn something OF the location
Of the rooms, &c. Booth was we'll tc,Iuantei with
hudd, and had letters OF Introduction to ham. Roo
told AtEolott about two weeks before the murCer,
that he had sent provisions and liquor to d.
Audds for the supply o. the party on their
way 10 Richmond with the President
Michael oLsushlin has made no regular confession
far a, Ia publicly known In, he las confessed TO
the ORIGINAL conspiracy. He deni ID any know ledge
OF the murder Of the Prs,idelt, or the attempt en-
Mr. sew ards lie. There is NO doubt that he knew
much OF the whole affair. Although abb was
tried TO he made out, thero is dCutt In the mind.
OF those who know all the circumstance Of O'LAush-
lin, tina, he did visit stantons hou charged In
the testimony before the Commission.