The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1865-05-13

Sam," who understood the Plot and
agreed to it, and backed out in the end be-
cause Of his failing courage, will also su tIe-
death. He was ccnspirator but no. pold
enough to be an assassin.
6. Capt. Willie Jett, found at Bowling
Green, who took Booth behind him on
his horse. thus facilitating his escape will
run close chance 10. his neck. He either
dill or did rot recognize in Booth the as
sassin, and ii so, wn to him
| Z. DR.. MUdd, residiDg near BryantOWn,
! may suffer death for his tilnidity. He set
booths leg Saturday morning, and never
! mentioned it till Sunday night. He may
not have recognized Booth, aud may not,
! rs be says, heard ofthe murder. But he
| has been y stern secessionist, and life in
| surance policy, at present, would cost him
the revenue Of his country.
&. John Lloyd will certainly die. He
kept Mrs. Surratt's hotel ut Surrattsvilie,
| secreted and furnished the two assassins
| with carbines, and although positively
aware Of the conspiracy before, and the
crime immediately after its execution, be
| held his tongue.
| 9. Sam. Coxer, or "Captain" Sam. Coke,
lives between Scylla and Charybdis. He
concealed and fed Booth, probably know
ing his hands to be stained with blood
He has already suffered execution in his
horrible forebodings.
in the allmemorable barn, and shared his
flight, and was his guide and servant, viii
die despite hundred pleas ofdementia or
mania.
10. John Surratt, if caught at all, will
suffer death. He shared the horrible So
cret Ct me0iated crime, and should, with
his mother, meet the reward OF murder.
| Payne, or Wood, the desperate assassin
of Mr.. Seward, who was taken at Mrs. Sur
rats house, and was hired cut-throa:,
will die, beyond preadyenture.
! II. Mr.. and Mrs. Adams. OF Newport:
these, is believed knew Booth, and as-
sisted him.
ID. Mr.. Wilson of Newport he did not
assist justice, although cognizant Of the
czime.
\ A NIOBE AMONG THE NATIONS. Among
the great army of moUrners who followed,
with solemn steps. the remains of our mar.
tyred President through ths streets Of
New York, was one aged citizen who had,
in early you'h, joined nthe funeral process
sion on the burial of Washington. On
these two memorable occasions the nation.
al grief was universal. Probably no other
event will ever again 20 unite tue hearts Of
the whole people, and lead to an expires.
sion OF sorrow so wide spread, SO preyai-
ing. and so solemn. 1t is overwhelming
10 tne Imagination TO conceive OF so vast u
multitude of mourners joined in ar out
burst Of grief, wall sent up from the
hearts of thirty. millions Of people. Bot
wheu this universal sentiment OF sorrow
manifested Itself 10 the outward eye, AZ it
did in the Empire City, the spectacle was
one OF fsu':.i Impressive soiemniiy y that mono
who saw il viii ever forge. il. New York
looked then as the City Of the Phsroahs
must have looked when the Angel OF the
LORD s!note the first born OF every mouse.
hold. a spectator, passing through our
streets, and not knowing the cause OF these
trappiDgs Of grief, would have said that the
angel OF destruction had passed over the
great metropolis and have felt that 'there
was no fold however we'll twas tend.
cd, but some dead lamb was there" New
York, Of course. only shared in the COM
mon sorrow, bnt what gave special weight
, 10 the solemnities here was that there were
, more to display 1t, tbs opportunities were
> greater; there Was more Opulence, aud .
vas!er theatsr for scenic effects. No other
! city has such avenues as New York. such
streets, such multitudes Of men, such .
, water front, such great navies M ships,
, and such forests OF towers and steeples,
y and these were all employed TO give
! impressiveness to the demonstrations of
. an all-psevading sorrow. It was spec.
,acle that We never expect to witness
: again, nor even An approach to it.
All through the vast avenues OF superb
!, residences In the upper parts Of the city,
. the display of mourning emblems was IL.
most oppressive in the gloom which they
!. gave to The white marble edifces, which
> usually wear so bright and radiant q look.
i There was no doorway, no window, NO
= corn;ce, balcony, steeple, or column with
I out its drapery Of black. Often these were
composed Of costly materials, and aryunE.
. ed with great artistic skill. There were
whole miles of streets composed Of LOFTY
warehouses. IN which were no families re-
: emblems Of mourning. In by places,
where crowds Of passers-by are never
: seen, hung folds Of Grape, aud heavy Has-
4 toons Of velvet and costly cloth; there
y were vases. and obelisks, and inscriptions
! everywhere; flags, bordered with crape,
l. along the wharves hundreds Of ships die
4 played their colors At hslf-mast. In the
;. eide streets, where the great tenement
|. houses are filed with the Thousands Of thl
n city poor. hung from every window eoml
j. touching token Of sorrow, - we'll - from
It cos Of public resort. The pail, the shroud
the mourning was everywhere, aud every
ri (acndc was acatafalque. Such an exhihi-
n tiOn rs this meant something more than I
I. formal expression Of of6cial respect. Ths
~ sor1ow wxs as profound as It seemed. i
l. was no stimulation. II meant that part1
r spirit, for the time, at least, wAs dead. y
~ said, We are peoples nation: we hav'
! one heavt-0ne pUrpCee-ORe snRrow.-
No: hing could have uiOre PLAINLY nSOkel
~ the great truth, which needed TO DO told
70 thu: all pas, GissentioDs werc at N end
- and that now tho Union was not q msr
=, word, as il had been. We dropped on
/. tears into One Common urn, a:,d hereafter
:. we are 20 s,s Ons people. Without thi
:. dreadful event, which we nil dep!ored, "
- should never ha-. KNOWN hnw entirely th
" work Of the pas, toGr years ha,i L.,en done
,. and how completely We were vt last a na
!. tiou = independent.
@
u The ARMY OF PRovosr MARsHALs.-
The discontihuanOe Of thu drxflpg system
). will relieve from dnty force Of persons
&c the number Of which Is estimated at Il, OK
.'I-N. 7. OOD. Advertiser.
The whole Provost Marshal system il
|, " the North, eau speedily be dispensed with
:, There is nothing 80 pleasing TO the people
, since the war liz concluded, AZ the earnes
:, work doIe by the authorities to clear til
- wreck, rid the country Of the expense q
. supporting the swarlss Of non com basant
= who are attached 10 the army, reetorin
!, the freedom Of trade and the civil law
, We ought 70 bs able within a few weeks (
- ko!, IL.