The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1865-05-04
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THE AS S AS SIN S!
Origin Of the Plot---The Part
taken by each Prisoner.
IMPORTANT CABINET
. MEATING.
asts E-.& E..
Dick Taylor wants to Surrender!
SICK OF THE CONFEDERACY
jeff. Davis in a tight Place.

New York, May The World has a
lengthy and graphic plot against the rulers
of the nation, which contains the following
points: Booth was the original protector Of
the crime. 1t was seconded by parties in
Canada, and was furnished with murder.
Gus accomplice by PANE. from that section.
Booth then found another bloody accom-
plice in A. T Suratt The route for escape
was planned two weeks prior to the act.
A. T. Suratt was the man who had room
over Vice President Johnson's. He ran
away so hastily that ne left his arms and
baggage, also q coat belonging to Booth.
When Booth escaped, Harold went with
him they reached STRAITS at midnight and
stopped at Lloyd's Hotel ard got bottle
Of whiskey Booth remained on his horse,
and Harold went up stairs and got car.
bine Lloyd offered another but Harold
said Booss had broken has leg and could no,
carry it.
As they rode off Booth called out to Lloyd,
1--WE have murdered the President and Sec.
rotary Of State" They reached DR. Mudds
house before sunrise. and Booth had his
broken leg set. An old fashioned wooden
band box had to be split up for splinteTs.
| DR.. Mudd says he did not know who they
were, but Booths boot left at the Doctors
bad bis name in it. . .r... E....,..s., s..
The following accomplices are all under
arrest excep, Suratt and Capt Jett Spang
Ter the stage carpenter at Ford's; Sam AR
nold of Baltimore who claims to have backed
out Of the plot; Capt Jet who took Booth
behind HIM on his horse; A. T. Suratt as
signed to kill the Vice President; McLaugh
lin the friend and confederate of Booth
DR.. Mudd who set Booths leg Lloyd who
entertained the assassins and gave them a
carbine; S m Cixer who concealed and e d
Booth and Harold captured with Booth.
Surat; shared the secret of the me ditalefl
crime with Paine, who attempted the life Of
See. Seward. Mr.. and rs. Adams Of New
port are believed to have assisted Booth -
Mr.. Wilson of Newport, though cognizap'
| of the crime did not assist justice.
The Tribune's special says: PAYNE, the
assassin of Secretary Seward and family
has made confession of his guilt. He said
it was useless for him to withhold it longer
he had been fully identified by six persons
and the Go eminent had other evidence il
ITS possession that he was the party as
signe.l to the crime.
The TIibune's Washington special SAYS
One of the most protraced and importan
cabinet sessions held since Johnson's ascen
sion to the Presidency, was held at IT,,
Treasury department to-day. The suhjec
under discussion was the free trade aues
ton as regards the South It was under
stood that the whole syst IN Of giving cot
ton permits and trade permits to a certain
class OF favorites, was ventilated and de
nounced, although there was decided pre-
ponderance in favoring the opening of trad,
IN all parts Of the South not subject to tn,
! Union authorities.
1t is believed that on a resume Of this pro
tracted sitting that every facility viii be ex
tended by the Government for all prope,
commercial transactions, and as a conse
quence Of this fact, cotton prints are at
heavy decline in this market.
Tonight the address delivered to the Pres
ident by the delegation Of the various Swiss
residents contained the hope that the Clio
riouS success of the Union cause will bea,
on the preservation Of all other sister repub.
lies on the American continent.
To the great establishment and indigna
] ton Of the delegation, the Acting Secretary
of State, to whom copy of the address
was cornmunicat ed previous to it's delivery
struck out, as being ireveant, the abov
mentioned paragraph.
4 The Herald's Mobile dispatch Of the 10th
says one officer on General Dick Taylor
staff arrived just now with a flag Of true
at General Canby's headquarters to max
terms for himself and the men under hi
command. !s
! New Orleans papers gives lengthy let
ter from A. o Pickens. late Captain of Co
e, I'd La. cavalry, in which the write
makes an earnest appeal to the citizens O
his native State and beseeches them to re
turn to their allegiance. He recounts a
length the sufferings and abuses heaped OF
the people by the rebel authorities HI
asked for the return Of peace and the clos,
funholy warfare, and stated that the caus,
of JEFF Davis is perfectly useless.
Hon. A. Burwell of Miss. had made sim
liar appeals to the residents Of his Stat
and suggested the election Of Delegates
from each county to attend convention t
be held in the city Of Vicksburg on the Is
Monday Of June next. l.'
The Times Washington special says. TIT
preparation Of this conspiracy cases for tria
has devolved upon Col. n Burnett, VIII
conducted the treason cases at Indianapolis
His ability developed in thoss cases com
mended him to the Government He il
now sitting the mass OF testimony in poss.
| ession Of the Government. The prisoners
are closely guarded among the precaut ions
adopted 10 prevent them committing suicide
is the padding Of the heads Of each, thickly
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