Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1865-06-08

Y ApSoe WIZ CoiicotibS hcI. 1ut,
seized Payne at once, who had al
awkward lie to urge in his defence
that he had come there to dig trench
That night be dug a trench dee,
and broad enough for both of them t,
lie in forever. They washed hi
hands, and found them soft and wo
manish., His pockets contained toot
and nail brushes and delicate pock
et.knife All this apparel consorte,
i'll with bis assumed character. III
is. without boubt, Mr. Stewards at
tempted murderer.
Coarse, and hard, and calm, Mrs
Surratt shut up her house after The
murder, and waited with her daugh
ters till the officers came. She was
imperturbable. and rebuked her girls
for weeping, and would have gone &c
Jail like statue, but that in her ex
tremity Payne Knocked at her door
He had come. he said, to dig a ditcf
for Mrs. Surratt, whom he very wei
knew but Mrs. Surratt protested tina,
she had never seen the man at all, and
nau no uitCh to clean.
How fortunate, girls" she said
that these officers are here this
man might have murdered us ALL"
Her etfrontery stamps her as wor
thy of companionship with Booth
Payne has been identified 10y lodgel
of Mrs. Surratt's, as having twice Wis
tied the house under the name o
Wood. The girls will render valua
BILE testimony in the trial. IF Johr
Surratt were in custody tue link.
would be incomplete.
AtzerOth had room almost direct
ly over Vice President Johnson's. He
had all the materials to do murder
but lost spirit or opportunity. lie
ran away so hastily that all his arms
and baggage were discovered-a tire.
mendous bowie-knife and Colts cav
airy revolver were found between the
mattresses Of his bed. Booths Goa,
was also found there, showing con
spired fight in company, and in it three
boxes of cartridges, map of Mary
land, gauntlets for riding. spur and
a handkerchief marked with the name
OF Booth-a mothers souvenir for a
mnrderer's pocket
Atzeroth fed alone. and was found
at the house Of his uncle in Monfgom-
cry county. do not know that any
instrument of murder has ever made
me thrill as When l drew his ter.
rible bowie-knife from it's sheath
Major O'Berde, of New York, was the
instigator of Atzeroth's discovery and
arrest. .#...
| come now to ride ont of the city
10y the chief assassin and his dnpe.
Harold met Booth immediately after
the crime in the next street, and they
rode at Il gallop past the Patent Office
aud over Capitol Hill. s .--
AS they crossed the Eastern branch
at Cniontown, Booth gave his proper
name to The officer at the bridge. This,
which would seem to have been fool
ish, was, in reality very shrewd. The
officers believed that one of Booths
accomplices had given this name in
order to put them out Of the real
Booths track. So they made efforts
elsewhere. aud so Booth got a start.
At midnight. precisely, the two horse
men stopped at Surrattville, Booth re.
naming on his nag while Harold de.
scended and knocked Justify at the
door, Lloyd, the landlord, came down
at once, when Harold pushed past
him into the bar, and obtained bot
tie of whiskey, some Of which lie
gave to Booth Immediately. While
Booth was drinking, Harold went mp
stairs and brought down one of the
carbines. Lloyd started to get the
other. but Harold said:
1--WE don't want it Booth has bro
ken his leg, and can't carry it."
So the second carbine remained in
the hall where the officers atterward
found it. '." s.".@
As the two horsemen started to go
otf, Booth cried out to Lloyd: ...
Do you want to hear some news 2"
" | don't care much about it," cried
Lloyd. by his own account.
I've have murdered" said Booth,
the President and Secretary Of
State" ..- .;.f -........
Aud with this horrible confession,
Booth and Harold dashed away in
the midnight, across Prince Georges
county.
On Saturday. before sunrise, Booth
and Harold, who had ridden all night
without stopping else where. reached
the house Of DR.. Mudd, three miles
from Bryantown. They contracted
with him for twenty-five dollars in
greenbacks, TO set the broken leg.
Harold, who knew DR.. Mudd, intro,
duced Booth under another name, and
stated that he had fallen from his
horse during the night. The Doctor
remarked OF Booth that he draped the
lower part Of his face while the leg
was being set +; he was silent and in
pain. Having no splints in the house
they split up an old fashioned wooden
band-box and prepared them. The
Doctor was assisted by an English
man, who at the same time began Il
hew out pair of crutches. The in
terror bone Of the ley was broken vir
tically across, aud because vertically
it did not yield when the crippled
man walked upon il. ma
The riding boot Of Booth had to b.
cut from his foot; within were thu
words "J. Wilkes" The Doctor say.
he didn't notice these, but that visua
defect may cost him his neck. The
two men waited around the house al
day, but toward evening they slipped
their horses from the stable and rode
in the direction OF Aliens Fresh.
Below Bryantown runs certain deer
and slimy swamps, along these Bootl
and Harold picked up u negro name.
Swan, who volunteered to show then
the way for two dollars they CAV,
him five more to show them the rout.
to, Aliens Fresh. but really wished
as their actions intimated, to gain th
house Of one Sam Coke, q notoriou
| rebel, and probably well advised Q