Shreveport semi-weekly news. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1865-18??, 1865-09-05
The COnspiratOrs.

Button, Company c., 10th Regiment
Veteran Reserve Corps. who has jus,
returned from the Dry Tor,ugas. we
have obtained some interesting facts
relative To the conspirators, and their
trip TO the rock bound fortress which
is to b. (for three of ,hcm.) their last
earthly home.
Captain Button, with a sergeant,
three corporals, and twen,y-six men,
reported at the Washington Arsenal
on the morning of Sunday. July lG,
aud. taking charge of III" prisoners.
placed them on board the steamer
Stat" of Maine. bound for Fortress
Monroe. which pcin. they reached
at ! =. NJ. on the Eth. They were
then transferred to the Florida, Cap
tain Budd. all on board with the ex-
c"p,ion of General Dodd, being "n-
tirrlv ignorant Of the vessels d.sti
nation.
At dark on the 10Th, the Florida
reached Port Royal, =. c., whore >hr.
discharged cargo of cordag-. &c.
and coal-d On the 2ls,. she 81 led
for the Dry Tortugas, reaching that
barren ana inhosp'tabic spot on the
2i'h, just one week after her dcPar-
ture from Fortress Monroe.
During the voyage. all tn" prison
ers were more or less afflicted with
sca-sickn"ss. and at one TIN" halt OF
The guards were unfit for duty. DIR.
Mudd and Arnold wcr. particularly
wr.tch"d.
Spangicr, although quite sick. was
gwen 10 practical joking. Finding
that, while sick, h" could get from
the Surgeon. DR.. Porter, modicum
OF French brandy, H. concluded 20
take sick NJ various odd tIn"s. al-
ways with pains. tor which r'h' gal
Act Ep'rifns Is supposed to be a SOY
"reign cnT"; but III. trek vas dis
covered, and he was. much 20 his
chaSrln. compelled 10 qnah Jamaica
ginger IN place OF the more paiatable
beverage
II" was generally 4"'" 'aika''Ve.
and expressed h!mscIt AZ bong sat
i-h"d with III" action OF the Military
'"mln'a-'on' but continued to nNorrt
his lnnoc"nc" OF participation IL III"
Grim" II assassination. Ia CON
v"rsatl"n with Captain Da;ion' he.
remarked that he knew nothing OF
foo:h designs and mat even nit"
the murder "h'l" ho"'h was passing
through the III, atTr' ne WAS unaw"r"
81 lhr t""l deed winch had or.n com,
m!''tI. ne iactlr' N"p'nn, sal"
n.y. " booth was q pTI'ilrgru chhrAc-
ter ut Ford, =. n" had the run OF the
hou~" al all times day and night =;
had access To the '''sNi"s-I9'ihs'
and ir"q u"n'!y cam" 10 IN. r'li',r-
sails unannounc-d' and always by
III" rear entrance lie was great
tnvoTi;", and spent money freely -
" h"""""r he cam" with hl~ ho!4"
II" always called for N" 10 groom 'hr
annual and hav" many tine
BACKED A'e boots ant don" oth"r
mental work tor him. d'd not clos"
th" door behind Booth. Il was a
spring door, which You can see when
You S"t back TO " a~A'hg'"n' ana
closed OF itself unless go" hriH Il,
open. h"r" VAS nothing unusual
IN my holding booth hoTs" on the
night Il tn" murder tor l naH ''H"
II twenty times before H'dn $50
now IN" '"'"'n's-'"r "h'ch 'F'"4
me could nav" !ecldcH otherwise IN
my case considering ,hr evidence
h"t am not guilty OF having any
ihlhG |" q" win IN" crime
HYanGl"r was very lively during
'h' voyage AMI several um'> ran "P
IN" ladder from thr mold 'ATr" stops
g, 4 '''""' h"HEt'E fF'n'6 a. II" vas
II" was quite Jubl!ant over The !"''
that II" would not b" prisoner Tor
lite. II come on, al r'Gh'-slx
'arS Is nov SUCH long '''"r hi'ct
all, SAID BE-: 1"H need not 'rl'c''
tate yourself on having sh"Et UNI
20 stay Hpahs!"t' -A'a III -N"''o
90 1 don Know where tf!rS ar. takill y