The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1865-07-19

heau, as was uOno Will 'He olHeTS, anu IL
was supposed no more would be heard
from the prisoners but just before the
drop fell, Atzerott was again heerd in
muffied accents saying, hGood-by, gentle
men who arc before me now may we all
meet in the other world God help me
now-oh oh ] oh |" and the last broken
exclamation was on his lips the drop fell,
and the four criminals hung quiyer.
ing in the air. At twenty-six min
utes past one o'clock the signal was given
by wave of the hand. The large blocks
supporting the uprights we're knocked
out, the drops fell with a heavy slam, and
the four bodies hung suspended.
Payne's limbs we're drawn up several
times, and for moment or two his whole
frame quivered violently, but within FIVE
minutes all was still. Harold struggled
some, and some emissions Of water took
place from the body, such as is frequent.
ly the case with persons dying a violent
death. There was no perceptible move.
ment of the body of Atzerott and he ap-
porently died easy. There was only a
slight movement of the limbs of Mrs.
Surratt
There was breathlesS stiffness fer sew.
eral minutes after the drop fell, but in
short time persons commenced to move,
and almost all had left the yard in thirty
minutes. The bodies were cut down,
placed in their collins, AMI buried in the
yard near the scaffOld, where graves were
previously dug. The bodies of all but
Payne were claimed by their relatives,
and will be duly delivered to tbom,-
About two hundred spectators witnessed
the execution.
Mudd, Spangler, 0Laughln and Ar
mold are to be removed immediatelyto AL
bauy Pcnitenitiary, to serve out their
sentence.
Efforts we're made, during all of last
night, by council and friends, to secure a
repricvc for Mrs Surrait, but the Presi-
dent declined to interfere. About 3
o'clock this morning, Miss Surratt, ac-
companied by female friend, visited the
White House, having been there last
evening, for the purpose Of obtaining an
interview with President johnson, who
had given orders that he would receive
no one to day, The door keeper stopped
Miss Surratt at the foot Of the steps lead
ing up to the Presidents office, and
would not permit her TO proceed further.
She then asked permission 10 see Gener-
al Mussy, the Presidents Military Secre-
tary, who promptly answered the sum.
mons and came down stairs where Miss
Surratt was standing. As soon as the
General made lis appearance, Miss s
threw herself on her knees before him,
and, catching him by the coat, with loud
sobs and screaming cries implored him to
assist her in obtaining hearing with the
President. General Mussy, in as tender
a manner as possible, told Miss s. he
could not comply with her request; as
the Presidents orders were imperative
he would receive no one. Upon Genera
Mussy's returning 10 bis Office, Miss s.
threw herself upon the stair steps, where
she remained a considerable length o.
time, sobbing about in the greatest an
guish, protesting her mothers innocence
J and inn lOring every one who came nea,
} her to Interfere in her mothers behalf
While thus weeping she declared he
mother too good and kind to be guilty o
the enormous crime of which she wa
convicted, and said if her mother was pu
to death, she wished, also, to die. Th
scene was heart.rcnding, and many VIII,
} witnessed it, including number of hard,
. soldiers, were moved 10 tears, Miss S
having become quieted, gave vent to he
: feelings in quiet tears, and was persuaded
! to take seat in the East Room, wher
: she remained for several hours, jumping
8 up fiom her seat each timo the from
door of the Mansion was opened, evident
/ y in hopes of seeing some one enter whit
could be Of service to her in obtainig tn
desired interview with the President, o.
5 that they we're the bearers of good new
to her.
4 Two of the Harold sisters, dressed il
full mourning and heavily vailed, mad
their appearance at the White Hous
r shortly after Miss S, to plead with tn
' President in behalf of their BROTHER
r Failing to see the President, they address
1 ed note to Mrs, johnson, and expressc
, a hope that she would not turn deaf ca
to their pleadings Mrs. johnson bein
|, quite sick, it was deemed expedent, b
= the ushers, not to deliver the note, whcr
! as last cxpedient, the ladies asked pei
! mission to forward note to Mrs. Pattel
|, son, the Presidents daughter, whic
was not granted, as Mrs. z, is also quit
indisposcd today. The Misses Harold
/ although feeling greatly concerned fc
9 their doomed brother, showed but it'll
. outward signs of grief, which was dee
, and silent. 1t was impossible to tell th
: anguish going on within their hearts,
II is said that Payne made write
statement, this morning, in which he dt
! clares that Mrs. Surratt was in no wis
, engaged in the plot to assussinate th
President. This was delivered to Judg
! Advocate General Holt. SO far as it
! known, Mrs Surratt claimed to the las
to her spiritual advisers, that she was a
innocent woman. 6.
There was but one elevated place whel
+ outside spectators could see the execution
: and that was oupola Of one houst
which contained about forty people,
t There we're few or no people on the GU
= side ofthe prison walls. Over one thou
and persons applied this morning 10 Ger