The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1865-05-13

And the devil get the whole concern,
GIsrg Hallelujah
o NAV the cursed traitor dwell
In darkest pits of deepest hell,
And gnash his teeth and groan and yell,
Glory Hallelujah
In burning birthstone may he be,
While little devils dance IN 81 e,
Then lock the door and lose the key,
Glory Hallelujah
Junius Brutus BOOth-ghe full particulars
of His Arrest-Re maEks and DemeanOr
of the Prisoner.
From the PhiIadelphi inquirer, 28th rlt.I
We published yesterday statement of
the arrest. in this city, of Junius Brutis
Booth, brother of the assassin OF President
Lincoln. We append tAe following partic
ulars connected with the affair, which we
know to be true version of the story.
An order for the arrest of Booth was re-
eeivsd by telegraph, from the authorities at
Washington, and its execution was inIrus-
ed to Isaac M. Krupp, Special Agent of the
Fourth District of Philadelphia. About
three O'Clock on Tuesday afternoon, Mr..
Krupp proceeded to the residence of rela
tive Of Booths. in the western part of the
city, where he Booth aas stopping, and
alter obt&ining an interview with him, in
formed him that he had 3 warrant for his
arrest in irons, and instructions to convey
him to Washington.
Booth seemed for a moment dumb found
ed at the announcements, but soon after
said: eDo you know if i is in regard to
that letter." Tbs officer not being there TO
but informed him tHat aft6ough he had au
thority to take him in irons, he would dis
pense with the use of them Booth thanked
HIM, aud in state of considerable agitation
prepared to leave the house at once. The
twain proceeded on foot to the Station
House, Thirteenth and BraDdywine streets,
where Booth remained for several hours.
While there he employed part of his time
in copying extract from the Bible, some of
which were from the forty ninth Psalm.
He appeared at times wrapt in thought and
somewhat detected. During the evening he
was conveyed in a carriage to the Baltimore
depot. and left in company With Officer
Knapp in the eleven O'clock train.
He bad little to say during the trip, but at
one time remarked that he "wjshed John
had been killed before the assassination, for
the sake OF the family name,'' etc. AriiEa
ing at Washington at $50 O'Clock in the
morning on Wednesday,, he was furnished a
good breakfast. and at nine o'clock was ia
ken TO the War Department. During brief
examination before the Judge Advocate,
Booth stated that the published accounts OF
the contents of the letter abiding to the oil
business contained different phisseology
from what he had written, and be desired 10
have the whole letter published After the
interview at the War Department be was
| taken to the Old Capital Prison where he was
safely quartered at five minutes past 4
O'Clock, having been kept at the War De
partment for several hours. Officer Krupp
returned to the city yesterday, and sentrby
Adams Express quantity of clothing, etc.,
TO Booth .zst his particular request
! Mr. Booth arrived In Philadelphia on
Wednesday last, FROM Cincinnati, and kept
his apartments closely, until the time of his
/ arrest On RrriYipg in. the city he notified
United States Marshal MillWard Of his pres
enee and was visited by that oficialor come
of his deputies, but not inteIfered WITH
/ Before his arrest Booth frequently spoke oil
the oil letter. Speaking of the name Of
Alice mentioned in it, he said he merely
added postscript in bis letter to the sssas
sin, requesting him to give his love to her.
as the lady ID question had frequently sem
him sueh tokens IN her correspondence
Alice Is believed to be an actress employ
ed in one of the theatres in Washington.
There does not appear to have been sny
thing unusual in the manner or demeanol
of JunIus during his stay in this city, bu
be seemed at times concerned about Wha
be calls the false construction put upon thu
letter in question, Immediately before biz
arrest he was calm and apparently uucon-
cerned. and quietly engaged 10 smoking. sV
identity rot anticipating any mOlestation.a
We learn that the assassin was in sPhila
Idelpbia about the 14th of February last, anC
while with his relatives here frequently gave
expression to his feelings of antipathy to tb'
Government He left here and went q
New York where he remained = short time
and then proceeded 70 Washington, Wher'
be stayed until .he 6eudish purpose be hat
at heart was conrummated. His moths
wroEe to bin requesting him to come Nortl
bus BE wrote word back that bis time va
SO oseupisd with his oil business in Wash
iipgson that be could not leave. At times
be expressed strong desire to Join th'
Southern army, but bis relatives here dis
susded him from taking. such a stsFse Il
vas boEu 10 Hartford eOualy. MaEyIasd.