Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1865-05-19

ed on Saturday. The evidence published
seems to show that Atzeroth was to have
murdered President johnson, as his part
the conspiracy. 1t is proved that DR.. Mud
was a friend of Booths, and that Surratt
had visited Richmond in March and had In
terviews with Davis and Benjamin.
1t appeared from the testimony of David
Stanton that on the night of the illumina-
ton, the 18th of April. O'Laughlin was
prowling about in the house of the Secretary
of War, but having no business there was
ordered OUT. Gen Grant was in the parlor
at that time.
The prisoners are thus described
Here is q man apparently about 40 or II
years old, say Eve feet ten inches in height,
slender, red or sandy hair of thin growth, pale
oval face, somewhat intelligent, medium sze,
blue eyes. high forehead rather prominent nose,
thin lips. and a red tuft of hair on the chin He
does not seem to be distressed, but 10 interested
in the trial. He is dressed genteely in black,
and wears slippers. The movements Of his
limbs are somEhat restricted, for a small chain
surrounds each wrist and extends from arm to
arm, and ike chain is about his ankles and
confines his legs. This man is DR.. Mudd against
whom it was at first supposed but little if any
thing Of guilt could be shown but against whom
now the testimony thus far seems fearfully
pointing.
Passing over the alternate man, who is an
officer. you observe a little fellow dressed in
faded blue suit. whom you would scarce call
man; he seems but nineteen or so. about five
feet four inches high, dusky black neglected
hair, lively dsrk-hazel eye, slight tuft of beard
along the chin and jaws and family surround
ing the mouth rather round face. but not prom
inent nose, full lips, foolish, weak, boyish, con-
hding countensnee, indicating but little intelli-
gence, and not the fsintest trace Of ferocity.
This boy is Harold.
Looking again TO the right, and emitting the
alternate guard, we come 10 one of the most re-
msrkable faces in the group. This man Is
clothed sparingly; he Is in his shirt-seeves-a
sort of steel-mixed woolen shirt; his pantalOOns
are dark-blue common cloth; he Is fully six feet
high, slender. bony, angular form, square and
narrow across the shoulders, hollow-breasted;
hair black, straight. irregulsrly cut, and hang
ing indiferently about bis forehead, which Is
rather low and narrow; blue eyes. large staring
and at times wild; returns your look steadily
and significantly; square face, angular nose,
thin at the top, but expanding abruptly at the
nostrils; thin lips and slightly twisted mouth,
curved unsymmetucally little to the lett Of the
middle line Of the face; wild, savage looking
man, the most perfect type Of the ingram, hard
ened criminal. The reader who has read news
paper descriptions of this man will not guess
his nsme-aDd yet mine is a truthful pen-like-
ness Of Lewis Payne
O'Loughlin leaned back with his head against
the wall. fully exposing his bread. but not high
forehead, crowned with full, bushy head Of
black hair. He has dark eyes and a pale blood
less complexion. and wears heavy moustache
and wide imperial.
Atzerott is a man Of some five feet SIX inch
e. in hight, and had it not been for his manacles
he might have been taken for mere spectator
He possesses style Of face most common in
Southern germany. His eyes are Light.
Mrs Surrstt has already been correctly des-
cribcd She is stout. buIom widow, fitting
Fslstsff's ideal, "fat, fair and forty" She was
dressed in black, and looked little flushed.