The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-02-20
JOHN H. sIsaRATT.

- the th oespaIches ri Commander W. W. Jeffries,
VI w VIZ stsbIner SwBtara were received by Secre-
au,. aa,y W.lIes shis morning, Commander Jetfries
an Manhoulhce,s l that he left Villa Franca France or
.he e 9%S 9SS OF January and arrived at Madeira on
snV @ 80, which place he lett the same day, after
TSaiing. Very rough weather was experienced
during the passage, but no damage was sus
The prisoner will be delivered to Marshal
GoodiEg to-day or to-morro% VI, and be safely
lodged in jail. Prior to the arrival of the S va
tara, the Navy Department issued instructions
TO Commodore RadfoId, at the Navy Yard
directing him, on the arrival of the Swatara, to
Rave her anchored in the stream, and allow no
communication with her. Admiral Colds
borough did not come on the Swatara, but re-
mained on the flagship at Lisbon. A bench
warrant was this morning issued from The Crimi-
nal Court by Judge Fisher, and is as follows:-
DISTRICT COLUMBIA, To w11e - The United
states OF America to the Marshal OF the district of
S%oi9snqia % Sreeting:.We command you that you take
shall be found within the county OF Washington, in
have his body before the m4 Court 81 the Dis District
answer unto ne nted staas 6t and nnSca@n
certain felony 3y him committed as it Is presented
you then and there this writ
Cont al the e. W ot sS1ashi9@ton tbee 18th dov Of
February, Ammo Domini one thousand eight hundred
Issued the 18th day OF February, 1867. a.
on hebacK of which is the following Endorsement
YNo; Hsi' United States vs. John IL. Surratt Bench
Marshal GoOding is ready to take charge OF
the prisoner as soon as he is nOtided by the De-
partment of their readiness to deliver him to
the civil authorities He will then proceed to
the Navy Yard with the above warrant, aud take
the prisoner in his custody, escorting him to
the iail, where he will be placed IN the custody
OF Warden Bro own for safe keeping. Mr.. Bro wn
has lately had fitted up in the jail three iron
clad cells one on each floor, which are us"d for
the confinement of murderers aud desperate
characters. Surratt will be placed in one of
these cells, from which there Is no possible
chance for escape, and there is no doubt about
his safe keeping. No one will be allowed to see
him except his counsel and the officers of the
PRISON.
The Swatara lies in the stream, about fifty
yards from the wharves of the Navy Yard, and
up 10 noon to-day, no communication whatever
had been had with her, or from her, except that
Commander Jeffries last evening reported to
Admiral Radford short time after her arrival,
and left his dispatches for tue Department.
The mail hissmornng was taken on board by
rope from the boat. The prisoner, Surratt, is
confined below decks, strongly guarded, and is
in excellent health. He speaks but very little,
and positively denies that he is John Surratt.
de Is now clothed in garments furnished from
the ships stores his Zouave uni orm being much
worn.
1t is -rumored that the subject was discussed
in the Cabinet to-day, and 1t was decided to
deliver the prisoner to the custody of Marshal
GoodiDg tomorrow Washington Star of last
fUenlnq.