The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-04-16
DR.. Mudd.

ssWhen, q short time ago, says the Baltimore
Gazette, the Northern pooplo had been reused by
the appeals of demagogues and the falsehoods Of
political schemers to a pitch OF excitement little
short Of madness, few men dared to brave the
pitiless tempest. Few ventured to say that an
opponent Of the Government had any rights, or
that man processing loyalty could do o wrong or
swear to a lie. It was scarcely safe to ayow dis
belief im the tales which the Titus Oateses and
the Bedloes of our day were divulging at Washing
ton or to contend with military judges who de-:
ported themselves with tho partisan ferocity Of q
Jctfreys. As change for the better has begun
to dawn, tho voice of truth is beginning te 70 heard
once moro. It speaks as yet in subdu> tones,
but il will one day ring out like clarion.
The dead sleep quietly, but blood foully shed has
cried from the ground from immemorial time, and
from the graves of Mrs. SURRATT and WRz aye,
and from those of tho prisoners who perished at
Andersonville and Salisbury, accusing voices will
sooner or later come, telling us how, from cold
blooded policy or in hot passion, murders have
been done, and calling the guilty to account. We
have heretofore published many isolated facts
which have from time to time been developed in
relation to one or other Of tho victims Of Military
Commissions. We append the following startling
statement, which shows that DR.. Mudd is suffering
as o prisoner at the Dry Tortugas under the sen
tence of Court which beloved him innocent. 1t
WAS originally written for the Prince Georges
Gazette, but for reasons unknown to us, was not
published: ~ ,oc-
{. EifSioy G1zeue
s.DEAR SIR: In Washington, on Friday last, /
met all old acquaintance, one OF the highest in
military rank of tho late 'Commission,' ETC. BE
thus spoke to me:
ANYTHING about Booths designs. Booth made him
n tool as he had done with others. Dr. Mudd was
the victim of his own timidity. Had he acknowl-
edged to the soldiers whom he saw IN search OF
Booth the day after the assassination that Booth
had got his leg set at his house and went of; and
had he, like q man, come out and said he knew
Booth instead of fatty denying it to the Court he
would have had little trouble
ssMore Of similar purport was said, but the points
are included in the above.
ssAs do not know DR.. Mudd or any of his rela-
tivcs, it will be plain hope, that this statement
is made solely with the view that it may be accept
able to some Of his friends.
g Safe Of Maryland Prince Georges County, 10
lUH:
81 hereby certify that en- this eleventh day Of
December, Ammo Domini 1866, before me, the sub
scribcr Justice OF the Peace Of tho said State, in
and for said county, personally appeared James L.
Henry of sal I county, and makes oath on the Holy
Evangely Of Almighty God that the aforegoing
statement is q true copy of one which was prepar-
cd by him at the time of it's date for tho purpose
of it's being inserted in newspaper published at
the county scat o. the county aforesaid, but the
same was not so published at that time. And, fur
ther that the facts set forth in said statement are
strictly true, aud that the officer alluded to therein
was General David Hunter, who was the President
Of the Military Commission referred to, and with
whom this affiant has BEN acquainted for many
wears, having been fellow-officers in the army.
.'Sworn to before
ssABNER r. HOOD, j. P"
s.je'ate Of Maryland, Prince Georges County, ac:
Il hereby certify that Abncr T. Food, Esquire,
before whom the aforcgong affidavit appears to
have been made, and who has subscribed the same,
was at the date thereof Justice of the Peace OF
the said State, in and for the said county, duly
commissioned and qualified, and authorized by the
law OF this State to take acknowledgements OF
deeds, administer oaths, &c.
'sIn testimony whereof I have hereunto sub
scribed my name and affixed the seal of the Cir
cult Court for Prince Georges county this eleventh
day OF December, ammo Domini 1866.
FREDERICK SASSCER,
ssCerk Circuit Court for Prince Georges Co., Md.