Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1867-04-20

Special Dispaloh 70 One q. | GUS Republican,
THE DISCOVERY AND PURSUIT or Sur
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LATEST FnoM wAsHaseroN.
special Dispatch TO The q. cuts Republican.
THE DISCOVERY AND PURSUIT OF sGk-
RAFT.
WASHINGTON, April 1.-THE evil
denee taken BY the house Judiciary conn
mittse relative TO the discovery and pur-
suit of John Fl. Susratt is just made
public. It. contains testimony emoFa-
cling a partial confession from SuTratt as
to his completely in the assassination
plot, and Of bis much disputed where
abouts on the day the assassination took
place.
II appears from the evidences of L. J..
Mcmillan, surgeon Of the steamer Peru
Wan, plying between Montreal and Liv-
erp00l, that Surratt came on board in
September, 1865, booked for Liverpool, /,
aud that, becoming intimate, he con-
fessed 20 Mcmillan who he was. The
supplemental evidence, together with
the official correspondence Of the state
department with our foreign ministers
and c~onsuls, shows that the confession
of identity to Mcmillan was the original
and sole aus which eventually led to
Surratt's arrest.
DIR. Mcmillan t~estiies that Surratt
came on board the Peruvian At Montreal
0a rRERNNhAALA "a A9t0T GLA We INV
dueed to him under the name OF Nc
Carthy that, becoming well acquainted
IN a few days, Surratt confessed to him
that he had been in the Confederate
States service, carrying dispatches be-
tween Washington aud Richmond, and
also a. far as Montreal that he and
Booth had planned at first the abduction
Of President Lincoln that however
they thought they could not succeed in
that way, and they thoughtit was neces-
sary to change their plan after this, be-
fore the assassination, Surratt was in
Montreal, where he received q letter
from Booth, ordering him Immediately
to Washington that it vas necessary to
act promptly, and that he was to leave
Montreal Immediately for Washington.
He did not tell me he came TO Washing
ton, but he told me that he came as far
as EImira, in the state Of New York,
and from that place telegraphed to New
York, to find out whether Booth had
| already left for Washington, and he was
answered that he had. He did not tell
me whether he had gone further than
Elmira. The next place he spoke to me
Of was st. Adams, Vt, where ne said he
arrived early in the morning, at break
fast time, aud went to q hotel there for
breakfast While he was sitting there
NC I'll SC IAaA ELAEDAa NeEAAAa6 $3.50
assassination, and he inquired what was
up. They asked him il he did not
know that President Lincoln had been
| assassiEated. He said: ~ did not
beliegHN because the story was too
good to be true.u On that q gentleman
pulled out a newspaper, and handed it to
him. he opened it and saw his W
name as one of the assassins. He said
this unnerved him Sc much that the
paper fell out Of his hands. He imme-
diately left the room and walked out,
and as he was going out through the
house he heard another party say that
| SuFratt must have been, or was at that
time in st. Adams, because such a person
mentioning the PERSONS name had
found y pocket handkerchief On the
street with Surratt's name on it. He
told me he had actually looked in his
pocket, and found he had lost his pocket
handkerchief. From that place he then
went to Canada, and was concealed there
from April TO September. When he was
on board the ship, he called me aside
and again commenced to talk about the
assassination, one thing or the other. It
was in the evening, and We were alone
together, and be took out his revolver
which he kept in his pocket allthe time,
and pointed to the heavens, and said
I 4 nope &l4 " 1911 10 i've lAAHN y rev yeas
more. Two years will do me and then
1 shall go back to the United States, and
/ shAI serve Andrew johnson a. Abra-
ham Lincoln has been served" / asked
him why. He answered, Because he
has been the aus Of my mother being
hung"
Dr.. Mcmillan further t~estifies that he
arrived in Liverpool on September q,
1865, and went before the American con-
sui, Mr.. Wild, and made affidavit to the
above facts. An official letter from Con-
sui Wild shows that this affidavit caused
the commencement Of the pursuit of
Surratt, which resulted in his capture in
a little more than a year from thattime.
The counsel for the Georgia Injunction
case ere dissatisfied with the decision
eventually postponing it till December
next, and have decided to ask the su-
preme court to waive what is known as
1.-THE Nty days rule regarding subp@nas,
50 Arrangements may be heard and a
decision given at this term Of court. 1t
Is doubtful IL the court grants the request.
It is very evident that nothing will be
done by the senate reIative to filing the
Austrian mission. a resolution was pre-
pared and reported to-day by the COM
mittee on foreign relations which will
probably pass, declaring that the position
80
is already filed, and that Motley has not
legally and fully resigned. This was
discussed for some time, but not voted
on. The president looks upon the case
as a virtual vacancy, and if the senate
adiOurns without confirming Raymond,
a new appointment viii doubtless be
made.
The executive session Of the senate
was mostly occupied to-day in consider
ing the Indian t~reaties. The debates
were exceedingly dull, and there was
hardly a quOtum present during most of
the discussion. The slow progress de-
monstrated that the session Of the sem
ate would certainly be extended to Satur-
day.
The commissioners of the general land
Office has received returns from the local
Office at Jackson, Miss, showing that
during the month Of March eighty-seyen
farms comprising in the aggregate 5915
acres were added to the productive force
of that state.
For the week ending on Tuesday, the
sd instant, 2l7 patents will be issued
from the patent Office. During the week
ending on Saturday last about $50 appli-
cations and sixty-ive caveats were
fled.
Gen. Rufus King, our minister to
Rome, writes to Secretary Seward deny
truth OF the story published in
American journals that since the re-
mOyal of the French troops from the
Papal d0nsiniOns the American Protest.
ant church has been ordered outside the
walls of Rome. He says the pope has,
done nothing of the kind.
Secretary Stanton has gone TO Ohio on
G visit to his relatives. d
The presidents health is fully restored,
and he gave audience to a large number
of visitors to-day.
Since sending a previous dispatch ia
reference to the executive session, il is
learned that the senate this afternoon
rejected the famous Cherokee Indian
treaty, on which it was proposed to sell
a million acres OF land held in trust by
this government. They had two hours
discussion on the subject.
There is considerable rejoicing in GER
tain quarters over the fact that the sen
ate yesterday confirmed Alexander Reed
postmaster at Toledo, in the lace of the
vigorous protest of Mr.. Ashley, of Ohio.
Advices from New Orleans state that
Gen. Sheridan has organized a military
commission for the trial of men for
crimes, of which the local and state off
Gals have taken 10 notice. One case of
a white man, charged with. shooting a
c0lored man, is under consideration.
Gen. Sheridan has issued commissions to
the registers of election, who are to pro
coed ct one to enrol voters under the
reconstruction act. The party names in
the municipal contest are the national
eeOnstructionists and the republicans.
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