The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1867-05-01
Evidence in the Surratt Case.

Evidence in the Surratt Case.
The evidence taken by the House Judici-
ary Committee, relative TO the discovery
and pursuit Of John Fl. Snrratt, is Just
made puhlio,as officially reported before
that committee, and contains testimony
embracing a partial confession from Sur
RAFT as'to his completely in the assassina-
ton plot, and Of his much-disputed where
abouts on the day the assassination took
place., 4.
1T appears from the evidence of s. j. Nc
MILAN, surgeon Of the steamer Peruvian,
plying between Montreal and Liverpool,
that Surratt came on board in September,
1865, booked for Liverpool, and that, be.
coming intimate, he confessed to Mcmillan
who he was.
The supplementary. evidence, together
With the official correspondence. Of the
State department, with our foreign minis
tiers, elbows that the confession of identity
to Mcmillan, was the original and sole
cause which eventually led to Surratt's ar
rest. This corroboration leaves no doubt
of the evidence. =
DIR. Mcmillan testified that Surratt came
on board the Peruvian at Montreal ,on
September II, 1865, and was introduced to
hin under the name Of Nc earthly, and that
becoming well acquainted, in a few days
Surratt confessed to him that he had been
from the beginning in the Confederate
States service, carrying, dispatches between
Washington and Richmond, and also as
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
thought it was necessary to change their
| plan. = :"
After this, before the assassination, Snr-
raft was in Montreal, where he received q
letter from Booth, ordering him immedi-
to Washington !; that it was necessary to
act, and act promptly, and he was to leave
Montreal Immediately for Washington
He did nottoll mehe came to Washington,
but he told me he came as far as Elmira, in
the State of New York, and from that
place telegraphed to New York to find out
whether Booth had already left for Wash
ington, 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, Vermont, where he said he ar
rived early one morning at breakfast time,
and went to hotel for breakfast. While
he was sitting there, he heard several talk.
ing about 90 assassination, and he inquired
what was mp: They asked him if he did
not know chat President Lincoln had been
assassinated. He said; I did not believe
it, because the story was tooHgood to be
true On that, a gentleman pulled out q
newspaper and handed ita to himn He
opened it and saw his own names as one OF
the assassins.
| He said this unnamed him so much
that the paper fell out of his hands. He
Immediately left the room, and as he going
out through the house he heard another
party say that Surratt must have been, or
was at the time; in St.. Adams, because such
person mentioning the PERSONS nasne)
had found a. pocket-handkerchief on the
street with Surratt:s name'pn it. He told
me he. actually looked in his pocket and
found he had lost his pocket-handkerchief
From that place he went to Canada, and
was concealed there from April to Septem-
ber.. ;. ~. -, y
"When he was on board the ship he
called me aside and again commences to
talk about the assassination, and one thing
or the other. 1t was in the evening, and
we were alone together, and he took out
his revolver, which he keep in his pocket
all the time, and pointed it to the heavens
and said he, 81 hope and wish to live just
few years more; two years will do me
and then,I shall go back to the United
States. and | shall serve Andrew, johnson
as Abraham Lincoln has been ,,served. i,
!; II asked him why, and'he answered, be
cause he has been the cause of my mother
being hung" =.
4 DR.. Mcmillan further testified that he ar
rived in Liverpool September 9th, 1865
and went before the American consul, MIR
Wild, and made affidavitto the above facts
4 An official letter from Consul Wild, shows
that this affidavit caused the commence
, ment of the pursuit Of Surratt, which re
suited in his capture in little more than {
\ year from that time.
.'.-4,. ->~1>>~s>~-o oh +
! FIFTEEN. Y EARS AT D1NsER.-A oelebsa
ted character has disappeared from th'
: Palais Royal. Rene Lartique was a Swiss
/ and man Of about sixty. He actual.
spent the last fifteen years in the Palai
Royal-that is to. say. he spent the third Q
his life at dinner. Every morning ut II
o'clock he was to beseen going into res
taurant, usually Tissat's, and in few mo
, ments was installed in corner, which h
. usually quilted about 3 in the afternoon
after having drank Mt least six or sevel
. bottles Of different kinds Of wine. He the
D walked up and down the garden till 9Th
clock struck FIVE, when he made his appear
J. ance again at the same restaurant and al
! ways at the same place. His second mea
. at which he drank quite as muchfas at tn
! first, invariably lasted till halfpast
Therefore, he devoted nine hours a day t
o eating and drinking. His dress was mos
shoes broken, his trowser
f torn, his paletot without, any lining, an
patched, his waistcoat without buttons, hi
hat rusty red from pld,age, and the whol
{ surmounted by disty white beard. On
E day he went up to the compton, and aske
: |, the presiding divinity there to allow him
? run in debt for. one days dinner. lie pc
n ceived some hesitation in complying wit
!. the request, and Immediately called one
the walters, and desired him to follow hin
He went into the office, unbuttoned q ce
g tain Indispensable garment, and taking Q
J. q broad leather belt, somewhat startled til
l. waiter by displaying two hundred go]
e pieces, each worth one hundred franc
IS Taking up one of them, he tossed it to ii
) waiter, and desired him to pay whatever
> owed. He never again appeared at thl
o restaurant, and died few days ago Of ind
It gestion.
: REe1srRAL FREAKs- Yesterday, in A
! giers, citizen who offered to take the oat
! Of registry, andlwho had never held. offic
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