Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-04-19
The Innocence OF DE. NIudd.

The following is from the Baltimore
tMd.) Gazette, and we ask our readers to
read it and reflect upon it:
''As change for the better has begun to
dawn the voice of truth is beginning to be
heard once more. 1t speaks as yet in sub
dued tones, but it 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 WirZ, aye, and from
those of the prisoners who perished at
fndersonville 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 call
ing the guilty to account. We have bere-
tofore published many Isolated facts which
have from time to time been developed in
relation to one or other of the victims of
Military Commissions. We append the
following startling statement, which shows
that DR.. Mudd is suffering as a prisoner at
the Dry Tortugas under the sentence of a
court which believed him innocent. 1T
was originally written for the Prince
Georges Gazette, but for reasons unknown
to us was not published" we
rs "AUGusr 10, 1866.
''Editor Gazette: - -s,'l
"DEAR SIR-In Washington, on Friday
| last, met an old acquaintance, one of the
highest in military rank of the late Com
mission etc. He thus spoke to me: :g..
1.-THE Court never believed that Doctor
Mudd knew anything about Booths de-
signs. Booth made him a tool as he had
done with others. DR.. Mudd was the uictins
| of has otoR tinsidity. Had he acknowledged
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 off, aud had he, like a man, come out
and said he kne1o Booth, instead of fatly
denying it to the Court, he would nave had
little trouble.' atli ~ ,-isfa - za-'s Ta
more of similar purport was said, but
the points are included in the above. =
+ F'As do not know DR.. Mudd or any of
his relatives, it will be plain, hope, that
this statement is made solely with the view
that it may be acceptable to some of his
estate Of Maryland, Prince Georges county,
tO-10tt 4lfo.3 flfs . nj r. ~ .f1 fo "sfi
tsI hereby certify that on this eleventh
! day of December, Ammo Domini 1866, be-
fore me, the subscriber, Justice of the
Peace of the said State, in and for said
county. personally appeared James i.
Henry of said county. and makes oath on
the Holy Eyangely of Almighty God that
the aforegoing statement is a true copy of
one which was prepared by. him at the
time of its date for the purpose of its being
inserted in a newspaper published at the
county seat of the county aforesaid, but
thesame was not sopublished at that time.
And, further, that the facts set forth in said
statement are strictly true and that the Off
Ger alluded to therein was General David
Hunter, who was the President of the Mil
itary Commission referred to, and with
whom this affiant has been acquainted for
many years, having been fellow officers in
the army. aas
s'tSworn to before a.s-
+ =. 5.s 81 ~ aHABNER Il. HOOP, J. P"
''Stdteo Of Maryland, Prince Georges county,
/ Sct.a 10 sssnfes.. j.. s..iez a..- ~. .-a IN
II hereby certify that Abner. T. Hood,
/ Esquire, before whom the aforegoing af-
i fidavit appears to have been made, and
who has subscribed the same, was at the
date thereof a Justice of the Peace of said
State. in and for the said county, duly COM
missioned and qualified, and authorized by
the law of this State to take acknoWledg-
ments of deeds, administer oatbs. &c. ra1l
In testimony whereof have hereunto
subscribed my name and affixed the seal of
the Circuit Court for Prince Georges coun-
ty this eleventh day of December, Ammo
| Domini 1866. so sfa ad i.t'2e
hs'i.. "FREDERICK SAssCER,
:f GGNIorIy Hirnuit Court Fl, Drinoo