The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-05-23

The Booth Diary-HOw Batter was Bottled
Bosros. Nay I'll s67.
To rBs EpnoR on THE TRAvuln:-
l clip from your paper Of the 10Th
Commitiee Of me United States House Of Representative
FIs. ss JGea.os ss,aps ssassa md
that story Ina. eshtsen pages had been taken from
Booh as also an n, General s Butler must be
Making 10 . rule never 70 answer q personal news-
paper Islander unless concerns some public interest,"
70 generally safe business either 70 misreprssent my
actions or misinterpret my motives
accusation, s.break q custom"
mitsee has been allowed to be Published how could the
editor Of the Traveller k0w the statement 70 be true that
a" has been proved before the Judiciary Committee Of
The House Of Representatives that the story which
set agong BY General Butler that President Johnson
coruptly pardoned one hundred and nnesy-thrse de-
On he contrary. i has pesn put in evidence 70 tho
oomttsa that President johnson, 81 the solicitation Of
Tom Forsncs. editor Of rs6s sheet In Washington, on
srn V,run iron letter Of the dsmocrasc candidate Tor
Congses 70 the PrssiAsus thas thsy would vote he
inc ~ s1' letter. o. Clam sssss who Sss 70 have bali
Of fosted back pay and bounties for getting The
pardon) did pardon unconditionay with restoration Of
ali nav and allowance forfeited BY dsssrers hun
dred and ninety three men, who stood on the rolls Of
their regiments marked sdessrters," and some OF
rroved a. ne clam sssn. who eIpscssd 70 make
$500 out Of the job pad Florence 1000 for hs
share Of the piundsr
have sworn afdavt Of the fact made before the wit
before the COMMITTEES, and have SURE means
II s ,rus that the war Department order restoring
these not dated I'LL the 18th Of November, thirty
days afsr election but the Presidents order W. dated
before election and Department took thirty days
investigate the Of man u the one hundred and
ninety three who proved 70 have deserted 70 the
enemy then obeyed the Executive order - 70 The
Ono Ia I'D M that thanks due
Mr. johnson that all these descrtsrs were not restored
before the elections he had ordered 70 Be done with
out Investigation before the election thereby taking
from the fund appropriated 70 the disabled sol
diers, giving these dcsertcrs and claim agcnta
These facts no truthful person has consadcsed any
where.
Again-les me examine the assertion that
tina. eighteen had been taken from Booths
diary IL also an invention.
Booths diary has been before the committee and
eighteen pages carefully cut out being the pages
down 10 the very day Of the assassination.
The only question raised was when and BY whom
these leaves cut outy
Booth while hunted for his life through swamps and
oy-ws AFTER the sssasslna''on, would hardly nave
with one leg broken, u might be dicu 70 get ruler
or ssraghedge by which 20 Trim the leaves - nicely -
Everything taken from Booths person vas put in
evidence on the trial Of Mrs. surrat even 70 bill OF
,seIf and the valuable diamond pin which he wore
These alone were kept back.
why cannot eighteen leaves Of the diary and the pin
now be foundf Until those having had custody Of the
articles taken from the body account for ell Of
them must be excused from believing the testimony
tina, the articles are all In the condition a.
when found.
II the witness can be found who has got the pm per-
haps he seil US who has the missing leavesL
Upon whole do you really think that the misslng
leaves are an invsntionY
As my hand is in, perhaps II will be we'll 70 look up
the origin OF phrase which uninvenve persons
appropriated 10 themselves
Your article says
General Butter be careful hen get bottled
up agaih.
True he may be-in the way ss before
In May, 1894, when operating against Richmond and
Petersburg General Butler received orders from General
Grant 10 send away all the troops he could with safety
spare reinforce the Army OF the Potomac on the Pc
In obedience thereto General Butler sent General
Grant seventeen thousand picked Of the twenty
ave lnossaDd effective men incivdn1 mack troopA then