The Daily empire. (Dayton, Ohio) 1865-1867, 1867-05-21

pie. The little, the very little, that l left
behind to clear my name, the Gov
ernment will not allow TO be print
ed, and so ends all For my country /
have given up all that makes life sweet and
holy; brought misery upon my family,
and am sure there is no pardon in the
heaven for me, since man condemns me so.
have only heard of what has been done,
except what l did myself, aud 1t fills me
with horror. God, try and forgive me,
aud bless my mother. Tonight | will once
more try the river with the intent to cross,
though had a greater desire and almost
mind to return to Washington, and in n
measure, clear my name, which | feel
can do. ! do not repent the blow | struck.
swear before my God but not to man,
think / have done well, though | am
abandoned with the curse of Cain upon
me. If the world knew my heart, that
one blow would have made me great
though did desire no greatness. Tonight
try to escape these bloodhounds once
more. Who can read his fate? Gods
will be done" | have too great soul to
die like a criminal
OF may He spare me that. and let me
die bravely. l@bless the entire world. |
have never hated or wrOuged any one.
| This last act was not a wrong, unless God
DEGREES it so, and it is with him to damn or
bless me, and with this brave boy with me,
who often prays; yes, before and since,
with true and sincere heart was it a
crime in him? If not why can he pray
| the same? ! do not wish to shed q drop of
blood, but must fight the course. lis all
that's left me.
| Upon piece of paper found in the
diary, and supposed to have been torn from
| it, is written the following:
My dcar-[piece torn out.l Forgive me
but have some little pride. ! can not
blame you for want of hospitality; you
know your affairs; | was sick, tired, with a
broken limb, and i'm need ofmcdical advice,
| would not have turned dog from my door
in such plight. However, you were Kind
| enough to give us something to cat for
which not only thank you, but on account
of the rebuke aud manner in which to-
! Tpiece torn out. 1t is not the substance
| but the way in which kindness is extended
that makes one happy in the acceptance
| thereof. The sauce to meat is ceremony
meeting were bare without it, BE Kind to
accept the enclosed 50, although hard tC
spare, for what we have received.
Most respectfully, your obedient servant
REPORT OF THE JUDGE ADVOCATE GENERAL
BUREAU OF MILITARY JUsTICE,(
May II, 1867.
Respectfully returned with the copy
asked for.
The diary purports to be one for 1864
and the leaves cut or torn from it probably
contained entries of that year, and wer,
thus destroyed by Booth himself. Itis alb
solutely certain that the diary is IN all re
spects as it was when it came into my hands
and Colonel Conger, who was prominen
in the pursuit and capture of Booth, afte
having carefully examined it in my pres
ence on yesterday, declared its condition
to be now precisely the same as when h
took it from Booths body, after he hat
been shot, the writing in it being the same
and all which it contained.
Congcr was examined before the Judi
ciary Committee of the House of Repre-
, sentatiyes to-day. j. loLT,
Judge-Adyocate General.