The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1867-06-06

times, the periods OF his absence vary
ing from two 20 ten days each. On tue
Isl OF March, 1855, he arrived again,
nd upon the three succeeding days
xas called at eight A. NJ, by his own
express orders.
Bo0TH At NASHVILLE.
After the Republican party had nom
mated its ticket, Booth passed some
.Ims in Nashville. There be WAS well
acquainted with Mr.. Johnson. Booth
had mistress-s there, and these mistress
= we're said 10 be sisters. Booth WAS
also wei acquainted with Mr.. Brown
ing, the private secretary OF the Vice
President.
EETRAYISG THE PARTY.
There is abundant evidence that from
the first il was Mr.. JOhnsOn's settled
determination 70 belray the Repu blicau
party. Prominent rebels seem To have
understood his terrific auathenas
against traitors and treason as simple
blinds. Certainly, subsequent events
furnish no other satisfactory eKplana-
non.
At Cincinnati, when on his way to
Washington, he expressed himself de-
eidedly that IL the country was 10 be
saved At ali it could only be saved
through the reorganization OF the Dem
Ocrstic party.
a few weeks before the assassination
he declared with an oath, TO friend,
that II he WIS ever President he would
crush out all Yankee influence from
the Government. Seen after the assas-
sination, meeting the same friend, he
said: "Do yGn recollect what told
YOU when We met last? Well, am
President now, and this Yankee in
luence shall be crushed out" These
are pertinent as showing that from the
first the purpose was TO betray his
party. Il - by no means all the evil
dence upon which this charge rests.
BRowSISG AND ELECTION RETURNS.
The private secretary above referred
to was talking to a friend when the re-
turns of the Presidential election were
coming in. Enough had been re-
csived to make the result turn on In
diana. When the dispatch came show
ing that the State had gone Republican,
Browning's exclamation was: "Well,
old Lincoln is good for a second term,
and If be dies, we have got just as good
man 10 put in bis place"
on several occasions, when intoXtca-
ted, after his arrival in Washington.
and when discussing political matters,
be exclaimed, "Well, wait till Mr.,
johnson is President, he will show you
Yankee AbOlitiOnists how to manage
/ things" Browning and Booth saw
each other frequently, and were init
mate.
BOOTHS COMMUNICATIONS WITH RICH
MoND.
/ Booth made several trips between
Washington and Canada. on one oc,
cisiou, while in this city he received
package of documents from Canada
/ One of these was for Mr.. johnson
/ This Booth delivered. Subsequently,
he received an answer to il, and this, ii
Is said, he despatched to Richmond, and
its character, IL known, has not beer
allowed TO transPire.
MOVEMENTS AROUND THE KGRKwoo1
HOUSE.
II will be remembered that the Vic,
I President boarded at the Kirkwoof
House, and that Atzerott, who II WA
alleged was to kill him, had a room a
the same hotel.
Early in the evening of April II, Mr.
Johnson sent word 10 the office that hi
could not be seen by any one for any
I purpose whatever. So particular wal
/ he about the matter as afterward 10 &c
/ himself to see whether the order was
! fully understood. In the afternoon. al
is known, Booth called and lefG his
card.
Il is now stated that Mr.. johnson saw
Booth after that card was put in his
box. The pistol and knife found In
Atzerott's bed were put there by Booth
according to statement made by At
zerott while being taken to the gallows
Atzerott's connection with the conspira
cy seems to be reduced nearly to VIVA
! he declared IL to be in his confession
7 n 4.
the first project Of kidnapping, but had
/ positively refused to have anything tc
do with the subsequent plot to assassin.
ate, aud that he had no desire TO kill
Mr.. johnson; and further that he could
nave done so after Booth had shot Mr.
Lincoln, as he saw Mr.. johnson on ont
or Two occasions later in the evening
Z de was probably party so far as to aid
In creating the Impression that Il was
part OF the plan to kill the Vice Presi.
dent.
AT THE ARSENAL.
a strange thing connected with the
imprisonment OF the conspiTators al tbe
Arsenal was, that the attendants yyarC
most strictly charged to bold no 60
munication whatever with the prison.
ers, and especially to ask no questions,
Zone of the attendants says the caution
was in the form OF an oath, and that
copies of IL are in existence, and will b.
/ produced. Payne, IL is said, made a
written confession, but no trace of this
paper can be found. All the prisoners
expected TO be reprisved up to the very
moment they were swung OF, and
when the order Of execution was taken
In TO be read, some Of them were In
great g!ee, suPposing the repFieYe had
Ger ainly come There are grave rea.
sons for snppasing that some of the
prisoners believed reprieve and fnal
/ pardon 10 be an element in the plot.
/ THE TRIAL.
Those familiar with the trial will no,
IAN 70 remember that on several occa-
slOns EFFORTS were made by the defence
10 Introduce statements and eonfessionS
made by several Of the prisoner 10
their attendants, and also TO iDtToIluce
some declarations Of Booths. made snb.
sequent to the assassinatIon ~ avi-
dence. The authorities now have !.
partial knowledge of the nature az
these statements, and the bearing ~
them can be more readily seen al This
time. Itwas understood and believed
at the time Of thS trial that there wels