The national Republican., 1867-02-20
LOCAL NEWS.

UOHN OCRRATT lRANsFERRED fROM TIE
SwArARA TO THE CUSTODY OF THE Civil AUTHoRI.
rIEs.-.Last evening, at about Eve O'Clock, John H.
Surratt, charged with completely In the assassna-
tion Of tho late President Lincoln, transferred
from the United States gunboat Swatara to the
common Jail Of the District. The transfer was
made in quiet manner, and but few on the street,
who observed the three carriages rolling up the
Avenue from the Navy Yard, were aware that one
contained the person Of John ii. Surratt, whom
even the deserts Of Egypt could not hide from the
ayenging Nemesis. Since the arrival Of the Swa-
tara, in accordance with orders from the Navy De.
partment, she has remained in the stream at the
navy yard, and no communication with her officers
or crew has been allowed.
The vessel is dosignated as q fourth class three
masted gunboat, carries nine guns and has seen
about four years service. Her long sojourn in
Eastern waters does not seem TO have impaired her
sea-worthiness and sho looks the trim craft she ap
peared whom launched.
The dispatches Of Commander Jefries were re.
ceived yesterday morning at the Navy Department,
in which he announces that he left Villa Franco,
France, on the 8th Of January, and arrived at Ma.
deira on the 23d, which place ho left tho day,
after coaling Very rough weather was expert
enced during tho passage, but no damage was sus
tanned by the vessel
On the arrival Of the Swatara, Marshal Gooding
was notified by the State Department Of the fact,
and the suggestion made that he apply to the Sec
retary Of the Navy for permission to remove Sur
ratt from the vessel and place him in charge of the
this communication Marshal Goodng proceeded to
the Navy Department, where he received an au.
thorization to remove surratt, on the proper legal
process Of a bench warrant, from the Swatara.
This document in form as follows was issued by
Judge Fisher, Of the Criminal Court yesterday
morning:
District Of Columbia, to tcii Tho United States
of America to the Marshal Of the District of Coum
bia, Greeting: We command you that you take
John II. Surratt, late Of Washington county, IL he
all ha nd within ha Q nj Waahin0tnn in
your said District, and him safely keep so that you
have his body before the Criminal Court of the
District Of Columbia, at the city Of Washington,
Immediately, TO answer unto the United States Of
and concerning certain felony by him committed
as It Is presented and forth. Hereoffail not at
your peril and have you then and there this writ.
Witness: Hon. George p. Fisher, judge Of our
said court at the city Of Washington, the 10th day
of February, ammo Domini one thousand eight hun.
dred and sxty-seyen.
Issued the 10th day of February. 1867.
r. j. MEIGs, Clerk.
On the bGck was tho following endorsement: mo.
4,73l, United States vs. John II. Surratt. Bench
warrant. Murder"
Acting under these instructions Marshal Good
ing, accompanied by Major Richards, superintend-
ent Of police, Deputy Marshal PhillipP, District
Attorney Darlington, Detective Miller, and Ser.
geants Austin and Pierce Of the police force, took
carriages and at hAfpast four arrived at the navy
yard to receive the prisoner.
Notwithstanding every means had been taken
to keep the matter quiet in order to prevent the
congregation Of large crowd several hundred
people had assembled, among whom We noticed,
gaudily attired and wearing their paint and
ponderOus ear ornaments, Sho.com. Ike
or clover Of Fire Water" and Kan. q. .ke.to-ka-
Ikin.e.wa, "the Cat Scalper." These ''noble sons
Of tho forest seemed to comprehend the nature OF
the proceeding and their natural stoioism was not
proof against tho circumstances Of the scene when
made TO understand by their interpreter that the
prisoner was soon to be tried for his life for aiding
In the conspiracy to murder their late Great
Father, President Lincoln.
At few minutes before Eve Marshal Gooding,
accompanied by Admiral Radford, commnndant Of
the navy yard, and Capt. Balch, advanced to tho
river wall and hailed the vessel small boat was
Immediately lowered from the dayits, and, manned
by dozen tars, soon reached the shore The boat
afterwards returned to the swatara, and in few
minutes Surratt appeared on deck, dressed in the
uniform Of a Papal Zouaye, On landing Surratt
was asked by Marshal GOOding, "ls your name
John II. surratt? ~ to which he replied in the af,
frmative. The Marshal then read to the prisoner
the bench warrant for his arrest, while the hun
dreds Of spectators present, many OF whom were
ladies, were closely scrutnZing the countenancC
and dress Of the prisoner Tho appearance Of Sur
ratt, so far as his dress concerned, was scrupu
lousy neat, and even attractive. He was dressed
in a steel grey Zouave uniform, and wore a red feZ
cap and white stockings. His department wal
soidier.like but although he carried himself erect
his face was thin and pale, and his manner notice
ably nervous.
After the reading Of the warrant he was escorted
to the carriage, in which were seated Marshal
Gooding Major Richards and Deputy Marsha
3 Phillips. The second carriage contained District
Attorney Darlington and several sergeants Of The
police, and the third three members Of "the quill
brigade" who had seized upon the occasion to oh
tain hrst.elAss item.