The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1867-08-01

Revelations I'm the surratt Case.
Some doubts having been expressed as
to the existence of the plot of perjury OK
posed in the New York Herald Of Sunday
last, the following statement from one of
the plotters may serve to make clear the
existence of the plot, though not the COM
plicity of the prosecution therein. The
person making the statement is a man
named Schleisinger. He says:
A man named Spandour came to me and
asked me whether my brother had not
horses and o wagon in 1865 engaged in
gathering rags around the camps in Wash.
ington. told him yes. He asked me then
to 60 and see lawyer Richardson. told
him ] would meet him there in the after
noon. I did. Richardson asked me if
could not swear my brother was at the
camps on the 18th of April, 1865, and came
to Baltimore on that night, saying he would
pay me well If / helped them. I said
could not do it. Then he said I might
take nice present. told him no. Pur-
posely had subsequent conversation with
Spandour, and pretended might be bought
to do what they wanted. went with him
to Washington and saw Mr.. Pierrepont, to
whom he introduced me. Mr.. Pierrepont
paid little attention to me, but said "Get
the man that has the wagon, and I will pay
literally; must have the man." he said !:
"Send detective for him." The detec-
tivewentto New York with Spandour. They
until hap
received eighty dollars, and was sent again,
and again returned without man. Three
others and Spandour then assembled at
the National Hotel, and there made up the
following tales: One man, who gave his
name as Rosensteel, but whose real name
is Rosenthal, was to swear that he was in
1866 pedler about the camps in April !;
that he there, on the afternoon of the 18th,
met man named Lyons, with whom he
had come to this country that Lyons in
troduced him to man named Patterson !:
that Lyons bought pistol and knife from
him, paid for them, and gave them to Pat
terson; that Lyons then asked where Ro
sensteel was going, and that Rosensteel said
to the theatre in the evening; that Lyons
said, elf you do you will be arrested"
and made an evasive answer when asked
why; that he (RosensteeD curious about
the remark, went outside the theatre, and
stayed there till haf-past 8; that Lyons
and Patterson then came up and asked
him what he had done with wig which
they had observed in his box when they
purchased the knife and pistol; that Ro
sensteel said it was at his clearinghouse !;
that they went there, and Lyons and Pat
terson bought the wig, of which Patterson
took possession; and, finally, that in Pat
terson he (RosensteeD now, recognized
John 81. Surratt. That was the whole Of
Rosensteel's lesson.
The second man, named Himmel, Bal
timorean, was to swear that he owned
horses and wagon, and traded for rags
about the camps in Washington, whence he
started with his team at o'clock on the
18th of April, 1865, for Baltimore; that he
gave ride to man going to Baltimore
who had no money to pay his fare on the
cars; that when they we're about eight
miles from Washington they stopped to
feed the horses, and then restarted; were
overtaken mile further on by two men,
who came across field, and asked to be
carried to Baltimore that he, Himmell,
consented to carry them, and they got in
and wrapt themselves up each in large
shawl, and lay down in the wagon that
all four proceeded to Baltimore, the out
skirts of which they reached at dawn;
that the two men then asked the way to
the Point below Old Town; refused to 60
through the city, but started to go around,
and left.
A man named Carl was to swear he was
the man who started with Himmel from
Washington, and both were to identify
Surratt as one of the men who came across
the field and journeyed with them, and
state that he called himself Patterson and
his comrade Lyons.
A fourth was to swear that he got into
the cars at Baltimore, and rode towards
New York on the 18TH, and in the cars
saw Surratt.
A fifth was to swear that he was bar
keeper at tavern on the Point below Old
Town; that on the morning of the 10th
man, who called himself Lyons, and an
other, whom he called Patterson, break
tasted there, paid for their breakfast, and
walked off, and that Surratt was the one
called Patterson:
Apart from the statement Of Schlei-
singer, it is certain these men did stop at
the National here, were paid for attend
ance, their testimony never used, and their
expenses back given to them. Richard
son is lawyer in Baltimore.