New-York tribune., 1867-02-20
JOHN II. SURRATT.

I'M. rUIsoNrR ~ TIE DISTRICT JAIIs-IIE DENIES
THAT HE Is SURRAIT.
ny rrtreRArB rHE TRIBUNE
U,.uNcroN Feb 19-Smratt was removed from
tho S,yatar at about s. o'clock this afternoon. United
States Marshal Gooding and his deputy District-At-
to,ney Darlington. and the Superintendent of Police
with "A file of policemen arrived ut the Maynard
in carriages at I clock, and after short consuta
tion with Admiral Radford, the commandant, the
Swatara was signaled. A boat was lowered ana
manned, and Capt Balch proceeded to the steamer
and Snrratt was bonght ashore, handcuffed, and
transferred to the custody of the Marshal. lie was
al once placed in carriage and quietly driven to the
District Jail and locked up. There were few persons
present at the yard. The prisoner was cleanly and
neatly dressed in ZOnaye uniform of gray cloth,
trimmed with red cord. AshOrt jacket, loose breech-
cs white eggings red tuTban and sash of the same
color tied about his waist, completed his outward
attire He is about feet high, straight and well
built fair complexion light hair, and wears thin
nuIstache and goatcc. lie i'll good health during
the voyage.
ANOTHER ACCOUNT.
WASHINGTON, Feb. ia beneh-warrant was to-
day issued from the Criminal Court, by Judge Fisher,
and is as follows:
DISTRICT OF CoIUMmA-T0 rit: The United States oi
America 10 the Marshal Of the District Of Columbia
greeting: We command you that you tnKe J9hn ~ Eur
laf Washington u
I'm he County of Washington IN your said District ana
him safely keep that yOu have MS hodl DtIprc lh
Criminal Court Of the District OF tolnnba AT the CI OF
Washington Immediately, 10 answer ,uhio the Ihlttu
states of, and concerning, certain tcloy ny MN coi-
mfed as il presented Hereof fail not at your pelll,
aud have YOU then and there this viii. ~, ,.,
Witness: Hon GRO =. FISHER Judge of our said 'Ot
az the city of Washington, the nincicenlh dh} OF
February Ammo Domiu one thousand eight hundred
and siAty-seNcn. Issued the 18Th day OF feOTlar!'
IsC5 r. l. MEIGs, Clerk
On the back of which is the following indorse-
ment:
No. 4.731 United states vs.. John II. suTatt-Bench
Warrant-MurdCr.
This afternoon. between and O'Clock, ana soon
after notice by the Navy Department of It's readI-
ness to deliver Surratt TO the civil authorizes
Marshal Gouding proceeded 10 the Navy -laid WIN
the above warrant. and, having exhibited 1t to AT
mlal Radford the latter, with guard of Marines
rernircd 10 the Swatara and soon returned, bringing
with them the prisoner whom he delivered 10 the Mar
sha Sunat was dressed in IoQQye up.lqrn such 2. ne
NSfc When he Vas Captured in Aexanora, rgypt, and
baudcuffed Having been placed IN hack with an
armed guard hc was driven Ia the jail when ne
reached at y. me- and was placed III lie cuslo'lN vi
the warden who has lately fltt"d mp tlrec lI0H-'Nd
cells one on each floor which are used Tor the con
fiurucut of muIdcTeIs and desperate ChaTaceIS. lie
WAS llocrd in one of these cells nom which there ~
mo- poSsihlc chance of escape and. therefore There
need hc no doubt about his safe keeping. No one
will be allowed to see him excepting hIS counsel and
the officcrs OF the prison III" prisoner positively lie
nies that he Is John II. SurIait
The Swatara left Villa lranca with Su1att and not
Lisbon ~ was reported ard stopped for short time
al Madeira to procure coal sufficient loi iIr home
ward