The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1867-04-25
ion leaves no doubt of the evidence.

tlOn leaves no doubt OF the evidence.
DR. Mcmillan testified that Surratt came
on board the Peruvian at Motreal, on
September l /, 1865, and was introduced
to him under the name of Mccarthy, and
that becoming well acquainted, in few
days SurraA confessed to him that he had
been from the beginning in the Confeder-
ate States service, carrying des patches be-
tween Washington and Richmond, and
also as far as Montreal that he and Booth
had planned at first the abduction of
President Lincoln; that however, they
they thought they could not succeed in
that way, and they thought it was neces-
sary to change their plan. After this,
before the assassination. Surratt was in
Montreal, where he received letter from
Booth. ordering him Immediately to
Washington; that it was necessary to act,
and act, promptly, and he was to leave
Montreal Immediately for Washington
He did notltell he came to Washington,
but he told me he came as far as Elmira,
in the State of New York, and from that
place telegraphed to New York to find
out whether Booth had already left for
Washington, and he was answered that
he had. He did not tell me whether he
had gone further than Eimira.
The next place he spoke to me of
was st. Adams, Vermont, where he said
he arrived early one morning at breakfast
tlnic and went to a hotel there for break
fast. While he was sitting there, he
heard several talking about an assassina-
ton, and he inquired what was up
They asked him if he did not know that
President Lincoln had been assassinated
He said, II did not believe it,, because
the story was too good to be true On
that, gentleman pulled out a newspaper
and handedit to him. He opened it and
saw his own name as one OF the assass-
ms. lie said this unnamed him so
much that the paper fell ont Of his hand $
He Immediately left the room, and as he
was going out through the house he heard
another party say that Surratt must have
been, or WAS at the time, in ST. AIbans,
because such person mentioning the
person name) had found pocket-hand-
kcrehief on the street with Surrats's name
on it. He told me he actually looked in
his pocket and found he had lost his
pocket handkerchief From that place
he then went to Canada, and was con-
cealed there from April to September
"W hen he was on board the ship. he
called me aside and again commenced to
talk about the assassination, and one
thing or the other. 1t was in the eve
ming, and we were alone together, and
he took out his revolver which he kept in
his pocket all the time, and pointed to
the heavens, and said he, i hope and
wish TO live just a few years more; two
years will do me, and then I shall go
back to the United States. and | shall
serve Andrew johnson as Abraham Lin
coin has been served
Il asked him why, and he answered,
because he has been the cause of my
mother being hung
DR.. Mcmillan further testified that he
arrived in Liverpool September u, 1865,
and went before the American Consul,
Mr.. Wild ,and made affidavit to the above
facts. An official letter from Consul
Wild shows that this affidavit caused the
commandments Of. the pursuit of Suratt
which resulted in his capture in a little
more than a year from that time.