Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1867-06-12
WHOLE NUMBER 1850

grave reasons 70. surprising that some Of
the prisoners believed reprieve and final
pardon to be elements in the plot.
THE TRIAL.
Those familiar with the trial will not
fail to remember that on several occasions
efforts were made by the defence to in.
troduce statements and confessions made
by several Of the prisoners to their at
tendants, and also to introduce some dec
laratioDs Of Booths, made subsequent to
the assassination, as evidence. The au-
thcrities now have a partial knowledge
o. the nature Of these statements, and
the bearing Of them can be more readily
seen at this time 1t was understood and
believed at the time of the trial that there
were about ore hundred armed men in
Washington on the night Of April IA, in
the interest Of the assassins. 1t seems
strange that no attempt was made to learn
who any Of these parties were, or that no
reward was offerd for their apprehension.
1t is also known that one of the pros
ecutors OF the trial felt convinced, at the
time Of the trial, that personages con-
nected with the Government, and those
beyond suspicion in the minds of most,
has some previous knowledge Of the at
tempt TO murder Mr.. Lincoln.
The delay Of TWO months in taking any
steps 10 arrest Surratt, after his wherea-
bouts was known, and an offer had been
made to deliver him up, is, to say the
least, suspicious.
WIDESPREAD KNOWLEDGE OF TIE PLOT.
One Of the most singular matters bro't
to light by the investigation is the fact
that not only was the plot known in dis
tant parts of the country, but that it was
understood Who we're to be the victims.
There is nu:h evidence going to srbstan-
tiate tha suppositiOn that there vas nc
intention of taking NJ. Johnson's life,
and that all the movements around tie
Kirkwood House were simply made to
mislcad. The following will suffice IS
specimens Of this kind Of evidence;
At town in Minnesota, at FIVE o'clock
in the afternoon Of April Il, citizen
stated to his friends that Mr.. Lincoln and
Secretary Seward had been assassinated.
At twelve o'clock, noon, of April II, in
another town in Minnesota, severa! citi-
zens came to the postmaster 70 inquire
whether any news had been received o.
the assassination of Mr. Lincoln and Sec
retary Seward In neither case was the
name of the Vice President mentioned.
The statement of Harold at midnight,
after the assassination, when, with Booth,
he stopped at Lloyd's tavern at Surratt-
vile, as it appears in the evidence taken
upon the trial, was this: swell, | am
pretty certain that We have assassinated
the President aud Mr. Seward" Fleeing
as they did, instantly after the shot fired
in tic theatre, kQw could they have known
that the plot had failed SO far as Mr.
johnson was concerned, provided there
was any intention 70 Kill him.
Desides these, there is evidence to the
same effect, from portions Of the country
widely separated from those mentioned
above, where a knowledge of the fact
that Mr.. Lincoln aad Secretary Seward
were to be assassinated was in the posses.
sion of quite number of persons.
Some circumstances connected with tho
hasty execution of the conspirators-as
if there was an anxiety to get them up.
deT ground at the earliest moment-have
excited attention and inquiry.
In conclusion, it may be said that The
above presents fair statement of the
kind Of matter which, SO far as it has not
been already done, will, in due time, be
presented to the proper persons to receive
the same. 1t is believed to be but small
portion of similar matter in the hands of
those who are using it to remove the mys-
terry of the great conspiracy.
Ii. V. n. B.
LAND MEAsURE.-Every farmer should
have rod measure-a light s;id pole
just 163 feet long, for measuring land