The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1867-01-09
outh eth.
Sal1F / l. l. lyAG.su j .
SHREV EPORT:
Wednesday Morning, January Gin, 1867.
John Il Surratt.

md his expected early return to this country,
brings the incidents Of the gloomy days Of
April, 1865 fresh to our minds. The early
escape OF Surratt, however, prevented ms MS
tory and the particulars Of his PariieiPat'on IN
the assassination conspiracy from becoming SO
yell known as that Of the oth.r .consp'rators.
ard we therefore compile the following from
the testimony given at the trial of his accom-
pljce. - ,,,.,
Mrs Surratt and her father are Catholics.
Mrs. SuFratt was a member Of tie Catholic
>church and a regular attendant Of its services.
NgrneraIIy accompanied. her to church on
Sunday. She went to her religious confess
sion at least every TWO weeks sometimes
early in the morning, sometimes at late mass
and was apparently doing all her duties to
God and man up 10 the time Of the assassna-
ton.
John H. Surratt is Catholic, and was 2
student Of divinity at the same college ST.
Charles College, Maryland, AS myself. i
His character IA college was excellent.
On leaving college he shed tears, and the
president approaching hn. told him not to
weep; that his conduct had been SO excellent
during the three TC7Ts i1U f1ati brtt1 tf1t1,
he would always be remembered by those
yat, II C,,r,.,tt T. about sir ra.t L;o1, with
very prominent forehead, a very large nose,
and sunken eyes; he has a goatee, and very
long hair Of light color.
v7~~J o,r,n T., Mrx c,rrgI,,s and ;nGn;r.d fo.
T,(y u Sn.ro,t Tt., t},. r,.,r--r no;n,;n,r
,4nr.;s p.,rn,.7 Tv.n,to t[n doort s,,d tnlI
I'm Afr e,:r,,t r..s no, ~ hao,,. H.. ,l..ra.
,,,,, ,,,,,.,,s., I,.s;r. - cao NJ. c,,.t, n.
sonrll - 49,, I,, IN ,,;,I,. H., I.d
ea:,,5 w. ~ ~, r,n,,. fnnl, : - bin, frpn,
49,, f;oL,, ..,.,1I I;,,,.ir
,;s, r,rrscbnr hhnnt Ihraa ureLs acIsr r..
n.Il.E o,l.,;n. an 49,, last occasion h., wac
,,r.ysad % , con,cI..t,, <r;t If rra, On 70
,,rn;a,. fra, .;i,,. ,r,, l, ,rj,,a parna
49, u,r5. H., tI;.a o.,n,,
,.J C,,,al c,,m..., ,,,I p.,.ya .,,,1,1 49,, h,,J
r>j,,.;n,. n,;rn h.,w;g k.,;,..y rhsro ,y.ro oISo
iv,3 3 rS9v" ", o,4 ,,. sc,s 81 no,. sonrs
.rrI, ,r;,,,,,, ;l..,;G,,J ,,o f t1,, L,,,,r
lI 1.;.,1 IKE, e,.,.I - b,n.,n,,1.,, .oc,,,, -,
$500 T-:.1,,I = 49,. i,,, :, ,l.;oL,
w.. o.N.;1>'1. 1.-I,.,a t''(u h1a-d. - s'(,
~ ~ O0'.,''o'' w. u - 49,, !
Se ''e sS'" '2'' az az" O! '.s R."!. ny "'''
''. 1'', ~, H.. ,oss;,
onn oS S ""nU s,, Gv,' cn 'n7 Wiz "In y
70" u ~ '''s'' 81 - 80 -OII T II1,
Sqrr"tt' and when 0pPoSltSS Oaa FvIIo"S 5,
nan some one c"''r" o"A 0"l'"''' '"',"''
ana turning rouhd lie Recognised al ora az,
qu"'n'"nce OF MS, DE- S'n'uG' a. VI tuo' %
CA"fieS COMFY ""I '""o' s''"s Seh:e'I1%'
mere tP9,,n.Wm05 70 ,25"''s' y, A'1o1 lI'
ana John " ''NeS DooSo were waning '''s5''t' II
ooF["': lNFooUSS" ~; '.''u 10 ~ , ''., /:
v5eo Us 10 MS room a. tNS -'"!Ioi'"' ''o'e,
ne" We ",''H7D '''e'' ~ l0'u a. ~ ~
ana oFdeFr0 c'5"'S anu WINE '0' 'oq,. 11I.'!
r. P57'"'e '''''''I' 12'Sy''I t''', '''''
Mu1u II '',e P"Ss'se' 1'''',,' I'''s0 a.,
oo'I u" 'S,: return ~. @oa" *R';o$'SS q
10 me lot MS P'''"'s c0'' IS"''''''
h,t.T"afo 'r'y were Se"'eu "'"U"u TIE '',''e
fao'e "hen 6oo'h look ont an Gh'c'0p' ana on
Inc o7ch 0, i "'""e "'"'HS WIN Pt'''''
L shouIa not consider II "'''hS' IRON
the mot'0,- He Penc'i II was more Ike ROADS
or lines -s.
7CEHAIf IN hICi'NoHD 4ND oAHADA
Ao"nt March F. last a MIS- 05"'tF> came
10 1l's H@l'''> = ''Ss AN" 5'"FPs' ~''G'T enc
tHi8"., LIS quay "S''' ~ "''"..-' '',51 1'E'r
zs...,9 %>h '>@s0'4"E' M 1o -'' 'o"" Il
III ga ~ H. '2''. ''',' -'',o ..'
~0,''-''1 ~ ~77s' %5 "..''' y III 81,
.'> 4t my r...-.. .-1I ,-- .u ,,,~ 1,,..~ -,
4,, ~ - Tz'ot...,,J ,,;,E Me- ct..'',
ss 5[ ,...,I ~,.+ - L,,,..
...''.-'' -s I,.., " KILLS. ~.
H. ''' ..". a...~,,..4 ~ 2f.~.,, o. .,
90. p;,i.1-"-I NJ
cI ,@u~1 r...,, 1f,. .;,m,.,s. ..,
.% f.,.-..'., ~.
>'.'.- '~> '..'~' .'.'..'' ~ S"' - - $50
c.-,., ,.o,...al r.oao T2;oI,,,oa,,d.. 49,;
49, - H., I'm ~ P;nI,af,
>os Lad soa,a , VIII
f;ao ot'. 49,, eIf - 19;a1'.,5 or4 II,
.,,'I ;I.,I,,1'. ,NII Ia 40 ,n
bnj;lyu j.. ,,at h. had sren Ps,;,J,';,, and
Davis in Richmond, and thew told HIM that
Richmond wonId not he cvacuItrd
SnrratI onIv REMAINED in the house abou,
~ hnrr vhsn he fol6 me- N. was voio,r 1c
RfontrraI and asked me to walk down tie Stree
with hin, and take some oysters. He l,fttha
cvrn;nr eavinr he was yoino to Montreal
and have not Seen him since.
saw about nine Of eleven twenty dollar
cold nircps in his possession. and fl,v dollars