Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-02-16
The Bodies of the Con,pira,or.

The Bodies of the Conspirators
REMOVAL or BOOTHS REMAINS TO BALrI-
sokE-DisINTEKMENT o. AIzERODr.
yesterday afternoon. PRECEDENT job ason
directed an order TO issue from the War De-
partmehtto deliver the remains of John Wilkes
Booth, inferred the Arsenal. to Mr..
Jacob II. Weaver, undertaken of Baltimore.
and the Secretary of War having issued sucn
order, Mr.. Weaver, accompanied by Mr.. Rich
ara Harvey, of the firm of Harvey & Mari,
underiakers, Immediately prOcS edei to the
Arsenal when Gen Ramsey gave the necess 4ry
directions. and under the sdperintendencs ot
Mr.. Weaver. the remains were exhumed, an 4
placed in wagon and started to- MeSsrs
Harvey a Mars estAoiis hmeat, No. Rs r
sfreef.
The fatal shot which killed President Lin
coin was hred a. FOrds Theatsr on rue nj N
of the 18th of April, 1855, and Il 1otu wi h Her
old, immediately escaped from The CITY, Tha,
were pursued and oyertIken a CiarreIs's farm.
near Port Royal. on the Rappahannock April
29in, and on the folio wing morning the troops
having hr6 the barn IN " hich they adj sou ynt
Itiugei HeTold was captured and Boob NOR
tally wounded, dying about three hours after
ward. About two O'Clock on the morning OF
the 18th, the tug boat Ida reached the Navy
YARD In this city, and Herold was placed in
confinement on the monitor Montauk. where
Booths body was laid a loiner's bench
During the morning large numbers of persons
visited the Navy Yard, ANXIOUS 20 get a
view of the body, but hone Were al
lowed TO 80 on board the monitor except
such as held orders from the Secretary of the
Navy. DR. j. May OF this city was called
en- 10 identify the body. and did so by a scar
on the NECK wi here be had cut ont a tuInor A
cohn was made at the JOIners shop but was not
used, and IN the afternoon after an examiua-
ton Of the wound. and one or two pieces OF the
back bone where the fatal shot took effect were
taken ont, the body was wrapped lie a gray
blanket. placed in a boat in W Ich was Gen. l.
&. Baker and two of his detectives and carried
CT Subsequs nily, the report gained credence
that The body had been consigned TO the waters
OF the Potomac, when the truth was that it
was landed at the Arsenal wharf then placed
IN tOx, and between 10 and ~ O'clock ou the
same mig INT buried in the wareroom of the old
PsnItentiaIy, IN the presence of a representa-
i've OF the war Department., (who took charge
of the keys of the room and Gen Baker and a
few ofhcIals of the post. Here IL was allowed
70 remain unit. the removal OF the P-ni,entiary
building bavlpC been determined on made n
necessary TO change its location, and Booths
remains, as also 'he bodies of Mrs Surratt
Payne, Heroic Atzerodt, and WIrz We're re-
moved 10 No. warehouse in the fall of 1867
Booths body occupied the lower end of the
row-a white painted board with the name
"Booih being nailed on the top of the box
where the body remained until YESTERDAY
Mr.. Weaver came here on Friday last with
letter from Edwin Booth To the President,
making request for the remains, and calling
on the aboyenamed firm, Mr.. II. went with
INN 70 the President, and Nr. w presented
the letter. President Johnson, after reading
II, requested them TO call yesterday, when he
would give an answer. The letter was a very
short one. and stated that he Mr. Il had eyery
confidence in Mr.. Weaver, who would place
the body ia his private vault until the remains
could De transferred to Tire CITY Cemetery near
Baltimore, and placed beside those of their
father. He also requested, in behalf of his
afflicted mother, the return of the trunk of his
hrother. Yesterday. according 10 promise Mr.
Weaver. with Mr. Harvey, waited on the pc.
Ideni, and the proper order for the body was
gwen, and as before stated, they proceeded To
Ire ATsenaI. where the body was taken up
snd delivered 10 them about five O'Clock On
arriving al Harvey Il Mars IL was found
Notwithstanding every precauiion Tad be.n
taken 10 keep Inc removal secret that a number
OF persons who surmised that something was
gong on. had gathered about the door, and to
ayold y crowd the remains were taken TO the
stable OF me firm, II being the very same in
which Booth kept his horse, and fronting on
the alley from whsnc- be made his esca D. after
the murder Of the President. Here q cornmoa
zeal (unpaIn'ed) coffin was brough and the
remains Were placed IN H. TO be taken TO 3 ilti-
more. The box IN which me remains were
originally INFERRED was much dseaysd, and on
rs top was found the painted board with
Booth name, and on taking or the lid the re.
aims were found TO be- wrapped IN two or
three gray blankets, and in "A fine state of pr.
strvanon. The coat and vest were found to
oe IN good condition, as also the pan,aloons
except mat portion of one leg appeared IL
have been cut off. The cavalry bost ON his left
leg was IN extra good condition, looking t. De
EeaIIy new, and that the shoe on the right
foot-a common brogan which he procured At
Mpdd's bepse-had slit cut down the FIR 1n,
at oiner rise was IN good condition. In con-
u
examination of the remains made at the
but IL was observed that the be- -.~oie'
nected with the bod - was ho' con-
ser.ebra, as Also the small bone Of the leg,
Nere missing. IL was also observed that the
hair Of the deceased was in good state OF
preservation, the long curly locks looking a. If
they bad been subIeC ed T. the BARRIERS hands.
Mr. Weaver left with the remains in th, b
train last evening, ana took them Immediately
To his establishment on West Fayett- street.
and to-day will place them one of his patent
casksts covered with black clo;h. and silver
mounted, and place them in his vault at Gre-n-
mount, 20 await the arrival OF Edwin Booih
To-Day the box Will be sent 10 Mr.. Weaver
During the evening number of persons-over
hundred-called 70 see the remains, but We're
disappointed.
Yesterday afternoon the necessary order for
the removal of Atzerodt was gwen TO Mr. John
e. AtzeTodt his brother. and he handed the
order 10 Mr.. J. ". Plant undertaken, No 40
I'm street. IL being late when he received the
order. Mr. Plant did not go the Arsenal until
this morning. and The body in q short time
delivered To him al carried 20 his warehouse.
OD opening the box. which had some what de-
eayed, the vial containing the name was found,
and The bones We're scattered about. the upper
part of his skull being on one side of the box
ard the lower Jaw Oh the other, while the spine
was curved Up 70 noon to-day At had not been
decided " here 10 bury the body, but II Is likely
tina; me reint"rment will be m AIDE Tomorrow
a; GlenvoCG- In the meantime Mr.. Plant
laced the remains in a real coffin.
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LANDLORDS AssoCIATIoN.-Mr. Henry Pol
EInhorD, who has Teen canyassing the ci " tor
subscribers 10 this ASSOCIATION, has met with
much success IN procuring sign-rs, among
whom are Messrs. Geo. W. Riggs, A X Snep-
hard, @ H. Plant, ST.. A. willard. VIM. IL.
Todd, John Purdy, Jesse h. Wilson, and many
others of ''our solid men" and most respectable
citizens Judging from the stand ing aud ousi.
ness capacity OF It's President Jonn Purdy,
Esq. and Wee President, II. "A. Willard Esa
The aH2iIS Cf he association will be cond ucted
IN Il manner which will insure its success, and
give satisfaction well u the landlord as the
unaht Inc cost OF membership, in addition To
the mutation lee of 81 cents, IL less than -.
LSi more ina cl2 per annum, which is IN.
considerable that all landlords NAV lon II
without suoJeetng themselves TO an onerous
lax Inc OBJECT OF tins association Is not 10