The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1869-08-07

he was sitting on thJ steps OF the theatre
just before Booth fired the shot. and to
seeing mysterious persons about.
was allowed on the fourth day Of my
inn risonmcnt to walk the prison yard.
but from that evening was closely con
fined and guarded uuiil tho next Satur-
day-at midnight, when | was again taken
10 The office to zee Detective. who said :
. Come. Spaugler. I've some jeweIry for
you." lie handcuffcd me with arms be.
hind my back. and guarded me TO hack,
| WIS placed in il aud driven to the Navy
Yard, where my legs were manaclcd and
u pair of Lille handouts placed on my
wrists. WAS put iu baat ard rowed to u
monitor. where was taken on ooard and
threwn into small. dirty room, between
two wutcr.closets, and on to u bed OF filthy
life preservcrs aud blankets, with two sol.
dicrs guarding the do r. | was kept there
for three days had thus been confined
three days on the vessel when Captain
| Mnnroc come 10 me aud said :" Spangler.
I've something that must be told, but you
must not be frightened. We have orders
from the Secretary Of War, who must be
obeycd, to put BAG on your head" Then
two men came aud tied up my head so
securely that | could not rec daylight. |
had plenty Of food. but could not eat il
with my face so mnftlcd up. true there
was a small hole infhe bag near my mouth,
but could not reach that, as my hands
were wedgcd down hy the iron. At last,
two kind.hcaricd soldiers took compassion
I sssls L.. s1aea1.aI tia osf EaI
me On Saturday night man came to
me and, after drawing the bag so tight as
to nearly sufocatc me, said to the guard /:
g Don't let him go TO sleep. as VIC will car
~ him out and hang him directly"
heard them 20 up on the deck, when there
was great rattling Of chains. and other
noises; and while was trying % imag
inc what was going on, and what they n-
tended to do, | was dragged out by two
men. who both pulled me at times in OPP
posite direction. We. however. reached a
boat, in which was placed, and were
rowcd short distance. | could not 8 y
where VIC stopped. for my face was still
covered. After leaving the boat was
forced TO walk some distance. with the
heavy irons still on my legs. was then
suddenly stopped, anu maze to ascend
;;.a11sa or four flights Of stairs; and as ]
stood at the top waiting, some one struck
me severe blow on the top Of the head,
which stunned and threw me half over.
when was pushed into a small room.
where rcmnincd in an unconscious condi.
ton for several hours The next morning
some one came with bread and coffee. ]
remained here several days. suffering tor.
ture from the bag or padded hood over
ms face II was on Sunday when il was
removed and | was shaven. II was then
replaced. Some hours after General Hart
rnnl, came and read To nae several charges !;
thar | was engaged in a plot TO assassinaic
the President. aud the day following was
carried into q military cour, and still hold
ed before all Of its members | remained
but short time. whcn was returned to
ms cell for another night aud day aud
then ngain presented IN this court. Mr.
! Bingham. Assistant Judge Advocate. read
the charges against INC. and asked II |
had anv objection Ia the court. aud | re-
piled =. No" and made my plea of = not
I AEuiA6T. AIEY AhEu NENDEl ~ Ah19 ~ =
| desired COUNSEL, aud when ! answered at
lfirmaii:ely, General Hunter, the Presi-
ldent of The court. insisted that could not
Ibc allowed counsel. He was, however,
lovcr-rulcd. but IL was several days before
was permitted TO have legal aid, the
court in the meantime taking evidence
with closed doors On every adjournment
of the court. # for only an hour. was re
turned to my cell aud the clnse fitting hood
placed over my head. This continued till
June 10, 1865. when was relieved from
The torture Of the bag. but my hands aud
limbs remained heavily manacled.
The tirst iire | ever saw Mrs Surratt
was in the Carroll Prison yard, on Capt.
tol Hill. | did not see her again until
we were taken into court the first day at
the arsenal Ny cell was on the same
corridor with hers, and had TO pass il
every time was taken into court.
FREQ uently looked into her cell, email
room about four feet wide by seven feet
long. The only thiogs in her cell were
an old mattress laid on the bricks and an
army blanket. / could see the irons on
her feet, as she was generally lying on
the mattress, and was the last one brought
into court. She occupied seat in court
near the prison door. The scat was
twelve inches high. and the chains be-
tween the irons on her feet we're so short
that she always had to be assisted to her
seat She was so sick ut one time that
I the court was compelled to adjourn.
j On the I7ih Of July, about midnight
| was conveyed to steamboat, and arriv.
} ed the next day at Fortress Monroe, and
was thence taken to the gunboat Florida
f The irons on my arms were temporarily
J removed, but Capt. Dutton, in charge o.
3 the guard, ordered heavy Lille irons t.
J be placed on me, when Gen. Dodd. chic
officer in charge, more humanely coun
, fermanded his order and had the irons
| again removed from my arms. wal
; placed for security in the lower hold O
the vessel, and compelled TO descend to i
f by ladder. The rounds were far apart
and, as the irons on my feet were chained
r but few inches apart, my legs were
) bruised and lacerated fearfuly. The
r hold where. was confined was close anc
: dirty, but after two or three days [ wa,
S allowed on deck in the daytime, but wa
. closely guarded. | was allowed to speal
. to no one OF the crew. We arrived a
6 Fort jefferson, on the Dry Tortugas, aue
D were handed over to Col. Hamilton, com
: manding, who placed me till the mex
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