The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1869-01-28

know nothing. aud am innocent OF havin,
taken any active part IN the dark deed com
mittcj SANurL b. ARNotp.
TuE PLAN OF ESCAPE
was to place Mr.. Lincoln ia tho bug
gy, purchased for that purpose, ant
cross Eastern Branch Bridge, Sur
ratt aud Aizerodt alias Port TObqcco
were to follow them to whero he hat
a boat concealed turn the hors,
loose, place the President in the boat
aud cross the Potomac to the Virgin
ia shore, and thence to make our way
to Richmond. Surptt know the
route nd was to act as pilot,
SAMUEL b. ARNOLD.
A box painted black, like unto a
sword box, was sent by Booth from
the hotel by the porter there to our
room. The next day it was trans
ferred in a wagon, O'Laughlin acting
pilot, to some place. l was not pres.
cnt. After giving the box to the
driver went to Georgetown, and o,
Laughlin had the full charge oft.
NJ, o O'Laughlin said he took it to Mr.
Heads, aud from thence tue un-
known carried it home. Took the
guns out aud carried them to Pedeo.
This latter clause Booth tjld nc.
SAMUEL B. ARNOLD.
Witness V. Randall, Il. G. Hor
ner.
Baltimore, April 1868.
Noic.-Besidcs this written state
ment OF Arnold's, he verbally com
muuicatod the fact that Booth was
the correspondent of Doctors Mudd,
Garland and Queen. This fact was
told the Secretary when | presented
him Arnold's statement.
j. l.. McPHALL.
CONFESSION OF AT2ERoDT RELATIVE
To THE ASSASSINATION OF PRESIDENT
LINCOLN.
l had not seen John Surratt for
about eight days before the murder.
Booth told me few days before the
murder that he was in Washington.
Kate Thompson, alias Brown, came
from Richmond with john Surratt
about the time that Richmond fell
lie had come previously with Gusta
ve Howell, now in the old Capitol
Prison, Kate Thompson stopped at
Mrs. Surratt's, and also at the Ma
tional aud Rinuel Hotels. This woman
was about 2l years of age, spruce
aud neat, medium size, black eyes
and fair complexion. She had sis.
ter in New York, who, il was said
was widow. Surratt was made
known to her by a signal conveyed
by small switch with a waxed end
aud a piece of red ribbon on the han.
die horizontally through the Gugers.
This sign was given on hotel pave
ment on Broadway. He went with
her South, and hired horse at
Howard's stables for that purpose,
Harold came to the Kirkwood
House and left the knife, pistol and
coat, on the evening of the murder,
about 81 o'clock, as | was about
leaving, having told the clerk to
tell whosoever might call that | was
gone out. This was before Harold
came in, Harold and | then went
to the Herudon House, Mrs. Muir
rays, corner of Ninth and i streets.
1t was then about o'clock, and saw
Booth, Wood and Payne in Woods
room, Here the proposed murder
was first mentioned, | refused to
take part in it, when Booth said,
"Then we will do it, but what will
become of you? you had better come
along and get your horse" l then
left them aud went to Oyster Bay,
on the avenue, and staid some time
then to the stable and got my horse
and went up d street. This was
about 10 o'clock. l called at the
Rinnel House got drink. l saw
none of the party after we foparated
about Q o'clock that evening. l then
went out G street toward the Balti-
more depot; went between the old
and new Capitol came on the ave-
nue. again, aud concluded to come
back. l rode down the avenue and
the cavalry were dashng by me.
This was the FIRST l had heard of the
murder. l then went up Eighth
street, left the horse opposite the
Franklin House, and then went to
the Herndon House aud heard lit
tie boy talking about the murder. |
then took car and went toward the
Nayey Yard. This was about IL
o'clock and | met two young men
named Briscoe and Spates, with
whom had some talk. After walk
ing some distance took a car to the
corner Of Sixth street aud Pcnnsyl
vania avenue. Here / met man
inquiriug for a place to sleep at. /
took him around to the Rinnel
House, and VIC retired to one room
with six beds in it. l left early next
morning aud passed through George
town on my way TO Montgomery
county. No one left the hotel with
me.
1 saw Mike OLaughlin about a
week before the President was killed
| never wanted O'Laughlin and Ar
uold's aid; met O'Laughlin once or
twice at Suthard's and a few times in
the street.
When We woye to Murrays on the
night of the murder, Harold said he
had letter from printer to Andy
johnson. He said he was going to
give it to him, and he wanted me to
give BIN the key of my room which
| refused to do.
Previous to the arrangement for
the murder Booth heard that the
President was to visit camp. The
coach was to be taken out Seventh
street. Surratt was to Jump on the