The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1869-02-10

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PRESIDENT without violence. He never t,
me said that he would kill him. Furthe
than this know nothing, and am innocen
OF having taken any active part in the darl
deed committed.
SAMUEL B. ARNOLD.
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CONFESSION OF ATzERoDT RELATIVE 70 rHE
ASSASSINATION OF PRESIDENT LINCOLN.
had not seen John Surratt for abou,
eight days before the murder. Booth told
me lew days before the murder that he
was in Washington. Kate Thomson
alias Brown came from Richmond with
John Surratt about the time that Rich.
mond fell. lie had come previously with
Gastayus Howell, now in the old Capitol
rrison. Kate Thompson stopped ct Mrs.
Surratts and also at the National and
Runnel Hotels. This woman was about
~ years OF age, spruce and neat, medium
size, black eyes and fair complexion. She
had sister in New York, who. II was
said, was a widow. Surratt was made
known to her in New York by a signal
conveyed by asmall switch with waved
end and piece of red ribbon on the Init
ma handled horizontally through the fingers
ms sign was given ona hotel pavement
on broadway. lie went with her South,
ana hired horse at Towards Stables for
the purpose.
Harold came to the Kirkwood House
ana left the knife, pistol and coat, on the
evening OF the murder, about half past six
Giock, as was about leaving, having
told the clerk to tell whoever might cali |
mat ! was gone out. This was before
Harold came in. Harold and l then went
70 the Herndon House. Mrs. Murray,s, cor |
1er OF Ninth and streets. It was then
about o'clock, and saw Booth. Wood and
Payne in Woods room. Here the nro-
POSED murder was first mentioned. re.
used to take part in it, when Booth said
Then we will do it, but what will become
u you ( you had better come along and
et your horse" then left and went to
he Oyster Bay on the avenue, and STAYED
ONE time; then to the stable, and rot INV
orse and went up u street. This was
bout ten o'clock. / called at the Rinnel
louise and got drink. saw none of the
arty after<ve separated about 10 O'Clock
nat evening. then went out G. stree,
'ward the Baltimore Depot went he. | {
veen the old and new capitol came m
le avenue again, and concluded to come i
ack. rode down the avenue and the a
vary were dashing byme. This was the t
81 heard OF the murder. l then went il
Eighth street, left the horse at the sta
9 opposite the Franklin House, and|
sard little boy talking about the murder.
tnen took car and went towards the I
avy Yard. This was about IL, O'Clock. =
10 l met two young men Briscoe and Il
'ates, with whom l had some talk. After =
'lking some distance took a car to the "
rner OF Sixth street and PENNSYLVANIA =,
venue. Here | met man inQuirinp for % %
place to sleep at. I took him around tn ~
hl0nel House, and we retired Ia one "
ON with six beds in it. I left earlv next -
'rn'ng, and passed through Georgetown. 70
my way to Montgomery county. No ~ ~
9 left the hotel with me. saw Mike q! .!
Laughlin about week before the Pres;. VI
NJ was killed. l never wanted OInuph. oe
ana Arnold's aid met 0 Iauebl,n once 81 81
Twice at Suthard's, and few times in u. VI
street. When we were ut Murrav,s. ON US
night OF the murder, Harold said he 80
q letter from printer to ANDY John. -. "
J. lie said he was going to give Il tn I'll
, ana ne wanted me to give him the Ie
OF my room, which refused to do. S M
'revious to the arrangement for the mur- ~
Booth heard that the President was IN tei
t camp. The coach was to be taken !n'
Seventh street. Surratt was to iumn 10, 10,
the box, as he was the best driver. and w
70 through Old Fields to the Long an'
1ge. This was about the middle Of e .or
rch. OIangLlin, Samuel Arnold, 'or
me, Surratt, Booth, Atzerodt and Ha. yo'
went to the Long Bridge with two ~.
Zines, and were to wait for us. Thev yot
so until midnight, and returned to SCI
shington next morning. This failed
was quiet then for some time. Booth ~
to New York, Arnold 10 Baltimore. mn
aughlin also, and Payne left for New me-
X. After this Howell brought a wo-
across the Potomac. Howell wos {
g prisoner, and Surratt took her North. hos
1t week before the murder. Booth ~
me That Surratt was at the Herndon no
se: On the night of the murder, the fro
OF April, we were not all together at sue
aerndon House. Booth told me Sur. IN ,
was to help at the box, that he expect
theirs in the box. Booth went from acc
House down Ninth street,
words of Booth were, IL saw Surratt Z
: moments ago." All the parties on. nos
I'd to be engaged at something on that
!, and were not together. Booth an in4
led me and Harold to kill Johnson rive
ling down the street I told Roofh wal cvc.