The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1869-04-23

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The Doster l.oots and What He
. Ssys-His Account OF Booth . sud
Hasold's Visit Amer The Asssssi.
natioa-Whst He Thinks Of His
Own Trial and Condensation.
[rrpn the Correspondence New York
Hsrald, "a
i WARRINGTON, March rs, 1869.
| II will b. many years ere The ting.
10 story Of President Liacola's assas.
sisadoa ceases 10 cxsrciss ito fearful
fascination over msns minds. The
thrilling horrors Of the deed assuu.
I'd BY Circumstances character that
made Il tbs most surprising tragedy
10 the history Of tho world. The
bead Of the iastion sLet dead In =
public play house, in The center Of
the capital, on Good Friday evening",
asd The assssain boldly escaping fton
the sesse 81 bic awful crime, mike =
subject Of more terrible interest and
weird influence than any tale Action
has ever furnished. The profound
thrill Of surprise, grief asd indigns
ton tl.t shot through The hssrts Of
thirty millions Of people and went
cirsling round the earth wherever
humanity and civilization dvsh At
tested ID. nsgaituds Of The offence
and the desperate purpose of ths
assassin. II was no wonder, ia the
ssgry time that followed, with the
nations pslss at fever heat and the
cry fss vsagsass ringing through
the land, that all who we're 10 ever
70 remote . manner idsnti6sd with
the chief eosspirasor should b. rashIy
judged asd ssnnarily dealt with.
TINE VICTIMS,
IL that period Of lig htning passion,
vhsn . storm cloud Of wrath hsag
shove the couatry ike . pail, one
vss hurried to her account Tor whom
no human restitution can ever b.
made ssd yet, perhaps IL was q mar.
vel that no other victims we're inmo.
lated 10 the bllad and reckless yea.
gsues Of the hour. Among thoss
sausht up IN the prevailing male.
stron Of suspicion d the time Vas
Dr.. samuel Mudd, Of which the pub.
lie have very fully heard 40 the sur.
kson who sst the broken leg Of Booth,
aud who was sentenced for life to
Dry Tortugas, Tine, which removes
% to . calm, unprsjudiced stand.
poiat from The exciting events Of . |
past period, has brought to him bis |
freedom from living tomb, and hes |
given him the fortune to outliys the |
clsnor Of false accusation and 10 rise
above the pondsrous weight Of odiun
hsspsd upon his name. Men did
not stop to inquire, to poadsr, to in.
vsstigais The possibility Of perjury on !
ose side or Innocence on the other
whom jadgsnent vas silsncsd BY the
6cros demand for speedy rstribution.
To crafty this Mrs. Surrstt was sac.
riacsd and DR.. Mudd wss consigned
10 IN outcast fslon's doom. In other
and calmsr timcs II Ia safe to presumc
neither result would have occurred |
the one would not have passed into
= siit'9 s5yt rs &! !'eES.sa 81 odieis, .
der, asd The other would have sscss
ped the torture worse than death Of
blightsd name. aud hopes forever
suiaed.
BOorns TRAIL.
Yssr sosrsspesdsat, asxious -
veil v sue tas 5stssasd psisssst sf
~ Dry Tsstseas = 10 sias ssss The
Nifty nilss Of gssssd Mt vilsssasd
Ne nd sad Ssesfsl flight Of Booth.
teek . wagon ana gallast stssa Of
bays asd rstilsd away IRON Wssaiag-
M ID Ne bssssy air sf Yesterday
nsssiss. Esst Of Tie capitol half
nile y ! bridge that crosses branch.
ofsAs Posonss--as old bridge, very
ussvsaly feossd sad slsegstlss rsas. |
y sesslfusssl. The night u he
1lth II April, 1855, seutipsls stood
d siAhss end Of tbs ssussvay aad
saw Bssth lash Psss shss, fsllswsa
b. Harsld, ths fsst sanosssise hin.
~ - : destss r.shisg y sisk call,
~ hltss - he neoss1gss ssst II
hasls ~ ~ Doctor. Tks sssspisa.
Nm vses 10 10 nisa 10 observe H.
sule thaa other squssesiaas have 70
AnlIsv of valh1as thaif hasnae naraao