, 1869-01-21


dent IN the bs=.. and: croz The P4sonaa to
the yirEsnls thore, and thence to max. our
way To Richmond. SuHatt knew the route.
and WAS TO act Is PILOT. .--..
SAMUEL D. AnvoLp.
A boz painted black like unto = s~ord.
box, was cent by Booth :rn1 III. hu,e} ey
the porter there to Our ROOM. Ih. next d.y
It WAS Transferred 10 4 WAGON, o LAurolin
acttnE n p1lot, 70 come place. was not
present. Alter giving the b Y 10 lh~ driver,
went TO GeorEctown.-hud O'Lauynliu had
took II TO Ar, Heara'., sno from thence ,h.
unknown carried 1t hone- Took the guns
out Rpd carried them to Pedee. Thls latter
cluuse Booth told nc. -
sAxUxL B. ARyoLp.
BAI7IAo1E, April IS. 1se5.
SoTE.-Be*ldes this Eri,tsr Ttatemeut Of
Arno1Ts. be yer, alT coumunics' cd the
5ac& tnat Booth WAS the correspondent OF
Was told the Secretary when presented
.''& III. MoPAA11.
CONFESSION or ArzERopT.
! had Lot seen John Salratt fot about
eight days before tina murder, Do1th toId
me, few days before the murder, that hs
was in Washington. Kate fhom psou, cl1s
Brown, came from Richmond with Join
Suszntt about the time toat Il chnoad fell
Hc had culne previous with Gustsvus
Howell. now in the y d Capitol Prison. Kate
Thompson stepped al Nrs. Sulratt's- and
$50 st ttc National ard RinnIi Hotels This
woman wae about txetty.-ue years OF arc,
spruce and neat, medium size, black eSe4 and
;air complex lon. She las q sister in New
York who, II WAS said, was 3 widow. Sur
1stt WIS made known 10 her II New York By
signal conveyed by q small sui ca vita 4
wa1e1 erd and piece nf red rioboo on the
butt, handled Horizontally through the
fingers. tbs eigu WIS given On hotel
pavement on Broadway. He vent with her
South, and hired horse At Aoward's stable.
1or the purpose
Harold came TO the Kitkwood n1use aud
jeff the knife, pistol and coat. on the evening
ni tie murder, about 60 o'clock, as I was
about leaving. having tol the clerk to tell
whoever might call that l vas gone out.
This Was before Harold came in. Harold aud
! then wcEt 10 the Herndon Rouse. MrJ.
Nu1raJ's, corner Of Ninth AMI F streets. 1t
Wood apG Payne in Woods rr m. Here the
proposed ,aurder was drst mentioned. re-
fused 10 :akc part IN 1t, Wheu Boo:h said,
AT en- wc will do IT., hut wins. will he
conc OF you: you had better come
alcnc ard get your hor e.. then
avcnut, AVID stayed some time thru 10 the
stable aad got my horse aud went up ID
street. This WAS abou' 10 O'Clock. called
st thu Renrrl House ard got drink. tsaW
uone OF tue party after We separated about
o'clock that evening. then weu. ont G
street toward The Baltimore Depot went
between lhe old and new Capitol; came on
The avenue aEa!E, AID concluded to come
hack. rude duwn tue avenue and the cav
airy were dasllnc By NC. Tn,s WAS The fis1t
heard q the murder: then went mp Eighth
opposite the franklin House, and
:hcn went TO The HeTodon House, and
heard 1l'tlc noy talking shout ih- murder.
then took car and went to 1ard the Navy
Yard. Thu was about II O'Clock, and met
two young men named Brisele aud Spates,
with whom had me ia K. Alter walking
some distance took cxr on the corner C.
Sixth street and PennsyIyauEa avenue. Here
met man }uqulr1c for d p,a e to sleep Ct.
Itook him around to the K.uuei House, and
VIC retireo to che ronm with six beds u It, I
lef1 carly u II morning Atd passed through
II. No enc lc,t The aoiei ai1h ne. i saw MIKE
LLaughlia about week before The
President was killed. never wanted
O'Laughl'n or Aroola's AID; met
G'LauE1iu oncc nr twice Al Sushard'a, aud
lew cmes ia the street when We were At
Nurrby'A. on tie night Of the murder, ur
old sale { hxd q letter tr,m \ pri.ter to
Andy johnson. He said ne was going to
give II to hin, and he ant. nc TO C1ye him
the kcy Of my room, which refused TO do.
Previous TO Ahc arranIe ment Tor the murder,
-Duoan ucA u aAAi Inc iIeAlQE0L WAS 10 ylA1I
camp llc coach was to be taken out ser-
enth stree; Surratt was to jump ca the box,
At he WIS The best dtir-t, nut rive through
Old Fields 10 the Long Bsldge. Tht.
Vas about the middle Of Marrh- O'Lau2h,
lin, samntl Arnold, Payne. surratt, Booth,
Atzercdt and Harold went to tue Long
Bridge with two c2rbfoes auI were to wAIk
for Us. They did 80 until mldnlgh', and re.
turned to Washington next morulue. This
Jailed. AL MES Quic. then fur soma time
booth Vent to New YORK, Arnold to Bait!.
mort, o. LaushiiI also, md pa,n left ios
New York alter tbi, Hoxell brought Z
WOMAN across tho Potomac. Howeii wa.
mada piikooes, eud Sutratt took her Nor,t
about . wcrk before the murder. bnosh tolG
NE that snrralt vas Ia the Hvrndou House
On the night Of the murder, tae 1sth o
kpril, We we've not altogether = The usrndol
House. Booth told nc Surra.t was to he'll
at The box; that be expected Others in IN
boz. Booth went from The Herndon fIous
down Niulh street. the words Of Boo1
Eert,"1 saw Surra't a lew moments aso.'
ALI the parties appeared TO be engaged a
sUrnethlte on tha. night aid we're not to
kill Jotnton. In going ,wn the street
told Booth we could not do it. Booth sait
Harold Eno more coltn-c md he would dt
it, Harold and ! were OF fenn sylYanil
aycuuc together. told hin l woulI
= nos DO y, and should not 50 10 my room
Aot AeAA ~ HoA10 At9ILAQ III. tS4Aa4ls 11t
3eft me 10 go sor Booth. This was after .
o'clock. ~ent to yster Bay, aud uarolt
cam IN and said that Boob wanted 10 &C.
me. Harold LEFT me here. I pr-nli.ed t.
Eet my horse mud come | wAs rot d; tn,
hirkwood housc atter > O'Clock. have q,
recollection OF being thrre after that. / hxt
nothing 10 -, at any OF tte nc r1ngs. u1,
OF the oitcIaPis wns al The The ttrc !; The ga
was 10 be put out, etc. No discussion va
had about failure, and wha. 10 do in TIM
case. The coil Of rcpe at Lluss.'s was Il
tp the casafy WIZ: k1s. ns moi IHsa ss .b,s
In1ocrnt Booth told me IN acso1 WIS to 10 b
The best a-'iataot il The theatre to turn ot
The Ess. :ainnld aud ,fLau-hlia ware u
grab tie pre.ldrnt and ,Hkr him OF All
Booth said. when applied to for moucy, b
Is he had il there. Mrs, eu rAtt, Mrs. ST.
Ter, Major Bsrou and James surrasl LEI
Mashlrsten togethcE;, got horses I
Howa.us Mrs. surratt stppped ut 9u
ra1tsrilie Iotn sur1alt aud Mrs Slate
csoteed, and Bsnon and Mrs. surratt car
back. Bauon was In the rebel arm !. I doc
think Banon knew aoJthlus OF The coilspLr
cy. 1s-ld horse tor Boutn. and thon.f
the affair vas abouE over. 1'hs 1norder ".
bFoaehed fsst on the 18th. At ri.ht. vhe
Lax coin ought 10 be killed. A wilo+ WON i
was living Lear Dir. eewnrd'., md Boot
taid by be. influence he could n
tutrnucc 10 Sewards hou:e, tnrous
h.r iIHue-ce With the caambefmai
aud hGu!e servant. The girl at til
house Fas god locking and krcw tho wtaop
llarborn was into II 1ttt- uc caue to Poi
iobscco for NE and John Surrat' during IL
winter. The los. Was ut the head Of Coo.
Greek, and moved 10 SanJemoy Creek.
wasa lcad,eoiorcd, fat-ooi,omed hoat, an
would carry fifteen men. This boat v!
bought Of James De.wner, TIC old N IN. Nj
ssstcr went With Boo good deal, 81
stopped 81 The National uoicl.