Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1869-01-28

tine NifgiHia sibit' dllN NlciiCO' W
make our way'to Richmond Sur.
raft knew the route, and was to act
as pilot SAMUEL B. ARNOLD,
A box painted black, like unto a
sword box, was by Booth from
the hotel by the porter thereto our
room. The next dag il was trans
fsrred in a wagon, O l,anghliu act
ing as pilot, to some place. ]
was not present. After giving the
box tOthe driver, went to George,
town, and OLauglin had full
charge Of it, MrOLaughlin said
he took It to Mr.. Hearl's, and from
thence the unknown carried it
home. Took the guns out and car
ried them to Pedee. This latter
clause Booth told me. .'a
. SAMUEL B. ARNOLD.
Witness V. Randall, E. G. Hor-
ner.
BALTIMORE, April IS, 1865.
NoTE.-Besides this written state
mcnt of Arnold's, he verbally com,
municatcd the fact that Booth was
the correspondent of Drs. Mudd.
Garland, and Queen This fact
was told the Secretary when pre-
sented him Arnold's statement.
J. /. McPHAIL.
CONFESSION OF ATzERoDT
l had not seen John Surratt for
about eight days before the muir
der Booth told me a few days be-
fore the murder that he was in
Washington. Kate Thompson alias
Brown, came from Richmond with
John Surratt about the time that
Richmond fell. He had come pre-
viously with Gustavus Howell, row
in the Old Capitol Prison. Kate
Thompson stopped at Mrs. Sur
rats, and also at the National and
RiuneI Hotels. This woman was
about q years of age, spruce and
neat, medium size, black eyes and
fair complexion. She had sister
in New York, who, it was said, was
a widow. Surratt was made known
to her in New York by signal
conveyed by a small switch with
a waxed end and a piece of red rib
bon on the butt, handled horizon
tally through the fingers, This
sign was given on a hotel pavement
on Broadway, lie went with her
South, and hired a horse at How
ards stable for the purpose
Harold came to Kirkwood
House and left the knife, pistol and
coat, on the evening of the murder,
about 6s30 o'clock, as ! was about
leaving. | having told the clerk to
tell whoever might call, that I was
out. This was before Harold
came in. Harold and ] then went
to the Herndon House, Mrs Muir
rays, corner Of Ninth and F. SITS.
1t was then about s o'clock, and
saw Booth, Wood and Payne in
Woods room. Here the proposed
murder was first mentioned. re-
fused to take part in it, when Booth
said, "Then we, will do it; but what
will become of you2 you had bet
ter come along and get youl
hofse.'' | then left them and went
to the Oyster Bay on the avenue
and staid some time; then to the
stable ard got my horse and went
up D street.
This was about 10 o'clock, |
called at the Rinnel House and got
a drink. I saw none Of the party
after we separated about 0 O'Clock
that evening. then went out c
street toward the Baltimore depot
went between the old and new Cap
itol came on the avenue again, and
concluded to come back. | rode
down the avenue and the cavalry
came dashing by me. This was the
first | heard of the murder. l then
went up eighth street, left the horse
at the stables opposite the Frank
lin House, and then went to the
Herndon House, and heard little
about the murder. / then took
a car and went toward the Navy
Yard. This was apout II O'Clock
and I met two young men, named
Briseoe and Spates, with whom
had some talk. After walking somt
distance l took a car to the corue
of Sixth street and Pennsylvania
avenue. Here ] met 81 man in
quiring for a place to sleep at.
took him around to the Rhine
House, and we retired to one room
with six beds in it. | left earl,
next morning and passed througI
Georgetown on my way to Mont