The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1869-01-29

L widow. SurTatt was made known {
: her, in New York, by signal conYeye
] by small switch with a waxed en-
s and piece fred ribbon on the but
81 handled horizontally through th
r fingers. This signal was given on
t hotel pavement on Broadway. II
went with her South, and hired
horse at Howard's stables for the pul
, pose. F
Harold came to the Kirkwood Hous
and left the knife, pistol and coat, o.
the evening of the murder, about half
past six o'clock, as I was about leaving
) 1 having told the clerk to tell whoeve
: might call that was gone out Thi
was before Harold came in. Harold
and l then went to the Herndon House
Mrs. Murrays, corner of Ninth and /
streets. It was then about eigh
/ O'Clock; and saw Booth, Wood ana
! Payne in Woods room. Here the pro
lposed murder was first mentioned.
t refused to take a part in it, when Bootl
, said, tsThen we will do it. but what vii
become of your / then left them and
went to Oyster Bay on the avenue, and
stayed some time; then to the stable
and got my horse and wentup D street
ThisWas about ten o'clock. called al
the Rinnel House and got drink.
saw none of the party after we separat-
ed about nine O'Clock that evening.
then went cut C street toward the Bal
Itimore depot; went between the old
and new Capitol; came on the avenue
lagain, and concluded to come back.
rode down the averue and the cavalry
were dashing by me. This was the
first I heard Of the murder. / then
went up Eighth street, left the horse at
the stables opposite the Franklin House
and then went to the Herndon House,
and heard little boy talking about the
murder. l then took a car aud went
towards the Navy Yard. This was
about IL o'clock, and met two young
men named Briscoe aud Spates, with
whom had some talk. After walking
some distance l took car to the cor
ner of Sixth street and Pennsylvania
avenue. Here l met man iDquiring
for a place to sleep at / took him
around to the Rinuel House, and we
retired to one room with six beds in It.
| left early next morning and passed
through Georgetown on my way to
Montgomery county. No one left the
hotel with me.
Isaw Mike 0'Laughlin about week
before the President was killed. 4
never wanted 0'LaughliE and Arnold's
aid; met O'Laughlin once or twice at
Smithards, and few times in the
street.
When we were at Murrsy's, on the
night Of the murder, Harold said be
had letter from q printer to Andy
johnson. He said he was going to
give it TO him, and he wanted me to
give him the key of my room which 1
refused to do.
previous to the arrangement for the
murder Booth heard that the President
was to visit a camp. The coach was
to be taken out Seventh street. Sur
ratt was to jump on the box as he was
the best driver, and drive through Old
Fields to the Long Bridge. This was
about the middle Of March. O'Laugh-
lin, Samuel Arnold, Payne, Surratt,
Booth, Atzsrodt and Harold went to
the Long Bridge with two carbines,
and were to wait for us. They did so
until midnight and returned to Wash
ington next morning. This failed.
All was quiet for some time. Booth |
went to New York, Arnold to Balti-
more, O'Laughlin al5o, and Payne left
for New York. After this Howell |
brought woman across the Potomac.
Howell was made prisoner, and Surratt
took her North, about a week before |
the murder. Booth told me that Sur
raft was in the Herndon House; on
the night Of the murder, the I4th of
April, we were not altogether at the
Herndon House. Booth told me Sur
ratt was TO help at the box, that he
others In the box. Booth
went from the Herndon House down
Ninth street. The words of Booth
we're 81 saw Surratt a few moments
ago." All the parties appeared to be
at something on that night
and were not together. Booth appoin-
ed me and Harold to kill Johnson,
and in going down the street l told Il
Booth we could not do it Booth said
Harold had more courage and he would
10 it. Harold and l were on Penn
7lvania avenue together. I told him
| would not do it and should not 60
o my room for fear he would disturb (
dr. Jnhn..ss55n. u ~; icH icis me to go for
Booth This was after nine o'clock. Ill
vent to the Oyster Bay, and Harold
anne in and said that Booth wanted to Ii
zee me. Harold left me here. 1 II
to get my horse and come. II
was not at the Kirkwood House after
wo o'clock. have no recollection of 4
,eing there after that. l had nothing 7
o say at any of the meetings. One Of {
he attempts was at the theatre: the h
,as was put out &c. No discussion {
vas had about failure, and what to do Ii
o that case. The coil of rope at 7
Iloyd's was to stretch across the road {
o trip the cavalry. [ know nothing t
bout SpsDgler's rGRe I believe him a
1nocent Booth tcld me an actor was s
D be the best assistant in the theatre Q
D turn off the gas. Arnold and ,
)'Laughhn were to grab the President s
nd take him off; and Booth said, e
Ihen applied to for money, he would r
o to New York and get some, as he a
ad it there. Mrs. Surratt, Mrs. Slater, 2
Iaior BanOn and John Surratt left 6
Washington together; got horses at o
towards. Mrs. S. stopped at Sur c
John Surratt and AIRS. Slater n
-ossed, and Banon and Ms. Surratt G
ame back. Banon was in the rebel a
rmy. l don't think Banon knew any a
ling about the conspiracy. / sold a Ii
orse for Booth and thought the affair is
Dout over. The murder was brosoh- ot
first on the fourteenth, at night, Il
hen Harold came for me- L did hear Of
Doth say Lincoln ought to be killed. to
widow woman was living near Mr.. ot
sward's and Booth said by her infu- Ii
ice he could get entrance to Stewards di
,use, through her influence with the te
lambermaid and house servant The OF
RI at the house was good looking and tb
lew The widow. Harborn was into pl
first; he came TO Port Tobacco for az