Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1869-01-28


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was given there the whole thing was VI
and, as Tor me, wanted the shadow O
a chance for escape and success, Michae
I tO'Laughiin wanted to argue the sam
way, Whereupon J. wilkes Booth said
ou nnd lault with everything concern
ed about II. L said no; that wanted
change, and intend to have it; tina
he could be the leader OF the party bu
not my executloner. Whereupon
! wilkes Bootn remarked, In stern, com
mandlng and angry voice, Doyou know
you are liable 10 De shot remember you
oath. L told him the plan or basis hat
changed, and compact on the part o
one broken Is broken ny all. II you fee
inclined to shoot me you have no furthel
TO go, shall defend myself. This, II
remember Alright, was on Friday, or may
be thursday night, when L said gen
tlemen, II shis is not accomplished thi:
week forever withdraw from 1t.
stayed up TILL about SIX or seven O'CLOCK
next morning, Friday or Saturday and
tnen went TO BED. l remained IN door
until twelve, when l arose and went tc
get my breakfast. Michael OAaughliI
and myself roomed together; both arose
at the same time, and were always, in
measure, together. Went TO bed thai
evening about II O'Clock. This day tha
went 10 ped SO early we met about :
O'Clock or thereaoouts; told me L SPOKE
angriiy the night ormeetlng; said
nau oeeh drinklng. 1 ooid MIN no; !
was IN my sooer senses, ana meant every
Wora said; IL not accomplished thi'
week L wlthoraW; Next day the thlns
was 10 pe coHpiisnea on the SeVentL
stayed IN washington, ana on MONDAY
or iuesday returned 70 the city OF Bal
timofe, anu tnehce 10 Hookstown. J.
WliKes Booth Id the meantime went tc
New fork, ana returned TO Baltimore
curing thee week, on saturday, thlnk
he sald ne wished 10 see me on very ur.
Came fran, tha co,ntrv and ha Ia,1 o.,a
to Washington. whereupon wrote him
the letter which was found in his trunk,
The Richmond authorities. as far as
know. knew nothing of the eonsniracv.
The letter was written after INV retnrn
to the country, after finding he could
not wait to see me in baltimore. Dnr-
ing the week I came to the city and met
Michael O'Laughlin, who asked him TO
90 to Washington with him to finally
arrange his affairs. went i'm the morn.
". i
same evening home. having emf loose
forever from it. Next dav Z received =
letter from J. w. Wherton at Fortress
Monroe. giving me employment. Went
to the country. got NV clothing and on
SATURDAY.. the lst day of ApriI left Ral-
timore for Fortress Monroe. at which
place / have remained. never correspond
with Booth or seeing him from the above
named date to the present writing. The
groundwork was to kidnap the Presi-
dent without violence. He never to me
said that he would kill him. Further
than this know nothing. and am in.
nccent of having taken any.active part
in the dark deed committed.
SAMUEL B. ARNOLD.
n,,p rsc.pr
was 10 place MT; Lihcolh IN the Dug
gy purcnaSeu SEQ lor tnat purpose, ana cross
Eastern bIahcn briuSe' SurratI anu
aIZeiou.' uttus IoII iouacSo' were "
ioiioM eheui 10 Wnefe ne Aau poaI CON
Geaieu; turn the morse loose' place Gne
PRESIDENT IN the boat, ana cross tne 70
tomac 10 the virginia shore, anu thehce
10 MAKE our way 10 Pichinohu. ourratt
knew the route ana was 10 act as pllot-
-, SAMUEL Is. ARNOLD.
a 0oA panied .Diack, IKE untoI a
sword-box, was sent by Booth from the
motel, oy tue porter there, 10 our room.
rhe next gay was transferred IN a
wagon, " Laughllh ACTING plsC, 10 some
place. was not present. After giving
the ooX 10 the driver, Went 10 George,
Town, ana OLaugnIlh naa the Iuii
charge oi H. NJ. " Laugnhh saiu ne
took IL 10 MI. dead s, ana from tnence
4 nome TOOK
guns out ana carried them 10 fedee.-
lhis latter clause Bootn told me:
SAMUEL Is. ARNOLD g
Witness: V. Randall, Z. y. Horner.
baltimore, April 18th, 1860.
Note-Besldes TINS written statement
OF Arnold s, ne verbally communicated
the IacI Ihal bootn was the correspond
ent OF DOCTORS Mudd, Garlanu ana
queen. rms TACT was told the Secreta-
ry when presented MIN Arnolds state
ment. t
CONFESSION OF ATZERDODT RELATIVE TO
THE ASSASSINATION OF PRESIDENT
LINCOLN.
had not seen John Surratt for about
eight days before the murier. Booth
told me few days before the murder
that he was in Washington, Kate
thompson, dttds Brown, came from
RIchmond with John Surratt ABOUT the
time that Richmond fell. He had come
previously with Gustavus Howell. now
in the Old Capitol Prison. Kate Th0mp-
sou stopped at Mrs. Surratt's, and also
at the National and Rinnel 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, 1t was said, was a wild
ow. Surratt was made known to her IN
New York by signal conveyed by a
small switch with waxed end and
piece OF red ribbon ON The butt, handled
horizontally through the fingers. This
sign was given Oh ahotel pavement
on Broadway. lie went with her South,
and hired horse at Towards stables
for the purpose.
Harold came TO the LAKEWOOD House