Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-01-20
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ue balimof- -Int "a sa pub!I-h@~ tte state
men OF SaInI.i Is. Arnold. Of The prisoners
80 the Dry IorJasas, made AZ BalfImore yolun-
tarlly. tour days aiUar the assAssInatton. also
th- Confession 4 At4eroit, made Ia M cell on
the night before the eA-, alton. The. -5u.---
sions have hitherto not been ia tde pabii- uaa.-
the expectation that they would D. used m n
JrIsl OF john Sgrrat,
The confession OF Arnold was made ta .h-
ONCE OF Marshai McPnail. on tue l. "a OF Aprll.
lel. immt ;las.IA GA h pauug br0Ughr - tht-
d;y from Fortress Monroe. lie ~ DO rn a, 4
desk and voluntarily wro'r a wi'h9G- snV
qr"sIonlng.
The confession .. Atl.rod; vas made an hls
cell, AZ Washington, oU m uI-at before hI-
execution He ASKED Cor paP-r, an 1 4, Is written
win 4 Head pencil, toe di~c Fnn--tpi mauhsr q.
II indicating the state of mn Of 20. prisoner
The io lowing IN the coacludIng POr5ioa o.
A'z-rodts statement sho - taat a. htd .ns Ges.
thai SGrratt was an Washington Ou tne day o:
th- assassinafioa.
When We were Al Murray's. on the nich, o,
the murd,r, Harold said he lad a letter from a
printer 20 Andy johnson Ne sd ne gGs
gong 10 give. AZ Ia bim. and h- wanted re %
10 do.
Previous 10 the arrlng.men; Tor IN. murder
II 1oth heard hat The President Gas 10 VISA. a
camp. The coach was u b. tak-n ou- IN :.
SUrlau was 70 Jump on The beN ne Gas me
best driver. AMI drlN" through UId Fi-lds 20 me
Long Bridge. Ihis wa ABOUT the middle q.
March. q LauEhiin, Samuel Arnold. Paynr,
Surratt, Booth Afz-rOdf, aud Harold went -
The Long B- age with Two carbiues. and a.r.
20 war Tor Us Taey Cii s. uuui mtdnGEh. aud
returned 10 Washington next morning TA.s
failed All WAS puIet then tor some um-
booih went 10 New OrG, Arnold 20 BaIun1r-,
p'Laushiin also. and Pak ne l-If lOr NJ ~ \ orA.
After ihis Howell brought a wOnau across me
Potomac. Howell was mada prisoner au1
SUrTatt took her North. about a weeS be:or-
the murder. BOOth told fn. tnat Surratf a,
in th- ierndOn Hou~-; GA tn- night pf TIA. mur-
der the 18th OF April, w. we're uet aItpge- he-
Il Ia" Heiudon Hous... u ,otn told rn@ ,na, >ur-
fatt Was 10 help at m box, tha- D. -xpsc ed
Others an the box. Booth vent from the EsrR-
don House, down -jr,st. .se words
Oi Booth We're / saN Sarratt a few
I moments ago Ar tie parties appeared
night, ana w-rr not together. Boon an
pointed me ana Harold u kuI johnson. m 20
ing down th- stree: told Booth We could no;
DO H. Harold snd 4 were on P-nnSyINaIia
aN'n ne togeth,r. 4 told ham I would not 10 A.
and should hot go 20 my room for fear he
would disturb Nj. johnson. lac left m. 20 90
40 toi poo a. NE was at.er ninr clock, Wen;
10 IN" ~ st-r Bay, aud Harold came IN and
SAID that Booth wanted 20 $50 me Haroid left
M here promised Ia g. my horse aud come
was not a. tn hlrAN,J Eousr after tx5
O'Clock have no r"cul','ipn .. bang tner.
after that. l had nothing 20 ~ n any Of m.
meetings. oEe 81 thu affsinpts was "A, IN.
theatre; The ga was 10 he put out. AZ. No dis-
cussion v A. had about faIing -. aud Ehaf 10 do
IN that case The coIl Of iop- at I.loyd'S was
10 stretch acreSs III. road 70 trig, rh.. cavalry
know nothing about Spaugler's rope: b-li.ye
10 oe the best assistant the theatre 20 garn
On INC ga>- Arnold ani pi.aughlIn were
II gran the President aud AXE nm OF
and Booih sad. when applied 20 for m 1nry
he would 90 10 New Work aud %, some ss a..
had AZ There. Mrs. Surrari. Mrs. slater Na,g-
Banon aud John Sarrati left Washington TO-
se'bei, got horses Al HOUa-d's Mrs =
stopped n SuTraisyili-. John Surrat. aud
Mrs Slater crossed, aud Eanon and Mr. sur
ratt came back. HaEon was an ne r-h.l army
L don think Bancn knew am thing about u.
onsplracy. L so.d a hprs- Tor Rolta aud
hOught IN" araIr wss about oNrr. The mgr-
der as bros, bed iirSt the iirE, a. ntgb-
when Harold cam" for ne I did hear Boot
say l-iLc"ln ought IL be klll-f A widow
woman was living nrSi M. wand ana
Booth sai" ny her innu-Hre h- could g-. en-
fanC" 20 SsHard : hpu~-- through her iufit-
enc" with th' chaTnbermsId and nou-. servant
4 q" Eiil Al tn~ hous- was good looking aud
knew tue widow. HarbJrn WAS INTO AZ firs,.
he came 20 Pot Tobacco for In- WIN lobr
SGiiait during the winter. Th. hlIf va a.
fhe ~ ac of G OcSS Creek aud moved - MN -
NOV sf-~k. II was a ls-d-col1r-i lia- bottom
A'a;, and wei carry riit--n men This hoa.
= a. bCu- ht OF James Brawnsr. the old man
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