The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-10-02
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,,,,ysoN AND MRS. SUR.
lNDi JUL RAFT.
,.,o,s 10 See Mrs. Annie sur
D' al u Her Mothers De""''
o... Mu,,cy, Ills Private Sec
what l. "sn says About the Matter
s' S''1,y, washington stAFl
ne 1.Iisnt Johnson's explanation o
" E u Correspondent Of the New |, York or,
ru3 70 III I nubiishCd in the %arot sattir'
lhtIA lnu a.Rt5SrsbIy at variance with the
by y &c. svI II General Il. D. Mussey, Of this
atn NSo a =, The time Of tho execution Of
ttl Sn nIi.n,lsl conspirators, was Andy's
BE Pres .a",c,Sry Inhis statement to the
yttiIiSs ! So1y Mr Johnson Is represent
lfta i.S ~ hat he never knew until al
~ sSy!" nSS,Stt had been executed, that
b X Iis, inter- had been seeking him; that
lsi a la0 SiSs had nothing to 10 with re-
'';,o. her. n,.1 That Mussey, his private Sec
.naS s I1I Annie Surratt looking In a
Iti ~ nav a,vJ for him, (the President) una;
,i1 " understand her, very likely refused
he 10 ul lsOi"", and that he knew nothing
fmi. lor some time after. 49,.
G 5s ~ Mussey's recollection Of the
Instance. Os-SS, attendant upon the exeGu'
THE conspirators is as follows: IN. me
.,[stiOD, 1t will be remembered; 'oo Is
~ on Friday, July 7, 1862 On INC
" tI,o ~ nreyious tho Presilentsaid to
'..SrsI Milssey ltheD holding the rank OF
t'St"ell "WeiI, Colonel, nm going to
Z oypr those court.mRrtial papers rela'
.,,o tbc trial of the conspirators with
i,i, :, Holt, so that il any one wants to
y me YOU may say | am occupied with
iSp5rtant business" ~, d.,
1' came time SIter-perhaps two hours
~ President came out Of his private. Of
s " md said to Gen. ~, "Well, We have
I IA Inc matter over and come TO a de-
s S15nr lie then went on to give the
. .,mss Of those who had been found
TiIy; nsmcd those who had been sen
i,st:d 70 death and said they would be
S1Sr on Friday OF that week.
IL I'm Musey, who was writing at the
,.ns avs thai when the President men
, I,, IKE date fixed for the execution,
he Cen NJ, was impressed with the
..o,pes, o! the time allotted the prison
+, A. and sid, "TO.dsy is Wednesday, and
n. conspirators will have but two days
Which TO prepare Tor death. Isn't the
I'm, rather short, Dir. President?
To ,hslhe latter replied in substance:
.Ys il Is rather short; but then these
,soDIe must have lOreseen their fate from
IN commencement OF their trial which
No been long one" lie then added,
Nov, Colonel, | can't see any one on
5s business; Il any one calls to see me
% he matter-if any one has any fresh
SIormstOn or any new eVidence-reter
hin TO Judge Holt. The thing is settled,
y E as | am concerned, and l can't see
oyOuen
NJ President, your orders shall be
Obged.
Having been a journalist, Gen. N. saw
Nolce there was "big item" Tor his
friends, The newspaper men, in the an
nCuncement Of the result Of the COnspira.
ytish, and asked the President II he
might give the news in regard to the exc.
rutOn TO the press. The President re-
piled 10 the affirmative, and a lew minutes
lief a representative of one Of the even.
ngjOurnals Of this city dropped in Gen.
NtOGice and made his usual inquiry for
neEG Gen, MuSsey told him the result
o. The court martial and gave him permis.
son to print it the same afternoon, but
subsequently, ii was decided (Gen. Mussey
links at the instance Of Secretary Stan.
poG not tOgive ont the Information for
publication until evening, in order that
Tie Associated Press might disseminate ii
simultaneously throughout the country.
On Tue next day, Thursday, the doom
Of the conspiratofs, Payne, uerold, Atze.
rot and Mrs. Surratt, was published to
tae world, and before nine o'clock the
friends Of the condemned, including the
lev, Father Walter, Of this city, the sis.
Ten Of HerOld, and Gen. NJ. thinks, An.
ME SufrAlt, were at the White House 10
20 The President Acting on tho Prcsi.
dents peFemptory order, Gen. Mussey
naturally enough denied all requests to
Se MI. johnson. Among the callers
we've the counsel Tor the conspirators,
Who apparently wanted to SEQ tho Presi-
Itis and re'argue the whole case before
aIn. VI course, they too were refused
admission to the President. Before noon
eesEams in relation to the execution be.
SS'R to be received ut the White House.
Nule appIauIcd the prompt measures of
zoe Government, and hoped nothing
would occur to prevent the execution Of
,nt sentence; while others prayed for
Aticy IN behalf Of the prisoners.
On Frlday-thc day fixed for the exc.
Colon-the number Of callers and telc.
s ss1 increased. Gen. NI,lssey was at
9e@Rlst IN the White House when in.
T ia That daughter OF Mrs. Surratt
u TO see him. After he had finished
a ..1 breakfast, instead Of returning to his
u ,- BY the private way, as usual, he
' went round by way OF tho main stair.
'A s., where he met Miss Surratt.
r. mnat followed is related IN the Star Of
'"aay afternoon, July 7, 1865.
INCIDENTS AT TUE WHITE HOUSE..
,r ABOUT out half past s o'clock this morning,
, IN SSuErsl1 accompanied by o female
S'.: Ssain visited the White House,
r nn.ng oeen there last evening for the
X. p: 81 obtaining an interview with
i ios tIsldent. President johnson hay.
o.s gwen y orders that he would receive no
Sn,, s%asy the doOrkeeper stopped Miss
sY ,h1 a. the foot of the steps leading up
r " ny residents office, and would not
s sStI' let 70 proceed further. She then
P,s. S PERMISSION to see Gen. SLussCy, the
r,T,1sGEs military secretary, who
GNU sSmp S answered the summons, and
s'uS S uoWn stairs where Miss Surrattwas
N I lung As soon as the general made
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