The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1873-10-02
Was Mrs. Surratt Manacled?

GOV. Hartranft of Pennsylvania, who was
marshal of the court that tried her Yet
Mrs. Swisshem declares that the woman
was manacled Mrs Swisshelm writes to
the Tribune to SAY
wa, given Il chair in the aisle, Just in
side the door, and so near to Mrs Surratt
that could easily have shaken hands with
her over or through the railing | sat
there two hours, sometimes touching the
railing, when TIE crowd, pressing at the
door for entrance, induced me to move my
chair, 50 that part Of the time was not
more than a foot from her. She wore a
heavy black dress, falling ON the floor
around her feet, so that l could not see
them, but everytime she moved | heard
them clank | had. before that, lived Is
wears on a farm on which was a saw-mill
was familiar with the sounds of chains,
and the difference between that Of a wagon
and loo chain. The sound was that OF a
log chain. 1t could not have been made
by anything but the heavy links of chain.
and the chain must have been fastened to
both her ankles The sound could not
have been made in any other way. The
chains on her ankles must have been heavy
enough TO prevent her lifting her feet, for
she only slid them on the floor, one at a
time. for a little change Of posture. She
seemed To avoid moving. so as not to at
tract attention to the chain; tor every
time they clanked she blushed, painfully
blu~hed SO that could see it through the
heavy Grape veil that she wore over her
face sat until she was removed. She
arose. with difficulty leaned on the arm of
the officer who seemed to be kind. She
did not lift her feet in moving to and
through the door. but slid one at q time,
n little way, think not further that the
heel of the further foot came on a line with
the toe of the other; but all the time the
links ground and clanked
She could not move one foot an inch
without making them grind. Mrs. Surratt
sat before or rather on one side OF her
Judges chained with links of iron as heavy
a~ those of a log chain and while she sat
thus She was grossly iusulted by the spec
tators, men and women. or things that
looked like men and women. Once she
turned pale when one of these creatures
said: Il hope they'll hang her! Just
look nj her She looks like devil p l
could not bear it, but spoke out and said :
'-Shc does not look like a devil! She
lools- like a good kind-hearted woman.
and YOU are a mean coward for insulting a
prisoner" \ man in reply said to me
She is a rebel" and repeated Coward !!
coward" Mrs Surratt looked up and our
eyes met The expression of her face will
haunt me to the grave, and | thank God
for the look of gratitude it Wore but, as
We Were getting up quite side show, an
officer forced his way to us, to see
what the matter was ! told him that
people We're insulting the prisoner. He
made them stand back. moved my chair
to the other side of the aisle, and Sc;
man at the door, to keep order and pre-
vent my holding communication with the
prisoner Mrs. Surratt's chains were a
common subject of conversation in Wash
in@ton II the time
SPOTTED Wells At SARATOGA A Sara
to@a belle never permits the eye of man
to behold her complexion by the light of
@arish day. And this is how she does it !:
She completes her morning toilet with
her hat The hat necessitates the veil
This is tiny square Of drab gauze. dotted
infiniteSSimally with black, and reaching
just to the dimple in her chin This head
gear Is assumed ostensibly for the before
breakfasts glass of Congress water, after
which it is too much trouble to take off
one, hat before breakfast. After break
fast Il glass Of Columbian; then a ramblc
i'll the park, or a drive, OF a piazza flirta-
ton, during which Charles Augustus Won
der~ thusly, soto r0ce: eff her complex
ion is So dooced stunning under that veil,
what must it be without it 2" poor
youth.) Poor Charles Augustus He
does not know what an cnhancer of his
charmer's charms is little bit of drab
ga,,ze spotted with black-he doesn't
know that in the secret privacy Of her
chamber. She tondlv calls it her ''beaut-
fer. and her little love-" and guards it
more icalou~ly than she does even her
back hair But this will pass. The
breakfast excuse serves for dinner (and,
indeed the informal two o'clock dinner at
Congress Hall obyiates the necessity Of
much toilet after which !; nap, in which
the hat and veil do not figure the little
love" probably being thankful for its after
noon siesta. also If its fair owner is am
bilious to make most OF the moments AS
they flee, She will take drive before sup
pel-the hat and veil again. A couple of
hours ut her toilet bring the shades of
evening and the soft lustre of the gas, UNI
der which she sweeps, blooming as Auro-
n, 10 the dining-room, leaving her
precious little .'beautlier" to slumher
peacefully Oh the wardrobe shelf
And that is how She does il.
Tnt WRONG SPRING The following