Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1878-07-11

the death of Mary e. Surratt
has been revived. Ford, Of Bal
timore; Richardson, of Boston:
and Benn Pitman, the Court
Reporter at the conspiracy tri-
ais, and now of Cincinnati, had
each published his version Of it
As | was here at the time of the
trial and Judiciary murder,
send you my views on the sub
ject.
Thirteen years have come and
gone since the bullet of John
Wilkes Booth sped forth Oh its
horrible mission of assassina-
tion. Thirteen years have come
and gone since Mary e. Surratt
died on the gallows in atonement
for the great crime with which it
is now known she had neither
lot nor part.
TWO MARTYRS OF THE DEED OF
THE SATANIC YOUTH.
One was the beloved Chief
Magistrate Of the triumphant
Republic, innocent, unsuspect-
ing, and hurled headlong into
eternity; and the other a pious
Christian widow, equally inno-
cent, and dragged hooded and
masked and ironed to the gal
lows, where they strangled her
to death.
For some time after her exc
cution the demon of wrath stalk
ed abroad through the land, and
the multitude said "Amen" to
her death. But the evidence
of her innocence could not be
covered up for long. Now and
then we heard one or two re-
morseful revelations uttered
through the lips Of Congress
men, showing that somebody
was not at peace within, that the
blood Of woman had left its
stains on the conscience Of one
or more Of its actors in the con-
spiracy trials. Presently
BUTLER ARRAIGNS BINGHAM,
And tells him he will have to
account to God for the murder
of Mrs. Surratt, and Bingham,
agitated at the malediction, star
ted like a guilty thing alright
ed. Presently Senator jim
Lane, who, with Secretary Stan
ton and Judge Holt and Sena-
tor King, had taken an active
part in preventing the daughter
of Mrs. Surratt from seeing
President johnson and telling
that infatuated and perhaps
misled executioner to stay his
hand and not to do murder on
innocence = presently, We say,
poor Lane blew out his brains
in st. Louis, and then it was
said Mr.. Lane had never been
happy after the taking off OF
Mrs. Surratt. After a while
Senator King went into store
and, buying several pounds Of
shot, started for the river. lie
! jumped in and was drowned. AT
a later day it is observed that an
unwonted melancholy sits on
Mr.. Stanton. For years he had
dreamed of and sighed for 9
Benchcr's scat in the Supreme
Court Of the United States
The Presidents appointment
and the Senate's confirmation
crown the dream with fulfill
ment. But the melancholy still
rides him like a witch. He has
been more or less an invalid fol
several weeks when the news of
the Judgeship is conveyed tc
him. The Smgeon-General adj
vises him to take the air, toridC
forth among cheerful scenes
and to shake off what he regards
as the despoAdeDcy of sick
room. The attendant is sem
for TO shave Mr.. Stanton, anC
they prevail on him to ride dowr
as far as the Capitol. The bar
Der finishes the toilet, and tn
dressing case is closea~and re
turned to the bureau-drawcr
For a short time the ex-Secre
tary is left alone. When som'
members of the household re
enter the room Edwin nj. Stan
ton is discovered stretched Of
the floor with