The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1879-01-21

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4 Sensational Story Of Nrs. Sur.
rats Execution.
Boston Globe.
The Washington correspondent Of a
New York paper sends a decidedly
sensational story about Mrs. Surratt's
hanging. told him, he claims. BY a
responsible man, who was cognizsnt Of
tae facts at the time. He says that a
few weeks befor the fatal Good Fri.
day night Booth had conceived the
wild idea Of abducting Presiden: Lin
coin and taking him to Richmond,
where he might be held as y prisoner.
with view to the termination Of the
war. This crazy vision WAS known to
most If Booths personal friends,
among them Weichmann. Payne, At
zerot and Harold, But the plan adop-
ted would not work, and fell through.
90 far as Booths companions were
concerned. RWth, however. had not
quite given up his insane idea when
the news reached Washington that
Richmond had fallen. 1t was then
that Mr.. B 10Th concluded to kill Mr.
Lincoln. His plan in detail was only
communicated to PAYNE. A,zsrot.
Harold and Weichmann. The people
arrested at the theatre knew nothing
whatever Of his plans. hut we're simp-
" the innocent victims of the dreadful
tragedy 1t was but a few hours be-
fore the murder that Both conceived
the idea Of killing Mr.. Lincoln. and
of his plans Or intentions Mrs. Su
ratt was as ignorant as Was his victim.
After Both had shot the president
and made his escape from the theater.
pursuit WAS made by Col. l.. &. Bak~r
the War department detective, and,
others, who tailed I" get any in!orma-
tion as to the route taken or the
whereabouts If Booth or bis com.
panions. Baker and his men return
ed to Washington utterly without
clue, and BATH ii in their search fo- the
The gentleman who inform,
ed me Of the facts here narrated WIS
then detailed to the work Of hunting
down Bwth aud the other conspira-
tors. He had not gone far in his
work when he vas waited ON by Z,doc
jenkins, q brother Of Mrs. Mary l..
Surratt. whc resided some miles tat
Of Washington. aud who impaired To
him the information which led to the
DverhauIing and death Of Booth ard
The capture of his companions.
Booth had stopped in his fight to
have his leg set, which hal been frac,
tured in his fall at the theatre.) and
hence jenkins became aware Of his !
fight. This information Of jenkins |
% my informant wac impaired to the
after under . solemn written ard
verbal promise frum no less = person /
han Mr.. Edwin N. Stanton, Secre
ary Of War, that the Surratt family,
Mrs. Surratt herself. should
lot be molested, harmed or injured in
ny manner. jenkins story bore
UGH strong internal evidence Of the
nitro innocence of his sister and his
amily that this Indemnity was cheer.
ully given to him by the Secretary
{ War. Nr. jenkins demanded this
'romise because at the time ex-
itement was very high, and it Wa.
'ell known that Booth had been a
isitor at Mrs. Surratt's house as an
of her son. After the
formation was obtained BY my in
,rmsnt it was sent to l.. &. Baker.
nd resulted. as I have stated, in. the
cath Of Booth and the capturing Of
Is companions. When Mr.. Stanton
% Informed Of the death Of Booth.
nd the capture of his companions, he
rdered the arrest Of Mrs. Surratt,
I'd secured and destroyed the written !.
romise Uhen on Gle in the War De-
at that time. Mrs. Sur
It was dragged from her home by
akers men, and hooded aud irOned J."
I'd thrown into Q cell in the old Z
ut the Arsenal grounds.
be- was denied counsel. and every y
rture; mental and physical. that = !.
imam brutes could invent was this : !,
'or woman made to suffer. Edwin :"
. Stanton knew that Mary +. Sur.
Il was innocent. -
Ny informant went to him. remind. =
him Of his promise and vouched u
? the innocence Of the lady. Stan. !,
q had the mist implicit confidence :"
him. Ny friend appealed to the ~
cretary to spare the innocent NO.
IN. and not have her murdered J"
/: IN oil his appeals this man Of iron ::
rued q deaf ear. and said: Policy J"
mands her DEATH" When Mrs. ~
rratt was on trial before Q military 80
urt-martial-a trial unexampled in
nerican history-my informant +
lin went to Stanton and asked that ~ :.
should Be allowed To testify in her =.
,alf; but his request Vas not grant :"
and he Was powerless tn assist -. -.
:. He again went to Nj. Stanton ~
! begged. may. implored him. not
harm this innocent woman. Said -
mr.. Stanton. it vii! come up Z"
inst you in the future" and it dill r.
a. no 10 make M. Stantou's life