The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1879-04-05
Gxen. fsiOcslHn 4On flse Murder OF
Mrs. SsIrrafG.
Rochester Union. ]

1gPB. II. Nv. EOtitGhttI, tbHb "a tti't
most distinguished brigade, div
sim. cprl,e aud grand dlvlsInDc cum
uuuders OF the war, RECENTLY de
livered "A lecture in Brnus!yn on
events uf tie great struggle, ,dnTlng
the course of which lie expressed
the opinion, always held Ky the
Union, TINT Mrs. Surratt WAS
murdered woman. He said:
] am going to speak to you ole
word about tie execution OF Alis.
Surratt al the CLOSE of the war, ini
I think some goUd lessons can be
learned frem the story OF her trlaI
and death. I believe any people
situated as We are nuglt to be eau
tioned against placing Implicit
confidence III evidence given at 81
time of high excitement. / cOnld
stand here to night aud relate nifty
incidents that would serve To eau
fion everyhody against taklng EVIL
deuce against others when the PEG
pIe were all III Il state OF intense
excitement. There never WAS Il
day, there never WAS an hour, that
I did not believe that Mrs. 6urrhtt
was as innpcei.t q wOuIdn az there
is 10 this hall. Applause. She
was tie keeper of Il boarding house
in Washington. She bUHrded
Booth and half dozen otlte1 rebe!
sympathizers, aud she had II son,
Juhu Fl. Snrratt. Wilkes B"atb
was guiity of shooting Mr LincaIn,
and tnis poor @nmaI was brought
TO trial in cunnectinu with Wilkes
Booth, aud through the excitement
OF the times her neck was bruHgi1t
TO the halter. Her daughter, a
young girl eighteen or nineteen
yenrs of aye, Oh The morning AT the
execution went tU tlte president .
room and begged permission 10
Sly IL few words 10 him Cd behalf
of her mother. aud United Statre
senator from our Own state, who
acted as II door tender, repuls.G
her, saving: No, M, you can nnt
go in Morse than that. nIeaner
than that, the poor girl three OF.
fnnr Years afterwaYd married II
clerk in the treasury department.
No charges were made against hin,
but becnuse this clerk bad married
the daughter uf Airs Snrratt he
was discharged. Let Us brag OF
our achievements, but at the SAME
time let us learn TO Iua!i Our fauits
and errers squar-iy ~ the face and
acknowledge them when We have
CAUSE to-
The murder Of Mrs. Surratt was
the most cruel aud cpwartny ucl
ever committed III any CIVILIZED
country. 1t is Il curious aud sug-
gestlVe fact that all vino were
chiefly Responsible for the ex4cu-
ton oi that innocent woman have
felt the Unseen baud of the Grea;
Ayeuger. Stautou, secretary Of
war, vino WAS perhaps the worst
OF the number, cummlttud suicide
IN Il f1t OF retnOfse, aIthuugh the
fact WAS sought TO he cuuceaied. /
Preston Klug, the senator FROM
Ne~ York who repuised Aunie
buffatt ut the presidents door. iu
like mHun-i euiied his owu life by
deliberately jumping from ferry
boat into the North river ut New
York and drowning himself. Az
drew Johns"n, who signed the
death Warrant and despoticaliy
suspended the writ of habeas .cui 4
pus that had been granted by the
conrt, WAS stricken suddenly with
death upon his return to the SEN
ate nfterhe had left the presidency. .
Judge advocate Holt, who con
Quoted the prosecution, long ago
Disappeared from pubic view, aud
whether dead or alive nobody
knows ami nobody cares. Aud
Jnhn A. Bingham. who assisted
Holt, WAS driven from congress IL
Disgrace as one Of the credit mo-
bilier bfioe-takers, and sought re-
fnge III Japan where, we believe,
he now is.
The New York World calls at
toutiuu TO several new ,npi,fI,I,s 4,