The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-01-28
TRUE TO WILKES BOOTH.

she dan,ued. was placed i'm his hands tn
he spirited across the river. and SAostso.
or even $3.OOO,OOO, would not have caused
him to turn traitor tn the southern confed-
cracy, the people he loved, and surrcndcr
IN man whose life was in his keeping. even
IL he did know lac had assassinatcd frrsi-
dent Lincoln.
The speaker was Thomas A. Jones, who
who was recently discharged from the
Washington navy yard through the inftu-
cnce of Congressman Aiudd of Maryland,
and by the direct order of the secretary of
the navy. who knew that Jones had
played n prominent part in the escape nj
John wilkes Booth.
when ZONES delivered himself of the
sentence quoted he was tanding face tn
face with Captain William Williams IN
his detective Office on II street. The meet
ing of the two men occurred yesterday.
Captain Williams had been four years in
the United States secret service before
Lincoln was assassinated, and was the
first man to go tn Maryland i'm search of
the assassin. and il was he who had Of
fcrcd Jones <OO.OOO tn tell where Booth
was secreted. though. of course, he did
not know that Jones possessed the facts
he so much desired.
Captain Williams was well acquainted
with Booth. and on the night OF the as-aS.
standing in front of FordFs theatcr, and
asked him to join him i'm a glass of beer.
Booth thanked him and declined. While
the captain was in Doc Claggctt's rcstau-
rant, corner Tenth and Pennsylvania
avenue, the alarm was sent out that the
President had been shot at Fortfs theatre.
The captain ran to the theatre and there
he was ordered to bring the cavalry from
the White House. The order was carried
out. and in "a few moments the clattcr OF
the cavalry horses sounded down the ave-
nue.. After Captain Williams returned tn
the theatre Provost Marshal o'Beirnc
ordered him to- report To the lakewood
House. where the Palais Royal now
stands, aud where yice-President John
sol, . was LIVING ny; and to G she ,an him and TN, h
ing night. There was little rest for the
Vicc-Prrsident. He paced the floor of his
room and would wiring his hands ami say
they shall suffer for this. They shall
suffer for this"
About daylight a squad of cavalry under
to the front of the hotel. and General
O'Beirnc commanded Captain Williams
to take the cavalry and hunt Booth.
..How do know ?" replied the general.
'NGo, ond don't return to Washington I'M
gil you find Booth; but mind, don't harma
Mounting IA magnificent charger the
captain clapped spurs, and with a "Come
boys: the cavalry were soon going al a
bridge, which was successfully crossed by
the captain knocking the sentry down by
running ming. over him mn init, NTH his ,n h sasn,i and .x-
plain to the sentry said the captain;
''time was precious"
where job n. LLOYD Kept "a tavern, and
at which place Mrs. Surratt had left "A
field-glass and two carbincs for Booth and
Lloyd was arrested and sent back
to Washington under guard.
"And from here we went 10 Bryantown"
said the captain, cycling Jones closely.
forget that Observation-Disclosures
expression YOU wear now and wore then.
But il l had known then what 1 do now,
how different would things have been!
you ought To he shot! If YOU had
told me where Booth was you would have
been the biggest man in America, and
would have had money 10y the flour barrel
full.
"Ycs, and "a conscience as black as pur-
haired of the De"pic I loved. No, can,nin.
l never the first tine thought of betraying
Booth. After he was placed in my hands
! determined to die before i would bctray
"Who placed him in your hands
"Samuel Cox. 1t was on the morning
one of Cox's white men came to my house
on Hucklcbery farm, and told mt that
Cox wanted to see me at once, ! suspected
fore that Lincoln had been killed. l had
"a horse saddled and rode over to cox's
and then he told me that Booth and Her
old had been there and wanted assist
to get across the river. was told
where the men were-in IA pine thicket.
about a mile and a half from the house. l
was given instructions how to reach them
without being shot-certain signs by whist
ling. etc. Upon reaching the dense pines
i met Hcrold. tn whom ] explained that 1
was sent by Cox. was then pilotcd tn
where Booth was. He lay ON the ground.
wrapped i'm "A pile of blankets, and
his face bore traces of pain.
Booth asked me many questions as To
h people thought of the assassination.
He appeared to he proud of what he had
done. j at the time thought he had done
"A good act, but, great God! l soon saw that
IL was the worst blow ever struck for the
"Wcll. captain. ! can talk now. and I
did the best ] could for the poor fellow. /
carried him something To eat and papers
io read. and tried To keep him in good
spirits until / got "a chance to send him
across the river. The country. as YOU
know. was full of soldiers AMI detectives,
and ] did not know how soon I could get
away. i think il was the following
Tuesday l went mp To Port Tobacco To see
how the land lay. and il was there. in the
bar of hotel. You said You would
give SSso,OUo To any man who would tell
Booth was"
Yes, and il you mad given me the infor-
you would to-day he General Jones
instead of a discharged laborer from the
navy yard"
THAT may bc true, but how could l
give up the life of that poor devil over
there in the pine thickct lowering between
life and death, and The confidence rcposed
in me by the best friend ! ever had. Sam
uel Cox: i was "a creature of circum-