Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-04-12

ing mass-a human maelstrom-eager TO de-
vour-bent on blood Ten thousand hands
were raised and the crowd pressed ravenouSly
on TO the wagon. No time now 20 think.
Lesping from the wagon l stood among the
crowd and being for the moment lost 70 their
view pushed nv way TO where L saw two
soldiers standing guard al a door. The crowd
was now eagerly searching for me- gained
the door at last and rushed past the guard.
BEYOND, out IN the yard. saw tent and OH
GERS in uniform sitting there. l did not stop
until reached them. CHANGING back 1 saw the
hallway o: the house packed with the mob.
who seeing me take refuge in the tent. halted.
stood moment irresolutely, wavered. weak
ened and at last went back. That danger was
successfully passed.
young officer looking mp asked who was
and what L wanted. L briefly explained in =
short time. s. came IN and pres ntcd his
report, which had been sent by Iieut. l..
and in which L felt sure he had made the
strongest case possible against me. As the
officer read his face grew longer and longer
until, the end reached. he looked mp SORROW
fully and said, Have you any friends in Wash
lngton! and / answering yes he said. IF
you wish to communicate with them there are
pens and paper. | sat down to do SO. but be-
thinking me of how completely suspicion ruled
the hour, rose from the table. thanked him
Tor the courtesy. but l said Il find such at
mosphere of terror and suspicion here that NV
mere note might involve my friends in trouble.
a
offer. was invited 20 resume my seat After
while he said. You seem sick and faint: is
there anything YOU wish?' told HIM that /
was in low health. that had not broken INV
last that day, that was very weak and that a
| bowl OF water. soap and towels was what most
| wished. He took me upstairs to his own room
where | refreshed myself he in the meantime
sending out for beefsteak and giving me a
whisky toddy.
On our going down to the tent found that
Gen. Augur had returned. The Young officer
explained the situation to him. the attack of
! the mob, my condition. &c. &c. Gen Augur
directed that l should be kept there until dark
before being sent ont to Carroll Prison" as a
| protection against the mob. The young Of
! ficer had given me a cigar and I sat down
alone by tree, very, very miserable In all
this time had been afraid TO make any in
| quiry as to Maj. b ami was in total ignor-
ance of the situation.
The WHOLE THING EXPLAINED.
About dusk saw Sergeant S come into
the yard and approaching me. He had come
to bid me goodbye. As he stopped on the
ground beside me said: Sergeant. have
| they caught Maj. B YETI"
He looked up quickly and said: Colonel. ]
made big mistake when told you that il wac
! understood Lieut.. l. entirely. but We bad
been searching for Maj. B long time. Tor
We knew that he was over in southern Mary.
land and suppose l had him on my mind. III
wasn't him that killed the President at all. II
was play actor named Booth"
! mountain rolled from nv shoulders
| Shortly after dark l. under guard of two men,
was marched by back streets up Capitol Hill to
the Carroll Prison. But amidst all the suspicion
gloom and terror of that awful time 4 carried
| past its portal an unburdened heart and cheer.
full mind. TC.C.