The evening times., 1896-07-07

at every jump. / can never repehu IL,
thouch we hated TO kill. Our country owen
all our trouble to him, and God simply
made me the instrument OF his punishment.
1.-The country is not what ii was. TINS
forced union is not what have ioveu.
care not what becomes of me. l Rave no
desire to outIive my country. This night,
before the Decd / wrote long article
and left it for one OF the editors OF the Ma
tional Intelligencer, in which i fully set
forth our reasons for our proceedings. He
or the government. &
BOOTHS DESPAIR.
FRIDAY, 2l.-After being hunted ike d
do. through swamps, woods, and last hishs
being chased by gunboats Till L was iorceu
to return, wet, cold and starving, WIN
every mans hand against me, am here
In despair, and why? For dong wha1
Brutus was honored for; what male Ieha
hero, and yet l, for striking downa greater
tyrant tha IL they everknew, am lookedapoh
as a common cutthroau.
"My action was purer than elther VI
theirs. one hoped to be great; the other
had not only his country's. but his own
wrongs to avenge. / hoped for no gam
I knew 40 private wrong. l struck for my
country, and that aionc-a country that
croaned beneath this tyranny and pra ayed
for this end-and yet now behold the coid
hand they extend to me. God cannot par
don me IL have done wrong; yet CANNOT
see my wrong, except in serving i uegen-
crate people. The little, the very litie'
left behind to clear my name the government
will not allow to be printed.
so ends all. For my country 1 nave
given up all that makes life sweet ana hoiy,
brought misery on my family, ana am sure
there is no pardon i'll heaven for me since
man condemns me so. Ihave only heard OF
what has been done, except what oid
myself, and it fills Inc with horror. Hou'
try and forgive me and bless my mother.
Tonight will once more try the river, with
the intent to cross, though have greater
| desire than ever to return to washington
| and clear my name, which l feel l csD DC
| do not repent the blow struck. may
| before my God, but not to man.
Il think have done we'll, though am
| abandoned with the curse of Cain upon me,
| when, if the world knew my heart, tnat one
blow would have made me great, though
| l did not desire greatness. Tonight l Try
10 escape tuest pio'di-oaiSS OAiNS ,"->
Who-who can read his fate? Gods WILDE
| done. l have too great soul to die like a
| criminal. on, may He-may He spare Inc
that and let me die bravely. 1 bless the
| entire world. Have never hated or wronged
| any one This last was not wrong unless
| God deems it SO, and it is with him I,
| damn or bless me. And for this brave boy
| with me, who often prays. Yes, before
| and since, with true and sincere heart
| Was it crime in him? fso, why can he pray
| the same? l do not wish to shed drop oi
| blood, but must fight the course. lis al
| that's left me-"
| JUDGE HOLT CENSURED.
| Judge Advocate General Holt mas always
been held in such ill-repute by the many who
| still think Mrs. Surratt was an innocen
woman that they do not hesitate to asser
that he was privy to the mutilat;on %
| Booths diary. When Annie Surratt at
| tempted to see President Johnson to pleat
for her mother'slife it was Holt who hadhei
| denied entrance. Gen. Hancock, who was
| then in charge of the military in Washing
ton, was SO certain that Mrs. Surratt woult
be rcprieved that he had a file of courier
| posted at short intervals all the way from
the White House to the old Capito! prison
But those who could have gained the Presi
dents forgiving word were denied entrance
to his presence, and the dark deed wa
done whereby a probably innocent woma,
was murdered.