The morning times., 1896-03-24
mrs. sURRlTT HIS SISTER
Jlhn B. jenkins Dies at His
Maryland Home.
REMAINS INFERRED HERE
He Was the Only Surviving Brother
of the Woman Accused Of Partici-
patton In the Lincoln Conspiracy.
Relatives of the Family Present
whereabouts of Others Implicated.

In the little Catholic Church OF St Johns.
in Surrattsvile, Nd, yesterday afternoon,
the last sad rites were performed over the
remains of John b. jenkins, the only sur
viving brother of Mrs Surratt, who was
hanged at the Arsenal, in this city, thirty
one years ago, for alleged completely in
connection with the assassination of Presi-
dent Lincoln
There were many members of the Surratt
family present, and the occasion brought
up memories OF that memorable day, when
the military authorities arrested and i'm
prlsoned Mrs Surratt.
Gathered around the bier We're Isaac
surratt, Mrs Surratt's youngest brother:
John w. Surratt, son or John II. and grand
son of Mrs. Surratt; Prof. Tonry. the
husband of Annie Surratt Mrs Surratt's
daughter, and many other relatives and
friends OF the Surratt family.
REMAINS INFERRED HERE.
The services We're exceptionally solemn
Father Menahan preaching a sermon which
was very impressive. The remains were
inferred at Mount Oliyet Cemetery. a
large concourse OF people following them
10 the grave. Mr.. George 7 Zurhorst, the
East Washington undertaken, had the
funeral arrangements in charge.
1t is just "a little more than thirty-one
-
after a military trial. She was hanged at
the arsenal in this city. David Herrell
and AtZerott and Payne were executed at
the same time.
The history OF the case of Mrs. surratt
is fresh in the minds of most men. Briefly
it is this: After the assassination OF Presi-
dent Lincoln she was charged with con-
spring with Wilkes Booth and the other
conspirator Under this charge she was
ta1 ri nd
time public opinion was divided into three
pa rites.
GUILT OF MRS. SURRATT.
The first believed her absolutely innocent
of any crime; the second thought. she
might probably have had knowledge that
conspiracy existed TO kidnap The PreSi-
dent and carry him off that terms might
be dictated for a cessation OF hOStiliticS
against the South. and the third, regarded
her as guilty or the original charge.
The late Father Walter. of st Patrick's
Church, who attended Mrs. Surratt through
out her Incarceration, and who was with
her to the last moment, always mdinta ined
that she was innocent OF any crime what
ever.
DIR. Mudd, Michael O'Loughlin, and Ar
mold We're arrested about the same tin e
that Mrs. Surratt was. The doctors crime
was in setting Wilkes Booths broken leg
and having guilty knowledge that he was
the man who shot the President.
REST OF THE ACCUSED.
O'Loughlin and Arnold were charged
with entering into n conspiracy TO kidnap
Lincoln. All three men were sent TO the
Dry Tortugas. O'Loughlin died there OF
yellow fever and DR.. Mendel and Arnold
were in later years pardoDed. Arnold is
the sole survivor of the three: He resides
in Baltimore.
John II. SuTratt, Mrs. SurTatt's eldest
son, was also accused of conspiracy. He
escaped and went TO Egypt, afterwards TO
Rome and entered the papal army. where.
two years later, he was arrested, brought
TO this city ana tried in the civil courts
here. The first trial Sulted in a hung
jury. Later he was acquitted