Evening star., 1897-05-12

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and threatened her with arrest At the
same time. he felt that the Identification of
the body as that Of Booth could not have
been male more certain. than by this act,
as the woman knew him well, ana was was
Identification was also made more certain
by the examination. of the back OF tho
neck. for a scar. made by the knife OF
before he had removed small tumor for
Booth.
Others also identified the body by the
general appearance. Surgeon General
War Department went on board the mon
itor to view the body. In the after
noon some Of the surgeon generals
stan down ene rs,hsred ss arouns
the body. and from the neck three
or four vertebrae were removed. These
showed the course of the ball. fred by
one OF the soldiers. which caused death.
passing. as 1t did. entirely through the
spinal marrow. Among the specimens in
tie Army Medical Museum these are on
exhibition.
Burying Booth.
During the morning 1t was supposed that
a coffin would be required for the remains
hox to be ready for such purpose was
commenced. The infor nation that the cof-
f1n was being made rapidly spread through
the yard. and many of the employees. then
numbering nearly three thousand, asked
the privilege Of driving nail in 1t. Many
were allowed to do so. The result was
that the nails were driven so closely that
the heads formed wide black lines on the
sides and ends. 1t Is doubtful II 1t had
been used as intended that II would have
q mi a
Another disposition OF the body Was,
however, determined On, but 1t was inl-
possible to learn from those In authority
what 1t was The newspaper men could
only walt and see what they could from
the dock. After the surgeon generals
pc rty had left the monitor the blanket was
Drawn around the body OF Booth and loose
ly sewed while several government detec-
tives stood about. One Of the steamers Of
the quartermasters department male fast
to the monitor, and q boat manned by half
dozen sailors appeared. Something that
resembled the blanket-covered body was
placed in 1t, and three or four of the de
tectives followed. the boat was rowed
away toward Giesbcro'. The steamer got
under way a few minutes later. turning
into the Potomac and passing dowa the
river. It was given out that the body was
transferred to a gunboat. taken to sea. and
dropped to the bottom. and this statement
was, generally accepted and published as
true The fact is that the body was landed
by the rowboat at the lower part of the
arsenal (now the Washington barracks)
and no one was allowed to approach 1t.
The old penitentiary, from which the pris-
ciers had been removed during the war,
was then used In part for the storage of
army supplies, the cells and workshops be-
ing filled. Directions had been given TO
bury the body In one of the cells. and re-
place the floor. Owing to the thorough
manner in which the work had been done:
especially about the cells. the job appeared
to be one Impossible to execute. This fact
was reported by the foreman. who had set
two laborers to work. The old store room
was then selected. and by o'clock at
night a hole of ample size was prepared.
Booths First Grave.
This spot Is a few feet south of the east
door of the commanding officers residence
at the arsenal. The grave being dug, the
body was placed in an arms case. and a
wagon bore it to the yard of the building.
from whence it was carried by the laborers
and placed in the grave. There were
present a representative of the Secretary
of War, COL Benton. commanding the
arsenal. two of Bakers detectives and four
or FIVE employees of the ordnance depart
ment, who bad been pledged to secrecy.
After the grave had been filled up and
| most Of the brick paving relaid. the party
dispersed. the representative Of Secretary
Stanton taking the keys after the door had
been securely locked.
The report was at once started that the
OOQy QaQ De6n placed On q SuuDOat, WITH
orders to drop it in the ocean. The Star.
however, on the following Sunday found
good ground for including with the preva-
lent reports the statement that the body
had been buried In the penitentiary build
Ing. and published an account of the
| burial the following Monday. The body
rested In Its secret grave for some
months. during which time Mrs. Sur
with others. confined and tried in the other
end ofsthe building. and hung and buried
In the inclosure. while Dr. Mudd. O'Laugh-
lin. Arnold and Spangier were sentenced
to the Dry Tortugas. Thus. while Booths
body rested In one end Of the building.
four Of his alleged associates were near the
otner END, and when. few months later,
capt. Wirz was hung at the Old Capitol
prison Tor 1nhuman treatment Of prisoners
at Andersonville. his body was buried near
them. and not far from where a number Of
s1 Enehsn soldiers. who were killed by an ex-
were buried. Like the body OF booth thew
were locked within the high brick walls
The Graves Marked.
Some months after the burial of the as
sassfns simple head board. with the name
OF each. was put at the head OF the graves.
SO that IL their friends ever obtained per-
mission to remove the bodies no mistake
should be made. Thus they lay for a, few
years. but when the ordnance department
turned the place over for a military most
or barracks, and the demolition of at least
tnose portions OF the penitentiary used
Tor the prison proper and the convict work
shops was determined on, the remains were
removed and the graves obliterated.
The bodies. including Booths. were taken
to the lower one of the two large -store
houses. now barracks, ON the east side of
the grounds. and placed under the fioorinr.
This action seemed to Indicate a disposi
tion to bury them in the sea OF oblivion.
and 1t was thought that two resurrecfions
would sufdce for few years al ieast
Toward the close of President Johnson'a q
administration. in 1888. the bodies were
delivered to the friends and families Of
the assaseins.
That OF Booth was the first taken away.
The work OF removing It was intrusted to
Baltimore undertaken. Mr.. Weaver who
was directed to have the remains identffied
before taking them to Baltimore It was
suggested that dentist who had done
some work upon Booths teeth could
identify the body. Mr.. Weaver vas to
proceed with the utmost secrecy, and called
/ 10 his assistance Mr.. r. r. Harvey of r
I and 10th streets, with whom was Mr. W.
r. SpearA who. has since succeeded him at
that location. 1t was late In the afternoon
when the remains were exhumed Il the
arsenal. and on the box being opened the