The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1901-07-20

entered the room with her face flushed
with energy and hope She came out
of it with bitter, hopeless disappoint-
ment in her every feature and every
movement. She looked at the con-
vulsed, tear-stained face of the young
girl whose mothers life was trembling
i'll the balance and could only shake
her head.
"Oh don't give up so!' sobbed Miss
SurrMt Don't! OH do so to him again.
He won't refuse you. He can't Do
so to him again!'
"Show him Gen. Hartranft's note
again." cried MIR. Brophy. ASK him
if he got the statement sent him of
Weichmnns confession to me. Make
another appeal to him, Mrs. Douglas"
II WILL said the spirited woman.
ut is Of little use though. feel that
it is of little use"
Past the bayonets past the guards
she once more forced her way to the
Presidents presence. But she had
predicted truly when she said that it
was of little use. There was no vacil-
lation in Johnson now. He firmly and
positively refused to intervene. The
statement of Weichnan. he said, had
come to him. lit was wholly without
weight. With this reply Mrs. Douglas
came back.
I'VE have done what we could, Miss
Suqratt," said Mr. Brophy ITO the half
daZed girl. Come With me If you
would see your mother again while
she lives
SO into the army carriage waiting
ut t'ln door Miss Surlntt and Mr..
Brorhy got and again There was a
mad gallop through the Washington
streets. They We're all but deserted.
For all Of Washington ut that hour
there was just one magnet-the ar
senal, where Lincoln's murder was to
he avenged.
The crowd that surgetl around the
building reached blocks away and was
imlenetraMc. Mr.. Brophy's carriage
was brought up sharply at it's outer
borders. II was Il complete blockade.
| There was no butlging an inch.
Meantime. the minutes We're flying.
'lNllc time which would mark the limit
when mother and daughter never
would meet again this side of the
grave was close ut lLand. For Miss
Surratt and her companion it was n
moment of agony as trying as the
Long wait ut the Presidents door,
once more 1t seemed case for sheer
! despair and once more a carriage came
| daslling up to the rescue.
There was a Gathering of horses
lloofs and when Mr.. Broply turned
| IN the direction from which 1t c,lme
he saw Il guard of cavalry gnlloping
on each side of swiftly approaching
carriage. in which appeared the hand
some, solllerly face of Gen. Hancock,
then tho General in command Mt WASH
ington. The General saw the conf,ls-
ION about Broply's carriage, recognized
the army vehicle and saw the tear
stained, distracted face of a woman.
He brought his cavnlcade to an inst
amt alalt. Then he left his own car
riagc. walked to that of Miss Surratt,
and, hat in lmnd and with the dhiv-
alrous dignity which sat so well upon
him, asked what THE trouble WIS and
what he could do. Mr.. Broplly briefly
explained THAT it was Miss Surlsltt try
ing to speak to her mother once more
on earth. The soldiers face flushed
and Mr.. BrOpa,y is sure there was
something very like tears in dis eyes
as he grasped the pathetic situation.
Poor clliltl!" he said GENTLY, and
then beckOnel an officer to him and
gave to him an order. Then he return
ctl to his own carriage and THE squad
ron OF cavalry formed about both car
riagcs. A lane Through the crowd was
quickly cut and Miss S,lrratt reached
the arsenal and her mothers side in
time to hid her Il last good-by
After THE execution Miss Surrath
went to live with Mr.. ana Mrs. Bro
ply, and was married from their horts
some years afterward
When Gen. Hancock was n can't,
date for the Democratic nominati.4,
for tlllc presidency many Southern dol
gates opposed linn. believing that IL.
had been harsh in his measures in re-
| ference to Mrs. Surratt. MIR. Broplly
| went ITO Gen. llancock's friends here
ana volunteered to make Il statement
OF the Generals action above related
as we'll as of THE fact tlhut on tho
morning of the execution the General
had posted Il mounted cAvulrylnan on
every block between THE arsenal and
the White House with orders to bear
reprieve, in case one came for Mrs.
Surlntt, in relays and at top speed to
Gen. Hartrnnft. With the publica-
ton Of this statement Southern Op-
position to Gen. Hancock ceased.
| Mrs. Surratt was Catholic and
when Gen. Hnrtrnft ran for Governor
of Pennsylvania the fact that lhe was
the Provost Marshal General in WASH
ingtOn at the time of the execution
was used In an effort to unite Catholic
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