The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-08

whole affair abandoned. ! then told my
family had ceased business in Washing
ton and had severed my connection with
Ny father told me that il ] would apply
to j. w. Wharton for employment might
obtain 1t, as Wharton was looking for
clerk the last time he came up from Old Point
Comfort, Va, to Baltimore.
BOOTHS PERSISTENCE.
! went to my brothers homo at Hooks
town, Baltimore county, and l returned
March rs to Baltimore. l was informed at
my fathers that Booth had called to see me.
and left card requesting me to call upon
him al Bsrnum's Hotel.
found letter there. also. from him for
me, in which he stated he desired to give
it another trial the week following. and If
unsuccessful to abandon IL forever. The
letter found in Booths trunk was in answer
to this letter, which innocently wrote To
prevent his undertaking il.
On the came day, March d. 1885, applied
TO j. W. Wharton. at Old Point Comfort, for
employment and received favorable
answer TO my application on March 81,
1885. O'Laughlin came TO my fathers,
10 which place ] had returned from my
brother's, and requested me TO accompany
purpose Of obtaining $500 which Booth
had borrowed from him.
! went with him that morning and re-
turned with him in the early afternoon train
ington we accidentally met Atzerodt. We
drank together and then parted from him.
never saw him from the nth 81 March until
then and never afterward until ourtrial
srRRA1T TOOK ANOTHER MISSION.
We saw Booth. During our conversation
he told us that the President was not in
Washington He also said that Surratt
had gone to Richmond, as he had under
stood through Weichman that a Mrs Slator
had arrived from Canada with dispatches
and that the party who had been in the
habit OF ferryinR persons across the river
in consequence Of which Surratt offered
his services to accompany her to Rich
mond
asked If he had received my letter Of
the 27th and he replied that he had not
I asked him when the letter WAS received to
destroy IT, He told me he would.
This interview on March 81 took place in
his room at the National Hotel. Booth.
OT.aughlin and myself being present In
this conversation Booth stated that the
enterprise was abandoned. He also stated
that he intended to return to his profess
sion.
II was at this interview that asked Booth
what should do with the arms ! had. He
told me TO keep them. to sell them, or do
ANYTHING desired with them. We left him
at his room at the hotel about 2 O'Clock
In the afternoon. and after that time i
never received either letter from him or
anv other communication. nor he from me-
neither have I seen him since.
THE ASSASSINATION.
We returned to Baltimore in the early
afternoon train. parted with oLauRhlin
and went to my fathers. l there found
letter from Wharton, in which he gave me
employment.
The next morning went to nv brothers at
Hookstown, and packed up my valise prepa,-
atory to going to Wharton's l then gave
Irot bar rayplyar "a = "A knifa On q o.
volver | carried with me. My brother
drove me TO the city, and took the boat
that evening for Old Point and commealce
cerkng for MIR. Wharton on my arrival
there, which was April Q 1895.
This ended my CONNECTION with the con
| spiracy and heard nothing further from
! it ror from any Of the parties connected
herewith. l Knew nothing about the
assassination until the news reached Fort
Monroe. Va. by telegraph, about !? o'clock
on the morning of the 18th OF April, 1895
ARNoLD's ARREST.
was arrested at Mr.. Wharton's store.
| Old Point Comfort, Va. on the morning
| of April II, 1895 The assassination oil
| President Lincoln was never rllei ed
| or even limited at in my presence by Booth
or any o,her person s.vrv, A.so,n
IL the presence Of
GEORGE r ANDREWS,
Major Fifth Tilted States Artille.y.
| H. +. ENNERs
|, Samuel Ar old. do soemnly swear In
the presence Of Almighty God that the
| foregoing statement, to which ] have at
tached my name is true in every particu-
lar and is full and complete history of
| my connection with the conspiracy to all
duct or kidnap President Lincoln and n
history OF the several parts each was 70
| perform, and that II Is a true sta, ement as
| lar az my knowledge extends Of all facts
ard persons connected with the conspiracy
TO ahduct or kidnap. that ] have not at
| tempted to conceal any Of the facts relat-
| ing thereto or TO screen myself or any
! PERSONS connected herewith, and that /
| lad no knowledge whatever that any at
| tempt was to he made to assassin ate Presi-
dent Lincoln. and, Furthermore, ! will true
| answer make TO any and all questions
which may be Propounded to me in re-
| la,ion 10 myself or any other person or
| persons which were connected OF sup
| rosed TO be connected either with the alb
| duct ion or assassin alton Of President lin
| coin. SAMUEL ARNOLD
| Subscribed and sworn To uelore me this
Sd day Of December, 1897.
". II. GLEASON,
| Notary Public.