The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1902-12-12
iRROLD'S STORY Of
TIE LINCOLN PLOT
The Only Survivor of the
Conspirators imprisoned
at Dry Tortugas Gives
His Confession to
the Public.
SILENCE OF YEARS BROKEN
THRILLING CHRONICLE OF THE
FAMOUS CONSPIRACY.

Arrival of Arnold at the Arsenal al
Washington - suherIngs from the
Wearing of Canvas Cap Over Head
and Face-PresentatiOn of Charges by
General acknowledgements of the
Military Court-PIeads Not Guilty
Mysterious sOunds-ButIdIng of Scat
fold-Four Meet Their DOom-Of for
Dry Tortugas.
For several days my condition re-
manned unchanged. Two sentinels
closely guarded the entrance to my
quarters, who, in every instance, were
kind. Finding my frame becoming re-
duced and the great pains attached to
lying so long on hard boards, l made
a request of the officer Of the day to
furnish me something to lie upon,
which was complied with, but only
that other acts of heartless cruelty
and inhumanity should follow. A few
days afterwards, or about the 25th of
April, Captain Munroe, United States
Marines, under whose charge l was,
came into my quarters and in very
soft and kind voice stated that he had
orders from Edwin M. Stanton, secre-
tary of war, to encase my head in q
cap, that I must not become alarmed
and that it would remain but a few
days, at the same time ordering
shackles to be placed upon my ankles.
But a few hours passed when the
orders were carried into execution by
the officer of the day. The covering
for the head was made of canvas,
which covered the entire head and
face, dropped down in front to the
lower portion OF the chest. 1t had
cords attached, which were tied around
the neck and body in such manner
that to remove it was a physical i'm
possibility. No doubt Stanton wished
to accustom me to the death cap be-
fore execution.
During my stay upon the monitor
these particular acts of cruelty and in
humanity were continued, it being with
the greatest difficulty, and frequently
impossible, to place food in my mouth,
a sentinel kindly volunteering his SER
vices to perform that Office for me. This
continued about a week, as far as L
could judge, during which period day.
light never lit upon the eye, they not
even permitting the cap to be with
drawn for the purpose of washing the
swollen, bloated and soiled visage.
The mystery which attended each
movement from the period that the
United States authorizes took possess
sion of me was again brought more
heavily into requisition, and 1 was re-
ceived and 1 was removed through Or
ders received through the War De-
partment from the monitor at the
usual hour set apart-midnight. AS the
silent hour drew near, the dragging
and clanking of chains was heard
overhead, as victim after victim passed
to and fro to the place provided for
his reception, and then all became ST.
lent as death again.
THOUGHT LIFE WAS SHORT.
From torture already inflicted upor
me deemed that my span of life was
quickly drawing to close and thai
those who had preceded me, from The
deep silence reigning. had been con-
signed to watery grave. I awaited
silently the supposed approaching houl
of my doom, convinced that a mar
who could resort to such inhumanitJ
to his felloW-man as had already beer
practiced in my case had soul enough
for other things. was soon aroused
from this train Of thought, which was
of anything but a pleasant nature, By
the officer of the guard, who ordered
me to hold myself in readiness for re
moval.
Within very limited time after
wards I felt the tight grasp of some
human hand upon each arm, as l was
hurriedly and roughly conveyed from
quarters to the deck of the monitor
where I was hustled here and there b!
those who supported me on either side
1t was impossible to learn where I wal