The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-11

| In Baltimore, called at my fathers to see
me, but was in the country. 80 he left a
letter for me, and found that he desired
| 70 try 1t once more, and, II unsuccessful, to
forever abandon II.
As requested, l called at Barnums
Hotel. but found he had departed. !. there
fore. concluded that he had gone TO WASH
ington. which caused the penning OF the
communication OF March 81. which proved
40 fatal In its bearings In my respective case
ARNoLDs FATAL LETTER.
The motive OF the letter was TO prevent
II possible. his undertaking. Whether he
left this letter In his trunk to betray me.
III my innocence, into the hands OF the Gov =
eminent. through malice or forgetfulness.
j cannot fathom; nevertheless. IL accom-
plished its end, and from this fact was
forced TO become "A witness against myself.
The trip with O'Laughln To Washing ton
TO get money from booth owing, O'Laugh-
lin is dealt with at length. Arnold says:
sURRArr DROPPED OUT OF IT.
I'VE had al Interview with Booth at the
National Hotel. and the scheme was en-
tirely abandoned. During tie conyersa-
ton Booth informed us that he had learned
through Lewis j Weicimdn, with whom
he was on the most friendly terms and
from whom he derived all IL formation
relating To the number of prisoners held
10y the UIlted States Government, that John
n. Surrau had accompanied lady to
Richmond, owing to the capture of the per-
son by the u tied States authorities who
had bean IN ~. hab, 81 f.rryi,,g mari Ia
across the river, and IL was through this
circumsta nce alone that the services of
Surratt We're offered
HAD BOOTH ONLY DONE so
Among the last words uttered by Boot h
on that occasion wer" 'hat ne intended
returning TO ms PROGRESSION upon W." stage
ana Una, ne tad gwen UP forever ms pro-
ipnf ba - int I
hao ana the last Time ever hle' hiih' ana
! nav" never seei nor heaiu ifoiii nun sIn'e'
~ az 'i'c w w :, e > o.
- ,Sas aYo.n, ing .t1.rndt hon I acciI
dantaIIv ran unon March al on nv yisi,
10 Wasbinaton-
After dealing with bis securing work y,
Old point Cnmf,r, Wr ArnnlI tolls -
the reraipt 81 tho news Of Iinnoln'-
ass,s.inatior in these words.
=" ,,,,r
HMS VT ne W
On IN" lotn OF April, iSoo' anoht u
O'Clock noon, Whilst seated IN ne count ing
rooms az Mr. wharton s,at oln ROM ."h-
ior', "a. y oecafhe rutiior'+u INA. apta-
nam Llncoln nad been ass8sslnated the
evening preceding. whilst walking along
pennsylvania avenue IN washington. the
name OF tine person perpe'ratihS the ue'u
was unknown, IN TACT IN" report was 30
vague that but lew persons credited II
reward evening, o'h"r oespaIcheH ar,iV-
ing announcer the sSsdesi.a.ioi oi vi
800 FL" n' 1910, 80. au'on, ,ravo;l,d
81, vas nnt rr,il tho foIlowino ,,ax tbat
,ry c,ua bad been oht,inad 10 the nersnn
ah had cnmni,,.J ,ha doeJ wban ,ba
,,,l,I;c y,ird h.,capa gradualiv innressed
p IJ" ,hn ;4aa 10, Tobn ~ RHo,h Us d.
guiltv banj that struck IN q blow. This
$50 ,nr,iaJ ,,'a fa.iin, ass,,r,d ,ba, rnv
$500 ,n,nartion cd i,t;macy ui,L
D. p, ny, ',,II LA 80 i, o-ras, "a 70 D.,
80, .,'s,'n,,,d 7 tal, wos al,,,ns, ao,,iyo-
l.nt to dna,b
AhNoLp "'"hi hA'r 'oi' ALL
Had l been Inherently situated, or
been where l felt that the law would have
protected me, l would have surrendered
lnySi ,h my entire lntl"rn.el mo ..,'
"l,us ~, ~ ~ I., asair, ,,,rs,,a ,beir
n,.,' o,,,rsa ard o,,i.,iv n. nols;hIo 10 NV
,n;ra,s axc;,,d c,,J,,io1 auai, my arrost
On Anril ~ whilst .aatnd in The store
,uo Gov vD, datectives arrived and in.
,na, ,ham whom n ,e,ter was handed mo
h,, ono ~ ,bar nurnorting IN have boon
scnt from NV father In which IL was stated
r., ronym''nicat;on wri,,co 70 .John
WiiL.s Roo,h March 81 had boon found
,;,hin Rooth,s trunk which seemed 10
connec, me in some way with the deed
con,r,it,ad ord advising me 70 state all I
i,nnu oonc.rnino 1,
,,,ss,o,, ,,rv .,rsrp,
"i'
.. hn1e' Ia, 49, ;,,,,nd,5 >, on,,,'Iy
win the reonest ~ nv father I stated
ves and ,old them that I knew nothing
cconcerning il. nor was al any time in
anv manner connected with Booth or
others
1T bocame necessary from BOOTHS
BETRAYAL 81 me mo matter whether IL ema-
natad from, malice or forgatfuiness) 10
hecomo a witness AGAINST myself. and was
forced TO acknowledge that | had been
n, one perjod engaged with Booth in a
scheme 10 attempt the abduction Of Abrn-
ham Lincoln. but that | was totally dis
connected with him or anv other persons
M this period in any unlawful undertaking.
n,nS,, nvxv ,,,a,rrrvp
- -. :.
was theh ASKED oy tne ueuc,.es u
me communication iouhu IN DooVI uunA
was written by me: utelren 70 ue IN
formed OF SOME OF nS conleh'S vi eSP.cs
siohs' "nere heancu iioih a'u WIN ua,u'
lhey gave me the u'1ieu ihio, in'a.,Ni
where oated from ana now sieheuL"hen;
y, n.r'd'.u TO-, ", -. "e'''"' "'
aJ dit not denv writing 1, as sworn nv
uorner wben a witness on the stand.
ne;ther could II be extracted that acknowl-
adgrant would he made tn a cornnunica-
lion before its contente were in a measure
made known as il was inst as likely 10
have heen written nv acme one else "a
~ vsalf
'hy'S"'