The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-12-07

nnent as well as to soldiers themselves at
the Dry Tortugas, which he describes as
a veritable hell on earth. These events, he
says, he recorded from day to day in
diary, from which his manuscript in full
was compiled.
The story of the cruelties as set down
by Arnold in his diary received the sup
port of DIR. Samuel a. Mudd in a letter
which is reproduced with this publication.
Mr.. Arnold wishes it distinctly understood
that this relates only to those things
enumerated as having taken place during
the confinement of DIR. Mudd and himself
in the Dry Tortugas. Personally" said
Mr. Arnold in this regard, II never saw
knew Mudd prior to our trial To
that period he was totally unknown to
me, and therefore 1 would not have his
name brought forward in any manner as to
any connection with that portion OF my
statement covering the abduction plot
! Honor fOrbds thought that would drag
innocence into my story. OF DR.. Mudd
1 know nothing whatever, beyond our as
ISOLATION as fellow-political prisoners. He
is now dead. He bore his sufferings the
same as l. Let his departed spirit rest.
which L hope may be my case, after my
statement has been made public to the
world, the trouble never again to be resur-
rected.'
The letter of DR.. Mudd is as follows:
FORT JEFFERSON, Fla, Nov %. 1855.
| Il have read the statement in regard to
the treatment of Arnold, OLaughlin,
| Spangler, Colonel Grenfell and Mudd, and
all representations are substantially cor
'e''' ' 'sHMT rfEii A. MUDD."
| A HATEFUL LETTER.
Arnold's arrest was brought about by the
| circumstance of the finding of a letter in
| the trunk of John Wilkes Booth, after the
assassination, of which Arnold later speaks
] at length in his manuscript. While at the
| time this letter was seized upon by the
| prosecution as strong evidence against
Arnold, it will probably be regarded in the
| future supporting Arnold's claim that
his part alone was in the conspiracy to
/ abduct Lincoln, and that he had even prac-
| tically abandoned the idea of this. and that
the letter was intended to dissuade Booth
| from that scheme.
The letter as recorded at the trial was as
follows:
''Hookstown, Baltimore County,
March - 1855.
Dear John-vas buxiness % Important
that you could not remain IN Baltimore till
| L saw you? came in a. soon as l could
! but found ycu had goae to WI / called
| also TO see hiEe, but learned from his
| mother he had gone out wi.h YOU and had
| not returned. l concluded. therefore. ne
| had gone with you. How incolsiderate yoU
| have beeni When | left you you stated
| we would not meet in month o. SO. There
! fore l made application FOR employment
| an answer 10 which / shall receive during
the week. l told my parents L had ceased
with YOU. Can / then under existing cir
| cumstancCS come you request You
| know Iui well that the Ct suspicious
| sometimes is going OF there therefore tho
undertaking is becoming more complicated
| Why not for the present desist for various
reasons which IL you look into you car
| readily see without my making any men
| tion thereof.
| You. nor anyone, can censure me for my
| present course. You have been its cause
| tor how can 1 now come after telling then
| had left you? Suspicion rests upon mt
now, for my whole family. and even parties
| in the county 1 VIII be compelled to leave
my home anyhow, and how sooa care not
| None, no not one. were more In favor OF
the enterprise than myself. and to-day
| would be there, had you not done as you
have-by this / mean. manner OF proceeding
| L am, as You Well know, in need. / am
| you may say, in rags, whereas, to-day
ought TO be well clothed. co not feel right
| stalking about with means. and more from
| appearances a bcggar. / feel my dependence
but even Sll this would and was forgotten
| for l was one with you. Time more pro
| pitious will arrive.
| do nOt act rashly or in haste / would
| prefer your first query, go and see how Il
| will be taken at I'd, and ere long / shall
| be better prepared 10 again be with you.
dislike wrisinS; would sooner VERBALLY make