The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-07


presence But PresutL,, johnson firmly
Refused to intervene The statement q
Weichm1n, he said, had come TO him. IL
was wholly without weight With this
reply Mrs. Douglas cane back. -,
We have done what We could, Miss
girl. Come with me If you would see
your mother again while she lives.
So into the army carriage waiting az tie
door Mss Sur,a,t and Mr. BIoIhy got and
again there wac mad galiop Though re
Washington streets TO the arsenal. lie
crowd that surged around that building
reached blocks away and was impeLe.
trable. 1t was complete blockade.
The minutes were flying. Tie tine whio h
would mark the limit when mother and
daughter never would meet again this side
Of the grs We was close at hand For Mrs
Surratt and her companion il IVES mo-
ment Of sgony az trying at the long wat
at the Presidents door, Once more u
seemed q case for sheer despair and once
more a carriage came dashing up to the
rescue.
CEN HANoocKs KINrHKss
There IVES CHATTER ing Of horses hoofs.
and when Mr.. BIophy TUNED in the oil &C.
ton from whio h 1t cane he saw a guard 81
cavalry galloping on each side Of a swiftly
Apr oaching carriage. In which appear ed
the soldierly face Of Gen. Hancock, then the
general In command at Washington The
General saw the confusion about Brophys
carriage. recognize ed the army vehicle and
cav the tear stained. distracted face Of
woman.
He br ought his cavalcade to halt Then
ne left his own carriage, walked TO that Of
Mes Sur att, and hat in hand and with the
shivalrous dignity which sat so well upon
| he could do. Mr.. Brophy briefly explained
that II was Miss SuIratt trying to speak Ia
her mother once more on cath. The col
dier's face flushed and Mr. Brophy is sure
syee a. ne arasped the pathetic situation.
Poor child!e he said gently. and then
beckoned an officer TO him and gave TO him
an order. Then he retu ned to his own
o,,ri we and the squadI on Of cavalry formed
about both car Iiaees. A lane thu ough the
crowd wss quickly mace and Miss SurTatt
|! reached the arsenal and her mothers side
In time to bid her last good-by.
After the execution Mi SUI raft went 20
live with Mr.. and Mrs. B,ophy. and was
MAJ ried from their house come yeaIs after.
ward.
soME AFTER RPFEcrs.
When Gen. Hancock was candidate
for the Democratic nomination for the
posed him, believing that he had been
harsh In his measures in reference to Mrs.
Surratt. Mr.. Brophy went to Gen. Han
cocks friends and volunteered 10 make
statement Of the Generals action, as 70
lated here, as well As Of the fact that on TIE
morning Of the execution the General had
posted a mounted cavalryman on every
block between the arsenal and the Nh,,'
House. with orde r. to bear reprlevr. ia
case one came for Mrs. Surratt. in relay
and at top speed to Gen. !!aitronfi. W.T.
the publication OF this statement SOUTHERN
opposition TO Gen Hancock ceased
Mrs. Surratt was a Catholic and when
Gen, Hartranft ran for Governor C Penn
sylvania the fact tina, he was tho p rovo.r
Mar shal-General in Wac hing;cr nj the tine
of the execution was used in an sCor' .
Brophy was on a occurring tour in PM
sylvania at the time and his narration e
the incident of the note To President Johr-
son and the delayed execution uIi much
to break down this particular scheme on tn
part OF the Generals opponents
A curious climax 20 tho story Of th:t