Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-10-10
BORE THE SAME NAME
MAN MISTAKEN FOR ANOTHER
SENT TO DRY ToRTUGAs.
The Assassination of President Lin
coin Recalled by Death of
Samuel Arnold.

The death Monday in the City Hospital of
Baltimore of Mr.. Samuel Arnold of Anne
Arundel county, Nd, recalls to mind the as
sassnation Of President Lincoln and the
subsequent trials of those upon whom sus-
picion of completely in the terrible act fell.
man Of the same name as the decea sed
was arrested, charged with completely In
the crime tried and sentenced to the Dry
Tortugas for life, but was subsequently re-
leased by President Johnson
Mr.. Arnold who, as stated above, died
Monday In Baltimore, came Of a New York
family and was born in Brooklyn seventy
two years ago. All the members Of a large
family, together with a number of the older
inhabitants Of Brooklyn, unite in saying
that Mr.. Arnold, their kinsman and friend,
had no connection with the events that took
place In this city In 1865. None of them,
on the. other hand, has. 1t is said, any
knowledge of his ever being here.
His namesake, who figured so prominent
ly In the events of that period. was a Balti-
morean and was the son of George W. Ar
nold who was in his time the principal
baker of the monumental city, and whose
place OF business from 1850 to 1860 was To-
Gated at us w. Fayette street. When this
became the rendezvous for the armies of
the loyal states. and when necessity COM
PEELED the transformation Of the basement
of the new Capitol building then In course
OF construction, into bakery which sup
piled the boys In blue with soft bread
MI. Arnold was called to take charge.
The bakers son, Samuel was arrested at
Fort Monroe the morning Of April IT. 1865
Tor completely In the assassination of Pres
ident Lincoln. At the trial before a mill
tary commission the residence Of the o.
cused mans father and two brothers WA g
given as Hookstown, Baltimore county MD
During the trial Arnold admitted having
been with Booth some weeks before At the
latfa
10 nave been written by Arnold to Rooth
was introduced and contained what was
thought to be damaging evidence against
the accused. e-
What the Letter Contained.
reference was made in this letter to an
enterprise in which the two were to en-
gage, and Arnold took occasion to urge
upon Booth not to act rashly nor In haste.
saying time more propitious will vet
arrive" and concluding with: do not in
anger peruse this. Weigh all have said.
ana as rational man and a friend YOU
cannot censure or upbraid my conduct. I
sincerely trust this, nor aught else that
shall or may occur. will ever be an obsta :
Gle to obiiterate our former friendship and
attachment. One sentence in the letter
was: You know full well that the CT
suspicious something is going on there;
therefore the undertaking is becoming more
COMPLICATED
In his testimony before the commission
the officer who made the arrest stated that
Arnold had spoken of plan to kidnap the
President. 1t was also brought out In the
testimony that Arnold was seen in Rich
mond in the uniform of a rebel soldier
The defense accounted for the NOV ements
of Arnold during the period preceding the
assassination. Arnold, however, was sem
fenced to life servitude in Dry Tortugas.
He was later pardoned by President An
drew Johnson and returned to Baltimore,
where he afterward engaged in business.
About fifteen years ago he disappeared from
sight.
The death Monday last of the other Mr.
Arnold at the Baltimore hospital, and the
fact that he for a number of years a
resident of Maryland prior TO his recent IA
tai illness. caused many to think he was the
participant in the celebrated case.