. Spies. Traitors and conspirators of the late Civil War; . and thensleeping between the animals legs to get the warmth Avhileit remained in the dead body, during the long hours of thehorrible night. With the dawn, he dragged his own painfullimbs along his untrodden path of flight from the apparentlyslow, but certain, grasp of avenging justice. On the 9tli of July, 1865, at as early an hour as eightA M., says an eye-witness, people commenced to went theirway down to the prison, and the boats to Alexandria, which.•an close by the jail, were crowded all day by those whotook the trip in hopes of
. Spies. Traitors and conspirators of the late Civil War; . and thensleeping between the animals legs to get the warmth Avhileit remained in the dead body, during the long hours of thehorrible night. With the dawn, he dragged his own painfullimbs along his untrodden path of flight from the apparentlyslow, but certain, grasp of avenging justice. On the 9tli of July, 1865, at as early an hour as eightA M., says an eye-witness, people commenced to went theirway down to the prison, and the boats to Alexandria, which.•an close by the jail, were crowded all day by those whotook the trip in hopes of catching a glimpse of the gallows,or of the execution, but it was all in vain. The only positionoutside of the jail that could be used as an observatory, wasthe large building upon the left side of the arsenal, whichhad about fifty spectators upon it, who had a good view ofthe whole. Btitween nine and ten oclock in the morning the threeante-rooms of the prison, on the first floor, were throngedwith army officers, principally of Hancocks corps, anxious I. SECRET BURIAL OF BOOTH. THE EXECUTION. 3;i5 to get a vieTV of the execution from the windows, from scaffold could be plainly seen. The newspaper reporterscjoon l^egan to congregate there also, and in a few minutesnot less than a score wer^i in attendance, waiting to })ick uptiie smallest item of interest. No newspaper man was allowt^lto see the prisoners in their cells before they were led r)ut toex<Mution, and General Ilartranft was very decided on thi.«point. While waiting here for over two hours, the clHrgymt^npassed in and out through the heavily riveted door leadingto the prisoners cells, wliicli creaked heavily on its hingesas it swung to and fro, and the massive key was turned uponthe inner side with a heavy sound as a visitor was admittedwithin its portals. Mrs. Surratts daughter passed into the ante-room,accompanied by a lady, who remained seated, while thedaughter rapidly entered the hall, and, passing
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