. The terrible tragedy at Washington. Assassination of President Lincoln. an agitated tone, why he was arrested. The colored servant of Secretary Seward was sent for, when he immediatelyexclaimed:— Thats the man ! I know him by his general appearance and hismouth. The servant said there could be no mistake. Others in Secretary the time, who probably have a recollection of his appearance, wiU beafforded an opportunity to-day of recognizing him. He is believed to be Surratt, who perpetrated the dreadful act at SecretarySevrards house on Friday. Tbp following is a detailed account
. The terrible tragedy at Washington. Assassination of President Lincoln. an agitated tone, why he was arrested. The colored servant of Secretary Seward was sent for, when he immediatelyexclaimed:— Thats the man ! I know him by his general appearance and hismouth. The servant said there could be no mistake. Others in Secretary the time, who probably have a recollection of his appearance, wiU beafforded an opportunity to-day of recognizing him. He is believed to be Surratt, who perpetrated the dreadful act at SecretarySevrards house on Friday. Tbp following is a detailed account of the circumstances under which the maasupposed to be Surratt was arrested : For several days past it had been noticed that a number of suspicious personswere in the habit of going into a certain house in the very heart of the city , and changing their clothes. Last evening information was receivedabori ten oclock, by the mihtary authorities, that the house was occupied byMrs. Surratt, the mother of John H. Surratt, implicated as an accomplice in tho5. 102 THE iJSASSINATlON OF PEESIDENT LINCOLN. recent terrible tragedies, and that the occupants of the house could farnwhvaluable information in regard to the parties charged with comphcity m th«murder of the President. Colonel Wells, Provost Marshal, ordered the arrest ofthese parties. Major H. W. Smith, of General Augurs staff, and baptam Wer-merski^rch, assistant of Colonel Olcott, special commissioner of the War Depart-ment, were charged with the execution of this duty Ihese officers reached th«house about hal^past ten oclock, and arrested Mrs M. E. Surratt and Miss AnnaSurratt, mother and sister of John H. Surratt and Miss Honora Fitzpatrick anda Miss Holahan. Soon afterwards Mr. R. C. Morgan, assistant of Colonel Olcott,arrived; and proceeded to search the house examine P^P^^^, etc. Abundantevidences were discovered of the deep sympathy of the occupants with the rebdcause and also of their intimacy and ver
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