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HhIBS 10 The JyTER-MotrsTATV Fa:kmek, Tuesday Moiests-Gt. December 9. 1902-
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n fllw" ill FUTILE EFF0RTS T0
IfUi Iffif yf SAVE MRSi sunRATT-
H vlP)'jj'HRiUij' l'rcslilent Jnhnson Ilrtmeil to Stay
SH li'ifMlttJtf Sir Kiccutlon Belief in UnfoitU'
1' 1 Hk'' I nato Woman's Innocence.
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H K ' ''INWJ1 I '! Ore-it IntrriM him nlnnjn renlered
H it.T3"iKWSl ibnut the case nf Mm Mao U. Hurriilt
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HTir t iJBliiM ,lfr """"'nil nr an i rimlfenl knoiM
1 ll.l UIjfi "'B nneeinliiK the immmiliiHlliin plot
I ' i1 f fl'iBMB 1" ict"i "" r "IP i Ine nr the war
'I (. u'.Tf'isrtl y1"'" ,he 1'1" IIM"" of """ nren- trifi'
if I'I i Jfr?Sl lnI i ls'"' nu, "i",ii pnMicitj
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H if I If ll M ,h' lrl ' '" "m,,nl ' api.lt crc innlp
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H IS SWifllfl ,Mr 'n'"1 '' "'"Pli who nii it Hip
i Jiffs'! J if tlm nr the tilil nn limlnietni ut Ht
H i meat ft Alom .nlleifp in Wh.i.hiki,,,, hml
M i i '( i Hlilill nn IntPiPnllHK expprlenio In nileniir
H ' i) HJSllJI IPC to ild Mrs Hnrratt flri hprimi
H ''UitlKawi M llnn fnr iiiiillrli In the miinlpr,
1 ( i J S !?' f ' 'l lnnin uhi tiomdpl In her linirno
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MT! K KlV ' wn' ' I'll" "nd mild Unit In Bplte or nil
It J JrimSl '"' ll,rt orn tn lie thorniiKhl hell. el
LTllfJaLt Mr. Hiri.ttwn liino.Piif.riill kn.ml
liBll SiOin ' 1w "f ''' i'lot ui"t thp l'lPHidput
IT ! Ini'1 """ arter lt iirinil i nnmnniuHtlnn
1) I W.JI, 5 l'r nrnph dienipd Welelimiim BtHtp.
(t-- j. 5si'-JjH nipnt bo Imnnituiit that hp mlur.d II in
I . t "liwy vrltlnK nnil b. nt It to Pr.nl lent Inhn-
ft, 6 & SlH, n " at Ii .Bt ortli or ln.migntlon
jIW ' 'SLHia Tn ,lls rnminiinlralloii he not no leply
HflIftM?1fllUl, but on ""' "l-1,lt l'", "", "Petition
HS. ii- VplnJl ,1b r'c lx ' fM,m "" "nr ll"rlnmil
r JJ I; I'l fc'TKIj lertnlt to lli Mrs Hurrutl in the ar
H!5ili5 )riW mui1 "n"" "'"I the thrpp other eon
t!ljr (Cl I Ifll denuuil prlrntiPin ulip mib ronfliud
'II'LM!; illy l' Jr pl lial mil urked for nn auph
iSn'SiF ! X fe rPi-nin ml In Iihr iilniDB supvni.t
H:V Ii Ml' S" V m thnt Mib Kim itt h.ni.t or IiIb ii.tlnn In
i-1.412.'! ll Iiei-I'hilr an I herpi ir inndP the leqnput
MU j'915, i (If MM MUH SlItllMT
$,1 J,.?ft rtu'lS Mr Itroiln n.nt totheariipnel 5lr
H "J.l II K '3 WS En thi i-keii him 10 undi'ilnkp at Mimp
1 Till .5)1 fii'nrt limp Iipii the piiBHlnni. or Ihe
H1 i I3W W w r "" '""l.d thp tank or elculnd
Hi'li fill 'lit '"'' n,,w "' ",p 'fline ror whUh Iip
t.) iSTB I'! ,,,r" """"1 '"nrteinnod and or which rhe
1'ii'i V liil enni.Mh 1 i.itpnted hrr Innoipine Title
tSli t'.if'i 81 J1 Hrnh innniliied to do ftnr lenv
HtRllHI 111 !ii till 1". h" In "em 10 w Ul lM)ne
B4HI;1 i W 4l r u " kiionn thioughout the loueplr
H8k" IJ H It I n" '-1 I "l Payne P011.il uho wan
.vi'JI if i' 19 I' ' - ni r 11 F'lorl.la olernjnmn
1 ' i W ll nrier Unnih the n.refBt and 1110m lilo.nl.
Il'li III S "s I ltl'i,t nr all tin roneplrutiim Up re
pj . Mj!tl ! tninil t lhc lint the utol.ul i-yul.lam
5'i't1 V ti 3 If 1 ll Ii h. hul Hhiun frnm the fliat In
Hti 1 Jiiri 'J thin nifiiil Mr llmphj round Mm u rtw
H)'' ' '' W J liniliH liernii he vine hang, d
Hi 1 ' . 1 '3 , Tn lila in Impending rule he laid
H fill) I ft J ,J ) Mr Hroph he u utterlj IndnTeruit
'itl'-li till ill "" llufl P'y" h' Prt In the Itaif.-dy
eHlii ' vCH J" ondwoanadj to take thp c niiBenupn.p
Wiliil Jt! rf. y I of nn act whlrh In In no i learnted
wfu1 PIOmI1 Hut when hPBpokPor Mi Miirait nil
Hal', ' ILB ll 1 ' " "' arfe. tatlrn illBapiai. 1 that
HSi is't-J H"l 'f i! woman Iip protPBied hj nil that he held
H Xl IU ' it I I n ""' liM rf '' "us HS Innocent ur the plot
Hlfll f Irj i 1 ?! ifrilnal Mr Lincoln u the . hll.1 uiilmrn
Hli ll i r ii.1 H Pouill a manm r urn ao t irneat and o
LLH SI if: lit l!'U4' cnnilnlnt that It made 1 profound (in
iHSl ir tiJl " r' preaslon upon Mr Bf)ph
ki ,(!,) fiWi ; It m no about t clock In the
LH ill ' VI I'tyi ' ' innrnliiR The execution uaa to take
LB.I Ki iB,j p i l'"r' '''tween 11 o m and 1 p m Mr
ti'i JUlKLt Brophi from J'owrlla eell hurried
LHjl R ' U ' t "1 Btralght tn .Jen UurtMiifi afterward
jUfi 1 J i J aoi.inor or IVntiFj l aiihi and then the
j ', ?wi,: Iiooft Mirahal f.enerul In hplnlf rull
nil i I chnigf of lhc eseiullon lie earnenllj
K f, irt J, ' I i lKouf ht O'u Ilattmnft to go to Po.
W Ii h ll r . " al"1 h " tthllt ,", ""' ,n " Thla
LB ! r,t (!cn Hnintiaiift did and .am bi k
LHtl I '' Hk I ltnprpaaed nulte 11a Mi Rrophy h id
V J n 7v A 1. hepn
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k l;Si, 1 anroand mii I h , .Id n k
LH B tvAU.i'i It nnd IHp like 1.I1 On hup
H l sSAmR Hounc an I ti. n. I , , )l,, ,,..1.
Ll ( 3" WA (ffi r "III I-la the .e ml ni until ll laM
LLii I iW Mf'i" inonicnt m 111 til I Ii 1 f, ,,1 1 ,u I, I
lffl'Hl I prloAC for Mr Huriatt -AVllli H In hffi
LLI IM41 W '' pocket Mr Hiophj ilioie pa a sallup to
LH It VimJ 'S m tt,r wlllt0 Houbc, Here, nlmut the llrt
LLl iHW ' )IMB person ho saw wa Mla Anna Mur
B ;JUjif rT r4tt daughter o( the condemned v.o-
11 h r 1 0 1 ha 1 tic-n ai 1 1
I e nu Man Ion inlnr t j i 1
I. tl I real 1. 111 1 1 I 1 I r 1 hi 1 ill
I I b I f
fun men harred the wa In nil . Ini
wlnliPd to get 01 Prealdetii Inhtipnn
I hp were ProBtnii King and iei
InmPB Ijiop Pre IdPhl Inhnpon
auapiiiedor linMnn i ladllntliu, 1 inn 1
and thnei who hellpd that Jinn e hi 1 I
In en don. In th coniiitlon nt th. m 1
c IrntniB did 1101 1111 nn art" il 1 the
we ik nlle of thp Piealdenla Imi 1 tei I
to an ."(I
Mi Bmrhv lilpd lo get 1 1 11 e I
Kiiarda In 1 tried In aln He nir 1
get tlen Hni 11 inn p note rent Iii i 1 th
PtPBltlpnt I
In that elan hp fulleil rtpr neiil
in hour a dplav he wna no neaipt I0I1 1
Mb ciraiil or lir and dpaih mm h 11
Ik that hiiIimI )ll own hilt dhli 1 1
I '11 ine or mind wna Int. imltled h II I
ruilill lllrPHlIra nr Mlpa Hilt rail who
mil hlnv and choking with arler wi
1 Mnglng to him and heijglng him t 1 In
bi nu thing
Hut what Pould hp do' In pcpi hi I
imp thit led low 11 I the President the I
wi h o uhamliig hijoiiPt in I behind tlu
I iMiint Hip alein hinnn 1 rn e rf 11 I
nMlit Ml llinphv whb at the eiqi
II dpHpali when uddPnU a tlup in
iiibp camp Hnfhlng up to the MiIip I
! nuap ciitranip and out or II hurrlPd n 1
11 hly dic'iapil and mrlklnglv handaome
woman Hip beautiful Mra Slpphen
Iioiiglna wire nr Iln.olna old tlm. ,
al oilf In llllnnlr ihr I.IMIe illant
HASIII D 11V BAYUNI.T8
Mra Dnuglaa ton had 1 oiup to piped
Mia huiralta rae Mr llroph) wna
In hPi bI'Ip In 1111 Inatanl tPlIIng tvr lilrt
inand and PiiliPitlng hpr to gp him
niipwi to thp Picsllpnl Mra Onugl ill
w i a unman of reaolullon mil fur
Ihirmore a daatlngly heautirul nnman
Hhp duhPd straight at thp bninnets
and they IowpipiI almost In homage he
foin p. 1
IhP 1 Milan ginrda beyond the hno
I pla tried in stop hPi hul nhc aweit
them amrnrulli aaldp with an Imp
ouh gpattiie What 110 onp le in nil
that rrni lal rorenoou 1 ould do wa p 1
I"' l IhP Ihlng nhlili Mra Dnugu
did Shi got to Ihe Pieald.nt
But thin hpr lilumph nasel -hr
pnlii d the rnoin with hi r ra e fiin-hi I
with 'inrgy and ImiK. She mine nut 1
II with bitter hopoleaa disappointment 11
her ever reature an I piety movement
rhp lonkpil al Hip comulapd teai
alnlnpil line or the nung girl whoue
ninth. 1 lire was trembling In Ihe hal-
nnip aid inuld only shake Iipi head
ih mnt gle up aoi aobbei Mlaa
Huiiiitt lion I Don t oh do go to
him again II. wont remap jnu lip
ran t Iln go to him again'
Hhniv hlin i.pii llaitianfta note
again riled Mr ltro hy ' ak hlin If
hi got tli. ataienint I sent hlin nt
Wplehinatia (i.nr.aal.in tn nip Mnkn
iiiiniliPi apppal tn hlin Mra Dnuglia
I will sail IhP aplrltPd woman I
will II la or little use though I reel
thnt It la or little nap'
Tim rivAi. rui.urti?
Past Ihe liHtonrtp past the guards
ahe nuip in.ue fm ed her wis to the
Pieellenta prainie Hut she had ic
dieted tiuls when slip said It w la nr
llltle uhp Thue m no xarlllatlnn In
liihnenn now Up tlrmly ami t"Sltlpl
leruael to Intervene The atnlemiiit nr
Uelihuian he an 1 1 lm I ionic to him
II wna Hholls without weight With
this reply Mia lioin.1 is cmne hack
Up have don- what wo lould Mlas
Suriatl bhI I Mi Ilrnphs tn the hnlf
dased gill ( nine with me If jnu would
pp our inothpr hk-iIii whllp ahe Uvea
Ko Into tin nrm earrlnge waiting ut
the d mi Mlsi Surritl and Ml Iliophs
got and again them was n mad rnllop
iluniigh th. mhliiglnii atrwla Thpy
wrie nil hut ilea.rtpil I'er all of Wash
ington nl thnt hour tlipre was Just onp
iiiuidir was to hp niptiged
The now I that singed around the
building rpaihpd blocks nwn mil wna
inippnetialli Mi lluulis a 1 irrlnge
was liinuglii up ahirnls al Its outer
lmrdete It wna a cnmileto blockade
riiprp wns no budging nu Imh
Menntlme the mlnutps were flslns
The time ulili h would mark Ihe limit
when mother mil dnuglitei never wnuld
meet again this al le of the 1 rave -was
ilnse at hand Tor Mls burrnll and
her companion it w is n moment nr
agons aa trying ni( Ihe long wait nt
the Prealdi nt a door Once more It
seemed a hibi ror sheer dsplr and
nine more i irriage name dashing up
to the 1 eat up
A 1KAI1 STUVFH PACB
There wns n 1 littering or horses
hoofs nnd when Mr Itiophj tumd In
the direction fioin whlih It came lie
saw a gunrd of envalrv galloping on
enih aid or a hwirtlv ni proaehlng rnr
ilnge In which appeired the han Isomo
aoldlerlv race nr i.tn llnncock then the
(.eneral In eommnn I at Washington
The (leiiPnl saw thp innrusloii itmut
Iliophs a eairlnge le.ognlzed Ihe armj
vehhle and saw th. tear stained dis
united race or a woman
lie biought his 1 ivnlinde to an In
slant lull thin he lert his own ear
ilage walked tn mat or Mlsa Surialt
nnd hat In hand an I with the ehlvalroua
dlgnlts whhh sit ao well iiKn him
naked what thi trouble was and whai
he 1 nuld do Mi llrnph) hrlells px
lnlnp that II was Mlas Suriatt trslng
to appnk to Inr mother nn.p more on
piirth Hi' soldi, ra race flushed anl
Mi llrophv la sure thpre was some
thing mi like tpnrs In his eyee aa he
Rinaped the pntheil. aliuatlnn
Poorihlld' he said gentls and then
lieekoned mi oltl. ei to him and gave to
him an ordi r 1 hen ho returned to Ida
own rn triage and the squadron or lav
all) rnniiid about l.oth .arrlagea
lane thiough the . mud vvua nulckly eut
mil Mlas Huiratt ten, lied the araemil
tnd h. 1 nioiher a aid. In time to bid her
A last good he
After thi exe utlnn Miss Hnrratt went
to live with Mr and Mis Binphs and
wns man led from iheii house some
eaia nrtei ward
HOMK ArTKR I.lTKrrS
UhenOen Ilamock was a enndtdatn
for thi Democratic nnmlnutlon for the
Ciealdems man Houlhem delegates
opposed him beltev Ing that he had been
haish In his metaurpa In lefeien.e to
Mrs Huriatt Mr Ilrnphs went to lien
llunm.ka Mends and vnlunteeied 10
make a atatemeni or the General a ac
llon ubove related as well as of the fact
that on the morning or the execution
the (leneinl had post, d a mounted iav.
nhsnian on ever him k liPtwePti the r
ai nal and (be Whii 11.. uhp with orders
to beat a leprlivi lu .use one came for
Mia. Huiratt In rrlasa ind at top speed
lr lien llnitranrt With the publica
tion nf ihlj atHteiiicui Hon them oupo
sltlnnln'Un llamo.k . lased
Mis Huiiatt was a falholle and
when Oen Unrtranri ian ror Governor
or Pennavlvunla the fact that lie was
Ihe Piovost Mirahal General In ash
liigtnu it th. tlm. or the exe. ullon was
ued In an .rroit to unite 1 gthollc op.
poaltlon to hlin Mi Brophy was on A
lecturing toui in l'ennsj Ivanla at the
liine and his nariation of the Incident
of the note m Piesldent Johnson and
the delated execution did inuih to
break down this particular scheme on
the pun of the i.enerula opponents
curious Umax to the afosy of that
tragi, morning 111 Washington la the
fact that Preston King one of the
men who headed off those who wnuld
have pleaded with the President for
M a Hurruit mmiiiltted suicide hy fill
ing his po.kcta full of hnt and Jumping
ouk North tlvi rerrsbout In New fork
w .lie the othei (.en I nn lommttled
1.11 id. Iv Hnvvl g mil his btulns some
win in Weal in Mate
si.intnl Plind rnold begins his life
atoiv bs tilling of his nieeilng with
H oth In &cpi mbei 181 and thus
liiadluir "ii up to the pjnis to kldnup
Ptesll nt Iln. in rtcialllng all of n,e
Mjtenlini 1 licumstiin ea The slnl. -Ineut
i- 0111 in heroic a nol ry puh
Hi 1 I loiiiiKia K on Dp enibir
I " 1 n i 1 1 1 In ions und.- whi h
it w 1 0 a i up vv ih it idgniniA.il
ure dealt With bj Mix ArnVU In Ma
An Ever Staunch Friend.
Mn Ansorn uiTii 1111 FAvoitm. dog tiit immii is rut constant
COMPANION OP Till. DID MAN IS IMS Til" LIS AnOLT Till rAflxI
Kcnetnl slatentent to follow lhc fol
low Ing Is the full text of the document
It wns In the latter ntt of uguat
01 about the Drat or ei lember D
IHil that I liken llonlh hull ing I
W6B In tnnn eetu woul 10 me that he
would Ilk. lo see me nt Umiuini a hotel
In the cits or Baltimore nl which place
he was then ato plug I had tint seen
Booth simp thp vpnr PSM nt which time
we weie rellow students nt st Tlmo
ihs s Hall intonsvllle Mil Ihe Itcv I.
v mi hokkelin being the president or the
aiild Institute 1 railed upon htm un.l
was 1 liutls teeelvid 11s nu old school,
liiate and Invited to his loom A c con
vened togethei si ited bs n table
smoking: ilgars or past hnnta or south
and the piearut wnr He sail he had
heaid I had been "oulli etc when a
lap at the door wns Mven an I O Inugh
1 1 it was ushered Into the loom
n Latighlln was a rormer ucqiinlntnni e
nr llonlh riom boshnnl up so he In
rnrmed ine 1 was Introduce I lo hlin
and this was ins first acquaintance
with n l.iiimlilln
In a short time wine was called fnr
bs Booth and we drank nnd fieels
conversed together iiboul the war the
peaent randltlsn or the South anil In
legard lo the non exihange or pilson
PIS Bonth IhPtl apnke nr the abluctlnn
nr klilniipplng or the PiesldPiit snslng
ir am Ii 1 null bp m lompllsheil and the
1'n alilent taken tn III. hn nnd and held
iih a hnat igi he thought It would btlng
about an exihange of iitaoners He
sn 1 the Prenldent fie'ittentls went lo
the Soldiers Ilotne uleiue and nn
Rtintelcl lhat he could he ei.alls rap
lured nn niie nl theae visits utid rnirled
to tin Pnlnmni boatel acroas Ihe
river nnd rnnveved tn Hit hmnnd
llteae were the Ida is advanced bs
Bnith 1111 1 lie nlnne was the moving
spit It Altei a elebite nr some tlmr
and his pointing nut Its renslblllts and
being under Ihe effects some little or
wine we consentid to Join him In the
entei prise e alone 1 nniprlsed tin en
tire parts In this scheme ut that tlm
aa lir as ins knowledge extends We
separated thai afternoon anil I returned
In mv brothers linmi neir Ilooksiovvu
ltalllmiue counts Md Booth stated
that he would leave lor New ork the
next elas to wind up his affairs and
make iner his propertv to different
members of his Tamils, reserving
enough to mrr out his rtoJeUei)
s.heme auel would soon irttirn
11 n i.u.tiK im nii!
Booth aald he would rurnlsh all Ihe
neresaars materials to euny out the
pinj ct lie showed me the different
rntrlea In his .liars or what his en
gagemeuts paid li im In his profession
anil I Judge front what 1 have heard
hla Ine nine thprpfrniu to havi leen Irani
J.hiOO to ITOnmi o uto Inrnrmed me
lhat he owned piopeitv In the oil re
gl.ii'B or PeniiBSlvunla und Unalnn lie
was taken slek while at home nnd
upon his leeovery he arranged his hual
neaa nnd went to the oil legions frnm
which films he wrote me, enclosing IJO
ror exiienaea requesting me to look
mound and pie k out a horse ror him
Thla wis all (he money I ever re
ceived from Booth or ans other petson
In connection with the undertaking He
wint from the nil regions 10 Canada,
ind shipped his wardrobe tn Nassau as
he artel wards inrnrmed me Booth re
turned tn Baltimore some time In No
vember nr De ember lsrtl He had pur.
ihiaed whlb North some arms lode,
r.nl himself in .use or pursuit, viz
two rarhln a three pairs or te nlv.is
tliee knlvea mid two pail ef hand
.tills tearful that the weight of hla
trunk might attract attention he asked
me to take part of them which 1 did
and sent them to him by express to
Washington
A short time after his return fiom
I ntiada In Baltlmoie he went to the
lovvei rnuntles nf Maisland bordering
on the Potmnue ag he said foi the
purpose or purchasing hnraea nnd boats
I met lilm In Haltlmoie in lanunis 1
think at whlih time he purchased the
horse that I hail selected for lilm He
also puithused a liugas and barwaa
and said Ihut nil wna lompleted 1 nil
nads to wnrk 1 Inrmmed 1115 pn ictus
lhat 1 was in the ill lm tineas with
Booth to prevent th 111 from knowing
the Hue cause of mv association with
Booth O Uuighlln mil I drove Hi'
buggs to Washington this wns wnm
time in the eatlv pari of Deceuth r
1SI or the enrly pa t of Januaiy,
IM1.1
PAllM rilEPAH VTIO.NH
We left the horse al Nallors llveij
stable on Ihe cnue ear Thirteenth
stieel mid we went tn he Itullmnn a
liotel tkept li) Iiihaui on Pennss Iva
nla avenue We temalned there 11 few
da and n n went to Mitchell a hotel
near drover theater mil icinalned u
few days Wo went frnm there ind
rented a room fiom Mrs Van lyne
4If. D street and obtained our meula
at the l'ranklln hotel nt the corner of
D and Kigiith streqls Me rentalnod
there on and on until Manh SO 1MJ5
during whlih time I fruiuentls went to
lloltlmore ncarls rvetv Hniuidus
iil.iughltn ua a genet il ihlng went
und returned with me on Ih. a. visits
Whm in lleltiirnie 1 mmlne.t m uiy
falli 1 a home When In "Anahlngion I
nil nuisi if ns lime nt Itullman s
hit I ikept lis II him 111 PhiiiisvIviiiiI 1
avenue at whlih plan 1 1 Laufclilln nnd
lusscir ha I anill ilm lima
Ihe 1 lealdeut having 1 eased vlflilng
the toldli ra lloni. Bniih niHiBid a
I I in In ibdmi hltn fiom the Ihwilei
I y 1 in lying lilm hi fc, off tin st ige hy
the but k e nu nice 1 hue him In u buygv
which h - in hiv In ntirulan
il lurinr il ouru ion iht li null
h pr dui I I y tl 11 1 j off r ihe
gas m ike re 1 1 011 i- re I obi 1
to an) such urrangemTit, and flainly
lolnted out Its utter Irnprnctlcablltts
nnd told Booth It could tot be accom
plished He would listen 10 no argu
tiient I could hi Ing 101 Ih unil seemed
lesolved In esrrslng out HiIb mud
scheme lip endetcvoicd to nbtniu a man.
riom New ork to turn off the ens
In this he failed so he Infoiired me
Ihls wna In the litter part or Jnnil
mv' 01 the early part or r.bruarv lev.
Booth at thla time wns slopping at
the Nutlonal lintel About this time I
culled nt hla room aieompanled b)
n Laughlln and upon entering was In
troduced to hurrutl under the name I
thlnl. nf 1 nip 'J hla wns nlout in or
11 neloik In the morning and Ilnoth
was still In heel This wns the Hi at
time I ever met Mirratt Hurratt left
a fenv moments after we came In nnd
Booth Informed us thit he was one of
the pnit.es engaged In the abduction
and Hint Ills name was Hurrutl
V MOIHIIItH Plir WH
AI out this lime Booth told me he hal
received u letter fiom his mother In
which she stated that slip hid fearrul
dreams about him Ahe sent his broth
er Junius llrutus In Washington In
perauide hint to co ite honip ao Booth
mill me Booth told ine that he did
not wish his brothei 10 know how
mans horia he had as he knew that
his binthet would ask ror nn ex pin tin -llnn
ns to whs he kept sn mans He
asked ine then tn go down In 1 lcavei s
stnhle mil I did so He told Mr
Cleivei that I hi 1 puuhised the
horse and he wis tinned over tn me
About a week afterward 1
went to the alnhle p ild the
livers on the borae and rode him
up tn the .arm 1 ur I) mil righth
streets, and tinned him over either to
0 I.uuBhlln or Booth I never saw the
horse afterwards Booth afteiwnrd re
paid me lor the board of the hotse
Booth was absent from the City of
I Washington fnt the best part or the
month of Pebru ir) On his leturn he
slated that he hml been In N'ew nrk
On the night or March It I'M. stout
1.' or 12 10 n 1 Ini k D l.aughllii and mj
eir wetp nhout leaving Xlull111.il s hn
tel 011 our wnv to our rojrn when
Booth sent a m.ssenger (Ilerold) who
ut that time vv is unknown 10 me re
nuentlng JS 10 a roninnns Ilerold to
Roller eating saloon (Ilerold 1
learned from O I.aughlln hid been in
Hoduced In hlin thnt .1 1) by Ilnoth
luting then buggy tide)
We Aceniillnt.lv went up nnd were
ushered Into ihe room where seated
mound a table weie Booth Surrntt
AUerodt, Mini Porl Tobacco nnd
Pus lie alhs Moaliv nil or whom with
the exception or Booth an I urratt I
had nevei seen nnr heaid or betdre
We weie then roiiiiiill) Intinduied
Osslera, liquors and cigars weie oh
(allied lieinth then remarked that
, thoe galhere 1 were the narilei en
gaged lo asslM In the abducllnu of Ihe
Piesldent The plan of ahdu. ting hlin
from the then r was then Intiodnccd
and discourse I upon Booth saying
that If It could not he done from the
lower lN ll 1 nuld from the uppei one
THI3 PARTS ALLOTTED
He set forlh the pnrt he wished each
on to perf.um II. anl Piyne alias
MosbS. were in seise the Piesi.lent. In
the box i Lutighllu and Ilerold lo
I put out (he gib I was tn Jump upon
the stage and taiat them aa lie was
Invveted down riom the box and Hur
iatt and Alieio.lt ullUH Port Tobacco
were to be on the other aide or th.i
hastern Krnne h bridge lo act as pilots
and lo aaalat in . onveslrtir him to the
boat whlih had been purchased bs
Booth Booth paid everything w..s in
leadlnent
The (1st of the conversation during
the meeting wae ns to whether It could
01 could nit be u. coniplished In the
manner piopos. i After listening 1 1
Booth and ihe others 1 ftriiils protest
ed and obje iiih the whole a In me
and told them of Us utter Imprui tl. n
lilllty t am .I that prisoners weie
being exi hanged and that the ohjei t
of tho Hbdu. II ni had been neiompliah
ed thit patrloilam wns the motive that
prompted me in lolnlng the scheme
not ambition and that I wanted 11
shadow if a iliin.e foi my life and
that 1 Intended Imvlng It
I hen a 1 angi dtiuisalon arose be
tween Booth and myself in which he
threatened to ehool me I told him tl ut
two could pla) nt hat game and be
fore them all exi r. seed my tlrm de
termination to havi nothing more to
do with It after that week Atout t
neloik In Up morning the meeting
bioke up nnd oiuughlln and mself
went to our room ut Mrs van Tsnea
The neM das ur I win standing in
front ef Itullman lintel Pennaslvu
lila avenue Innunpans with O Laugh
Itn Booth came tiding lis on horse
buek and stopped and called O Laugh
Iln He ronvcised vvtlh 1dm a short
time and then o LiiUKhlln leturned
.vising that Booth waited to set me
I went te. the 1 uih and met hlin Booth
apologlaed l me for the words he lucd
used ut the meeting remarking that
he thou. lit tl it I must have been
drunk In making il e objei tloni th it 1
did In if r. 111 1 lo hu proposed tibiu nr
carrying out ihe tibiuillon I toll hlin
no drunkenness wan nn his anl hla
party s pun that t wua nevei moie
sobet In my llto anl that whit I aal I
the night l.efnte I meant mil thai the
week would end my ennn Hon vvnh
the afTaii
ANOTIinit PL.V lIAli HED
On Match I? 1SK5 about j o 0. k
llonlh and lleioi 1 met fi 1 intghl 1 ,n
II s It It mill 'tuel that 1 1,)
Hint th 1 rt,ileni uiuri g 1
IlKltr ll f-,-n ill e o
enlh ttftet, a a soldiers en an pme
or h util at (he outer -dze of the
eitv boith had ptevlousls """'
snail hlaek lux titalning two nr
Hies a monkes wrench ammunition
and roui pieces it re De bs the portei
of the National hotel to our room nt
Mrs van Tsne- Nut wishing It to re
miln In our room O Laughlln sent Ihe
box to an ai'iunlntance of his in
Washington Th a box was sent to our
10. m in the eiirlv "art of March li&
I think nnd wis lenoved In about a
week or ten dn)d
After Booth and lleinld met
i) Laughlln and nsself nnd mad ar
rangements to go nut to the nei form
am e on Seventh a'ret Booth Ilerold
and O Laughlln went for Ihe box con
taining the two enrblnes etc The un
diratandlng was lhat Heroll was to
tike the box with Booth c horse and
Imggv to either Huirnttsvllle 01 T B
and theie meet us in ease the abduc
tion vvus sun erul This nn Ihe last
time I saw Ilerold until nui Ulal
0 Laughlln lelurneel and we took our
dinner at the l'ranklln hotel ns usual
fter dinner we met Booth nnd a
ompauled him to the llvety stihle neat
llm patent oftlee at whlih plnre Bnilh
ohtalned horses for-u O Laughlln
II id I then rode tn oui r nin on I)
itret and made all our necessars at
1 1 jngeinents eaeft aiming himself
I ei laughlln and I then mde out to
wnere the performame was to take
I IncP
Wp stopped ut n restnurint nt the
1 101 of thP hill to Await the arrival of
tin other parties 1 hev not anlving us
mm as we oxppctel we remounted our
horses nntl rode out on the mad nhout a
n lie We then returned and Hop) 1 d it
the same teslnurant While in there
tserndt rnme In having Just nrilved
with Pane A short time after Booth
nnl Surratt tame In and we drank to
(..ther Booth had made Inquiries at
the eniampment whcie the performance
.ii to be held anl leimed that the
I 1 icsldent was not there After telling
tin this we separated OLiughlln and
II veclf riding back lo the cits tnsether
Mn ratt und Booth rode out the toed
in vard the countrs O Laughlln and I
I. ft 0111 hotses bark of the National
hotel ut a llverv stable
lONM'IIIACV AUANDOVED
About 8 o clock 1 met Booth mil lur
latt near the stable This was the Inst
time I ever saw hurratt ind I never
saw Pasne after we pirted In our ride
into the clt) until the dav of our trial
0 .mighllu and I left nshlnclon on
Mmch Mth mil went to Baltimore
Booth went to New x, nrk nnd thus I
thought Hie whole affair abandoned J
then told my famll) I had cened bttal
ness In Washington nnd had severed
ms connection with Booth
My fathei told me thnt If I would ip
pi) to J W Whaitou for emplo)tnettt
1 nilRht obtnln It as Whnttnn vvus
looking fnr a 1 lerk the list time he
cntne up riom Old Point lomfoit V.i
to Baltimore I went to in) btothei s
home at HookHown Biltlmore count)
nnd 1 tPtuinpd March :5th to Biltlniore
I was Infoinied nt in) rather s that
Booth had cnlleel lo bpp me un I left 1
earl requesting me to a nil upon lilm nt
Itanium s hotel I found 11 letter (here
also rrom hlin (o nip In whlih hp slated
he eleelied to give It another tilnl the
week following and If unnic. eaaful lo
abandon it fnievei The letter found In
Booth a Hunk wna In anavver to thla
leiiei whlih I Innoeentls wrote lo pre
vent his itndet inking II
On (he aunie dav Mai.h I" 1KM. I
apt lied In J W Wharton at oil Point
Conirnrt ror emplnsment mil re eived u
ravorble annuel lo ms application on
March 11 I'M. O Utughlln cmne to mv
rmhei a to which place I had retumel
rtom mv btnthers nnl leqttested me lo
niiompans him lo Washington tn see
Booth fnr the purpoae or obtaining M0
which Booth had boirowed riom hint
I went with him th it morning un 1 ip
tiirned Willi him on thp earls ifternom
ttnln or lh. same das At the ieit nl
Washington we arcldentull) met
Uxerndl We ellank tngelhpr and thPtl
pnrte.1 fiom lilm I ni ver saw hlin rrom
thp l.lh or March until then, and never
afterward until our tilil
ftl flRATT IN niCHMON-n
We saw Booth During 0111 convern
Hon he toll ua lhat the President waa
not In Washington He also aald that
Hurritt hid rone tn IllPhmond as hn
had itndertnod through Welchtnin that
a Mrs hlalor had urrivpd from Canada,
with dlspatphpa and thai thp pirty
who hid been In the habit or Terr) Ins
persons across the river had been ar
rested In the Government In ionse
quence nf which Surrntt offerel hla ser
vlees 10 aeeninpnns her to Hie hniond
I aaked If he had receive I ms teller nf
the 27th and ho replieel that he hal
nnl I arke I him when the letter vv is
received to destiny ll He told me ho
woul 1
This Interview on March list took
place In his room at the N'a lonil holel
liooth o LmiRlilin nnl msseir being
liesent In this ennversatloti Booth
state I (hat the enterprise hml l.ei n
iibanlnn.d He nlso stated that he In
tended tn leturn lo his prnreaslnn It
was nl this Interview that 1 nskcl
Booth whit I should do with Ihe arms
I ha I He told me to keep them to sell
them nt do ins thing I desired vvlili
them We left him at his loom nt the
hotel about 2 o i lock In the afternoon
and aftet that Hint 1 never tpcpIvpiI
either a letter fiom him nr mis nther
inmrniinlintlnn nor he rrom me neither
liaie I sun hltn since
W e returned tn Baltimore on the earls
afternoon train I parted with O Laugh
lln and went to m) lather s 1 there
found a lettei from Win Hon In which
In gave me emplosmrni The next
mnrnliig I went In ms brothei a nt
Hnokelovvn picked ms vollac j lepiru
tor) In gnlng In Whattnns I then
gave in) brothei a icvnlver und k
One tevnlver I 1 irrled with me Is
brothei drove me to the 1 Ity and onk
the bo it that evening for Old Point and
lommen. el clerking for Mr Whartin
on mv aiilval there Thla ruled ms
eonneuloii with the conaplrn. ) and I
luard nothing further from It nor rmiii
an) or the. parlies connected tin rewlth
I knew nothing of the assassination un
til the news reached Kort Monroe a
by telegraph ohout 12 n clock 1111 the
morning or the rth or April Mi
pla' 1 11 1 Minn a am ht
1 was hi re steel at Mr Whiitons
store Old Point Comfort 1 un ihe
miming of pill 17 WIS TIip asansal
hatlon n' Piesldent Lincoln wis never
nnntlonel nr even hinted ut lit my nlCa.
en.p by Booth 01 any nthe, , erai 11
(Signed) SAMI I.I. AUNiiLI)
In the piesenee nr
'.KOIIili: It ANDltnws
Major "thJHnlijl hi, e A,.ller.
1 Psmiiel Armilel do snlPninlv awar
In the preaenei or Almlghiv Oi.l ihiVi the.
fDr'hga"X "nnl to Ml lei, I uii
tiuhed nj! name la true In even parti. u
lnr and Is .full und cmplei, hlalnry or
niv .onnee 101, with He' eonapiraes VA
iil.lilit or kidnap Prea dent Lincoln 11,1a ,
l.lamry or ill aeveril parts each ' is 1
mrforni mil Hut ,1 11 a true Btatiiiieni
t fai aa mv knowlalae nxlen la rt nil
tails and peraone connected with the iei
splrarv tn jibduet or hlehiap thai I have
not ltinntad 10 comesl 1115 nf the fa. ii
relating tharetj or to sireiii mv "elf . !
f."5. fwI,0J, innnted th.rew h n,i
that I had no knoaledge whatever that
snj uttsmpi was tn he made to a.aaa.
'". , '.SrlL't '", I'lneoln nnd rurihef
more 1 will true answer make 1 1 ai v i,.ei
,11 qilisllons which lltus be rn 1"
in me In relation to msseir or in i
iirsi.il or persons whl'fi wrp "0',',rt
'ih.,R8nMl ,0 ''"Wiwele.l elth r with
the Bhdurilen or ussuas In iilnii V I rea,
dent Lincoln sAUlkl llivoi,.'
gubsirlbed and svvoii n u rtl i ' L
3rd .l,v or nJi.nJbe'r Zr'm 'n """
V II CHBHON Nntniy I ,llc
(To he iintlnuml neM week )
Mote thun n rw odd Hn umsian e .
W'V,nrt,i;,"o?pleoW'T
-:,;;JvpU1vl'.;
all Heir I lit r i"1, ' i'i
' I 'e and .Mr niV , ,' n'
r c he .,d his wire-wtr, mil. one""" I
A VICTIM OF GOOD LUQx
I Well now," said the Philanthropist, when the Criminal had a
'let us see what enn be done In )our cnee lou struck a poll . 1,MnHl.
the execution of his dul) ' man ngaj,4 ,
I did said the Criminal, with something rather near to an at
faction I stmck him hard rot''fn,
ou me poor nnd ln rags. Yet )our pronunciation of the
manner of taking ten and revetnl other points uuout jou would Mplrit fo
tbat )ou weie once in tl betlei position" ""loinj
I wns
And what brought ou to povert)? -What maddened sou i
anawer Is but loo obvious Drink O, my dear frlcndl O ntrl i1
'One moment snld tho Criminal rather emphasUlng a s lit,, Jm"
have behaved in n ftlcndly way to ine In offering hospitality and t v" V
equ tl rrleu Illness In aicepllng it Hut when It comes to bt other It e "1"
that )ou ure Inttnduclng a family complication which Is er iinn. MemtOr
let me I in nne question lo ou You assign, conectl) enough m'lu V
dtink To what do v ott n-algn the drink Why did 1 tako tn "t ll1iif,i ,
Our natuiea are frull and sinful Kvon foi the best of us ll I
struggle wldi (he power of evil We can but' " n4
les ea said the Criminal, "nil very Iruc, no doubt And wkn
It I may tell sou thnt I assign my downfall to my natural g nerosti tr,tfl
quite ex. epllonul sttoke of gnol luck ' "'"Unit,
I don t think ail I (he Philanthropist plnlntlvel), 'that vou 1io..m
In this way and in ike fun or n well-mpaut erfort to help )ott an th" tr,Jt"
MS dpnr sir snld IhP ( rlmlnul necttse tnp of nnsthlng (u,
not of an prior of tante I apeik in till seilouancss, nnd I will trove ill, '
Sou ni) ators Hut let me fliat Inqulru If Jou ale acquainted with th. Wl'
gameofdnw poket roi the stors Hn lis Upon that " Atnntu
Ihe Philanthropist wua quite well tcqunlnted with II In h s un
dass as u )nung man at Caiiibildge he had plased It a good U ai n 5?' '
a little ashamed . f ndmlttlng it Bu'
"It Is pan nl tns dutv he snld ' (o be acquainted with the t,o-rH.j
these deponble gambling games My knowledge is superficial of cou"'1''
ver) muih n matter of hcarsn) ' ou"n
Thats nil right ' said Ihe Criminal ' I wasn t nsklng sou to r,u,
dass nf my proaperlt) I wns In the lull It nf playing poker every evenlr
club I need not sa) that b the rules of the dull pnker wis mott atrilif1
bidden In fact wo nlwi)s called It California whist In con -men e T
was never outtngrous, but It wns filrly high sometimes Hoi Lver at
nMnrd lo lose exiept one a mem bo) He vvua n nice bos In many ,, '
fnnl s0 far as the inno went ho was not In our cli-n He ahauin.i
Idas Ing nnl hp Imarliihly loxt ' "!'l
Natuinlls. If "u ip pliylng too high for oui mpani sou get ntrro,
that moans that )oil get frlkhtened out when )ou ought to I with ,.V
altogether overdo the hlitir )ouisrlf. At leist," the i'hllunth oplst adleV-1
nm Inrot ined
'Couect Well we were pln)lng one night and ii pot of about f6iw,..
for a sovereign nnd the opening was inlaed twice thp list time ItnuJ,
bo) nnd I mule! see e islly enough by hla voice and manner tsat ,, , '
good I had nothing that I could keep However, I hid won more el thi ll
money than I wanted nnd I tlo.tght I would help tn make the pot tip fort
ho I said 1 dldn t mind buying llvo cards foi three sovereigns, and put rnr ma
in ' Ton w"re denting of course being the list to spcikv
Quite so The opener on in) left took two cards The next mart HI hop
out The tlrst ralsei also took two, the bos stood pat nnd I helpae enJ,'
live Ihe opener bet, wis seen bs the next man und raised the limit by bt,
1 picked up m cards us inntter of form, I had no cxpe lailon of gettlas t
thlng and I hid only come In to lnc And there ln my hand was a strjlghu,
the first nnd onl) time I ever held one "
Jokei In ' asked tho Phllanthroi 111.
'We never used It. There s no hense In a hand of five nee aturl,
raised the limit ngaln 1 hp othpr two dropped out nnd the bo nndlTttti
ding dong 1 dldn t want his vnonc) I implored him tn seo rre anl Hop"
Wh) dldn t ou see lilm If sou vvnnted It stopped '
I held i straight flush, and 1 nm a pokcr-plnyr
'The temptation wns gient 1 tcdmlt '
' Temi liitlon." W h it wns nn nhsnlute necessity tn play that hand forp
thing thPre vv as The lm) siw me it 1 ist when he stood to los a oupleoth
died He had four kings nnd It wns hard work for him to strll jirctt Ir
lie saw my straight fluah However 1 will cut my rtnr) short Thahoypaj.
nnd ho stole nione) lu order tn do It The theft wns found out nnl he trM
shoot hlmseir That vv is nil hushed up but he left the club and It ices tun
that I hid better resign also The talk went loiinl nbnut me I had al d
given the bo) lour kings and I hid given msself n sttnlght flush and thai!'
miracles la past Now 1 have dono nlnioat eveis thing elc but I haven
elicited hi enrdi And if I ltnd chentcd I should line Riven in) sell that t ra
flush In two lots nnd not nil togethei. Nn one accused me nr coull hive am
me but 1 was not exactl) welcomed the thing got on my nerves and thi
not until then I took to drink ThP drunkaiil Is nevei n goal gambler I
m) mones 1 got Into bad conipnti) And the rest you hive sen for sount
"An extranrdlnir) stnr) ' slid (he Phil lulliroplrt 'I inuit think It o
eomo and see tne tomonow at this time, and wo will see what can be dr(
)0U
With pleasure Thank jou very much"
' or course mid the Phllanthtnplst, ns he nsalsted the Criminal wlthhn
shnhb) overcoit, sou should have kept lo our Hist generous impulse anl
moment )nu saw what our hind wns )0U should have thiown it face doM
on the tuliblsh heip and gonp out
' Could ou hive done If I ould Ht Augustine hlmsplf have done It' C
nnylmdy on earth hive donp If No, the luck was too good Too jocd ti
true '
In a remote corner or the park the Criminal examined the pair of tutirt
nnd the teispoon that he drew from his pocket. ' Plated " he said to hlmii!
was nfrnld so at th time -Black and W hlte
THE MURDERER'S THUMB.
The man from Indiana discovers man) hnblts nnd cuatoms In the effete E
which bifflo and put his unlerslnndlng tn the rout One of these lithet
of th" smart set in wearing dogskin gloves when traveling Nobody eieM'
the thinnest sort or ploves in the house so wh) the thickest ones on tin
might bo thought thnt tho silken sons of dalliance nursed In pleasure I (
lap fenrel to mil thcli hands were it not that sleeping anl the so called!"
nm are provided with wash basins a goo 1 qu illt) of soip nnd plertyelf
towels The wearing thPtl nf thick warm gloves when aboard a train FP
tn Hie Ilooaler ns being n vers rldlruloiis fad
When Joumeslng ftom Boston lo Now lork Intely on the bhorc Line ?
I round nisaeir sented next In u line hulk or n man whom I knew b) hie
to be n Catholl priest Up like Hip othrrs In tho lar worn dogskin lo"i
InnPd tightly about tho wrlats 1 had Just seen Hull Calne a plas The EK
lis ' and I waa nnxlous tn leirn rrom this dominie lh" position of then
II ehureli on tho mailer of the Introduction of the Pore on Ihe '
stirring elrninn As I wna the only peison In the ur without glovri IN"
litis enlnfldencp as nn pxcusp to enter Into a conversation vvllh the haw'
nnd evidently itiltuied pidre
Tn my surprise llili eci leslustlc hid nn notion of discussing Hall Calne f
pli) !ie)ind expiesalng the opinion Hint If tho pnntlfr In the elrnnia "
sented In n reverend tnnnner. ns had been slilPil, no complaint was IW
heard Hut on the queBtlon of wearing dogskin gloves when IravellniM
proline of Ideas
It was his nther singular notion tint tills habit wns cnev II with the IK t
tinre nf r helm the palmist In thla enuntr) This vv Izard nr the palm a
to the member of the elolli had sit. ippdul In convincing manv people in"1
was there a hand that ill I nnl exn. llv rPllnt Hie brain Ihut dlreets II f
krnw lines frlPinls nil Hint inn neeeasni) Is that wc s e tn tint'"
thumbs ( nuld there be instiling more simple nnd inllnnal than that w
people did not enjoy tho Idei or having mere stringers read their imn"
studs their Inmost thoughts while thpy mo inmfnttubtv s led In
tr iln- llencn, dogskin gloves and the mini n blank to prying and Win"
truveleis
Although I had riven some little nltontlon tn chlrosophy, this rcison j
wearing or rloves when on a ttnln had never occurred to me When I a I
think It over it seemed quite leasonihle and likely Indeed I acknoivl eo r
Ibis delightful ptlest that fnr two or three enis I had never failed W "
the rotni or n Mend nr sliiingei s Inn! mui thnt I hn.1 been at Prtlcu"J
In ellaeovei a mui with what Is enlled b) tho chlrnmant Iho murderersi
ll wns onl) hitch I explained itftet n lung Benich that I ltn'l seen et i,
tharaeler Ms f. How liuveler wis deaiinua nr leainlng the Incident ol i
eovety, anl wluei a mttidPtprs thumb wna rpnlly llkP .rf
I pxibiliied thnt the . lulil ed m inuiilererB thurtili dlrfers 'romn
one In tltli Hint Hip llrst phnii nge is slim I xeiy wile, thick anl "uM ;
narrow . o irsi null n xei) I. hml and lirullsli formation I P""1 ?"'
satcliel B.uh..ms new nnd truly gre it work nn Iho silence of the w"
showed him n photogmpli of surli a thumb mui the text will h. oin",t i
tilings aal I This . lublied thumb shows In rifle nhstlnirv, und on
n ronimnu hi i le or It wlileh prn lueea a mnrto ilegieo nf agnnl iua"
inui letl wltli n violent tnnper Whether there coarse nnd illrngrMStH"''
have been or will be hiought out In itnollier question K they hM? JJJi,.
eitvlinnmeiits me gnol a elubbed Ihunib will npver dlsplns If r""s ,.
aide We may tint linnet er Ignore the furl that n mine lies undcrneaw.
will only take n. match pioperls nppllel to explode It '
or the person who pnaseased such n member, that Is mother 'ory '
It was tns business lalel) tn tall upon a gentleman a city not rn '
frnm New x ork found hltn a ciy nKreeilde person and In all ipp , ,
of a mild nn I genlle disposition Hiving formed Ihls Idea of liln, ju,
surpilse when I looked nt hla hand nnd discovered thnt ho had a so '
derer s Ihunib . ,
s a moms nt isiertnlnlng the gentlPinnn s rral 'll'r0,ulon"H(r i
naked 'Do 5nu reel sometimes that If )nu did not put ourBf u"
r.Hinlnt snu would do iho pernm bodily harm vvlio lingers you? i" ,
man relieeted u moment und lliep leplled ' Kxnelly! When I fe '" ,, '
bod) ,ns done me a winng I fly Into such n rnge that I fear on""". p 1
will commit some hnrrll le nei Lnlnly ItnwpvPr I have bpen coinpciicj" .
my (Piiip-r for (he reasnn thai when I get very nngrs I In' "" .ot
vere pain aeioaa my forehead the same Instlne for 'lays. Ynu "ia' "
II but I have u filablful umpp, ,.
I waa quite convinced f Ihn luct thnt tho tolllule thumbs wet c "" ,d i '
ateit nf Ihi Inner cl, irm lerlallcs nf the man If this petsnii had '" (,t ,
his Iptnpn wns mild nnd his hpnrl fnrglvliiB my fnllh lu th" theories c
moiis. I'ron.h ililiiiKinnnllat n Srpenllgny, would have been "? ytf
This Is all vei) slngiilit leniniUeil my ecclesiastical filend ' wr
n sntinui nun Just such ,v violent (ninper ns tlttil nf Ihe genii"" ' . , ,r
Iiim Just dea.rlhed mt ,j t,o mutlnueil prntllcn of r'lf l"1"' ,a i
meiitnl iltiistlspmcnt limn managed to sulilun nnd soften nu oltiem
dlinallloti ' jjjr '
Will these lemnika (he priPal remnvid the left hand glnte "'at I
h thumb said Innk hem my ftlPt.df A more deadly "rat P$n,
neir ice plctuiidiiilookedup.il,' 'I foi one, ' Willi Ihe pilWi JSi,
when ulnar, k tialn wear n tlove uuiln" ,., ,, (ftr V ti
Here lood revealed un. honest and ti feui less man- aIlln"'r, ( ,
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