n Catholic, and Miss Hollahan, a Roman Catholic. Before the
officers had left this house a light knock was heard at the door and
a young man appeared in disguise, as he was dressed as a common
laborer and carried a pick upon his shoulder; his hands were white
and soft and he was also arrested, and his name was Powell, another
Roman Catholic.

John Wilkes Booth, the assassin, was a Roman Catholic, consequently
the belief is undoubtedly well founded that not only the scheme to
assassinate Abraham Lincoln was laid in the City of Rome by Roman
Catholics, but was carried into execution by the same set in this
country.

Booth, after the assassination, fled to Surrattsville to the hotel of
Mrs. Surratt, and there a Roman Catholic woman had concealed a
carbine. Mr. Surratt, at Washington, had warned the folks at the
hotel that the weapon would be called for the night of Abraham
Lincoln's assassination, which is _prima facie_ evidence of the plot
to assassinate Lincoln. After the assassination Booth fled, but on
the eastern shores of the Potomac he was concealed in a Roman
Catholic Church for nearly a week. As we relate this history, which
is true, the evidence becomes more damaging against Roman
Catholicism.

The finale of this national tragedy was that Herald, Powell and Mrs.
Surratt were hung, and Dr. Mudd and O'Laughlin were committed to
life-long imprisonment, and all of these were Roman Catholics.

The question now arises, How did John H. Surratt escape from the same
fate of Herald, Powell and Mrs. Surratt? _I will tell you!_ John H.
Surratt escaped by the assistance of Catholic officials and went to
Canada, and was concealed in a "Trappist cloister" near Montreal, and
remained there until 1865, when, as a Priest, he went to Liverpool.

In the spring of 1866, Mr. Wm. H. Seward was informed by a Mr. King,
at Rome, Italy, that John H. Surratt had enlisted in the Papal
Guards, under the name of John Watson. He was arrested at Teroli, in
Italy, but escaped by plunging down a ravine twenty-three feet deep.

He was wounded by the fall and crawled off to a monastery and
remained there until he was healed and then resumed his flight.
After his wounds healed, he went to Egypt, as he was not satisfied
with Italy, and was there captured by our minister, Mr. Hale, and
sent to America.

I could go on and on, giving you history of lesser importance that
this, which occurs week in and week out, month in and month out, and
year