John Surratt, her younger brother, was on the run as a purported Booth conspirator. Despite Anna’s heartbreaking efforts to save her mother, Mary Surratt was hanged not quite three months after the assassination. On Jan. 6, 1928, the police raided the place for illegal sale and possession of liquor. - They had one daughter: Mary Victorine Scott Surratt Weller. He opened a tavern that served as a polling place, post office and part time hotel.
During the presidential campaign that year, the Republicans nominated James A. Garfield, and the Democrats chose Hancock. She was unable to change Johnson’s mind, however. In 1872, Surratt married Mary Victorine Hunter, a second cousin of Francis Scott Key. Documents of Victorine Surratt (born Hunter) The Star said the attention “has made her extremely nervous, and she cannot talk upon the subject even to her intimate friends.” 3 Mary Victorine Scott SURRATT: B: 3 Apr 1883. Susannah Scott SURRATT was born ABT 1880 in Baltimore,MD. 1880, d. 1945) Mary Victorine Scott Surratt 1596 was born 1880 1596 , and died 1945 1596 .She married Louis Parler Weller , son of William Banghart Weller …
Her last words on the scaffold were “Don’t let me fall.”The Surratts were pariahs and society shunned them all.
After the guilty verdict, a tearful Anna tried to see President Andrew Johnson at the White House to plead for her mother’s life, but she was prevented from doing so. Please enable JavaScript and reload this page. No doubt that was how they wanted it.
She said she knew nothing of Booth’s plans, and that her trips to Surrattsville had to do with collecting money she was owed by a man named John Nothey.The prosecution’s strategy was to tie Mary Surratt to the conspiracy, and most of their case rested on the testimony of two men: her tenant at Surrattsville John Lloyd and one of her boarders Louis Weichman. M. Victorine Hunter 1846 John H. Surratt in Virginia, Marriages, 1785-1940. Until the drop fell, a belief still existed that she would be reprieved, and if one had come even when the rope was around her neck, it would have surprised no one. She was prevented from doing so by the guards and also by Sen. James Lane and former Sen. Preston King, both of whom would later commit suicide. D: Dec 1982 + Louis Parker WELLER: B: 1870. Then “the astute gentleman,” as the Star called him, found out that John Surratt would have to appear in court for any such sale to take place. In passing, the Star’s readers also learned that Tonry and Anna had “two bright little children, between 5 and 8 years of age,” who “hung nervously about her side.” Also, Anna’s hair was “slightly streaked with grey.” By this time, the Star also added, brother John had become chief clerk for a Norfolk shipping line, with Isaac as a clerk under him. This strict attention to privacy was to characterize Anna’s later years. This became the destination for those wanting to discuss politics of the day. At last, it looked as if a quiet life lay ahead, but in 1880, the politicians had other ideas. She remained there until April 30, when she was transported to the Washington Arsenal Penitentiary. - Her brother Isaac was at Anna’s side, and John sat in a front pew. Her brothers John and Isaac lived nearby, they gradually let the conspiracy issue rest.During the 1880 presidential campaign, however the Republicans nominated Anna and her family finally dropped out of the news, and Anna eventually had two more children. Their improving financial and social position relieved some of the strain in Anna’s life, but she continued to suffer emotionally and physically.