The Express.
London, England, 1865-04-28 00:00:00

THE ASSASSINATION OF PRESIDENT

LINCOLN.

The following telegram, published in the New
York papers on the 15th, Free full particulars of
the assassination of President Lincoln and the at-
tempt on the life of Mr. Seward :
• •

WASEiLNOTON, Arum 14.
President Lincoln sod wife, with other friends, thle area-
ieg visited Ford's Theatre, for the purpose of witnessing the
performance of the American Cousin. It was miaow-iced
is the papers that Cloworal Gnat would also be preeent.
but that gentleman took the iste train of cars for New

Jersey.
The theatre was deasely crowded, mid everybody 'seined
delighted with the soon before them. During the third
sot, and while there was a temporary panes for one of the
vetoes to enter, a sharp report of a pistol was heard which
merely attracted:attentien, but suggesting nothing serious
until a maniroshed to the front of the President's box'.
waving a long dagger in his right hand, and exclaiming,
" Bic wow tyreanie," and immediately leaped from the
box, which was in the second tier, to the stage
beneath, and acres' to the opposite side, making
his escape amid the bewilderment of the audience
from the rear of the theatre, and, mounting a horse,
fled. The screams of Mrs. Lincoln first disclosed
the fact to the audience that the President had been shot,
when all present rose to their feet and rushed towards the
stage, many exclaiming, " Haag him ! hang him !" The
excitement was of the wildest possible description, and, of
course, there was an abrupt termination of the theatrical
performance. There was a rush towards the President's
box, when cries were heard to " stead back and give biro
air. Has any one stimulants!" On a hasty examination it
was found that the President had been shot through the
heed, above and below the temporal bone, and that some of
the brain was oozing out. lie was removed to a private
house opposite to the theatre, and the surgeon-general of
the army and other surgeons sent for to attend to his
audition.
On an examin►tion of the private box blood was dis-
covered on the beck of the cushioned rocking chair on which
the President bad been sitting ; also the partition ; sad on
the floor a common single•batrolled pocket pistol was found
on the carpet. A military guard was placed in frost of the
private residences to which the President had been con-
veyed. An immense crowd was in front of it--all deeply
anxious to learn the condition of the President. It had
been previously announced that the wound was mortal, but
all hoped otherwise. The shock of the community was

terrible.
At midnight the cabinet, with Messrs. Sumner,
and Farnsworth, Judge Curtis, Governer Aglesby,
Meip, Colonel Hay, and a few personal friends, with the
anew, Gomel Barnes, and his immediate assistants, were
around his bed-side. The President was is • state of syn-
cope, totally insensible, and breathing slowly ; the blood
oozed from the wound at the bath of the bead, and the sus.
goons exhausted every possible effort of medical skill, but
all hope was goae. The parting of his family with the
dying President is too sad for desoriptioe. The President
and Mrs. Lincoln did not start for the theatre until fifteen
minutes after sight Speaker Colfax was at the White
House at the time, and the President stated to him that
be was going, although Mrs. Lincoln bad not been
well, because the papers had announced that Genital
Grant and they were to be present, and as General Grant
had gone north, he did not wish the audience to be die.
appointed. He went with apparent reluctance, and urged
Mr. Collar to go with him, but that gentleman had made
other engagements, and, with Mr. Ashman, of Maaaachir
setts, bid him good night. When the excitement at the
theatre was at its wildest height reports were circulated
that Secretary Seward bad also been asawainated. On
reaching this gentleman's residence, • crowd and • military
guard were found at the door, and on entering it was also
ascertained that the reports were band on truth.
Everybody there was so excited, that scarcely an intelli-
gible world Gould be gathered, but the facts are substantially
as follows :—About 10 o'clock • man rang the bell, and the
call having been answered by a coloured servant, he said he
had *me from Dr. Verdi, Secretary Seward's family physi-
cian, with a prescription, at the same time holding in his
hand • small piece of paper, and saying, in answer to • w-
hirl, that he most see the Secretary, as he was entrusted
with particular directions concerning the medicine. He still
insisted on going up, although repeatedly informed that no
one could enter the chamber. The man then pushed the
servant wide and walked heavily towards the Secretary's
room, and was then met by Mr. Frederick Seward, of whom
he demanded to see the Secretary, making the same repre-
sentations which he did to the servant.
W hat further passed in the way of colloquy is not
known, but the man struck him on the head with •
Dilly, severely injuring the skull, and felled him almost
senseless. The amessin then rushed into the chamber and
attacked Major Seward, Paymaster United States Army,
Mr. Howell, a messenger of the State Department,
and two male nurses, disabling them all. He then rushed
upon the Secretary, who was lying in bed in the same
room, and inflicted three stabs in the neck, but severing,
it is hoped, no arteries, though he bled profusely. The
amialain then rushed downstairs, mounted his horse at the
door, and rode off before an alarm could be sounded, and
in the same manner as the assassin of the President. It is
believed that the injuries to the Secretary are not fatal,
nor those of either of the others, although both the Secre-
tary and Assistant Secretary ere very seriously injured.
Secretaries Stanton and Welles, and other prominent offl-
ine, of the government, called at Secretary Seward's house
to inquire into his condition, and there heard of the
assassination of the President. They then proceeded to the
house where he was lying, exhibiting of course intense
anxiety and solicitude. Au immensecrowd was gathered in
tract of the President's house, and • strong guard was also
stationed there, many pawns evidently supposing he would
be brought home.
The entire city to-night presents • scene of wild excite-
ment, nemnspsaisd by violent expressions of indignation
and the profoundest sorrow. Many sped their way W the
military authorities to have dispatched mounted Waala is
every direction, in order, if possible, to arrest the assmains.
The whole metropolitan police are Mamie vigilant for the
same purpose.
The attack With at the theatre and at Secretary Seward's
house took place at about the same hour (la o'clock), thus
'bowing • pcsooncerted plan to assassinate these patiemes.
Some evidence of the guilt of the party who attacked tie
President are is the preetesioa of the police,