Santa Fe weekly gazette. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1864-1869, 1865-05-06
Assassination of President Lin
coin and attempted assassina-
ton of Secretary Seward.

alre, tue Fresluent, Whle sitting IN ulS
private box with Mrs Lincoln, Mrs. Harris
and Major Rathborn, was shot by an as
sassin, who suddenly entered the box and
approached behind the President, The
assassin then leaped upon the stage,
brandishng u large dagger, and made his
escape in the rear Of the theatre.
The pistol hall entered into the back
Of the Presidents head, penetrating
nearly through the head. The wound is
mortal, and the President has been insen,
sible ever since twas inflicted, and is now
about dying.
About the same hour IN assassin, whe-
ther the same or not, entered Mr.. Stewards
apartment, and under prctcnco Of having
a prescription, was shown to the Socro.
tary's sick chamber. The assassin imme.
diately rushed to the bedside and inflicted
two or three stabs IN the throat and two
in the face; ii is hoped the wounds may
not bo mortal-my apprehension is that
they will prove fatal.
Anurso alarmed Mr.. Fred, Seward, who
was in the adjoining room, who hastenel
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| WASmSGToS, April l4.--Presidcnt Lin
coin and wife, with other friends, this cy-
enng visited Ford'5 Theatre for the pur
puse Of Witnessing the performance Of "OuI
American Cousin" 1t was also annouH-
ced in tho papers that Gen. Grant would
also DO present, but that gentleman took
the late train for New Jersey. The thea
ire was denso y crowded. Everybody see
med delighted with the scene before them,
During the third act, and whiIc there was
a temporary pause for ono OF the actors
to cnlcr sharp report of pistol WAS
heard, which merely attracted attention.
but suggested nothing serious, until q mao
rushed to the front of the Presidents box
waving \ long dagger in his right band
oycIoiming "s,c scmpcr 'yrDaig," and inn
maiiatoly loaped from the box, which was
in the second tier, to the stage beneath
and ran across to the opposite side Of th,
stage, making his escape, amid the bewiI
dermont Of the audience, from tho rear OI
the theatre, ind mounting a horse, he fed
The screams of Mrs. Lincoln first dis
closed the fact to the audience that til,
President had been shot, when all prGsen
rose to their feet, rushing towards th,
stage, many exclaiming chang him
The ezcitementwas Of the widest possible
description, and of course there was al
abrupt close Of the theatrical performance
There was arush towards the President
box, when cries were heard Of "stan,
back, )" "giyo him air." "las any one sti
mulunts."
On q hasty examination, it was foun,
that the President had been shot throug
the head above, and back Of tho tympanur
bone. Some Of his brains were oozin
e out howas removed to private house op
posito the Theatre. The Surgeon Genera