The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1865-04-21
Assassination Of President
Lincoln, and Attempted
Assassination Of Secre-
tary Seward

n La1y seward ! .. g..
h WASHINGTON, April l5th-12.3O A, N.
a The Prcsidcut was shot in tho theatre
Hto-night, and is perhaps mortally wounded.
b .f SECOND DisYATCH. ..-
III Tho Presidont 10 not expected TO live
tbroughout the night. lie was sho, at tn.
Htheatre. ..i .t a'..F |.., .. o.
q Secretary Seward was also assasinated. -
ANO arteries cut Particulars soon. I'd.
a t-l' 10 THIRD DISPATCH. -i OBJ.
Il President Lincoln aud vito, with other
Hfrends, this evening visited Fotd's Theatre
for tho purpose Of witnessing tho porf q, q.
onco OF tho American Cousin. il was IN :.
Hnounccd in tho papers that Gencral Grant
Ewould also bo present, but that geu,lcmau o
Htook tho late train Of cars for Now Jorsey.
Hlho theatre was donscly crowded and ev
Ecrybody delighted With tho scene before
Nthom. During tho Sd oct, and whiio there
kwas temporary pause for ono Of tho actors
Hto entor. Q sharp report OF pistol was
kIheard which merely attracted attention. bot
Hsuggc.tod nothing serious until . mau
rusbcd to tho front Of tho P,o,idont's box
Hwaving long dagger 10 his right hand, and
8excisiming. "Sic somper tyrhnnisW, and
Himnlo odiate'y loapod from tho box which was
Hon tho second tier to tho stage bonoa, u, and
ran across 10 tho opposite side Of tho stage.
kmaking bis escape, amid tho bowiidorm N q d
kof the audience. from tho rear Of the thea
Ntrc. and mounting his b0rsc fled. Tho
nscreams Of Mrs. Lincoln frat disclosed the
8fact to tho audience that tho President had
Nboen shot, whom oil present rose to their
feet. rushing towards tho stseu, many ex
scIaiming "Hisbg him" Tho excitement vas
5of tho wildcss possible discription, and of
courso there was an abrupt intermission Of
&tbo theatrical performance. There was a
SrDsh towards tho Presidents box, when
acrics wore, beard of, 'S,sud buck and give
9him air. '"lias any ono stimulsnts"
On basty examination it was found tha d
Tho Presioont had been shot through the
head above aud back of tho ompo,si bone
5and that somo Of the brains wore ooziue out
! 10 was ratn ovod 20 . private bousc opposiicI
tho thca.rs, and tho Surgeon Gehorat of
{the army end other Surgeons sent for to at.
ltend to his conCition.a o'se1.a3 -!aGi iG tnr
Jon an discrimination Of tho private borl
1blood swas discovered on Tho back Of, ,heI
Scnshionoti' sockius chair-on shich the Pres
3sdcns had boon sittiwg. and alao on tho par-|
Jtition. Oa the door I common. ieinple|
6arrolioa pistol i<as found. A. amiIi.sr,
eoard ives placed 10 front Of tho private
tesidouco to which Tho President vas con.
Rveyod. Auimmepss crowd was in front of
III. all deeply ANXIOUS to learn tho condition
6of tho Prosident. 1t had been provi iousIy
announced that tho wound was n,ottai, hui,
all hoped otherwise. Tho shock to tho
Hcommunity was most terrible. % A. about
midnight tho Cabinet. Mcssrs. Sumner, Be.
tAy and Farnsworth. Judge Bates. Gov.
&Oglesby, General Mcigs, Col. Hays. and .
tcw personal friends, with Surgeon Goneral
y Rav s,h hts
around his bedside. Ho WAS in q state of
Esyncope and was totally insensible and
&breathiDg slowly. Tho blood oozed from
3tho wound At tho back Of his head. Tho
Ssnrceon exhausted evory possible effort of
Nmcdics: skill, but ell hopo vas ponc, The
Sparting Of his family with the dying Presi.
9dent is too sad for description. - : o. ''
Tho President and Mrs. Lincoln did not
asiart for tho theatre untl fft cen miuutes
8aitcr eight O'Clock. Speaker Coifsx was at|
the White House AZ the time. The Presi-
Rcent stated to him that no was going al :.
|3though Mrs. Lincoln had not boon we'll. bo.
cause tho papers had announced that Gen
&Grant was to bo present, and as Con era u
kGrant had Como North, no did not wish lhe
audience to bo disappointed. Hc went With
appArent reluctance. and urged Mr.. Colfay|
to 60 with him, but that gentleman had
made other engagements, and with Mr.. Ash.
nan, of Massachusetts,, bid him good bye
Whcu tho oxcitemont at tho theatre was At
its widest height. reports woro circulated
that Secretary Seward bad been assassiua
tied. "a H'r. ~ -. ~.
'R On reaching this gentleman's residence n
crowd and a military guard wore round t.
and on entering it was ascertainod that the
Ereports were bosod on tho truth.
Everybody there was 30 oYcted that,
Escarcely an intolIigiblo word could DO gath
ered but tho iacts arc as followm AT about
1, 10 O'Clock. . man rang tho bell and tho call
having been answered by colorod sorvsu,.
Ahc said he had come from Dr. Veidi, Sesro.
tary Stewards family physician. with pre-.
scrIption at tho ssmo time holding in his
'Hhand small piece of folded paper, and say
@ing in answer to refusal that no must see
kthe Secretary aS no was trusted with par
Eticu!ar dh ections concerning tho medicino
He still insisted on going up. altboupb ro.
d Ipoatedly informed that no enc could enter
the chamber. lilo pushed the servant aside
Hand walked heavily towards the Secretary,
a 4room. lie was there mot by Mr.. Fred
sVSewsrd, OF whom he demanded to ace tho
socretary, making the same representa- ation
(which he did TO tho servent.
what further passed In tho way of colo.
Eqny is not known, but the man struck him
Ion tho head witha billy, severely iniurinp
u be skull and telling him almost senseIess.
n The assassin then rushed into the cham.
Der and attacked Mr.. Seward, a Pavmas,er
{ LOT tho United States Army.and Mr. Hauseli
messenger OF the State Department, and
two male nurses. disabling them.
lie thon rushed upon the Secretary who
Hwas lying in bed in the same room and In.
iiicted three stabs in the neck, but severinp
II is thought and hoped, no arteries, though
The bed profusely