The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1865-04-21
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WAsnINeToN, April IS.
ITO Major General Dix:
This evening at about $3.50 p. NJ &,
lat Ford's Theatcr, the President,
while sitting in his private box, with
Mrs. Lincoln, Mrs. Harris and Major
'Rathburn, was shot by an assassin,
!who suddenly entered the box and
approached behind the President. =
THE assassin then leaped upon the
stage, brandishing large dagger or
knife, and made his escape in the rear
'of the thenter.
The pistol ball entered the back of
the Presidents head, and penetrated
NEARLY through the head, The wound
lis mortal. The President has been
! Iinsensiblc ever since it was inflicted.
About the same hour, an assassin,
whether the same or not is unknown,
:entered Alr. Stewards apartments,
land, under pretcnse Of having pre-
Iscription, was shown to the Secreta-
1 rvs sick chamber.
The assassin Immediately rushed
to the bed and inflicted two or three
Istabs on the throat and two on the
| face. 1t is hoped the wounds may
!! not be mortal. My apprehension is
l.hat they will prove fatal. The nurse
ALARMED Mr.. Fred. Seward, who was
jim an adjoining room, and hastened
ITO the door of his fathers room, when
the met the assassin, who inflicted up.
ION him one or more dangerous
wounds.
The recovery of Fred. Seward is
. doubtful. 1t is not probable that the
/ President will live through the night
,Gen. Grant and wife were advertised
] to be at the theater this evening, but
he started to Burlington at SIX this
eevening.
At Cabinet meeting, at which
iGeneral Grant was present, the sub
Fleet of the state of the country, or the
fprospect OF q speedy peace, was dis.
icussed. The President was very
Scheerful aud hopeful, and spoke very
.liinly of Gen. Lee and others of the
;Confederacy, and of the establish,
ment of the Government in Virginia
All the members Of the Cabinet
Except Mr.. Seward are now in ut
ftendance upon the President l have
sseen Mr.. Seward, but he and Fred
ierick were both unconscious.
+. NJ. STANTON,
Secretary of War.
WAsHINGToN, April 10.
I When the fatal shot was fired, Mrs
SLincoln, who was alongside of he
husband, exclaimed, "Oh, why dis
Jnot they shoot me!--why didn't they
sshuot me!'
1 There is evidence that Secretar,
iStanton was also marked for assassi
snation.
4 On receipt of the intelligence at tn
sWar Department, OF the attack on TIL
sPresident, two employees of the De
apartment were sent to summon til,
SSecretary. just as they approached
ihis house, man jumped out from be
ehind tree box in front Of the house
Eand ran away. 1t is well known l.
Ebe the custom OF the Secretary TO &,
Efrom the Department to his house, be
Etweon nine and twelve o clock Z. Nj
CASUALLY unattended. 1t is suppose,
sthat the assassin intended to shoe
phim as he entered the house, but l'all
sed, from the fact that Mr.. Stanto
Eremained at home during the evening
u The circumstantial evidence is YER
sstrong that j. Wilkes Booth is tn
fperson who shot the President. Sev
teral parties who are all we'll acquaint
Red with him, and saw the ASSASSIN
5when hO jumped from the box, ar
spositive that he is the man. 1t is als
that Booths horse was sad
edled at the side door of the Theater
Rand was rode off by the assassin
She is the man, tits impossible for hin
ITO escape.
4 The horse of the man who mad
sthe attack on Secretary Seward ha
been found near the Lincoln Hospital
2bathed in sweat and with blood upol
sthe saddle. cloths.
WASHINGTON, April Is.
1:30 A. M.-The streets in the vi
icinity of Ford's Theater are densel,
scrowded by an anxious crowd. a
Eguard has been placed across Tenth
sStreet, and at III and E streets, and
gonly certain official persons and par,
Iticular friends of the President are al,
lowed to pass. The popular heart is
,deeply stirred, and the deepest indig-
nation against leading rebels is freely
depressed,
The scene at the house where the
president lies IN ertIemis is very ex.
citing,
When the news spread through the
lefty that the President had been shot,
the people with pale faces and com
pressed lips, crowded every place
where there was the slightest chance
of obtaining information In regard to
the affair.
After the President was shot, Lieut..
RRthbone, who vas ip the bog with