The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-04-18
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N. yesterday, ssys SEQ. ssas9 GDvasa ied..
cidsdly batter, bbs Frsd u stlll ps6ossci.
Gus bat rset,sg 4 aieiiy = IN iaJsas sleep
ing. The pisl6l 1ish vhieh - wss struck
| is very hossy. Ar. Scusrda tAsoas VA.
cut fs,ghtfuily. Mr.. fevssd- ahfev him
self from Oh. BID on the A,os. When il
was over he lay in pol Of blood The
door bell was answered. by small colortd
bos, vho told the .asssssin he could not
20 .up stairs bar lie rushed By an0 eucous-
|fered Ffedariak AT the bead of the stairs
Augustus, Mr. S.ward's eldest SOP. was
severely cut az also the invalid soldier
F.nry, NJ. Seward's daughter. was sit
ting by him. TIE colored bog ran 10 the
sentinel on she corner telling him there
sas murderer in the house, but the sen
incl did cot feel at Liberty to leave his
post. M. Sesard had information Of
the plot, but this Information wss 90 eou-
mon that the admoni,ion vas disre egarded
The assassin vas large. athletic. power
full man, armed with heavy revolver and
bowie Lsiie. ~
Gov Seward is not quite so comfortable
to.bisht Frederick Is sul unconscious.
ssrss Tfitane special, 4:60 p. M, ssys|
10. hopes sse .enter,ainen ,of Frederick
Seward'e life The Secretary shows Won
derful vitality. There Is - danger from
his wounds. Il is the prostration his sys-
TEN received from his 6rss Iisjssies which
excites apprehension.
Secretary 8,aason iacIinss 70 The belief
that the murderer Bsosh is secreted in
the city, bot if he and his accomplicss
have escaped il was across the Eastern
Branch.
or The movements Of Booth Friday this
correspondent says about 8 a. m. three
men oeiied 1t the National Hotel and es-
quired for Booth. The CIcrk informed
them he was not 10. After an earnssi
conversation between themselves they
left. Kno~iug Booths scqusinssncss to
be respectable the Clark thoaght il
strange that De should b. called upon By
such shabby looking persons with the
genera appearance OF southern refugees.
They LEFT their cards whieh the Clerk did
not look at. About IL q. m. Booth was
| 10 the Office but presented no unusual ap-
pearapces except that he vac unusually
pale. At4 p m. hc asked the Clerk if
any letters had been left for him. and on
ths Clssk aasueriug in the negative he ap-
psared much disappointed and pervousiy
c.lled for . sheet OF paper and envelope.
He was about to write but as il afraid
some might see what he was writing, ask
ed to be admitted inside the Office. The
Clerk asked him il he had made thou
sand dollars that day With startled
look he replied, sotto vooe. "No, bu:
have worked hard enough 70 have hai
ktes times that amount" He had written
but a few ~ord. wie, he said earnestly
!. to ~ Clart. s.Merrict, 10 this the yeaI
8f4 or '65?" Asrrick said lie must be
tfshire, snd Bath said sincerely, u d.
lnot." Mr.. Merrick said then he noticed
he vas entirely ~ varispe4 with bis usus
: department. He sealed his letter, put j
in his pocket AMI left. He re.appeare,
! aud took tea VI 81 o'clock and left hi
ke1 at ths~o % Rs be wenfl0at. NJ
lBsaly saw him on the avenue opposit
1tsfoser's theatre seated on horse at hal
!. psst four a m. in conversation with MI
Ma hews Of Fcrd's tbeatre He tslse
with b N but noticed nothing extraordi
usry IN nis demesoer.
The murderers have probably escape
across the Po.gmsc to IL Mosby. -