Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1865-04-19
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The Attempted Assassination of Sec
rotary seward-Account of Geo.
T. Robinson, the Nurse.

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WASHINGTON, April 17.-Geo. T. Robin.
son, soldier and nurss, who was in at
tendance on Secretary Seward on Friday
night, has related Enthusiastically the
proceedings in the chamber, from which it
appears that it was through his brave and
determined endeaVOrs that the consumma-
ton of the murderous designs of the fiend
were frustrated. According to Robinson'a
narrative Frederick ". Seward, Major Sew.
ard and Mr.. Hansell were all wounded on
the stairway as heretofore mentioned in
this correspondence. AS Robinson opened
the door to learn the cause of the disturb
ance without, the man struck at his breast,
In his hand he had long knife, the blade
of which appeared to be about IL inches
in length aud one inch in width. Robin.
son determined to oppose his progress, and
crossed his arms to parry the blow. The
consequence was that a wound was inflicted
on the centre of his forehead, close to the
hair, which he wears turned back. The
knife glanced and the clenched hand in
which the man held the dagger came down
upon Mr.. Robinson's face and felled him to
the floor.
Miss Seward at this juncture escaped
from the room and ran to the window.
screaming murder. The assassin leaped
to the bed where Mr.. Seward lay, still ap-
parently in hopeless condition, and gave
tremendous blow at his face. He missed
his mark, however, and almost fell across
Mr.. Stewards body. By this time Robinson
had recovered, jumped on the bed and
caught hold of the assassin's arms. While
he was thus attempting to hold the assas-
sin, the latter struck Mr.. Seward on the
left side of the face, and then on the right
side. The assassin then raised up, and
he and Robinson came to the floor to.
gether. They both got on to their feet.
Robinson kept firm hold of him. The
assassin reached his left arm over Robin.
sons shoulder, and endesvored to force
him to the floor. Finding he could not |
handle Robinson in that position, he
caught hold of his right arm with his left /
hand and struck behind him with the
knife. They continued the struggle for a /
few moments, Robinson forcing the sssas.
sin towards the door, which was open, with
the intention of throwing him over the
banristers. When they had nearly reached |
the door, Major Augustus Seward entered
the room, Robinson called on him to take |
the knife out of the assassin's hand. Ma
joF Seward Immediately clutched the as
sassin. The latter then struck Robinson |
in the stomach, knocking him down, broke |
away from Major Seward and rushed down |
stairs.
Daring the scuf1e, when he cannot say,
Robinson received a wound, quite serious, |
some two inches in breadth on the upper
part Of the right shoulder blade, another q |
little lower down on the same side, and |
slight one in the left shoulder. While |
struggling With the man near the bedside |
he had seized the wrist of his right hand |
in which was the dagger, and did not re.
lease his hold until knocked down by the |
assassin near the door and after Major |
Seward had come. to his assistance. He re- |
turned to the room after he found that the |
assassin had escaped, and found that the |
Secretary had got off the bed on to the |
door, dragging with him the bed clothes, |
and was lying in pool of blood. Upon
going to the Secretary he found no pulse in |
his wrist, Rndstated so to Miss Seward who |
had re'entered the room, and asked if her
father was dead, that he believed he was,
but upon q second examination Robinson
ascertaiued that his heart was still beating.
The Secretary then said, 81 am not dead, |
send for the police, and surgeon and close
the house," BE then placed the Secretary
on the bed, telling him he must not talk
Mr.. Seward did not speak after that Mr.. |
Robinson remained with Mr.. Seward until
IL O'Clock the next morning, when he was
removed to the Douglas hospital. Every
attention is being paid to this brave man
by the attendants of the institution and his
condition ia very favorable.