The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-04-15

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he wss ordered 10 deliver Ia pssson He sssn re-
FUSED except apoa the written order OF The physician
ma he psesssard 70 show, and pushed ~ We ssrvass
and rsrAsA - sAlss - Y. srvasds usoA He ~ nd
- the ear b Ma Fred Seward, who notified HIM hat
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hs dsaseA b 1seA seward as shsa 70 The ssersearys
bsA am struck IN 10 ~ ssek WITH dagger and aso,
in Ne brsasa
was sspposeA - ayss shss Mr Reward was killed In
'tansy. ~ fe~na asrwards thai he wou.A was
pos mostal
xsjos wa. n. Seward, Jr, paymasser, was In the
som, snA rshcd To tho defence q hi father ~ wed
sAiy 90 II thc mole with the sassa, but nos fatally
a"d w"s pscpArsd for escape b having Aesss a the
ioor Hs immediately mounted M hosss ~ sung ou,|
the motto Of the ssA.s u Virginia, "!Ns ssapw 1ra.
ID" and rode on
fsrs On Central Barnes was inns1iaAsly ssas fev anal
no esa~'~d M Se,carsl AND pss~sssesa m saE HI
wou nds not fatal The jusulsr w. vss no, Gu,
nor The wound in the srears deep enough 70 b fatal
The President and Mrs Lincoln &ere u Fords theatre
listening 70 tho performance Of the American Cousin
OCCUPY ne box IN tho tier Al the coes OF the
third set person entered tho occupied by the rrss
dent and shot Mr. Lincoln In the head The shot on
'ercd tho hack Of hts Lo.a and eame on, above the
temple
Ire sFassin then jnmp~ rcm the box upcn the stage
AMI an across 10 the other side exhibiting dagger u
his hand, nourfhngM in ,rascai manner shouiue the
'"ue words "a,ed By tho desperate at ~ sewards
h""c, o"ai"g to H. 'Fhc eon,h ~ rgcd AMI then
ESCAPED from tho tack entrance nc g. tut In his
, rassng o dropped he PISTOL ard lis la.
Mr.. Iircon foil forward from his sca, and Mr. Lin
coin fnin'cd
Ths n"nent tho astont he'd audience could rcaln D
S"hat had happened, the President was taken anil
Scar!'G to Nr rencns hou-' Tenth street. orposl e;
20 the theatre. Medical ad was lmm,dae, scu, FOR
and the wound At nrt supposed to 10 fatal, and
vas announced tia, he cold i've but Al half past
twelve he is sn alive, though in rrconrou. con ,ion
Ar the ASSASSIN ran across tho stage Colonel j. B|
Stewart Of this city, who occupying osc Of tho fton
s-ass In the orchestra thu side Of the house a
the box occupied by Mr. Lincoln sprns to the sase and
followed him; but he ebs,ruccd In his passage across
seh deor about three seconds alser the asassA had
passed out Colonel Stewart sos Ne juA in Gne
70 ses him mount his hews and ride sway.
This spsssssa aAsw sAss ~ vhsss thing W. pre-
concerted plan. The person ~hs srsd he pistol
sbsat thirty q -, aboss I've fee. nine spare
buiil fAs sAsa, Aark halr ssvassssiy bushy, wssA
asgs nssaach& LAam Kssas asd ne isaAsr q the or
Booth The actor, and rassA ssessssssisa whesvss he
waa plainly evident list ~ sAssougAly s.1ss~ssd
the tAssrs and ~ he appssaeAss modes u sssap
% ~ saes rssa fsnias WA he shsasss sssld
sss hsvs ps~ty naAs AIs sssaps - veil s.dssiekly.
n, darn wss sousAsa In every ssarssr hr. SIAN
sss uss soiiasd. and Immediately len his house.
An The other MEMBER Of shs Cabinet escapsd as,Ack
Csvarymen were cent out In al dirscssons and dir
rasehe. rent al The fostses.ion., ssa IL 10 though
shey VII be capture.
wASu~oroy, April 1H-l A. ~
Crowded By IN anxious aud sacisd crowd guard has
been placed across Teash and and Streets and
only oicial pcrsons and particular friends Of the Pres
dent are allowed to pa~.
Tho popular heart 10 deeply e,rred, and the deepest
,udisns,ion against leading rebels freely cxprseA
Tho ,ccss the where the Pr~idens ncs il
tr-mi very affecting Secretary Stanton 10 affected
to team.
Whom the spread through the city that the PRED
lent bad bon shut, tho people, with pslc fares
prcrssd lips crowded every place where there the,
Eighties chance Of ob,ainos Information In regard
ths AMIR.
Afs~r the President was shot, Lieutenant Rashbun
aught the aassin by the arm, Who Immediately ~ruck
him with knfs and Jumped from the boz, - beforcI
-tacd.
The popusar acectioa for Mr. Lincoln hes been shown
By this disboes, assassination, which will bring eternal
MANY. nos only vpoa s aushon but upon the heiisl
cause which lhsy assirs to avenge.
vice Prssdsss johnson arrived u the White HOUSE
whore ne Prdeas 'r, assus one o'clock, and will re
main with him 70 che isss.
ne rrss'dsssfamily ere in attendance upon him also
An issefscnee could b GOT the War Depart
m'nt tie electric telegraph and The Signal corps wsrc
put In reqsroH 70 sndeavos prevent tho sscsps Of
the asssssns and ell the troops srodsd Washington ars
under arms
Popular report po,ss V Q somewhat celebrated acton
Of ssown secession proclvM'ss - the ssssssn but ID
would b sauss 10 him until some furhers dcncs