The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1865-05-18
Correspondence of the New York World.
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of the pistol taking the Presidents life went
Lie pang through the theatre, Payne was
splitting blood in Mr.. Stewards house from
threshold to sick chamber. But Booths
broken leg delayed him or made him lose
his general calmness, and he and Harold
left Payne to his fate.
have not ajverted to the hole bored
with q gimlet in the entry door OF Mr.. Lin
coins box, and cut out with q penknife. The
theory that the pistol ball OF Booth passed
through this hole is now exploded. And
the stage carpenter may have to answer
for this little orifce with all his neck.
For when Booth left the box be strobe
straight across the stage by the footlights,
reaching the prompter's post, which is imme-
diately behind that private box opposite to
Mr. Lincoln's. From this box to the sta ge
door in the rear, the passage way leads be-
hind the ends Of the seems, and ID generall y
either closed up by one or more withdrawn
scenes, or so narrow that only by doubling
and turning sideways can one can pass a
long. On this fea rful night, however, the
scenes were so adjusted to the murderers de-
sign that he had free aisle from the foot OF
the stage to the exit door.
THE TELEGRAPH WIRES SEVERED.
Within fifteen minutes after the murder
the wires were severed entirely around the
city, excepting only secret wire for Gov
eminent uses, which leads to Old Point |
am tod that by this wire the Government
reached the Notifications around Washing
ton, first telegraphing all the way TO Old
Point, and then ack to the outlying forts.
This information comes to me from 80
many creditable channels that must con-
cede it,
rtF eta II OF PAYNE.
Payne, having as he thought, made an
end of Mr. Seward-which would have been
the case but for Robinson, the nurse
mounted his horse, and attempted to find
Booth. But the town was in alarm, and he
galloped at once for the open country, taking
as he imagined the proper road for tn East
Branch. He rode at killing pace, and
near Fort Lincoln, on the Baltimore pike, his
horse threw him headlong. Afoot and be-
wildered he resolved to return to the city,
whose lights he could plainly see; but before
doing so he concealed himself for some time
and made some almost absurd efforts to dis
guise himself Cutting cross section from
the wolen undershirt which covered his
muscular arm, he made rude cap of it,and
threw away his bloody coat this has since
been found in the woods, and blood has been
found also, on his bosom and sleeves. He
also spattered himself plentifully with mud
and clay, and taking an abandoned pick
from the deserted intrenchments near by,
he struck out at once for Washington.
By the providence which always attends
murder, he reached Mrs. Surrat's door Just
as the officers of the Government were ar
resting her. They seized Payne at once,
who had an awkward lie to urge in his de-
fence-that he had come here to dig
trench, That night he dug trench deep
and broad enough for both of them to lie in
forever. They washed his hands and found
them soft and womanish. His pockets con
tanned tooth and nail brushes and delicate
pochet knife. All this apparel consorted i'll
with his assumed character He is without
doubt Mr.. Stewards attempted murderer.
HOW CAN A WOMAN MURDER. m
y Coarse, and hard and calm Mrs. Surratt
shut up her house after the murder, and
waited with her daughters till the officers
came. She was imperturbable and rebuked
her girls for weeping, and would have gone
to Jail like statue, but that in her extrem-
ity, Payne knocked at her door He had
come, he said, to dig ditch for Mrs. Surratt
whom he very well knew; but Mrs. Surratt
protested that she had never seen the man
at all, and had no ditch to clean.
Chow fortunate, girls" she said, that these
officers are here;this man might h ave muir
dered US all"
Her effrontery stamps her worthy of com
partnership with Booth. Payne has been
identified by ledger of Mr.. Surratt's as
having twice visited the house under the
name Of Wood. The girls will render val
liable testimony in the trial, If John Sur
raft were in custody the links wonld be
complete.
FLIGHT OF ATZERoTH.
AtEeroth had room almost directly over
Vice President Johnson's. He had all the
materials to do murder, but lost spirit or op-
portunity. He ran away SO hastily that all
his arms and baggage were discovered a
tremendous bowieknife and Colts cavalr Try
revolver were found between the mattres ses
of his bed. Booths coat was also found there
showing conspired flight in company, and
in it three boxes of cartridges, map of
Maryland, gauntlets for riding, spur and a
handkerchief marked with the name of
Booths mother-a mothers souvenir for a
murderer's pocket!
Atzeroth fled alone, and was found at the
house of his uncle in Montgomery county.
do not know that any instrument of MUIR
der has ever made me thrill as when drew
his terrible bowie-knife form its sheath.
Major O'Bierne, of New York was the insti-
gator Of Atzeroth's discovery and arrest.
FLIGHT OF BOOTH AND HAROLD.
| come now to the ride out of the city by
the chief assassin and his dupe. Harold
met Booth Immediately after the crime In
the next street, and they rode at gallop
past the Patent Office and over Capitol
Hill.
As they passed the Eastern Branch at
Uniontown, Booth gave his proper name
to the officer of the bridge This which
would seem to have been foolish, was, in re-
atty very shrewd. The officers believ ed
that one of Booths accomplices had given
this name in order to put them out of the
real Booths track. So they made efforts
elsewhere and SO Booth got a start At mid
nightprecisely the two horsemen stopped at
Surratville, Booth remaining on his nag, |
while Harold descended and knocked lusti-
ly at tie door. Lloyd, the landlord came
down at once, when Harold rushed past
him into the bar,a obtained bottle of
whisky, some of which he gave TO Booth
Immediately. While Booth was drinking.
Harold went up stairs and brought down
one of the carbines. Lloyd started to get
the other, but Harold said
1--WE don't want it Booth has broken
his leg, and can't carry IT.
So the second carbine remained in the
hall, where the officers afterwards found it.
As the two horselnen started to 90 off
Booth cried out TO Lloyd: 1o
do you want to hear some news?"
81 don't care much about it." cried Lloyd
by his own account
We have murdered" said Booth, the
President and Secretary of State.