Journal and confederate. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1865-1865, 1865-05-03

SlOlC ucSCllplloll, aHo vi eDH 90 'ueAS ""' nv
abrupt tel ermiuation of the Theatrical perform
ance There WAS rush toward the Prrsl.
dents box, which cries were licard-'Stand
back stand back give him air. has any
one stimulanls?
On u h sy examination it was found that
the PRESIDENT had been shot through tue head,
above and back of the temporal bone, and that
some of the brain Was oozing out!
lie WIS removed to private house opposite
the theatre; and the Surgeon General Of the
Army and other surgeons were sent for to at
tend to his condition.
On au examination of the private box, blood
WAS discovered on the back Of the cushioned
rocking cha: on which The President had been
sitting. Also On Tile Partition and on the
floor. "A common sing glc.tS'rrllrd rockct-rla-
tul was found on the s"spc.
A military guard ~as lnnsurdiatcy placed in
front of the private rcsilcI'cc to which the
President bad been .eonvc.c.
At midnight, the Cabinet, with NJ, ssrs Sum-
nrr, Coliax aud Farnsworlh, Judge Carter,
Gch. Ogcrbv, Gen. Mer4s. Col. Hay and
few personal friends, with Surgeon. e. nelal
Bornes aud his NE Iical associates, ", re around
bis bedside.
The President was in 'tIte of syncops-
totally insrnsbIe aud trea:h'ng slowly, the
blood oozing trun the wound at the back "f,
the Lead Tneysurgeo,s in attendance were
rxbaus,ing every possible effort Of medical
skill, but al hope VAS gone! .
THE ATTEMPT ro KILL SEWARD
WAsnlMcrox, April l4.-When the exct'.
men, at the theatre was at its wll,.est height,
rcno,,, were circulated that Sec et"ry. Seward
had also ecn assas<ina'e'l
The appalling facts are substantially as 1oi-
| lows
About 10 o'clock man rang the bell, and
the call having brcn answered by rolored
servant, he said he hai come from DR.. Verdi,
Secretary SewarFs family. physician, with
prescription, ut the same time holding III his
hand small piece folded paper; aud saying
in answer to leIlls: u at lie must see tho
Secrcta- as he was trusted with particular
directions concerning the mgd'clne lie st'li
insisted on going up;sthongh repeatedly IN
formed that | 0 one could enter the, chamber.
The man fin; ly ushed the servant aside and
walked hastily towards the Secre arys room
and was tn, re- met ly' Mr.. Frederick W..
Seward, Of hom he demanded to see the Sec
retary, making the same representations which
he lid to the servat. What farther passed
IN thc.way ofcolloquy is not known, but the
assassin struck Mr. Seward blow on the head
with billy, severely injnrlng the skull and
Telling him almost scnscless The Hss' ssn
then rushed into the chamber and attacked
Major Seward, Paymaster United States Ar
INV, and Mr.. Ilansell. messenger of the
State Department, and two male nurses, disa-
bling them all lie then rushed upon the
Secrets ry Of State, who was lying in bed in
the same room, and inflicted three stabs in the
neck, but scvrring, it is thought and hoped,
no arteries, though lie blcd prefuscly
Tie assassin then'rushed down stairs, noun
ted his horse at the door, and rode of before
an alarm could BE- sounded, in the same mani
her ofthe assassin of the President.
THE EXCITEMENT IS WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON, April IAN immense
throng speedily gath red in trout of the Presi:
dents house and a strong guard was static, ell
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