Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1865-04-19

Excitement and Rage Of the People.
The Washington Chronicle Of Sunday furnishes ad-
donal detail. Of the awful crime which has filed the
Nation with sorrow and excited the most profound in
digna;ion. We copy the following:
BEHIND TIE SCENES
Toward the beginning of the second Of the third
&,: John Wilkes Booth, brother 10 Edwin and Junius
Booth ana the celebrated actor OF the
visited this exclusive domain 10 which his profession OF
actor was an OPEN SESAME lie entered by the back door
Of the theatre and left very soon LEAVING THAT BACK
DOOR OPEN He had evidently ridden to the theatre for
ere entering it he left his horse in the alley.
THE MURDER.
Tie comedy is in its third act in the second scene of
T.. Madame Mounchessington has left the stage TO Asa
T.enchGrd with The remark
You dvlt understand the manners of good society
Tha; alone can the impertinence of which you
Trenciard answers. ~ guess know enough to turn
you inside OUT and the audience clap their hands and
laugh in gte. Mr. Lincoln joins in the augh-a pistol
shot sharp and clear, is heard The words SIC SEhrER
TYEAENrS are whispered-"Reyenge for the South is
added a white face covered with night Of hair"
lighted by two tlack shining eyes is between the
Presidents box land the stage moment passes; il
Irops form crouches rs it falls then rises in hstri
onc attitude in its hand knife whose newly polished
surface reflects the numerous gas jets. Three seconds
nav -wo and IL is gone.
Stl az the hush that follows prayer in the chamber
e. the dying the audience sit spell bound it may have
feen for TWO seconds tall jumps upon the stage
snd he too disappeared while voi,e in the audience at
as: ut;ers the name OF the Assassin" JOHN WILKR
BCOTE. 70
How BOOTH KILLED THE PRESIDENT.
Il has now been proven that Booth after his visit be-
hind the scenes having left that back door open rapidly
vent 10 the front Of the theatre ascended into the dress
rce passed by the only open door into the box, ad
yapcei 10 the front of IT. and leaning over with the
elbow OF his right out of the box his left hand Oh
lie baustrade fired pistol the President. This pis
,ol DerrnCer evidently loaded with two (perhaps
with more than two balls OF diameter less than that Of
the pistol barrel One of these balls struck the Presi
cent below the left and two inches behind IT, Tie
o.he. did not hit him, but went through the locked
and unused door of the box, scattering splinters
outside fuot inside the box Having fired, Booth
soured the pistol and drew long knife, shaped like
.ls sword Of a Roman 81 datOr, regular stylus IN
FORM hut rounded not angled, to point He vaulted
over the balUstrlds Of th3 box hs left haod supporting
bs weight and breaking his al by its hold on IT, The
distance from tia bautrade the floor Of the theatre
II exactly twelve feet and eight inches. Inc eAclama
:0n SEHFER lTEANSIs, was uttered as he Naulted
at Of the box and. as he recovered his feet on aght
ir- he aid something of which we could only gather
fogr words Revenge for the south lie then, in
led STACEY vet rapid stride his white face turned to-
varl tie awe.stricken audience, gained the first stage
entrance pushed aside Miss Laura keene there awaiting
nor cue 10 enter upon the and with the gittcrDg
styUs still in his hand pushed on by the prompter's
dtsk turned the right, and by Of the audience
vas again Fifteen Seconds will cover the time
between the explosion Of the pistol and Booths disap
sarspce The distance he had 20 20 the stage
was exactly thirty nine feet
TIE Box AFTER THE MURDER.
There but word that can describe the state Of
boee in IN box with hm-paralysis. Miss Harris re.
oyered irst called TO Miss Keene for water gen.
teman aided by the former, climbed into the box.
gentleman az last brought pitcher OF water. Several
tfers so ascended into the box and the house
enc emitted Miss Keene went round up into the dress
We and into the box. She Immediately set 10 work,
aced the bleeding head Of tho dying man on her lap
20 enfeayored 10 get water down his throat but
90, then he was wholly unconscious and his breathing
WAS rattlinCly nosy. The brain was already commen-
ing 20 ooze cut and the blood OF the FIRST Magistrate
l,1a l,ialt tha rObn q a N
A.. ,st medical aid arrived the throbbing crowd out
5a was forced baek-the street was peketed-and one
F9sr ater the doctors had the suffering form transferred
=, rfe house Of Mr.. Peterson, opposite the theatre
BoorHs PERSONAL EFFECTS.
r..rsr. Tyrel Of Colonel Ingraham's STAFF, Friday
tt Toceaded 10 the National hotel, where Booth had
hem stouu!ng and took POSSESSION OF MS trunk IN
Ltcl was found cooneis military dress coat two
W. ~ Tsnsrrtls TWO boxes Of cartridges and pack
'a-teIs all of witch are now in the possession OF
10 military authorities. L.. n,
no nj tliese letters bearing date at hoo6stown Nd
800 -o irrl,cate Booth The writer speaks ot the
mysterious affair in which you are engaged ana urges
Fr1b 10 proceed Richmond and ascertain 1Ae views
OF The authorities there apon the -u9eS. ~ 1 & & Vi
The letter then ende0voIs persuade BOOM ION carry
r s designs into execution al that Nne 10Y tEe Iea
son as he the Wi er aLeees Tie G0Ie'hMeL' Ieie n4
Tfe r-,,er Of the letter seems to have been implicated
with Booth I'D the mysterious affair referred TO- - ne
nfcIms Booth in the letter that he wouu prefer 70 "a
press his verbally and then goes on 70 say nSe e
as ort Of money had clothes, and wonlu pe COM
PEELED home as his family Were eesIlOus 'N' W
should dissolve his connection with bootn -, ,.,
This ette- is written note paper ~ sIaii' Hes'
hand anu simply bears the signature oi sam
sooTR's LAST VISIT TO BOsToE-HIs DENuNcATI0Ns AID
THREATS.
BOsTeN April l5.-John Wilkes Booth was IN ,ia thls
city daring The latter part Of last weeh and We Deee
as late as last Monday OF this week.
He has frequently visited Boston having irenos mere
and we cid hear that his visit ths occasion was
in any way CONTESTED with business. lie has appeared
upon tie Stage only few times this season. having d
sIested himself in oil speculatODs and by that means
become quite wealthy.
At the 5egnning OF the he gave up az engage
nen.s tbs; he had already made and for some time De
voted himself almost exclusively 20 his business at Oh
Creek