Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-08-28
A Supposed AecOmpiiee OF BOOthI--
His Tracks and Mysterious Disap-

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peaFance.
The New Haven Courier of Thurs.
day, May 20tb, contains an article
headed ga Probable Accomplics of
Booth in New Haven" which is as
follows:
On Sunday after the death Of the
President, a man, whose name was af-
ierwards discovered to be Lemos,
stopped at the Central House in this city.
He appeared to be about thirty years Of
age, was about FIVE feet seven inches in
height, of light complexion, bad light
and very bushy hair, a hawk-shaped
nose, cray eyes, a heavy scar on the
right side Of bis neck, and another on
the face, supposed to have been saber
cuts, was well dressed, ard was taken
for q German jew. Daring the night
be stole what change there was in the
money drawer, and decamped.
In the morning, the robbery being
discovered, be was chased and overtaken
at Milford by the proprietor of tho hotel,
and the s.olen money was recovered
The man begged hard 10 be released, and
produced and offered as an inducement
a gold watch worth fifty dollars, which
was accepted, and be was suffered
to go at liberty. On being re-
leased be told the hotel proprie-
tor that he had left q carpet bag at the
hotel which he desired to be sent TO one
Myers, at Southport. The carpet beg
was given to-the police, who, on OBJ
tanning it, examined its contents, and
found that it contained some very sim
gular articles, which at once made fur
ther aequaintanee with the runaway
seem highly desirable. There was
found, first, a carte do visiGe of lady,
apparently about thirty FIVE years Of age,
plain locking, rather feshy, and wear
Jag q stylish dress. This photograph
was contained in en- envelope, and on
the back Of the photograph was written
these words:
"'Meet me in Washington on the 10th.
[Siguedl ~. w. BoorH.'"
On comparing this signature with
thoss made by Booth on the books at the
New Haven House, il was found to be
genuine
There was also found in the carpet
bag card of the Ogden Hotel, New
York, with the name Of Jane Tipping
on the back; also card of the Morton
Hotel, Liverpool, England, with the fol-
lowing written on the back: John
Morton, care Of John MsrIey," under
meath 81. w. Booth" which also proves
to be the genuine signature Of the assss-
sin There was also card OF the Al
hion Hotel, New York, with the name of
Jean Sehliesuer, ID. c., written on the
back; also, discharge of Samuel Tier
nay from the British ship New Bruins
wick; and last, but not least important,
there we're two passes signed by Fl. S.
Parsons, Gen. Sheridan's Adjutant Sen
eral, onssof which bore date December
Sth, 1864, and was to permit NJ. Lemos,
scout, to pass out Of the lines and re-
turn; while the other bore date Decem-
Der 9th, and was TO permit M. Lemos, q
scout, to pass out Ct the lines with two
men and led horses, to 90 to Charloites-
burg and return.
Upon finding these suspicious papers,
the police started in pursuit of the man,
going down on the New York Railroad
as far as Southport, but failed to find
any trace of him. Returning, they in
formed Capt Clark, Provost Marshal, Of
the facts, and be Immediately went to
New York and set the detectives to
work. They found that the man had
hired out as q clerk to the proprietor of
the Albion House, and was to come on
duty on Saturday, the day on which he
came up hare Learning nothing salts
factory, Capt. Clark returned aud set
his force TO work.
Six or seven different men we're ar
rested, one in Pauline, one on the Ear.
lem Railroad, and two or three were
brought to this city, one securely hand
cufFed; but none answered. the descrip-
ton, and some of them had DO resem-
blsnee at all. After two weeks of unre-
hitting search, all hopes of securing the
fellow we're given up. But the sudden
disappearance of the man is one of the
most unaccountabls things on record.
There appears to be no doubt among
those acquainted with the facts that the
man was ia some way connected with
Booth in his terrible plot