Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1865-04-27

the audience wto seemed to comprehend the deed
he had committed, climbed from his seat near tbc
orchestra TO tie stage and followed close behind :
Tie assassin was too feet and desperate. That
fury incarnate meeting Mr.. Withers, tie leader of
the orchestra, Just behind the sceres, had stricken
him aside with blow that fortunately was not !.
wound; oyerturning Miss Jenny Gourlay. an ae-
tress who carte next in his path, he gained with.
out further hindrance the back door pre rouslv lef
open at the rear of the theaer; rushed through il.
leaped upon the horse held by Mr. Spanslcr. and
without vouchsafng that person a word of inform,-
uon, rode out through the alley leading into F
street, and thence rapidly away. His horses boofs
might almost have been heard amli the silence
that Tor few seconds dwel in the int flor OF Tie
theatcr.
THE SCENE ~ TIE THEaTER.
Then Mrs. Lincoln screamed, Miss Harris cried
for water and the full ghastly truth broke unop all
1.-The President is murdered" The scene tb,,
ensued WAS as tumultous and terrible as one of
Dante'S pictures of hell. Some women Gaintad
others uttered piercing shreks. and cries for ven
ccancc and unmeanng shouts for help burst rr5m
the mouths of men. Miss Laura Kecne. the oc.
ress proved herself in this awful time, as equal to
sustain part in real tragedy to interpret that
OF me stage. fausing one moment belore the
ootIghts, 10 cntrcat the audience to be calm, sh.
ascended the stairs in the rear of Mr.. Lincoln,s
box, entered 1t, took the dying Presidents head in
her lap bathed it with the water she had brouoht.
ana endcavoTed to force some of the liquid through
the inSensib!c lips. The locality of the wound was
at hrst sunpo ed TO be in the breast IL was not
until after the neck and shoulders had been barred
and no mark discovered. that the dress of Miss
keene, stained with blood, revealed where the
ball had penetrated.
THE I>srN;IDLE PRESIDENT CARRIED OUT.
As soor rs the confusion and crowd was par. .ialIy
overcome, the form of the President was cOnveycd
from the theater to the residence of Mr. Peterson.
or the opposite side of Tenth street Here upon
bed. in little hastily prepared chamber, it was
laid and attended by Surgeon General Barnes and
other physicians, who had been speedily summoned.
TIE EXCITEMENT IN T. z cArITAL
In the meanwhile the news 81 read through the
capital as if borne on tongues of flame. Senator
Sumner, hearing of the affair at his residence took
n carriage and drove at gallop 20 the White
House. where he heard it had taken place, to find
Robert Lincoln and other members of the house.
Thcatcr. and were soon nj the Presidents bedside
Secretary Stanton and the other members of the
cabinet were at hand almost as soon. a vast
crowd, surcing up PENNSYLVANIA Avenue toward
Willar1's Hotel cried, THE President is shot ~
President Lincoln is murdered :" Another
crowd sweeping down tie avenue met the first will,
the tidinCs, Secretary Seward has been assassina
organized C nspiracv and of other murders took
possession of the people. The shout "io arms -
was mingled with the expressions of sorrow and
rage that everywhere filed the air. "Where is
General Grant," or "Where il Secretary Stan
ton?'' "Wners are the rest of the cibinet7''
broke from thousands of lips. A conalgration of
fire is not half 80 terrible as was the conaacration
of passion that rolled through the streets and
houses of Washington on that awful night
The room 10 which the President had been con-
vcycd is the first floor, at the end of the hail.
IL is only fifteen feet square with Brussels Garnet
papered with brown, and hung with lithograph of
Rosa Bonheur's 'IIorse Fair" an engraved copy
of Herring's 'Village Blacksmith" and two small
or ones OF 1.-THE Stable" and "The Barn Yard :"
from the same artist A table and bureau, sprcad
with crochet work. eight chairs and the bed were
all the furniture. Upon this bed, low walnut four
poster lay the diving President; the blood oozing
from the frightiu wound in his head aud staining
the pillow. All that the medical skill OF half A.
dozen accomp ished surgeons could do had been
done to proionS life evden~y cbbing from a
mortal hurt.
BEDSIDE.
Secretary Stanton. just arrived from the bedside
OF Mr.. Seward asked Surgeon General Barnes
what was Mr.. Lincoln's condition al fear. Mr..
Stanton. that there Is no hope 40, no, General:
no. no." and the man, of all others, apparently
strange to tears sank down beside the sed the hot.
bitter evidences of awful sorrow tricklinr
through his fingers to the floor. Senator Sumner
sat on the opposite side OF the bed. holding one Of
the Presidents hands in hi own and sobbinr with
kindred Siief Secretary Weles stood at the foot
of the bed. his face hidden, his frame shaken with
emotion. Mrs Lincon-hut there is no need to
speak Of her Mrs. Senator Dixon soon arrived.
and remained with her through the night. All
through the night, while the horror stricken
crowds outside swept and gathered along the
streets. while the military and police were patrolinr
and weaving Gordon around the civ; while men
were arming and asking each other, "What victim
nextP' while the telegraph was sending the news
from city to city the continent, and while the
two assassns were speeding unharmed upon fleet
horses far away--his chosen friends watched abou,
the death bed ofthe highest of the nation. Occa-
sionally DR.. Curley, pastor of the church where
Mr. Lincoln habitnally attended. knclt down in
prayer. Occasionally Mrs. Lincoln and her soma
entered, to find no hope and to go back to cease
less weeping. Members of the Cabinet Senators.
Representatives, Generals. and others. took turns
at the bedside. Chief Justice Chase remained
until a late hour. and returned in the morning -
Secretary McCulioch remained a constant watcher
until , O'Clock, a. m. Not CLEAN of conscious
ness shone across the vsage of the President up to
his death--a quiet, peaceful death at last--which
cahle. AZ twenty-five minutes past seven a. m
Around the bedside Mt this time were Secretaries
Stanton, Welles, Usher, Attorney General Speed,
Postmaster General Dennson. NJ B Field, Assist.
ant Secretary Of the Treasury; Judge Otto. Assist
ant Secretary OF the Interior; Generals Halleck.
Meigs. Todd and Farnsworth: Senator Sumner.
+. r. Andrews. of New York; John Hay Private
Secretary; Governor Oglesby. of Illinois: Mrs.
and Miss Kenny. Miss Harris, Captain Robert
Lincoln, son Of the President, and Drs. E. w.
Abbott, X X. Stone, c. D. Catch, Neal Hall and
Leiberman. Rev. DR.. Gurley, after the event,
knelt with all around in prayer, and then, entering
the adjoining room, where were gathered Mrs
Lincoln, Captain Robert Lincoln, Mr.. John Hav.
and others. prayed again. Soon after nine clock
the remains were placed in temporary coffin and
conveyed to the White House under small escort.
Stoneman's Expedition-Whoie sale
Destruction of Rebel Property.