Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1865-04-18
Terrible News.
RESIDENT LINCOLN
ASSASSINATED.
"A REBEL DESPERATE SHOOTS HIM
THROUGH THE HEAD AND
ESCAPES
Secretary Seward and
Maj. Seward Stabbed
by Another Des-
perado.
FULL DETAILS OF THE
TERRIBLE AFFAIR.
TEDG EsTED PEaN TO TagHs
DER SEGEgEEAX sEaNTON
AND VICE PgESEDEN
JOHNSON.
Especial Dispatches to the Chicago Tribune.
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JOHNSON.
q Especial Dispatches to the Chicago Tribune.l
& WASHINGTON, April II, 1864
q The President and Mrs Lincoln were
It Ford's Theater listening TO the perfor-
imauce Of the American Cousin, occupy
Sinr box in the second tier At the close
az the third act a person entered the box
occupied bv the President, and shot Mr.
fLincoln in the head, and coming out above
sthe temple. The assassin jumped from
zthe box upon the stage, and ran across to
Ethe other side. exhibiting dagger in his
ahand. Furnishing it In a tragical manner.
shouting the same words repeated by The
slesperado at Stewards house, adding to it
4 the South is avenged" and then escaped
5from the back entrance to the theater.
sbut in his passing dropped his pistol and
shis hat
Mr. Lincoln fell forward from his seat
land Mrs Lincoln tainted. The momen-
sthat the astonished audience could realize
jwhat had happened the President was
staken out and carried to Mr.. Peterson's
shouse in Tenth street, opposite to the thea
9tre. Medical aid was Immediately sent
sfor and the wound was at first Supposed
SO be fatal and it was announced that be
I could not live, but at half past u he is
! stiIl alive, though in 9 precarious con3i~
stion
] As the assassin ran across the stage
5Colonel j. b. Stewart Of this city who
was occupying one of the front seats in.
athe orchestra, on the same side Of the
shouse as the one occupied by Mr. Lincoln.
zsprung TO the stage and folowed him, but
was obstructed in his passage across the
sstage Nv the fright Of the actors, and
Preached the back door about three seconds
5attcr the assassin had passed out Colonel
aStewart got to the street just in time to
s~ee him mount his horse and ride away
8 This operation shows that the whole thing
lwas preconccrtad plan
s The person y 10 fired the pistol was al
Oman about thirty years of age. about five
Eject nine inches high, spare built, fair
Skin dark hair, apparently with large
6moustache Laura Keeno and the leader
sof the orchestra declare that they recc =,
Anned him az J. Wilkes Booth, the actor.
Sand rabia secessionist Whoever he
awas, it IS plainly evident that he thorough
sa;lg understood the theater and also the ar.
sproaches and modcsof escape to the stage
SA person not familiar with the theater
scould not possibly have made his escape
Gas well and quickly
3 The alarm was sounded in every quar-
stcr. Stanton was notified and immediate~
4ly left his house All the other members
sof the Cabinet escaped attack Cavalry !
smen we're sent out in all directions, and
sdiSpatches sent to all the Qualifications
sand it is thought he viii be captured
WAsHINGToN, April IA
! About half past ten o'clock this even
5in1 well dressed person appeared at the
3house of Secretary Seward, and asked to
Zee him. lie was informed that he could
snot upon which he said that he had a
Eprescription from Sur9eon General Bar
snes, which he was ordered to deliver in
sDerSon. The servant referred him t.
Erred Seward. The latter told the stranger
sthat he was master of the house and
5would take charge Of the medicine, but
Sthe desperate refused to deliver it, and
simmediatelv rushed past Fred. Seward
land struck Seward with a dagger I'm the
zthroat and breast, but on examination bv
Sthe Surgeon General he is pronounced
ssafe, the dagger not having cut the iucu-
slar vein or penetrated the breast deem
senough TO prove fatal lie Is now pro
sn0uuccd safe.
j Mai. Seward. Son Of the Secretary. and.
HPavmaSter to the Army was also badly
scut in his efforts to defend his father
3 The assassin had a horse Mt the door. and
sas he WIS mounting, he pronounced theI
smottn Of the State Of Virginia Sic Sspl-i
zuer TvraHHiS
simultaneously with this, another des ]
sperado appeared at Ford's Thcatcr and:
sobtain admittance to the box occupied bvE
sNr. Lincoln AMI shot the President in the:
] Hack of Tie head, then jumped from the:
shox to the stage repeated the motto Of
! Nirginia. Sic Semp,y J'yraRuis" In i
:moment more he had disappeared.
LATER -I2.G0 a. m.
Secretary Stanton, Wclles. MeCulloeb
.Denuison. Speed and Usher. have arriveds
Int the place where the President is living
There is no hope of his recovery. Thcs
offending physicians pronounce his cases
Hopeless. His brains are oozing from hisf
,wound. and he is now rapidly sinking
Hills wife and children are at his bedside
l A. M.-The President is perfectly
,~enSeles-, and chere Is not the slightest
ihope of his recovery. Physicians believes
.that be Will die before morning. An ols
IhlS Cabinet, except Secretary Seward areS
with him Speaker Coliax. Senator Earl
.we,l of Maine, and maEv other gentlemen, I
ire also al the house, awaiting the termIn
.ation
Especial Dispatch to the Chicago Tribnne-l
WASHINGTON, March l4-I;l5 Il IN.
The l.. 7~ident Is slowly dying; theE
srafn j. oazin, through the ball hole M
his forehead lie =, Ct course ih ,.
There j. an occasional .-I>ia@ 81 MS 4ead {
md heavy. stentorious breathinS-that S
al
ANDY johnson was in bed when the a !,
was committed III his room a
the kirkwood He was Immediately ape
nrised of the event and rot mp The pre-
caution was taken TO provide a guard of
soldiers for him, and these were at hiss
door before the news was we'll through
the avenue
Cant, Rathbonc, Of Albany, was in the 5
box with the President He was slightly
wounded
WASHINGTON, April l5-l:30 A NJ &
The street in the vicinity Of Ford &