The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1865-04-18

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The ey,itCmeat IN fi.- ,t- os,rtc horrible tracey
d. " Friday evening tas cbaIsci from its wild and
Nenseih character into quiet but ovcrwhc m 'le
sdnoss ard r'oom. puri1r yeuordny, the p-CvAiinrt
fciag seemed TO tc thirst for terrible zen .e.noe &
and 1t ~w feared tlat booishci would result hut,
that l. pst Th. errst ,orrow srt,.cs o,or ~ lko
pll and the ti-st for v"uroelce E,vosway TO tlc,
mo. powerful ceiling II woe. ono man remarkos b. .
nv herin' Oh 5, urtay, ~ feel II could tear the
VII airs Va ,. ccs with iay tCotb." ~ eNp-ess lu
Hr7c cl ten 10 .p.l.s the general i.ciu-. Ihc.
'u7cn'ou' horror u The deeI aud ,ho ,rc,i {. I
is result. vcae flInoEt iuconce vAna-could haTdli B
b. entertained hv mo nrmlcd facrue-- At fret. We
OH nos herin fairly 10 realize M" truth. :
There osn b. no dorh' nov. that the murderer o.
Prsi'on' Lincoln Il .. wilkes laOih Tie .y.'curcF
ssuch a. 30 liz the crime bey oni a doubt upon hIl ,
lVi.i rccepitu.s,c those particulars coB,cru, h,m'
which have not already given yon, briefly As may
b.. On Monday last he came to the cy, fr-r1 some
unknown quar'e- rad pr' rn % thc N.ilo1l IIa.,l
a. wa HE custom whom IN Nah.l't1a. 90 Friday
nlerning he vent 20 FORT, thes'Te, cni a.,
e"n'e-a-'ioH with The trCa'urrg lrArei h'tb
tho rres'dent Nnd General Graat would r'-i
tnd the theatre that cy,u uins. II seems that o,
theTeIpon ente-cd the thoaIre where be ras quito
a. hoIne,J and deliberately prepared iho for th"N
AssP- na on IN tho eveuinr. He frrd bar n rsch
sW-y tiat he could iasten Tho door tehnd him, on
enteriu. the long, dark hall that leads ta the l,y'
The P"e'idcnt occupied. lie then with em'et aud;
his k,is cut hole In tho door Of tho box eNtiug nl
to this dark hall, by Witch he could s,ruiinize the.
position OF tho iumatof. The reason why he did no.
en- the box by this door iu8t,d II the other (which
epen,d from tho aisle of the dTess erce) seems to-
h''e'baeu because the hail door iHteued and he
could not open u. liGVlus ajnp.. ed hia plrpAra-l
tioaa. hy AITsnrns the chairs Ia the box IA such
-sy ~ to leave NJ. Lincoln in degrp, separated
from h compsn.ons, the co!d-looic led villain Icurn-i
81 to h hotel and sRted Al the desk for cards which,
had hsen len ior him--lt Ia supposed by aocompces
The ae.k 'ocul.rly asked him, IN Alusiou to loothr
oil ,p,culatiou', If be hal made thousand do.lArs
ouv. NO" vcs the reply, but have " v,rkod hard
saoueh for H." Scon sfer he lst tnC LOu.e and has
never be' u seen there since
Ia tic evening, about U'elOct, Booth rode down
the al,ey Ia of Ihe tLeaue ard askcd the stage
esrpener to hold his horue. Don't let the bride rol
owe his LeYL" said be, "take him J., thn sit' fie
tLea entered che sA'e door suyeyod tho p cn,i'csi
came cut teGving tho door oP'n went around to 'he
front Of ne house, pla'ed INTO tie DARK hall, bl red
the door, and eyed the Inmates Of Tho tor tArourh
the lole be bad cu, Finding him,ef unable to so.
IN that way, he WAS compe lied pass round through
the crowded dIefs circle. How he then accom-
pllsted his work have already written you. He
droDo'd his hat Ia the box, and spur The stage,
both of which identitti a. hiA. la his light he
pl.~ed close 10 Miss LAnrs keono whom he struck
the hand with the hand in vhich he held the dag
ssr he also encountered the orchestra leader In HE
way aud struck at him with hA dagger, and
reaching the alley way, he found hi. horse in charge
Toy 10 ghcul the sts esrponter hsd surrender
ed It. Ha knocked this lad aside with the h4A ot
hs dagger, sprung 20 tho saddle and escaped.
though Il hls been reported that be had teen esp.
al IN an
sch report. II Is my fixed Or Mon that Booth had
se, eral accompces and that tho arTanremens for
Ms secure hiding were made most carefully in ad-
vance. Thor ia evidence of this on all sides IND
tie scene Witnessed Ia George Hrry's drinh. .ng sa-
loon, near the theatre on The nirht Of the murder
81 out O'Clock, confims me In this helei With q
sroEd of ha-a- lo2cn men, Booth stock AZ the bar
Shrinking. They raised their glasses In the air aud
h,aing silently TO ennh other, erchsnyed si.nihcsa,
slsuces as If the secret toast wm well understood
When they shook hanis all round ND each other cool.
t,evrry impessgely and a. le!l tho sGloon ,ep.!-
sling different ways.
Many Ieople, while viewing the evidence A ineon.
toyert.he, are Inclined TO believe Booth insarc Inc
coo doberston Of all his movements and the fart o.
hi, having lccompllCes explode this notion. In.
having been aclusinted with Booth ponsnally. hav-
iug Witnessed Lie stage ronli'.on' relc-tediy, aud
having carefully studied tn, chlra. tor of tie man,
An abe m seh c'ea.ly, to untertani how WIZ,
Doo,h cou!4 have done thIs decd Hs W. a Tabid Sc.
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