Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-04-15
Special Dispatch.
ASA OF PRESI-
DENT LINCOLN AND SEC
RETARY SEWARD.
Full Particulars of the Terrible
Tragedy!
wA.HrsorOs. April i5.-la:,O. AZ.

the night de vas shot at the theatre
Secretary Seward was also ssssssiustei. No
arterie, we're cut, Particulars sOon.
wAsHSeros. April Is.
Presidsp, Lincoln and bis wife. with other
friends, shis evening visited Rord's Theatre for
the purpose of Witnessing The performance Of the
American Cousin"
|, was announced in the papers tha; General
Grant would also be present. but that gentleman
took III late train of cars for New Jersey.
The theatre was densely crowded, aud every
body seemed delighted With the scene before
them.
During the third act. aud while there was q
temporary pause for one Of the actors to enter
the sharp repor; OF q pistol was heard. which
merely attracted attention, be, suggested moth
ing serious. until man rushed to the front of the
Presidents box. waving long dagger in bis
right hsad. and eKclaiming-" Sic Ssmger Ty
rannis." and Immediately lesped from the box.
which "a, in the second tier to the stage bene ath.
and ran across to the opposite aide OF the stage,
making his escape amid the bevildermen, OF the
audience from the rear OF the theatre, and mount
ing horse, fed.
The screams Of Mrs. Lincoln at FIRST disclosed
the fact to the audience that the President bad
been shot. when all present rose to their feet
rushing to the stage. many eIclsiming Hang
Hin :"
The excitement was VI the widest possible
description. and Of course there was sn abrupt
to -min.tion to the theatrical performances
There was rush towards the Pesident's box.
when cries were heard of :" Stand back Give
him air Has any one stinulsnts 7"
On hssty examination. is vas found that the
President had been shot through the head. above
and back of the temporal bone. and tha. some
OF the brains we're oosing out
He vas removed TO a private house opposite
the theatre, aud the surgeon general OF the army
and other surgeons were sent for TO attend TO his
condition
Ga an sXaniination OF the private box. blood
was discovered 90 the back OF The cushioned
sitting, also on the partition and on the foor.
common single barreled pocket pistol ives
found on the carpet. A military guard was
placed in front Of the private residence TO which
the President had been conveyed. An immense
crowd wss in front of it, ali deeply anxious TO
learn the tate OF the President
Is had been previously announced that the
wound was mortal, but all hoped otherwise The
shock to the community was terrible
A. midnight the cabinet. Messrs. Sumner
and Farnswortb. Judge Bates, Governor Oglesby,
General Meigs. Colonel Hays snd few personal
friends with Surgeon General Barne. and his i'm
mediate assistants we're around his bedside.
The President WAS in . state of syncope. total
" insensible aud breathing slowly, she blood
co1ing from the wound ss the back Of his neck.
The surgeon exhausted every possible effort of
modest skill. but all hope vas gone
The parting of his family with the dying pres
ident is too sad for description.
The President and Mrs. Lincoln did not start
for the theatre until fifteen minutes after eight
O'Clock
time. The President stated to him that he was
going, although Mrs Lineoln had rot been well,
because the papers had announced that General
Grant was to be present, and IS General Grant
had gone north. he did rot wish tue audience to
be disappointed. He went with apparent reluc,-
snce. and urged Mr.. Collar 10 90 with him, but
that gentlemen bad made other engagements,
and with Mr. Ashmead. ri Mass bid him good
bye.
When the eIc;temsu, Al he ihestre vas si is
widest hight. report. were circulated that Sec
rotary Seward bad also been ssssssinated
On reaching th. gen,lemsn's residences crowd
and military guard were around the door, and On
entering /: vas asesrtsined that the reports were
based on the truth.
Everybody there was .o excited that scarcely
an intelligib!e word could De gathered, bat the
facts are Systematically {. follows:
About ten o'clock man rang she bell, nd
the call having Teen answered by . coiored ser
want, he said be had come from DR. Verdi's.
Secretary SsEsrd's family physician, with
prescription, a, the same time holding Ia his
hand piece offoIdet paper, and saying in an
swer to refus,i than he must see the Secretary.
a be instructed with particular directions
concerning the medicine
He still insisted going up. although repeat
sdly informed that no che could enter the cham
Der. he pushed the servant eside and walked
heavily towards the Secretsry's room. He was
there met by Mr. Fred Seward, Of whom he de
manded to see the Secretary, making tie same
representations which be did TO The servant
What further passed in the way of colloquy is
not known. but the msn struck him on The head
with billy. severely ipjuring the skui. and fell
Ing him almost senselsss. The ASSASSIN then
rushed Into the chamber AID attacked Mr. Sew
ard. psym,ster in the L. $. army, aud NJ Han
sell. messenger Of the state department, aud
two male nurses. disabling them. he then
rushed upon tee Secretary. who was lying ib
bed IN the same N, and INJECTING three stsbs
in Tie neck, but severiEg. il is though, and
topped, no arteries. though be bled profusely.
The assassin then rushed down stairs. mount
ci ni- horse AZ the door. and rode of before sn
alarm could be sounded. and in the same manner
a. the assassin of the president. Il is believed
lbe injuries Of the Secretary are not fatal, DOR
those oil the Others. although both she Secretary
and the Assistant Secretary are very seriously
injured
Secretary Stanton and Wells, end other prom
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