Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1865-04-20
of the President.
Official Announcement. uu
War Department, Washington,
April l5--l:30 A. NJ.

April l5--l;3O A, A. !
Ito Major General Dix:
This evening at about $50, at Ford's Thea
ter, the President while sitting in his private
4 box with Mrs Lincoln, Mrs Harris and Ma
lior Rathburn, was shot by an assassin, who
suddenly entered the box and approached be
4 lind the President The assassin then leapct
upon the stage, hrandishing large dagger
or knife, and made his escape in the rear oi
4 the theater, .a -.g..
The pistol ball entered the back of the
Presidents head, aud penetrated nearly
through the Lead The wound is mortal. The
President has been insensble ever since twas
I inflicted About the same hour, an assassin
whether the. same or not is unknown entered
Mr.. Seward apartments, and, under pretense
| of having q prescription, was shown to the
jSecretarys sick chamber.
The assassin Immediately rushed to the bed
land inflicted two or three stabs on the throat
land two on the face. 1t is hoped the wounds
may not be mortal Ny apprehension is that
they will prove fatal The nurse alarmed Mr..
Fred. Seward, who was in an adjoining room,
land hastened to the door of his father room,
when he met the assassin, who inflicted upon
him one OR more dangerous wounds.
The recovery of Fred. Seward is doubtful
lit is not probable that the President will live
through the night Gen Grant and wife were
advertised to be at the theater this evening,
but he started for Burlington at 6 this even
ling.
At Cabinet meeting, at which Gen. Grant
Twas present, the subject Of the state of the
country, or the prospect of speedy peace,
Twas discussed. The President was very cheer
Iful and hopeful, and spoke very kindly OF
'Gen. Lee and others of the Confederacy, and
Iof the establishment Of the Government in
Virginia. ''"'t
All the members of the Cabinet, exccpt Mr..
Seward are now in attendance upon the Pres
!ident have seen Mr. Seward, but lie and
Frederick are both unconscious
T. NJ STANTON,
Secretary of War.
THE PRESIDENT DTING--J, WILKES BOOTH THE
ASSASSIN. .s.. ,...,
War Department, Washington, !
..,. April l5--4:l0A. NJ
To Major General Dix:
The President continues insensible, and is
SINKING. Secretary Seward remains without
Ia change Frederick Stewards skull is frac.
|tured in two places, beside severe cut on the
head The attendant is still alive, but hope.
less. Major Stewards wounds are not danger
|ous.
1t is now ascertained, with reasonable Ger,
|tainty, that two assassins were engaged in the
horrible crime, Wilkes Booth being the one
that shot the President, and the other com
|panioh OF his, whose name Is not known, but
whose description is SO clearthat he can hard
|ly escape
t,appears, from a letter found in Booth S
runk, that the murder was planned before the
ith OF Marcn, put 1eil through then because
the accomphee backed out until Richmond
could be heard from. ,.ir 81. ,r.
booth ana MS accomphce were at the livery
STAPLE at CLOCK last evening, and left there
with their horses about iO o'clock, or shortly
||6etore That hour ltwouid seem that they had
Tor several days been seeking this chance, but
ior some unknown reason 1t was not carried
mug enset untii last nlgnt One ofthem has
|esuen'ly nlaue ms way to, oaltlmore; the 9th
ef mas ho' ye' oeen Traced o.
H. NJ STANTON.
DEATH OF THE PRESIDENT
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Abraham Lincoln diedathis morning at o0
minutes after o'clock. E. M. STANTON,
sasit- Cd q ft' Secretary of War
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