Smyrna times., 1865-04-20
ASSASSINATION OF THE PRESI-
DENT.

Among so many accounts from so many sour-S
ces, it is difficult to get concise report of the
facts concerning the assassination. The follow II
ing from the National Lntelligenccr and other
sources, IS deemed reliable:
The President was received with great f1roreR
ION entering the theatre his rcccpti0n WAS in y
deed, extraordinary. One Of tIc actors (NIr II
IllaWK had made the remark, las pmdrca-$ =
Try, } tins reminds us Of story, as Mr.. Lin n
ssGoih says, and was telling the story as theN
,reSIdcnt entered. The enthusiasm Of the au- u
'lehce interrupted the story for several min "a
alltcS. Alter the President was seated, the ac
Stor was forced by the people to tell the story
sOver again.
AS to the awful catastrophe, the drift of re- I
Sllablc information is, that when pistol shotS
Twas heard in the second box Of the right hands
Sslde OF the stage OF Ford Theatre, persons nE
4the theatre imagined that it was part Of they
Hplay. Hence the confusion Of the audience
A HMeantime, the assassin appeared on the cdgcE
#of the box, crying "ISic Scnper Tglonnts,
8and flourishing dagger, lcapcd TO the stage.
y He crossed the stage rapidly eXclaiming " Re-
Avenge," and again fourshing his dagger dis
Nappearod saying, g. have done it.
y All started to their feet and there being
gcres that the President was shot, (the first in
@timation of danger was a call for a surgeon, y
IS the crowd exclaimed "Secure the assassin ~
81 hang hm" &c, &c.
e Miss Laura Keene appeared on the stage:
Eand with great self possession implorcd the au-
Edicnce to be quiet.
n The President was seen to turn in his seat.
Hand persons leaped upon the stage and clam
Ebcred up to the box. His clothes were stripped
sStrOm his shoulders but no wound was at first
.aound He was entirely inSensible. Further
II search revealed the fact that he had been shot
4 sn the head. Major Potter, paymaster in the
Earmy, and Major Rathbone 1.-THE latter having
Ebcen i'll the box assisted by others, carried
Ethe President from the theatre, the blood from
Ethe death wound falling upon the floor, stair
Eway, and sidewalks as he was borne to the
sEnearest house opposite, which was that OF Mr.
lNIIlke. Mrs. Lincoln was assisted i'll crossing
Ethc street with the President, in a frantic con
Editi0n, at the same time utterng heart-rendln!
iNShriekS She was attended by Miss Laura
dA\ ccnc and others At the house, All army
y Nsurgeon being at hand, called for a small quan
Witty of brandy, which was administered, and j
eAWaS thercupnn announced to the pressing anc
fMexcited crowd that he was aliye-ilot dead, a
tHNlrs. Lincoln, in her agony. insisted. 1t wa
eHthen found that Major Rathbone had receive
WA wound in the arm, which he had intentional
eEly concealed to prevent excitement
ed At twenty minutes past clock on Satul
N Elay morning the President breathed his las
fNclosing his eyes as if falling to sleep, and HI
leRcOuntenance assuming an expression OF pertct
rsH Hserenity. There were no indications OF pan
re land it was not known that he was dead unit
reEthe gradually decreasing respiration ceased a
r. Ntocether.
ID The Rev. D. A. Gurley, of the New Yol
Id Eavcnuc Presbyterian Church, Immediately {
as its being asccrtaned that life was extinct knc
rdE Eat the bedside and offered an impressive pra
inAer, Which was responded to by all present
ngE DIR. Gurley then proceeded to the front pa
he@lor, where Mrs. Lincoln, Captain Robert III
lldEcoln, Mr. John Hay, the Private Secretar
l. 3and others, were waiting, where he again
us %fered prayer for the consolation Of the tami
ndH j. Wilkes Booth, the assassin of the Pre-
lst Hdent, passed on Friday night at III o cloc
lelN0vcr the Eastern Branch bridge at the Ma
ng RYard, into Maryland. The private papers
1illN Booth are in the hands Of the Attorney-'ier
odEral, and show that this conspiracy against t
7illElife of the President existed before the 4th
en- March last, but, for reasons not proper at I
eli present time to state, it fell through. The
ndE Esassination, according to these papers, was
shave taken place on the Inauguration day.
IN SOME FURTHER PARTICULARS RESPECTING 7
ald4 MURDER.
herH Parties who saw Booth on Friday eveni
oiEbcfore he entered the theatre, say that beti
ual going in he went into the saloon adjoining
ok stheatre, and drank heavy Of brandy He
res ,Htered the theatre by the front door, and '
te4 4Erccognized as he passed in by the doorkeep
,S,tdA Passing up into the dress circle, he walked
VIZ Sthe direction Of the Presidents private b
anu @and was seen standing near the snail en-
Eleading to that box. His manner did not
hlt-Epcar in the least excited, and it was only vi
ore whe leapcd upon the stage that his friends W
)uS-H Hconvlnced that he could be guilty Of sue
decd. Booth is a fne-looking fellow alb
oo%ntIEtwenty five years old. He is ofmedium heig
ght @fne featured, black haired, and black ey
aiuH As an actor he was wretched, and it W;
lth' Mmatter of great modification to him that
'rll chad not been able to win reputation as an
EtOr The pistol with which he shot the Pr
+, Ndent is single -barrcled, silver mounted |
mas SMrngCr. The ball made such q large hol
ahdiNthc President head that his attendant ph
amu cianS were able, without difficulty, to put Il
any Aingers through the aperture.
oJaM PROOFS OF THE PLOT
,nno@ The Republican on Saturday contained
nro- HfollOwing startling document, which bears
krectly upon the present plot to kill the 9i'iC
hro EOf our government. 1t was published
the t;mr ' ny,.;sed no fears; "A Scheme to Muir
Ved SPresidrnt Lincoln" The following appear
are athe Selma Ala. ) Dispatch: Cone Million |
rsai liars Wanted, to have Peace by the FRS
,%March." If the citizens of the Southern {
n4 anu federacy will furnish me with the cash. or G
-; %securltleS tor the sum VI one million dollar
S,ng Twill cause the lives of Abraham Lincoln,
inks L. H. 1Im"tu % H. any ~ Wnrob Ut
the Vheh Wy 'lc ntoy ',1 oi ~ MI S
ii0'i &tyrants cannot live in land of liberty. If
ond is not accomplished, nothing will be clair
,;nra I beyond the sum of fifty thousand dollars in
and &vance, which is supposed to be necessar
,Iorv Breach and slaughter the three villains. |
ture give myself one thousand dollars towards
patriotic purpose. Every one wishing to
His Etribute will address Box X, Conaba, Alaba
ouldS december y loo4'
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