The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1865-04-20
ASSASSIN ALTON OF PRESIDENT
LINCOLN AND SECRETARY
SEWARD
Special Dispatch to The Chicago Times
AsHINGTON, April II.

ASHINGToN, April II.
! most terrible assassination. unparai
leled IN the history OF the country, occur
red few moments before II p NJ to-
night, at Fords theatre. President Lin
coin aud Mrs Lincoln were seated in a
private box on the right hand of the stage
witnessing the last act of .Our Cousins. ,,
At 4 moment when it vas unusually quiet.
the sharp, quick report Of pistol was
heard, aud man sprapg out of the box to
the stage, some ten feet downward, and
with knife cleaning in hand, ran across
the stage, out into a side alley, mounted Il
horse. and rode Ike lightning up Tenth
street. The audience for moment seemed
paralyzed, tor, glauclng at the box Of the
president, it was seen that he had fallen
back, as if killed or badly wounded.
In one moment the terrible reality
burst on the audience, rs they rushed to-
ward the stage and saw the fainting form
Of the president brought down the narrow
stairway. when 1t was discovered that he
had been shot through the head, and bad
", if not mortally, won ded Accumpa
MED BY Mrs Lincoln he was taken across
the street into a private residence. and
there Immediately cared for.
Pen fails to describe the scene of ;he
excitement. The fact of the assassination
was realized together with the fact that
the assassin had escaped. The streets all
round the theatre are blocked up with
people, and all along the avenue it has
spred like wild.iro
Immediately steps were taken to fcrrt
out the assassin The police stations were
notified, and everybody aided all to nc
purpose up TO midnight.
| On examination. people who noticed
the assassln-a man with black whiskcrs
and moustache--say that he entered the
dress circle, AID passed around to the en-
trance Of the private box, when. without
waiting moment, he fired at the back Of
the president through the closed door,
lie then rushed into the same box through
another open door, two boxes being
thrown into one. and jumped on the stage.
as described. The pis'ol hole in the door
shows the fact of the firing through the
closed door; while the pistol found drop
ped ON the stage shows that it was Der.
ringer
The diabolical pot seemed carefully ar
ranged. as the man knew we'll the crook ed
way behind the scenes Of the theatre to
get out, for he escaped the observation oil
those on the stage. Everybody who
knows the man says that j Wilkes Booth
the actor, is the assassin. The evidence
is concurrent, at this late and excited hour
to that effect.
! visited the stage five minutes after
the scene occurred. il was crowded with
people The actors say the assassin cried
as he Jumped down, Il am revcnged, Sc
Semper 7yraan,S"
LATEE. 1t j just asccrtained that the
assassination has extended further Sec.
rotary Stewards throat has been cut BIZ
another assassin, who entered MS house
passed up to his bedroom, and commit
ted the terrible deed. Maj Seward met
the assassin when coming down stairs
aud was stabbed in the face.
Thousands are pouring into TIE streets
but the people are cooler than one woulc
immagine in view of the terrible scenes
just enacted
One man was arrested on the stage a
Fords theatre. He is in cell at polic,
headquarters. The crowd is so grea
around Stewards house that nothing car
be ascertaincd Reports of course say tha
he cannot live.
1t is not believed that, Welles. or Den
uison is harmed. In fact, it is known thai
the latter is not
Second Dispatch
WASHINGTON, Apr. l5-l2:l5 A. VI.
The president is alive now. Report.
of his death widely prevail, and caus,
deep grief.
Secretary Stewards wound is not pro.
nounced fatal. Mr.. Seward is only badly
cut, not killed.
Grant was expected to be at the theatre
aud would have been another mark for
the assassin. but luckily he left for Phila
dolphin at 7 T NJ.