The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1865-04-19
"A assassin ALTON!
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pR ESlDE MI LINCOLN SHOT
StChtIRRY StWARD SIABBtO.
ITmLn oIEicIALs ASSAULTED.
IruIi Dctaits oC the IsoTrId
Crime. eH ~

aand everybody seemed delighted with thol
,cene halpre them During the thlrl act,
iud while thero was "A temporary pause lOr
4 tbnc of the actors tp enter, a sharp report
fbl pistol was heard, which merely attract
Y ed attuhon, but suggested nothing serious
fdutil man rushed to tho from ol tho Pres-
Z sideni O. box waving u long dagger ~ hlS
tr.ht hand and oyCldimin, Sic sgHpcr
sfyidHjs,' and Immediately lclpcd from tlc
lboN, which was in the second Tier 10 the
S-taga beneath aud ran across 60 tho oppO.
Rsite ii ie ~ tho stage making his escape,
9anGd the hcwiilorment OF the audience,
srron tho rear Of the thonter, aud mounting
w. horse. llrd. Tho sGroan,s 0f Mrs. Lincoln
first disclosed tho fact to the audience that
sthe President had been shot when all pres
srni rusc to thoir lcot, rushing towards .hc
b,iago, many cXclaimng, "hang him.
3 The excitement was OF tho widest pos
3sibu description, aud Of course there was
Fan abrupt iutcrCCSsiou OF theatrical per
fGurmaucc There WAS rush towards the
d hprcsidcuts box, when cries were heard
Stand back and give him All. Has any
Sono stimuauls! !! On a hasty examination
eit was found that tho President had been
sshot through the head above aud back oi
tho temporal bone, and that some Oi the
kbraius Woro Oo2ug out.
3 lie was removed to "a private il use op
3posita tho thcatrr, and the Surgeon Gene
raj of the Army aud other Surgeons wore
sent Tor tu attend to his condition. On an
EcXtnIintiOu of the private box, blood was
sdiscoVcrcd ON the back of the cushioned
I erookmg chair, on which tho President had
bccn sitting; also on the partition, and ol
\ the floor.
!. 4 common siuglo blrrelIed pocket pistol
was found on the carpet. \ military gulrr
\ was placed in front OF the private residence
Eto which the President had becn conveyed
An immense crowd WAS in front OF Is, al
fdceply anxious to learn tho condition o.
1 the President. II had been previously AN
4 nomucd tlNt the wound was mortal, ha'
Fall hoped otherwise, Tho shock to the
community was terrible,
"a At midnight the Cabinet, Mcssrs Sum
fncr, Bolay aud Fansworth, Judge Bates
"A Governor Oglusby, General Mcigs, COlonc
1, Hay and u low personal friends, with sur
gcun Barnes aud his immediate Assistamt
hw,re around his bedside, Tho President
n was in state Ul syncope totally insouslbl,
4 and breathing slowly. Tue blood 0oHe'
n from the wound at the back of his head.
n Tho surgeon exhausted every posslhl'
cilort of medical skill, but all hope WA
d gone. The parting Of the dying Presidcn
n with his family ia too sad for description.
81 The President and Mrs. Lincoln did 40
4 start for the Theatre until Ii minutes aitc
4 8 o'clock. Speaker COllaN was at the whit
House at thc time.
NJ, Tho president stated to him that ho wa'
going, although Mrs. Lincoln hal not beer
h welt because tho papers had announce,
3 that General Erant was to be present, an,
II as General Graut had gouc North he di,
not wish the audience To lac diSuppulnted
" lie wont with apparent reluctance, an
urged Mr.. GollaX to 20 with him, but tina
gentleman had male other engagements
4 aud with MIR. Ashman of Massachusetts
bid him goodbye.
III When the CXCitCmunt at the theater wa
4 at its Widest height, reports wero oIrcula
n rcd that Secretary seward had also brcl
X EassaRsinatcd. On reaching this gentleman
Ercsdeuec crowd and military guard wcr'
Ground tho door, aud on cutcring it was as
kccrtliuod that the reports were based OF
kWuth.
IN Everybody there WAS so eEeiiod tha
\ scarcely an iutelligblo word could 6e gath
gercd, but the facts are substantially as tol
lows About 10 o'clock man rang the bel
4 and tho call having been answered by
4 colarcd scr want, hc said he had come iron
4 Or. Ncidie, Secretary Scwarda family ply
sician with prescription, ut the same tim
4 holding in his baud small piece of iollc'
kpapcr, aud saying in answer to n io(uSa
q that he must see the Secretary, as ho wa
z Eentrusted with particular directions cca
& Eccrnmg tho medicine,
~ lIn pttn t,,steINl ,v,i nv nlthn1itv
Ercpchtcdly informed that no one could en-
" ter the chamber; he pushed tho servan
Easidc and walked heavily towards the Sec
h Eretarys room; he was there met Ivy Nh
Fred Seward, OF whom he demanded Il
/ see tlrN Secretary making the Same repre-
n Escutalion which he did 10 tho servant.
y What farther passed in tAe way OF COLL
81 loqliy is not Known. hut the man struc'
4 h,n ON the head with u billy. severely in
4 jurmg tho skull and fehnlg him almes
n sensclcss The assassin then rushod int
n the chamber and attacked Mr.. Seward, Pay
y master of the United States Army, and Wi
L liam liuscll, messenger of the State De
II ApUtmcnt, and two ulalc nurses, disabling
y thcm
E llo then rushed upon the Secretary, VIII
e was lying IN bed in the same room, aud il
4 0ictcd three smbs in the neck, but sevet
I ing II is thought, and hoped no arterie,
r though he hed proluSely. The assassj
Ethou rushed down stairs, aud mounted hi
Ehorse at the door, and rode Oft before a
Ealarm could he sounded, and in tho sam
kmanacr us tho assassination of the Pres
k dent
E 1t is believed that the injuries of th
ESCcrctary are not fatal, nor that OF oitbo
koi the others, although both the Srcrcar.
Eaud the ASsis taut Secretary are very ser
kously injured
II Secremry Stanton aud Wolles ana eihc
Apromiueut officers of the Government Dalle
kat Secretary Seward house 90 inquire int
kcuudtjon, and there hcal j Of the assaSsmg
II uou of iho President,
IN They then proceeded to the hocSc whcr
q he was lying, exhibiting of course, mtcuS
EmNiety aud soljctmdS, An immense CROW
\ was gathered in trout of the President
4 House, and a strong guard was also ST,
HNoucd thcrc many persons evidently Sul
III EpGSjnS he would ho brought to bis home.
~ Yko cutirc city tonight presents seen
kul wlld excitement, accompanied ly VI,
klcut expressions %, Indignation anl the pr,
i, ioOndrSt sorrow many shed tears.
9 The GilGary authorities have diSpatrhc
,Emouutsd patrols in evory direction in o.
&dor. If possible, to arrest the NssaSSinS.
N The whole Mctrop0Nicn Police are OF
ID lkcwise Tor the same purpose, The u
, nclls bnih az tue Theatre and at SccrCtor
6Sewsr&S house. touA place at about I'll
@me hour, The city and his hoadquarrl
ARE 'gGadod by troops,
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