The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1865-04-21


Mwho came up on the mail boat yesterday /
s@on hearing the news st Fort Molroe, said,
& he South had Ioa. its best friend, andI
s3emp phatcalIr discaimed The &C, 10 ,he
ssname Of tie people. aud attributed it .o
ss;foreign n,onied interests
8 BetweeD / sn1 so o'clock on The af-I
fst7ruoon OF the murder, }. ". Booth SAL !
sed al the kukwood House, and len the
afoiowing card for Vice-president John D.,
Rson;
Es Don't wan. 10 disturb you. Are you
Ess! home
8 (SignedJ J. w. BOOTH.
s. For several days previou. large dos
Operate looking man has been stopping Al,
#tne kirkwood. lie is now missing, and
Easamong the papers found in lis baggage isl
sj a letter from Booth. These and othei
Hsuspicious circumstances confirm the i'm
OPPRESSION that the Vice President was in
2, H,cluded in the heIish plan, and that TO this
3 snissing individual Was allotted bis death
8 The Vice President retired TO rest thst
& rdaY night about 9 o'clock
s. Ex-Governor Fsrwei, of Wisconsin
Sivas q, Ford's chester at tie time of The
.s3;ssassinalion, ~uspectiag that 81 attempt
s~ouiG also lc m8d8 on the life Of the
g Wee President, he rushed from the theate,
60 Mr. jnhusou's room which lie reached
s3wfhn five minutes after the shooting ol
ss,he pre-ldeut. lie Knocked st the door
%>cyeTa tiIues before receiving rep!,
z 1t length tie Vice, President who was
sas eep aWoke and saiI: = Who i, there 2 !
| sG"v Earae'i replied: "Lel me in i'm
sii0edi2tely," al tie sane time oiyinr Ii.
sname and ssYiUg shat he hal important
EinformaiioH to communicate Nv. john
sson at once opened tie door, and ifr Far
fiweIl told him Of the nurder Of the p,osi
Mslent 1t fell ike .hundarboI, upon NJ.
HjohnsCn. who at frst refused to believe IT
q l pon being convinced, he manifested
Hp2 Wertul emotion. Both gentlemen were
GO much affected that for the moment the,
A"ere obliged mutually to support eacI
q 3.her 70 avoid falling. Gov. FarweI soor
81 o'ere1 liz presence Of uipd, anl L
@s=gu@r3 e@a;ust further ealarirjas viivh he
d believed mcuacel The beads OF the govern
* ,neft took The PEecaulon to lock The doc,
= nd ex'inguish tie cae, which had beer
s 'im'y burning in the room. Af.er giving
Awafairg ta.ow he went and procured :
H4uarI. Either tie mscreant to whom
s1ihls pa't Of the work was assigned quailed
Z Iwhen the tire came, OF the early re.irrc g
sy;ot the Vice President, or quick arrival Of
1: 10y FarWeIi dorarGed the plan.
q The corpse Of ths late President he.
3 #5oen laid ont 10 the White House Il /,
s iGease3 in the suit Of black worn by him
$ =, his late inauguration A placid smile
Mrests upon his Textures, and tie deaeased
& 3-ccms 70 be in a calm sleep The corpse
t3of Tie late President has been laid out il
i he White House Il is dressed in the SUI,
e. black worn by him 81 bis Ia:e inausra
Eyon. i placid smile rests upon his feature,
Ea>d The decreased - ems 10 be in a calm sleel
p he e2rnse Will be laid ont in state in The
s5aast room On Teusdav. in order 10 rive
b rab.ic AZ opportunity to see once more
. tea'nsos of Inn they loved 50 wei
Sd an catuta'oo unon which the body vii
sT,st IS 70 be T,}are3 in the south part OF
Sc osst room and ia scmewha: similar
hIln STYLE to that used on the dea,h of Ptey-
i. len: Harrison.
s Miss Harris, who was il tho tox will
e he President, makes the following state
.utnt: "Ahout an hour sefore TIE com
#miazion o. the deed, the assassin came to
Elhe door Of the box and looked in to take
e. survey of the position OF its occupants
& was supposed at the time tha, it wao
Eseither mistake or the exercise ofimaua
EIent curiosity. The circumstance attract
fsed no particular sttention at the time
g sUp0n his entering the box again, Mtior
q Bath!aone rose and asked the intruder HI,
Sbusjuefs II" rushed past the Major with.
81 u: making reply, and placing his pis'o
e5"Iose 10 the back Of the Presidents head
sIactua!iv in contact with it, fired, and in
aantIy spSang upon The cushioned haluster o
Es;he bcx. when he made s hsckw ard plunge
sswith his knife, aimed at Tie face or breas
al ~. lincoln. Maj"r Dalhhone, spring
3 nc forward TO Protect the President, re
NcelVed a stab in his arm. Tie murdei
q hen jumped npon the stage and Effected
3hia escape. The rapidtv with which al
L'wss astounding. Mrs. Lincoln saw the
H!orm Of the person 90 down from he box
1and thought Mr Lincoln had taIlen out,
Nand looked 10 see if she could see him OF
q The floor, and barely saw the Gu prit Jump
+ ed on the stage. When al wss over sht
L 'nrned her eyea to the box and saw Mr.
3 i<incoln's head had dropped forward upor
Ehis breast, and at once reslized what had
EtransplTed. The mur,.er of the Presitien
g was a. once announced at Growers Theat
Eer. Iltue Tad Linco,n was u attendance
ssthere, and the moment he heard the state
Emenfs be seemed 10 GO almost crazy
EshTtked and sobhed in a heart>rendino
Emanner. Tie poor boy was taken to the
81 White House and was soon Quietei, her
lascertaned that Bis father was still alive
g rom the moment the l're,iden, was sbo
hup 70 his dea'h he WAS insensib!e, and ex.
:shibited no signs Of pain, recognized nj
gperson, an3, iE fact believe did not opa,
Ehis eyes Blood troubled his breathing
Hoften making it exceedingly difficult. T.,
swas watched with tender care, and all tha
acouId oe was done for hlr.
= Vice President johnson visited the
E PFesident during the night, bat RENAME,
Eony about an hour. Ia iart many O
M,hose who rushed to assist in taking car,
g. the President, found that their presence
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