Litchfield enquirer., 1865-06-01
STATE ITEMS,

A PRosABLE AccoMPLIcE OF BOOTH IN Gov SEcrIcuT.-The public will doubtless be sur. prised to learn that there has been in this city & man who, there Is good reason to believe, was connected with the plot which resulted in the assassination of the President. On the Sunday after the death of the President, a man. whose name was afterward discovered to be Lemos, stopped at the Central Hotel in this city. He appeared to be about thirty years of age, WAS about five feet seven inches in night. of light complexion, had light and very bushy hair. hawk shaped nose, grey eyes, heavy scar on the right side of his neck and another on the face. supposed to have been sabre cuts, was well dressed, and was taken for German Jew During the night he stole what change there was in the money drawer and dscsmped. In the morn ing, the robbery being discovered, he was chased, and overtaken at Milford by the pro- prietor of the hotel, and the stolen money was recovered. The man begged hard to be re- leased, and produced and offered as an in- ducenent gold watch worth fifty dollars, which wss accepted, and he was suffered to go ct liberty. On being released, he told the hotel ssproprietor he had left 8 carpet bag at the hotel, which he desired to be sent to one Myers at Southport. The carpet bag was given to the police. who, on obtaining it, examined its contents and found that it contained some very singular articles which at once made fur ther acquaintance with the runaway seem highly desirable. There was found, first, carte de visits of lady, apparently about thirty five years of age, plain looking, rather aeshy, and wearing . stylish dress. The pho tograph was contained in an envelope, and sa the back of the photograph was written these words:
 ''Meet me in Washington on the 10th
 lSigned,l J. W. BOOTH"
 On comparing the signature with those made by Booth on the books at the New Haven House, it was found to be genuine. s''
 There was also found in the carpet bag sard of the Ogden Hotel, N. r., with the name ,f Jane Tipping on the back also card of he Morton Hotel, Liverpool, England, with he following written on the back: @
 John Morton, care of John Merley.'
 EUnderneath1 y. W. BOOTH, which also proves to be the genuine signature if the assassin. There was also 6 card of the Albion Hotel, N. Y., with the name of Jean ;chliesner, D. C., written on the back; also a l discharge of Samuel Tirney from the British hip New Brunswick; and last, but not least important. there were two passes signed by I. s. Persons, Gen. Sheridan's Adjutant- Gen, me of which bore date Dec. 9th, 1864, and vas to permit M. Lemos, scout, to pass out # the lines and return while the other bore late Dec. 9th, and was to permit M. Lemos, cout to pass out of the lines with two men nd led horses, to go to Charlottsburg and re urn. s
 Upon finding these suspicious papers, the ,olice started in pursuit of the man, gsing own on the New York Railroad as far as Jouthport. Returning, they informed Capt. lark. Provost Marshal, of the facts, and he immediately went to New York and set the etectives ct work. They found that the ,an had hired out as clerk to the proprietor l