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tsovss have attsred themselves that they had As -
Who made such bloody work In hadlsoa plaea TAsw
man, who nys that his Paine, uadeubssdIy ~
an aocompice, and there srs others under aresswAs
win be found have played oonspiouous parts n -
great conspiracy; but pity and surprise ~ ~
army Of detectives should have allowed any u Ne D-
The Trial Of the Asssssins.
wAsmorcs, Nay ., leo9
The statement has been made here that tho trial q -
parties connected with tho assassination has oommeas4
II hs mistake The trial viii be- public. f
The Military OommIsaon 70 try the assassination 60
sprasOrs, will employ six shorthand writer's and havs
resolved To cot from o'clock in tho morning until IN
O'Clock In the evening" with intermlssion q 80
hour.
How Booths Body was Disposed or
(FfOm the Boston Advertlserl
~ . ,,...,. - w.sMsoros, Nay 2 isss
mains Of John Wilkes Booth Is a length settled By
statement which may be regarded final. After IL
medical museum in this city, had besn removed, tks
corpse was placed In charge Of two men, who. 49,
og eVs Of ground g 8:
psnitentisfy where for some years isous have sssa
buried Booths body was deposited hsrs and the s.EtA
over II smoothed and carefully sodded over. TAs
other Of less infamous feons had prevousy beso
leveed and strong guard is now in charge Of ~ sps4
has grown thiokly that no one viii ever BE- ale -
distinguish tho place whore the assassins oofpse -
Inferred from tho other nameless graves around Il
Letter from Rebel General Omeers onosAe
Assassination.
WAsmxoros, Nay q, 1seG
The following Letter from the rebel Lieutenant Gsnesaa
Ewel to Lieutenant General Grant, In relation 10 tAs
assassination Of President Lincoln doubt speaks he
sentiments Of nearly all the military officers Of Ne aAa
confsdecy and Of interest authorised sxprss
sion Of their opinion so,e.
FeKIRKs MoNRoz, April lo 1905
Lieutenant General u 8. GRANT, Commanding United
GsslaAI-You will appreciate, am sure, the ssns.
msnt which prompts me TO drop ySu thess 70, few nss
greatest greatest. in my Judgment, would be tie prsvalsses
of the idea that they. could entertain my
nation for the assassination Of the President Of the
United States and the attempt to assassinate the Score
shock produced upon myself common with al the
general officers confined here with me- by the Occurrences
p u %sn s
Need we say that We S are are no ga sssassins ssh nor
do from most Of the States Of the South, We would b
ashamed Of own people were we met assured they
would reprobate this crime. Under the orcumstances
could not refrain from expression OF my feellne
/ thus utter them 70 soldier who will comprehsn6
them.
The following officers Major Generals Ed johnson, q
Virginia. and Kershaw, Of South Carolina; Brgadiee
Dubois ssmmes and e. R. Jackson Of Georgia; FRASER.
Of Alabama; Smith and Gordos Of Tennessee CAbel a
Arksnsas and Marmaduke Of Missouri, and Commodsss
Tucker Of heartily concur with me In vhae
R. s. EwELL' usutenaa. General O. ga
Important Arrests Of Assassins In Msry-
land. ,..,.r
BALnxoss, Nay 8, 1ses.
There were brought 70 this city this mornint fron
Calvert county Maryland In charge Of armed sQaal
Of soldiers under Lieutenant O'Brien, two citissas a
that county viz: Dr.. N W. Browne and VIM. Coohrins,
and three other men upon the charge Of having bssA
concerned In the recent assassination Of United 6talo
soldiers, for time past stationed in that countys
While at the once Of Colonel wooey Provost MaFAaA
Cochane acknowledged him and others that for seve
raj months past he had been In . starving condio1sa
which being known 70 Browne and Others he oersA
large sums Of money II he would take the nvso
Of certain soldiers He accepted the terrible buAq
and deliberately assassinated soldiers while tAsy
doing picket duty. For killing the nrst sold1sp
Cochrans receives the sum OF si7s and was 70 have
been paid $500 fer the murder Of the other but
pretended before the money was paid. fa
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taken TO Washington this afternoon under strong guard
and in the old Capitol prison, where -
examination will soon bs had. "HN'
few nights since, while Lieutenant OBrisn 6upsinS
tendent Of Government Farms in the lower countless wad
riding through the county he shot at by concealed
FOE, but fortunately escaped injury His horse, howsv
valuable animal, was killed
The rebels in tho lower counties within the pa tvo
weeks, ID reported, have become exceedingly dsAanG
and dangerous, and besides committing depredationd
upon the inhabitants Of tho counties have been sau
serns numbers Of cattle belonging % the govsrnmsak
The Fire Commissionsrs sworn In.
ALBANY. Nay 3 1Se2
The Metropolitan Fire Commissioners were sworn In =.
day by Secretary Depew They drew for terms with Ne
following result:-Charies Pinckney, two years. yaG
W. Booth, four years; Philip W. Engs ax years; Nae:
tin B. Brown, eight years; Mr. Engs appointed In place
Of Samuel Sloan declined
BROADWAY THEATRE -snAKsPzas's TRAGEDY or Kms
JouS.-The Broadway theatre was more crowded lase
evening than have since the ns night Of The
engagement Of Mr.. and Mn Charles Kean. There was
scarcely any part Of the house. A he
brief season Of eleven nights draws to It's Close the pso
pie Of New York awaken the fact that this =
the only opportunity that will ever be presented -
seeing the lass and greatest Of English actors avs
OF the piece produced very little need be sasA
Shaksperes tragedy Of King John has hitherto ben
very popular In this country, yet possesses many
features Of beauty and even OF stirring intsresa.
"Ths tragedy Of King John" says Dr. John-
son, "athough not written with tho admitted
power Of Shakspere, b varied with very pleasing
nterchanges Of incidents and charactes" The most q
these were last night brought out with nne cect -
without partcularxng individuals may say that mos
Of the parties 70 fhe play acquitted themselves in COM
msndable manner: The y6b Of Prince Arthur, by No
Gassord, well sustained by that very young lsdys
and the scene with Hubert dr. y Cathcsrtl properly
elected the applause Of the audience. OF the p
sona merits Of Mr.. and Nm Charles Ksan In this play
have but few words 10 say The opinions of the 49,
critics these aytiaa for nearly half century con-
verge 70 the result BY no other living actor @
His scene with Hubert In the plot for the murder u
young prince exceeds description - dehes