The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1865-04-26

ly truth broke upon all--'Ihe President
is murdered" The scene that ensued
was as tumultuous and terrible as one of
Dante's pictures OF hell. Some women
tainted, others uttered piercing shrieks,
and cries for vengeance and unmeaning
shouts for help burst from the mouths OF
men, Miss Laura Kecne, the actress,
proved herself in, this awflh tune as equal
to sustain part in real tragedy as TO in
terpret that of the stage. Pausing one
moment before the iootlights TO entreat
the audience to be calm, she assembled
the stairs in the rear of Mr.. Lincoln's box,
entered it, took the dying Presidents
head in her lap. bathed it with the water
she had brought, and endeaycred to force
sDule cfthc liquid through the insersible
lips. The locality OF the wound was at
first supposed TO be in the breast. 1t
was not until after the neck and shoulders
had been barred and 10 mark discovered,
that the dress OF Miss Keene, stained
with blood revealed where the ball had
penetrated.
THE 1NsENsIBIE rREsrDEssT CARRIED. oU'r.
As soon as the confusion and crowd
was partially overcome, the form OF the
President was conveyed from the theater
to the residence OF Mr.. Peterson, on the
opposite side of Tenth street. Here upon
a bed, in little hastily prepared cham
Der, it was laid and attended by Surgeon
General Barnes and other physicians,
speedily summoned
THE EXCITEMENT IN TIE CArl1Ar.
T, +po ,o,l,;to a.. ,.. .,
+hrnro,, ,ho oan;,,I as e ho.an 0'' - ,a"
- aaoao So s..
lilo ,,a:,;. -, H., -. t't. -
and droro nra o,,,, % NV to ,ho ~ VIA H.
.horo ~ ho haord m 7''o ~ H.. t,,1 ,i ''e Io l
to fi0d Robert Lincoln and other mem
oers OIL the household stu unaware OF 1t.
i'o'u ulUNe 10 iorua heAter' ana were
sooli III 'i'c reSiueh' oeus'ue' oecreta-
V Stanton ana the ulher members oi inc
caeynet were at mana almost as SOON a
vast crowd Su,gn'g up. IehhsylVaii'a aV-
enue toward " "iuards Hotel, cried, " he
res,ueht Is siloI ireSiucht Llhcoln Is
murdered Another crowd sweeping
uowii 'he avenue met 'le 'lrS' w'Ih the
'iui.iaN 'oeci etaIy seward mas oeeh rs
s's,A''"eo ia oeu' instantly wild ap-
Prehen'i1h Oh ahorgahizea conspiracy ami
oi no o'her murders TOOK possession OF
'he peop!e' Inc shout TO arms y was
'i'i'e'eu WIN the expressions OF sorrow
anu rage that everywhere ililed lie air.
y" mere Is Uen' Grant !! or "W here is
SECRETARY stanton mere are the
rest OF thc caD'nct 7! broke from thous'
anu, 81 hlS' ~ eohh"ef"E'eh CT ii'e is
'iol nan 50 'eir'oie rs was me cohiiagra-
S"'loi oi passion that rolled through lhe
streets anu houses Vi It's hlhg'oh on That
awful i'Sn''
THE ArrEMrr on SIC. sEwARp's LIFE.
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Saward ,os rorhans as d.r;rr - ro, -,
dromo,;. 90 tho oss..ss;,,o,;nn ~ tho pros
;don, Ato.Jo ,,cI, oI man ,.u nj,
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oEgb,nJ from bnrse IN frnnt or NJ
Se,y,rTs ro.;donc. ;n NtoI;snn rl,c.
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fro,, his rooart ;,,;,.;os III Ionso -
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ran7 that adn;,,od I'm tha, ha dos;na1
~ aaa A. Sa"'a,I 'rh, san,'ant -
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rnst p daliror ~ HIM well, rha sar.
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o"t ' f,r,hor % doInr ensho1 lin, 9s;1o and
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ho .raooaIaI 'I, ,'n,1, A. So ~ -a-n'
al nhan, :" go o,tan :, m,han A..
Tradar;ar Som,a,.d onnoarod G.''r' an nn
ras;,o % y" nT""~ r1a.'nnlaa L.
p9''o IT. o' wy ''l' aLo '.S o,--'
- e''.'IN ~ '"I '.'i'G '''''''- :.
- 80 ~ .' 80, "''' 11a, TI'o aI.J h"' I,'e .n ns
troversv hv striking Mr. Seward n sevsra
and perhaps mortal blow across Are fore
: head with the butt Of a pistol As the
first victim fell, Major Seward, another
and younger son of the secretary, emerg-
ed from his fathers room. Without a
word the man drew n knife and struck