The New York herald., 1865-04-21
Another Version OF tho Mysterious A6aiz
I'm Pcnnsylvania.

said that he would be back in Reading In day or two
The citizen then left the Fan and communicated these
facts to government descve at this place. by whose
agency he has since been arrested and Is awaiting
recognition at TamaquAs
The Informer Not 50 Positive ~ 60 the
Identity or the Arrested Man.
RsAmso, April 20, 1856.
The citizen who "recognized Booth" taken Before
justice Of the this afternoon TO make adavt Of
his knowledge He swears now that he has only seen
Booth once and that years ago. and also that
he does not believe the person pursued Booth Here
tofore he stated positively that twas EoUh and that he
knew him intimately.
Fl Booths Career I'm AichuaOnd.
Mr. WILLIAM H. MERRIAM's DESPATCH.
W New YORK HERALp Roor, |
RICHMOND, Va April 10, 1855.
The vianous assassin OF the late President, John
Wilkes Booth, connected with the theatre In this
city for period Of three years. dating from the fall Of
1858 to the burning Of the theatre 1891 During that
s. period the management vested in George Kunkell,
3 known for many years previously the successful
leader of troupe Of Ethiopian mnstreIs of which the
celebrated Billy Birch saved from the lost Central Anne
rica, the chief centre of attraction. Soeu after
Kunkel leased the theatre here which then known
& by the of the Marshall theatre he employed young
n Booth Of his stock company Durrg his service
,gin this connection he regarced-sc the
u inhabitants say-as Inferior actor but nevcrthe
aess young man of promise in his profession Like
'5his father he badc fair to become o confirmed
7 drunkard He intensely vicious and perverse, and
In addition to the of drunkenness combined every
other habit of dissipation that the depaved could
Z. indulge. He then young and handsome, according
the recoections of others, and might readily in
society of tone where HIS habits not known Soon
n after the burning theatre he left Richmond
a for Baltimore in company with his employer. There as
learn, Pooth played for time In the theatre stu
ated the of Cavertisnd Baltimore Streets which
had been leased by Kunke after leaving this city Booth
z by John T Ford and where far ascertain he
remained to the period OF the late sad and awful ra
re where the murder of the Pres dent took place. was
general manager and cashier for Kunkell while he ira
yelled through the country with his troupe Of instres
VI Kunkell abandoned tineran life and took to thea
rcsl management Ford became agent and manager for
q the Elliot in which capacity he remained Uut
n for period The next heard OF him was as lessee Of
u tho Holiday street theatre, in Baltimore, which
4 he conducted with admirable skill and efficiency
u BECAME a peculiar favorte with tho Know Nothing
" party for his active services in their behalf.
q which they rewarded by his election the City Council
After service of than years that body no
chosen its president in which capacity he continued
H until the municipal system Of Baltimore was CHANGED
under the auspices Of the democratic party, who were
n elevated to power by q sudden revolution in popular
Il Baltimore Plugs Ford next leased the Washington
theatre and this statement completes his record far
as il il necessary il should be known In connection with
u the unfortunate tragedy In this Thespian temple
1t be said of him that far as can ascertain he
q was considerably esteemed in Richmond, and was
j originally printer by profession. .
81 The Ecccntricities or the Booth Family.
[From the Cincinnati Commercially
al In the worlds history man has more suddenly
I achieved bad ominence and immortality OF infamy or
H given a enyiablc distinction to those connected
with him by the ties OF blood and marriage than the
assassin of the President OF the United States Such owl
dence of guilt has already been obtained points
" clusvey to John Wilkes Booth, play actor, as the
assassin and there Is unappcascd curiosity TO know
what manner Of he Is whose and bloody
"a purpose consigned to death for whom millions
"a mourn soday doomed himself 10 be heartily
deested and execraed than any villain since the days Of
"a Judas iscariot
y THE ELDER BOOTH.
n John Wilkes Booth is Of Lucius Junus Booth
H sr by his second wife, who survives him. and now re-
sides with her stcpson, Edwin Forrest Booth, In New
81 York city The elder Booth the father OF the imputed
q assassin, English tragedan, born In London In
81 several Of the provincial English theatres with
bd moderate success, and In 1914 made his dbm
s IN s
FL backed toad confomed well to the stage traditions
and his personation OF tho character was, in other
Va respects striking that ne at once took prominent
"a rank his profession and successfully competed with
8 Edmund Kean then the rising star Of the English stage
M at Drury Lane theatre He shortly after played with
IA Kean the Dury and subsequently announced to
VI rcappear Covent Garden. Meantime affair occurred
IA which rendered him very unpopular with the public and
IA his reappcarance the sgna for serious theatrical
n riot which resulted In driving him temporarily from the
London stage We do not now distinctly reoollect the
up the fiery Of Booth and he attempted the life OF
n the obnoxious person. but failed TO take H. The
E vvcd tho assault, and s now beliove resident OF
"a 81 Louis Booth remained in England till about the
II year 1890 when he crossed tho Atlantic and made his
FIRST professional appearance in this country at Peters
III burg Virginia the year following at The Park theatre,
10 New York. both OF which occasions he assumed bis
"a favoritc r6e Of Richard Ill From that time TO the
IA close OF hs fo he fulfilled engagements In nearly, II
every theatre In the United taes and was accounted
Of the greatest actors OF his time though the range
"a OF characters which ho assumed was limited and vas
II confined almost exclusively TO those which he had
E studied In the beginning Of his Having secured
"a a moderate competence Booth purchased property
E near Baltimore known ''The Farm where, during
~ his latter years. he resided making occasional profcs
u sonal visits 20 other cities Ho made an excursion 70
California somewhere about the year 1885, where he full
M filled very lucrative engagement, and on his way home
II stopped In New Orleans whore he made his last appear
E al the st. Charles as Sir Giles Oyoreach, In New
j from that city Cincinnati that he died His
Ia we're taken 20 ''Ihe Farm for burial
Booths habits were exceedingly Irregular and so Ia
tertered with his performances NJ times that actor less
gifted would have forfeited his popularity beyond
"a dompton II rarely that ho appeared sober on th'
sage, and towards tho close OF his fe IL requreda tbs
E vigilance and OF managers 70 keep him In condition
k appear the stage al all The stories told OF him In
IA this connection innumerabe and some OF them OF
WI relnely udicrous His appetite for liquor absolute
Fy voraclous Being without money time when II
5 Now York, he went 70 pawnbroker,s shop, literally
kSpawned himself for money 70 purchase liquor was regu
~ I'll 'sreloemedr By friend On anhher occasion, bein
w announced 10 appear in Phiadclphia-st the walnu
street, we believe the manager on tho day for tho pei
~ formance, had Booth locked up but was Out
~ wiucd by the actor, who bribed tho servant
IL bring a bottle oi brandy, saucer md n ella
Elppc. Inserting the pipo through the koyhole, wit
M the bowl inverted the brandy was poured into the sa,
er and sucked up through the pipeby the thirsty tr
W gedan and the fact disclosed whom In the twilgl
the manager proceeded there cOnduc him TO the drss
Ks ing room, and found him "a an nseusblo condition
E was considered s0newh0, pcrilo 10 play Redmond
\ liquor. DuripS u q combat Doswoth field be WI
apt hS eincul 90 c0usd0l himself " Ica.ty "a