Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1865-05-12

ohepainters. as Jeas q. his expense hauled
O piece Of scenery designed to figure In
co,ect,on with - rris>a yard, and which
bon representation OF Q allows. Upon this
seer ne dashed WITH q sfe> broad strokes Of |
his lush the name Of EDTa.p SFANaLKR
sp,,ler. il win be remem cred, was the
man No lad charge Of Booth aorse In the
rear ofne ,heater, but who turneoshe animal |
over to peanut John" before Boot made hrs |
exit from the theater. is suppose, tina, he
may know something u the bar OF VOL fitted |
to the doc In the rea OF the stage boz and |
also that b. had something to DO with kee,ing |
path clearfor Booth behind the scenes, nd
with affordng ready means OF exit tnrouer
the rear door che banbcve mentioned served
as brace to keep the audience from entering
the box while Boo,hwas accomplishing MS
work, and the job OF tting It accurately TO the
position required ws one IN which Booth
would need the aid tmost Certainly OF some
one connected with he establishment, and
naturally one in the crpenter's department
Or some other empoyees at Ford's, now in
durance, the followinimay be Of interest:
James Clifford, stag carpenter, is large
square built man, approaching so years OF age,
with dark brown haii smooth face, and is by
trade carpenter. H, formerly was house
ty, and as such bpil che house OF Booths
father, near Baltimore It is said. Several years
since he engaged as stsge carpenter at Holiday
Street Theatre in Baltimore, and has followed
that business since He was'st an unpleasant
temper and not generally liked " thoss under
him. He has fine family living /, Baltimore.
On the establishment Of Fosd's Theatre here
he came to this city and superintended tn,
work of altering the old Baptist Church into
Theatre and has been employed there eyel
since, and superfnteaded thu rebuilding Of thu
Theatre after it was burnt He is not verl
loquacious man, but his sypipathies are known
10 have been with the South throughout tn
war.
James Maddox 10 young man well know
about Washington. He was born at or nea
Dumfri1s, Va. is 26 yesrs Of age and has live,
many years In the lower portion Of the Secon
Ward. Fer a long time he was an active mem
ber of the Franklin Fire Company. Heis abou
S feet or inches in hight, round and com
pactly built, light hair and blue eyes, with
ruddy complexion. He went to school at Hen
shaw's public school. ana after leaving
learned the saddle and harness making bust
ness, but has been employed about the theater
for about ten years. He was first at the Ms
tional, then at the Washington, and for q shoi
time was at Holiday street, Baltimore, bu
since Eord's Theater has been in operation b
mas been constantly employed as the propert
man there. He was married about two year
ago to one of the actresses OF Ford's compan
known on the bills as Maggie Burns. He ha
always been regarded as worthy young mar
his only fault being that he would get drum
occasionally; and he was looked upon 9
soundly loyal. -- ~.
-----,,. ARNOLD .e-
Sam Arnold was arrested at Fortress Nor
roe. He was Baitimorean, and had been Il
a short time at Fortress Monroe as chief cler
and cashier Of the sutiery establishment of
W. Wharton.
PAYNE,
OF Lewis Payne little is known as yet. II
was apparently a hired assassin dispatche
from Canada to do job OF bloody work Il
is said to be an outlaw from Kentucky orie
inally, and to have been concerned in the S
Adams robbery and other schemes OF deviltr
concocted In Canada. "a