Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1865-04-24

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On ~ gu = ~ ~ 49, svsinst 4: d. door
re oox' os"s no. 49, srsersA. and was for the
cpsnisJt: s ~ - Nj = elghe L = Ii ,
~, ~. rsss,,sor xatched for his sppcarsmce
T., ~: -. - zee who in that party the
y -. .s..i1 - an suc, iutimate terms wssn
~. = ~ -sr,snted in taking such liberty.
I; wS y ~ noosh ehst the door o. the l'tt.e
GE ~ 4 Spsn behind him, ~. =.
sssss J. .ests positively but from whet ne
.s..",,sd II The door, and for reasons we're.
49, - - Aml14, te0Jes0 49, saat NJ
~ ~ 80 u.eNhp esee1Akieg NJ; n se9srss
49, ~ sG3dko- AfohAs .euA eearee
Rooth standing upward with both nands
raised, but st thst moment saw no weapon
or, auythina else in either. Booth then
surar6 pake front efthQ bog, hid hs left
hand on the railing in ffont, Was checked
m instant evidently, BY bis coat o. pants
being caught in1otD<thiMe. - held beck W
somebody. Ut was BY Maj kathhprp.l
A post n front obstructsd shs ~! ~ ~.
Ferguson, but Booth soon changed his po-
sition. AWd seota was clearly seen ~ Mr.. r.
He nov bed knife in his right hand, which
he also laid upon the railing "a be slresdy
hsd bis leit, end vuulted out A his legs
passed between the folds Of the flags decor
atine the boz, hiispur which he wore on
The yight heel. caught thu drapery, and
brought il down tearing : strip with it.
when ne let 70 Tie faiiine. h stl11 clulched
the ah;nins knife. lie crcuchsd rs he fell
f.ii;nv - ome knee. and puttirx forth both
henAs ~ Ihsap hiu,sen. 10 reeovcr an erect
res,tso6 vhieh 81 ala Nth tbe rrpidsty and
~, .-;i;,v or an athlete.
ii.vsrv r.covered his equilibrium. Booth
...r.a. 900. .he .t.ve IN the frat entrance.
:. ss;n~ heh;nd ahe actor On the stsse. (IIsr
- ltls2El, WNenj ~ rrached the. other
"a. n he staoe ;ust ere he became invisible
- n..s;n, in,o IN. entcr.ncr. he looksd mn.
80 ~ r mari rim ~ ~ n. - done Il y
.nd then lat ,;oh, ~ him
" &Ns3 ~ thsSa,. vestse,dav And.
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.;.h ~. pr.s;J.r, h.r father Indy,
~A w" W. ~
ter, exsJnsoeo soe oo.'
| Inc p"AA"ng no'e - ..c unused ~: !, "
the box vas CLOSELY scruunized oy t"e ng,''
o. candle, ana vas 'ou"d 70 possess . ";,h
table marks OIL having been "hi'ueo WIN
knlle. ~.
| The oall extsacte9 iro" 'he "ca. 'ns
Presidens ~ ~ nucn larger d'a"escs wv"
the hole. The cages o. the hcie SNOW 'hs
oark o. Fnio D e0c very cseNy.
When the shot had b' e, hrcd, MSS iia "a
ris rose to her ieet 10 ca ,yr wa,er 'oI "a
| Lincoln and distinctly bosu.e0 hAr 81 wo0t
nl.ccd across the door Of the little corridor
o. end resti0e against the wall into whicl
Il vas pars;ally lst by = cut or rather 81
;r,lrntst,or. sroor<d in tl,e wall The oth,
| end was h,aced against the opposi,e side q
tho door FRAME This har as the door omen
,nward wo.,l.l eA.stual,v DELAY. ifnot who'll,
ur.v.n, III ;nyrccs ;n,o the hoy from th
dress circle. md vouI,i Also tle,sin the err.s
or .nv nm. IN ~. hox
| Ms Harris .l,or.co,lecta TINT = occlx.
kn;C. with tl,e HAD. nn.n. Law nm III. nal
lus,rsae &c IN bnr when che and tho o,he
thr.. ,no,nher. NJ Tho nre .dsp,;,l marty on
tered Il
From the same paper
Yesterday Surgeon General Barnes. as
slated by Doctors Stone 1.-THE .e president.
family physician). Curtis, Woodward
Crane. Taft and other eminent medical
men. made an Autopsy in the presance OF
| President johnson. Gen. Augur and Gen
Rucker. The external appearance Of the
| face of the President presented deep black
| stain around both eyes The fatal wound
was nm the left side of the head behind. in
line v;th and three inches from the lett
ear Th. course If III. hall wns ob,;o,,el,
| tow.rd the r;vht eve. crossing the brain in
an ob,iquo ,nsnnYr, and lodging few inch
"a behind that eye. In the track OF tn
wound were found fragments Of bone whlci
had been driven forward by the ball, whici
was imbedded in the anterior lobe OF tn
left hemisphere OF the brain. The ofb'
plates Of both eyes were the seat OF com
minuted fracture, and the eyes were fi'ies
with extravasatcd blood. The serious injur,
Of the orbit plates vas due 70 the eontre.coui
the result Of the intense shock OF so large
. projectie bred so closely to the head,
The ball was evidently Derr,ng.r. hard
cast. and from the neck had been clipped
A shaving OF lead had been removed IRON
the ball in its passage through the zones o.
tne Skull ana was 'ounu - .ne o ~. ~, ~
W r,. -. Ill, ~
WIS 'o"na TWO ana ss' '"c.es VIM" III,
oran tue sec""o ""u Eager fragment "oo1
am"r '"c"es ''on .'e o''n.e " u"c W.T." ~,
Inc "a'i Jay SUI. '"r'hs' :" a":a',e' ~
Wo"hd was ABOUT ohe'ta'' INC" !" o.a''e'''
Inc autopsy iuiiy confirms inc opinion OF
the surgeons on the n'ght Oh inc assass'''a'
Aon. mat the would was mortal;
p Mas"'nsson o'1. r Ia. s.o,s :,
noo.n vas one y. ."I Us S"' , SUI, -
'he country, aP,ss''oeu a'..'s ""a u""''
'ua" " ~ 'e"'a, c Na'e 80. I;....;.n -
x v"y : , ns - ss,,.nJ;., ,hrow;ro
sh", !. nn ns 80" s.;n" ,.,rs.n h;s ,.cs an.
h;t,;r~ the s.r,.s 40 esssc,iv in the cer,r,
that / am tn'd ,hs nronr;stors Of the al
I.rv preserved it as n momcnto Will,
,onvcrs;np in = Cincinnati bar-room. a few
months AGO with a colonel of artillery
Rooth was CHALLENGED bv tn Inter to nj;
his hand Mt tifty PAGES. the colonel placns
mia hand against the door. Drawing Der
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