Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1865-04-20


rangements were made to convey the
body of the President to Illinois. l.
A silver plate upon the coffin, over
the breast, bears the following inscrip-
ton: So 3
abraham Lincoln, Sixteenth Pres
ident of the United States Born Ju-
ly 18th, 1909 died April 18th, 1865"
The remains have been embalmed.
A few locks of hair were removed
from the Presidents head for the fami-
ly, previous to the remains being pla-
ced in the coffin.
From the evidence obtained it is
rendered highly probable that the
man who stabbed Mr.. Seward and his
sons is John Surroatt, of Prince
George county. Surroatt is a young
man, with light hair and goatee. His
father is said to have been Postmas-
ter of Prince George county.
About IL O'Clock Friday night two
men crossed the Anacosta bridge, one
of whom gave his name as Booth and
the other as Smith. The latter is be-
lieved to be John Snrroatt. Accounts
are conflicting as to whether Booth
crossed the bridge on horseback or on
foot, but it is believed that he rode a
horse. 1t is presumed that he had ex-
changed his horse. From information
in the possession of the authorities, it
is evident that the effect of the plot
was intended to be much more COM
preheRsive. The Vice President and
other prominent members Of the Ad-
ministration were particularly inquir-
ed for by suspected parties, and their
precise localities accurately obtained,
but providentially, in their cases, the
plot miscarried.
Ample precautions have been taken,
and it is not believed the culprits will
long succeed in evading the overtaking
arm of justice.
The Daily Chronioe says: "As it
is suspected that this conspiracy orig
mated in Maryland, the telegraph
flashed the mournful news to Balti-
more, and all the cavalry was immedi-
ately put upon active duty. Every
road was picketed, and every precau-
ton taken to prevent the escape Of
the assassin"
The preliminary examination was
made my Mr.. Richards and his assist
ants. Several persons were called to
testify, and the evidence, as elected
before an informal tribunal, and not
under oath, was conclusive to the
point that THE murderer of President
Lincoln was John Wilkes Booth, the
actor. His hat was found in the pri-
vate box and identified by several per-
sons who had seen him within the
past two days, and the spur which he
dropped by accident after he jumped
to the stage was identified as one Of
those which he had obtained from the
stable where he hired his horse.
Among the circumstances tending to
fix a participation in the crime on
Booth were letters found in his trunk,
one of which, apparently from a lady,
duplicated him to desist from the per-
ilous undertaking in which he was
about to embark, as the time was in
suspicious, the mine not yet being
ready to be sprung.
The person who attacked Secretary
Seward left behind him a slouched
hat and an old rusty navy revolver,
the chamber of which was broken
loose from the barrel as if done by
striking. The loads were drawn from
the chambers, one being but a rough
piece of lead, and the other balls
smaller than the chambers, wrapped
in paper, as if to keep them from fall
ing out.