Evening star., 1865-04-15

ner Of Z and 18th streets, at about ten minutes
,.ner nner ten O'Clock. The horse had black Eng
nsn saddle and ordinary stirrups. The nan
Wno hired him was dressed in black, and was
ZONE nve feet six inches in height. When
&kea wnen he would return, he said,
~ Irrooaoiy In two hours, perhaps never
the stable boys followed him, but lost sight of
him on 10th etreet
"After hearing Of the assas ssinasions, the
same stable boy rushed to the NAVY Yard
thinking to head the man and horse Oh, should
he prove the criminal, bat learned that the
man and horse he descr bed had passed over
the bridge some time before; and being told
that if he followed he would not be allowed
back over the bridge, he followed no further,
but returned"
The National Inteliaeneer says:
"The President was seen to turn In his seat,
and persons leaped upon the stage and clam
bered up to the box. His clothes were stripped
from his shoulders, but no wound was at arst
found. He was entirely insensible. Further
search revealed the fact that he had been shot
in the head, as is described elsewhere. Major
Potter, paymaster in the army, and MAJOR
assisted by others, carried the President from
the theater, the blood from the death wound
falling upon the floor, stairway, and sidewalk
as he was borne to the nearest house opposite,
which was that Of Mr.. Ulke. Mrs Lincoln
was assisted in crossing the street with the
President in q frantic condition, at the same
time uttering heart-rending shrieks. She was
attended by Miss Laura Keene and others. At
the house, an army surgeon being at hand,
called for small quantity of brandy, which
was administered, and it was thereupon an
nounced to the pressing and excited crowd that
he was alive, and not dead, as Mrs Lincoln,
in her agony, insisted. 1t was then found that
Major Rathburn had received a wound in the
arm, which he had intentionally concealed to
prevent excitement. He then tainted. The
Surgeon General was sent for, and Drs. Hall
and Stone also arrived
a strong military force arrived and guarded
the entire locality.
Attack ON Mr.. Seward.
"Just as the man in charge OF Lafayette
man made his way into Secretary Stewards
house. representing that he was the bearer OF
medicine prescribed by Surgeon General
Barnes, and which he was ordered 70 deliver
to Secretary Seward in person.
"Pushing into the Secretary's room, he seized
the old, suffering statesman with one hand and
cut him with dagger knife on both jaws, then
turned and forced his way int the hall, where,
meeting with Frederick Seward, the Secretary's
son, he attacked him, and inflicted three
wounds with dagger-knife (probably the
hand. He also attacked Maj. Clarence Seward,
another son of the Secretary OF State, and IN
fiicted upon HIM several serious wounds.
1.-THE assassin then rushed out, mounted
bay horse, with light name, and rode off, not
at gallop, but at what is called pace
THE person who assassinated Secretary
Seward left behind him slouched hat and an
old rusty navy revolver. The chambers were
broken loose from the barrel; as If done by
striking. The loads were drawn from the
chambers, one being but rough piece OF lead,
and the other balls smaller than the chambers,
wrapped in paper, as if TO keep them from fall
ing OUT
Crowds now gathered in all parts of the city.
Nothing was talked Of but the murder OF the
President, Of Mr. Seward, and of the members
of Mr. Stewards family. Intense excitement
was added to the already nearly wild masses
by rumor that General Grant had been as
sassinated in the cars, en- route for Phiadel-
phia and that Mr.. Stanton had barely escaped
with his life by being warned In time to ex-
discredited) 1t may be added that a person
who was passing Mr.. Stewards house saw the
murderer mount his horse. pass up Fifteen
and "a half street, where Mr.. Seward resides,
and thence rapidly to H street, where he dis
appeared.