, 1865-04-17
NoothAnud His Accom- np1fces-Hfs His
tf.ta attempts to Commit Suicide
Arrest OF supposed AccofnplIces In
baltimore.

;kpec1al Dispatch 10 the Chicago T1tbune.I
WASHINGTON, April 15.-The impression which
prevailed last night that the murderer OF presi.
dent Lincoln is none other than the actor. J. ".
Booth. has b. en- reduced to cer1ainty-, He, ac-
81 Smith, sre reported to have psssed over the
Eastern Branch bridge a. little before half
past IL o'cloek last night. His compan-
ION d Teh psDef N of Pns si,ons .ee.eoa
t5mpashes, residing IN Prince Georges Co., Md.
lie srswcre to the description of '6e man who
timstc with this family. visiting frequently. The
Surratz ore relations Of Col BOYLE, who, with his
eon. 1t will be rsmembered, killed recruiting
% Scoree'e Co. 80 SONG n two.months % shes "a ana then
ted to Richmond. The papers found In the trunk
Of Booth are in Tie cnstody Of the
eertaiu that the azsas.,n.tion IL. been in con.
temptation for some time, and that 1t Wis intend
ed TO hare been committed. There now exists
ee III e4s as seas ssSas Z b.
Washineton Of he Old elassholdins couoties oi
Sr sasnons st E Z sfos e e. ge bs aHs 9ssa
asa ssaen near F0ft tas a'sPs ssso:: n iaa
pfossd Be no9 aa but he after
Preparation had been nade to lodge tie prls-,
oacr IN ore Of the Monitors at the Navy Yard, tel
Enard asainst po2nss vioisace Il is pIoeah6e
WHEREABOUTS. wou1d, for some reason be Kept &C.
cKet by the authorities.
Cn Friday afternoon. Boob, II eoose5atio1
had lost <G,eeue by the late freshes in tht
oil regfun., where he has property. He al=o SAD
he was soon geiLe to csna1a, where be had q
$35e ,0U, which he had made In the oil business.
The hat Of Booth. left IN the thaater, has been
shown thlz moEnt1e, and 1dennaed by several
Ius his e11t, is an old Eash1one4, Sill
Sef f mounted Dcrrtnser. Of Ffzneh na4ufietare,
ahont Erec inches N length. large knife was
hl:uc Of which Tcs about seven inches long. Va
RIOTS scsIif1ous circumstances hare been coming
to light curing the day. A MN WIS heard to say
Eng m u trans ast nisht Be- had p party q tea
OF Gftcen men there whom he had bro1ght from
Fairfax, and that - they YER; Tess going
Da,'s, who lives on street, hc:ween Ninth aud
Iflth, come months :go rented Bsoth stable
icr the l:nrpo:e Of EeePins horae. He hid the
ssnf to ho1d IT for short tune. Il also appear,
iiyiJ stnhle, 81 iii. Humphreys, and leit tie sta-
IL @ of Eso Soy Who held the
ho1te. in The rear Of the thestre, was held thrs
norntns Ct the s'etTopolltan Police hesaqaarters:
6sjer Rathburn, " who' ' was in the box with the
President and Mrs. Lincoln, md tsas severely
onaero Ho4e =, T. ths head is stepson e. Senator
i special cshinst meeting w.s called this morn;
S p E1p.,s Secretary san'9P sc hf i, sera1 Sra
@un,eatea TO | he caefaet, Gas Ttee.Pisstseat dent
johnson was summoned to be in readiness to re-
ee1se the oat1 o1 Office, md Chief Justice Chase
cent.
The bearing cf the yics-PEesident on the occa~
Fion Of taking the oath Q. otiee answered the e1-
pcctat1ons OF bis most ardent friends His 1ppcar-
ance denotes the possession Of excellent health,
and that hts s5ng tnselsssqs poTe5s are in 20
pleasure Of seeing him during the late visit to
hchmond, and was most hopefully impressed BY
e bearing md s LIS rGlsto1s yth
Tie Investigation In progress today have
already implicated five persons. who must have
haze hand in the affair, md now mncn mofe e,
tfusiyc the p!ot was IL nut known. II is believed
that i}oosh WEE member Of eoue secret society,
and that the work Of assassination fell TO him by
The star has the following: Ella Turner, mis-
tress Of John ". Booth, attempted to commn
suicide this forenoon By taking chloroforn: A
ii O'Clock some Of The inmates Of tae hoase 81 e.,
hc9,..ppa7entiy asleep. Efforts 70 arouse n:5 re-
pro. 4 ( fruttless, several Rhysieians were eaicd
IN, when 1t Was decided thst .osh she. ,,1,s. asa
dja;ety applied, when she soon aroused and asked
for Boolil picture, which she had concealed IN"
dr. the pillow Of he1 bed, st The sane r. a4e LETT r.
marking 10 The ph9s!aans lnal sue w w 9n,,ht - nnf
int Booth Ind been seeking the opportunity 10
assassinale the President for some tine.
A few days eince be urged MI. Hese, msn7se55 s5
Of t;royers Theatcr, to invite the President aut1
Cabinet to a1tend the performance there, a1d
srrmcd particularly Gnxions that NJ. L2n.ola
should be attended hy his Cabinet adT!er*. .
qu,rea for. The ytce President. sending mp hls
card. WHICH, IN the absence Of Mr: johnson, ~as
received bT his private Secretary MF+ Browning.
~ r. fHF$
nonths, Ind he said to his aequaintances that
hs & W . on business connected wsth hi. oi! prop
efsy u which It satd he Il Interested. 11e has
through friend sold thcm Wednesday last, eta.
anE thathe had no further u.c Tor them. Yester.
tsr with unothcr hof,e, whfch be at,ted hs M !.
rrissa. and placed it In tl.= s:ah!e nca: ~. ca
,"Msei, tfoEo,t Marshal Of DaftiRose
he b. arrested humber Of re:1on, on su ,nie,o1
/ of bstpR connected With tho rnurder Of Prrsi5rn