Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1865-04-20
Assassination Of President Linz
coin and Secretary seward.
DetnIi. of the Terrible A Tnir.

The President was shot in theatre to-
night, and is perhaps mortally wounded.
SECOND DISPATCH.
WAsnNGToN, April l5.--2 A. VI.
The President is not expected to live
through the night. He was shot at thea
ire.
Secretary Seward was also assas.inated.
There were no arteries cut. Particulars
soon.
THIRD DISPATCH
President Lincoln and wife, with other
friends, this evening visited the Ford The
atre for the purpose Of Witnessing the per-
formance of Our American Cousin. 1t was
announced i'll the papers that Gen. Grant
would be present, but that gentleman took
the late train of cars for New Jersey.
The Theatre was densely crowded and ev-
cry body was delighted with the scene be-
fore them. During the 3rd Act and while
there was temporary pause for one Of the
actors to enter, a sharp report Of pistol
was heard, which merely attracted atten-
ton but suggested nothing serious, until a
man rushed to the front of the Presidents
box, waving long dagger in his right hand
and exclaiming, SIC Senlper 1yranniS,"
and Immediately leaped from the box, which
was in the I'd tier, the stage beneath, and
| ran dClOSS W Lilc sluc vi ille SluGc,
making his escape amid the bswilderment
Of the audience from the rear Of the Thea.
tire, and mounting horse fed.
The screams Of Mrs Lincoln first dis
closed the fact to the audience that the
President had been shot, when all present
rose to their feet, rushing towards the stage
many exclaiming hang him."
The excitement was of the widest posi-
BILE description, and of course there was an
abrupt termination of the Theatrical per-
formance There was a rush towards the
President box, when the cry was "Stand
back, and give him air. Has any one
stimulant=Y
On hasty examination it was found that
the President had been shot through the
head, above and back Of the temporal bone,
and that some of the brain was oozing out.
He was removed to private house opposite
the Theatre, and the Surgeon General of
the Army and other surgeons sent for to at
tend to his condition.
On an examination Of the private box
blood was discovered on the back of the
cushioned rocking chair on which the Pres
ident had been sitting, also on the partition
on the floor. A common single barrelled
pocket pistol was found on the carpet.
A military guard was placed in front Of
the private residence to which the Presi-
dent had been conveyed. An immen.e
crowd was in front Of it, all anxious to learn
the condition Of the President. 1t had not
been previously announced that the wound
was mortal but all hoped otherwise. The
, shock to the community was terrible. AT
midnight the Cabinet, Messrs. Sumner,
Farnsworth, Judge Bates. Governor Ogles.
q by, Gen. Meigs, Col. Hays and few per
sonal friends, with Surgeon General Barnes
= and his immediate assistants, were around
I his bed side The President was in state
of Svncope, totally insensible, and breathing
slowly. The blood oozed from the wounC
at the back Of his head.
The surgeon exhausted every possible eff
, fort of medicinal skill, but all hope wa.
gone. The parting of his family with the
dying President is too sad for description.
The President and Mrs. Lincoln did moi
= start for the Theatre until fifteen minutes
s after o clock, Speaker Coltax was at tn,
= White House at the time. The President
stated to him that he was going, although
r Mrs. Lincoln had not been well, because th
Il papers had announced Gen. Grant was t,
i be present. and as Gen. Grant had gon
= North, he did not wish the audience to bt
disappointed, He went with apparent re
= luctance, and urged Mr. Coltax to go with
him, but that gentleman had made othel
arrangements, and with Mr., Ashman, O
, Mass, babe him good bye.
When the excitement at the Theatre was
= at its widest height, reports were circulated
g that Secretary Seward had also been assas
c sinated On reaching this gentleman res
!. idcnce crowd and military guard were
round it, and on entering it was aScortaineC
that the reports were based on truth Ev
erybody there was so excited that scarcely
an Ineligible word could be gathered, bu
T. the facts are substantially as follows -
IS About 10 o clock n man rang the bell, anC
l. the call having been answered by coloreC
o servant, he said he had come from DR.. Yer
" di, Secretary Stewards family physician
Ct with prescription, at the same time hold
ing in his hand small piece of paper, an,
" saying in answer to a refusal, that he mus
n. see the Secretary, as he was entrusted witt
le particular directions concerning the mcde
cine. lie still insisted on going up, altho
:, repeatedly informed that no one could er
- ter the chamber lie pushed the servar
-, aside and walked hastily towards the Secre
. tary room. he was there met by Nj
Fred Seward, of whom he demanded to Sc
le ton which the did to the scrvent Whi
A. further passed in the way nf colloquy is M
cl known, but the man struck him on I'll
lc head with billy, severely injurlng the sku
and rendering him almost senseess III
y assassin then rushed into the chamber an
,e attacked Mr.. Seward, the paymaster Of tt
r United States Army, and Mr. Hausell,
messenger of the State Department, an
- two male nurses, disabling them. He the
: rushed upon the Secretary, who was lyin
-, in bed in the same room, and inflicted thrC
stabs in the neck, but scvering, it is thougl
and hoped, no arteries, though he bled pre-
3 fusely. The assassin then rushed dow
IL stairs, mounted his horse at the door, an
rode off before an alarm could be sounded
e in the same manner as the assassination
If the President.
& 1t is believed that the injuries of tn
d Secretary are not mortal, nor those of th
others, although both the Secretary and Al
= sistant Secretary are very seriously injured
- Secretaries Stanton and Wells, and othe
:, prominent officers of the Government, cal
, ed ut Secretary Seward house to enquir
n into his condition, and there heard Of tn
assassination of Mr.. Lincoln, They the
!. proceeded to the house where he was lying
a exhibiting intense anxiety and solicitudC
N An immense crowd was gathered in from
" of the Presidents house, and a stron
!. guard was stationed there, many person
% supposing he would be brought to hi
. house.
a. LATER O'CLOCK A. NJ.
I'd The entire city tonight represents seen