The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1865-04-20

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.r5 a ,.nsn,. Ten...i. S. G yen. Dennison
Tha % rns,,,,. y $, s ,an s..s SPsu we're present
.as y ''ie " 'e'oe are as yet un
p"nn,., , at. u
tS Prsya' 'na. Mr' frea seward
e. So. n"uy ass's'ns tpe nursing
III; aS..,. ,eIe,eeu s@o )" .ne oacxs-
nis shou'der oiade prevented the knife o
~. Tasser RON pene1laune INTO ms body
ipe p.osPec.s are e"a, ne cannot recover.
,epoi' was c'.cu'a,eu ana repeated ny
$a."'os: evs,.oody. that 1,otn was captured
~ ''acs -. ,9's ss'e o' na",more: ~ 1t be
~. ...e y WI" oouo''es' DC oncially pronul,
ass,eu :, ~
~ a,,e"s ~, W. a, o.nces are r'osed oy order,
a"u "iii oe draped win emolcms OF mourn
m. afn.fva
- ,,s., - 'eanna 20 ana rom tneseity
a.. " 'n''fs,ys a'u the uttnos< CIR
$to enter or leave the ci,v.- - e
The Presidents body w,s remov.,, r,o,,
Gthe private res;dence ,onnos;,. ro.T. ~"
4tre ,o the Execu,;ve usps;o, ~. :.- -
lat $40 in he,rse and rr,nnoa =, ~, :
] American F,as Uw,s ..,o.,aI ~, .i,
guard Of c,velrv do, 49,. - ~. ="
Smilitarv officers moved ON G,o, a dono.
fcrowd accomnanied tho rem,.;n, - ~
white House where military o,,,ra xc,,,
fded the crowd s;,ow;n,, rnno h.,. u
Sof the household and ,e,S,n.I er;.nap IS a..
deceased 70 cnier ON tIe nror,;sos
4 g Senator Yates aud Rep F.rns,r,,., ..-
lin Wasbincton The bodr w,S ba;n
Ibalmed with the view or re ron,ov,I -, y,,;
;nois sr,,s's ~ =. -. - :"
Sec'v Sew,rds ,uo,,ds .-o la
mortal He is c,nfnsed Ue h.s loo, ,.,a
blood but no arteries are on, r.,
(ard's skull ;s fr,ctnred h,d,y =, o.. ~,
ices above the ,emn,a Ua /. ;nson.;s,.
|itis feared he will die. lis brsther's!
wounds are very slight. The Doctors says
,fredericks condition is highly critical, buts
not hopeless.
mere Is no confirmation Of the report
,hat ire murderer OF the PreSsdeat has I
i"e''' "''eS'eo' .,.- e..'gr -.g..-..1 Ia,
. n, at..r Washington, April 18th.
n n C.. u.,ll III o,cik T. NJ. L
nation Of Pre.iden, Ii.c,n ] !. o re seis aSsass'
About half past 10 o'cl ck a ma rCT n Sraned
lin dark suit and bat entered the bor IN
which Mr.. Lincoln and party. Consisting oil
Mrs Lincoln. Miss Harris and Capt Rath- I
burn OF AloanyJ were seated. I'nmedi,
,s a'e.y aasF opening the door of the box, ne 4
barr,llca rovn,n'r - M H. ',s",', u,, VIII VIII SIX
bowls L,ifa IN ,bs n,h.r Tha "t.u p";'1 an"
who was Interested in th.. n,,v' did NO, na
tice the interruption. The bail passed thro' Z
the back Of the heal and came out at the
right temple. Capt. lsathbnrn caught hold
.; b; '"e ne murderer an' a',e,ni'sed 20 arrests
'rha | "",,.;s "" va ,e,sy ,urn si'' VI me arm.-
the how - ,ho .,.ra ~" al. sapeu npln
The scenes. closely pursued bv C,, S,.war,
VINO was sitting neat the stage ue G,l!oxsdl
.v hnr" az" =, ,Ss r r..s 81 81 ,b h,,d n, hcrnre Tho
,,n,dsrer dis,nneared ba ind the curtain
with A trasic flourish. and then waved his
knife and shouted (''sic semper tyrnnis."O i
These arc tire same words uttereds
by the man who attacked Mr.. Sew.
ard, after he made the assault. 500
sudden was the affair tha. the au,li.3
enca sun,osod for q few minutes thatE
;. 40, ,ort ~ ,bo ,J,v mil t),oH
:. ""' P"'' .,IasD: 8
~ NiaSer "",lo.,ioe'' ..'I ,'ic
uent oi the y hl.en n'a.es naa ue'h
shot. The shock fell Ike thunder Il
bolt Hpon the audience. The great-a
est excitement prevailed. aud cries of 4
capture and kill the murderer. Whena
the fatal si,ct was fired Mrs. l.incolnI
III ,ff,,, ,i.L;, Ill.,, ,ba,, sb,n,
~, .,,yu. ~; ,, -, ,rS 5
NE ny ".u W '"' S'"' me
anu tainted. Mr.. iihcoin ieli ior" ara
from his seat, ana was taken inSenSr
bile to a private house across the street.
Andrew Johnson W IA awakened and
oil rho Cobine, Senator Sutuner
caI.s CoIr,, C,roo,, C.r p.rno,
S ''.S.,s IA -, -. - j
,,ano o.ners, hea'iy ~. o' "",ih
!bathed IN tears, remained oy ms oed-
.side until Ire died. Senator. Sufaners
'stood at the head of the bed sobbinga
like a child. He too once fest the
ssforca of tho hlow of n dassardIy south. {
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e'm M "'1. III Il,
lne , ,.os..e.s va ',Lo ,ta IN
a''ne. ine o,n'a :r.1.S ou..u III" ,"e ~ n.,is
W nus ''e a1. r:.S" ", '. e,,.,,. 80 :, -
It'n.pS s, . an1 ",aa;r a "a ' ,ho .nno,,nca
IanJoihn"S 'v" a 49, "a NV, lie. MI,
;ment .nat Mr La''ona o,;,s ''' '''' NV T""s
"S Th.". : os,do.,ce ',h,t M a;temnt was9
mad. At the same time TO slay Sec'y Stan
:ton. Il has been his Custom to pass fromi
Ihis office to his residence between nine andI
twelve O'Clock at night. ,ssl
Two clerks were sentto inform MT. aean
ton OF .ne asssss'ha',on h" o. nf .n..nn - ana
sna s"rn en-. "eof AZ s nn,.ea1msr, I ."d
! The sirnal eorps aud telegraph lines of The,
Var Dept. we're at once opened and c,,m.