Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1865-04-20
HORACE GREELEY's VIEWS.

Pom the Washington letters and kilograms pub
pshed in the New York papers Of Monday, and
from, other accounts in the same journals, copy
the following additional details Of the murder Of the
President and events connected herewith
y!cF PRESIDENT Jouysos TO HAVE EEEs ,Lso 'ssAssI-
MATED.
lis very evident that the then Vice President John
son vas included in the murderoUs programme of Fri
esy night. GA Thgr-dly man OF gentce sppc rance
took room ~ Kirkwood'7 hotel where Mr. johnson
boards For reasons hest known to the proprietor OF the
objective the name registered has not been disclosed
During the following day he Guar In hos iu1ui-
sies about the of Mr. Johnson his whereabouts
er habits Since Friday night the strange odger has
rot been and breaking open his room last night
there were found concealed between the bed aud mat
t-ess bowie knit, and navy revolver end bank book
az wilkes Booth tho wing balance OF over ioUr kun.
SOD dollars in bank During the artan'On OF Friday
gooth called 4, Kirkwotd's and sent to Sir Johnson
eari, az follows;
y WUEEs BOoTR
Wien the assassination Of NJ. Lincoln occurred Sen.
40. Farwel Of Maine was il the theatre and hurried
70 Mr. JohusJns room and woke lin up, 60 apprzo Lin
O. the hou.l tragedy. Upon entering the room le took
the recs q-ion 60 eZtnCLis The light. 10 may he that
this sircumilpce, perhaps the early retiring q hr
Johnson. saved him from assassination.
since his Inauguration President johnson s attended
from AND so his hotel by o. mounted guard
MISS laura ksENEs STATEMENT.
Prominent among those mentioned u connection with
Ao Incidents Che !1te tagl q. dean oi our worthy
Paslcus ~ The of Miss Ia-t- kcene the actress
In o-1s. 10 place De. right .u Tire history the following
facts VII, suffice.
ais Eesns wa. beliut the az lie precise time
Of Che sl5JGug waiting go come on the stage She was
,lae, tl tri..lly lno@n % the tormentOr ~"
She a On The northern side Of tie theatre While the
Pos dents box on che southern s!ce Miss hcenc
Nos tior WIS neII fa prJmDcr desk bat as tA3t u1cai
.bsent calling s1me u tho actors she placed herself
na.r he MONT where she cold more readily enter upon
fs- ra she was a- tic tna expecting to the in
n IrrfN md L fIHiHnsI
bcrse u bra his M be entered i'm drunken Scene;
INIT instead or receiving Mr. Spear Mr.. Booth pushed
his way suddenly through TIE side scene striking MISS
Keene On the and With his own ia which he held the dag
Kcy She for second looked him and saw was another
pe!soa from the she expected, and nsaTtGnesIsy
She heard the cry that te res deaf va sho- me 80
Was spontaneous among the audience, and many % ter
were making for the stage she then knew something Nas
occurring g. women were screaming men haioong nnJ
children crying, II IRE panic had taken place Miss
heene went u tbs mont OF the s9Se aud, addressing Tue
bawid.rai audience, said, For Gods sake have PIES
ence OF mind and keep your places and all viii be vel
Notwithstanding this appeal the audience were bolster.
Gus and while all seemed wiling 10 detect the perpetra
TOR of the great crime bat one made move 20 this end
Scarcely had the rerpelrator Of the crime jumped
from the Presidents box 20 hs Stage than be was io
lowed hy MI. Stewart one OF the auditors. As Mr..
Booth the stage he met and struck at the caen
tar with the dagger he held and instantaneously
-,sda bs exit the zear Of the theatre where his
$50 was in readiness and thence made his escape
Mas Keene after mantarly arrestng the panic and
,nstarnaton in the audience, heard the cry OF Miss
teene responding o. the cal made her way, which
tbe circutous through tie dresa circle TO the Pres
,nts HOY and got Their few moments after the occur
80 TLerp she saw Mrs. Lincoln. IN the agony Of n
i.5tcd wife utterng To most piteous cries. Miss
1000 at+apted 70 paciiy Ter as the same time Offering
tb sd Offices in her power but she was convinced from
.ar oh ,eryation that human help was "a VAN. Miss
eene remained with the President uaui ne was taken
from The theatre.
STATEMENT oy 4 CITY JrpGE.
0n of the Judges of the courts in thisey was in at
GUIDANCE al FoId's theatre the night OF the tragedy
and occ,picl seat about ten feet back from the box
which the Presidential paGtJ occupied DURING tbe rep
res.i tation og the third act be SAW man tanlng
gsinst the wall steps back from the PRIV ate box
those manner attracted bis attention Hs ITSt impress
sions were that he was drunk, but eyeing MIN more
closely the strange person gave The Judge 9ieIcis
ook Ills rarng eyes, pale face and nervous ACTON so
tbe ind 0e 10 believe that the was crazy and te
IIed the attention Of the gentleman sitting next 10
hirn 20 the strange action Just then there "aa oe-
monstrston OF applause the theatre over some scene
on he stage which attracted Liz attention; moment
and but m0Inanth be lurced again 20 view INC ssrah-
co. aud he was jus: passing through The cooI mo Ihe
Madden, box. Dc. a moment moIe the deed was
done md tho s.Tan person disappeared on the stage
Fords theatre was visited to-day by Judge Oiin III
.onn,nV With senator Harris and his daughtsf Wneh
srsf,l Examination Of the Presidents box was mace
IKE APPEARANCE OF THE WHITE House
The interior Of the White House to-day presented q
cone Of owe, ahelming sRduess An air oil desoiaton
nsryldel the whole building. The o1lcefs ana doInes
les OF the household moved about With noiseltss Sreau
az II fearful to disturb the los: sleep Of tue gea' g0O'