Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1865-04-19

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kercua II 4 nov asceftained with fsas0nahla Ger
lnlnty that TIVE associates were engaged il She bof
ribie affair. Wiikes Booth being Che enc that shot
shs President, and the other 4 eonpanicn Of bis
whese name Is not known, bat uhose description Il.
10 clear that be csn haraly escape Il appears ffon
letters found In Booths trunk that The murder was
planned before Che 4th Of March, but fell tbfoggh|
Then beeause ihe aseompiegs backed cut nntil Rich
nand could Be heard nom
Becih add hs hccouiplioe were a tho Livery sta-
Die al Q O'clock last evening, and lgh there with
heiP horses about O'clock or shortly hefofe that
hour 1t would seem that thsy had foI several days
bcsa seeking their chances, bot for some unknowhI
reason II vas not carried into effect until last night
0ne Of them has evidently fuada bis way 10 Baiti-
more, the other has not Jet been traced
/ [Signedl r. N. STANTON.
wAsHINsfsS April IS.
President Linoola and wife, with their friends
ast evening visited Fords theatre for the purpose
'og witnessing the performance Of I" Oar AneTiean|
Cousin Il was announced In The papers that Gen
'0Fanl would also be present. but that geatlemanl
hook the late train Of cars i0T New jersey. The
Theatre wAs Immensely crowded, and everybody
seemed delighted with che scene before them. Du
hing the third set and while there ateniporary
ause for one Of the actors 30 enter tho sharp report
'of pistol was heard, which m0mentagily attracted
ihe atteatioa but suggested nothing serious until a
Imam rushed 10 the front Of the Presidents box, way
.ng long dagger IN his right hand and exclaimingI
|a,Sie Sesttcy TyrasaisP and immediately ieaped
Iron the box which was In The second tier, 10 the
[stAgs beneath, and ran across TO the opposite
hide Of the stage, making his escape amid the be-
wiIderment Of the audience ia the rear Of the thea
sse, and mounting horse aed.
The screams Of Mrs. Lincoln hrst discovered The
sfacss 10 the audience that the President was shot.
when all present rosa 10 their feet rushing 10 The
stsge, many exelainling, Hang him."
4 The excitement was Of the widest possible de-
tseFiption and Of course there abrupt inteE-
mission Of the tbeatEcal performances. There wsa
rush towards the Presidents box, when cries were
beard, Stand back give him air; has any one
6imalants'
Amer hAsly examination il was found that the
President had been shot through the head, above
and back Of The fsulora bone and that some Of the
brain was ooking out, rs was rcanoyed 20 privata
house opposite the theatre sud the Surgeon General
Of tls army and the other Surgeons called 20 attend
Ito HE condition.
8 On an examination 81 the private box, blood was
discoTcred on the back Of the cushioned rocking
chair upon which tho President had been sitting
I'd H., apA 9naE a efucria.
barrel pocket pistol was found upon the carpet
military guard Was placed ia front Of the residences
so which the President had been carried. An i'm
n2nse eoDcourse Of people we're IN front OF u 81
deeply ahxioas 90 learn the condition Of the Prei
ient. IL had been previously announced that tbs
wound was mortal, bat all hoped otherwise. Th'
shock 10 the community was terrible. At midnight
the Cabinet Measrs. Sumner, FsrnawoFth, JUdg,
Bates, Gov. Oglesby, Gen. Meigs, Col. Hays, and
few Rsrsan&e asAae azaSiant7, wgFg AZ hR bedsids
The President was In state u syhcope, totally
insensible, and breathing slowly. The blood oosec
from the wound at the back Of bis head The Sur.
eons used every possible effort in medical SKILL bu
.ll hops was gone. The parting Of his family with
the dying President Is too sad Tor description.
The President and Mrs. Lincoln did not 90 10 The
theatre until fifteen minutes sfast eight O'Clock
Speaker CaIfax was at che White House at the lime
aud the Presideai stated to him that he was eoinr
although Mrs. Lincoln had not been well, because
the papers had announced that General Grant va,
10 be present and asGeueraI Grant ks.d gone North
no did not wish the audience 10 be disappointed -
He went with apparsnt reluctance and urged Speak.
Ter Colfax 70 90 with him, bat thSt gentleman had
made other engagements, ana with Mr.. -Ashman, ei
Mass. bid him goodbye.
Wax DBrARrNEST, April II
10 MsjoF GsseraL d.:
Abraham l.incoln died this marRing at twenty,
two minutes afser seven o'clock.
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WASHINGTON, April Is
Whom the excitement at the theatre was a, Il.
widest height repors were circulated that Secreta
~ Seward had also been killed, On reaching thi.
4xentlemaes residence, aeFowd and military gnart
were found around is door, and upon entering tbs
mansion, Il was aseertaiped that The reports were
based on truth; everybody there was SO excited thai
scarcely an ineligible word could be gathered bal
the facts are substantially as follows
About 10 o'clock man rang the bell, and the cali
was answered b. colored servant he said he had
come from DIR. VeridloF, Secretary Stewards fAmiiS
physician, with a prescription at the same tials
holding IN his hand small piece Of folded paper
and saying IN answer 20 refusal that he must set
the Secretary, as he entrusted with particular
directions concerning the medicines. lie still in,
sisted on going up, although repeatedly Informed
that no one could enter the chamber. He pushed
the servant aside and walked boldly toward the
Secrctary's room. He was then met BIS Mr. Fred
1eNarui OF WHOM Nc oefiAnucu - see tue Seeretafy
making the same representation which he dd +
the servant. What further passed Ia the way Of
colloquy Is unknown, but the man struck him on
The head with billet, iniaring the skal and telling
him almost scnselesz.
Tho assassin then rushed into The chamber and
attacked Mr. Seward, tho psymastsr Of the United
States Mr.. Hansel messenger Of the State De-
rArtment and two paalehurses disabling them. lie
then rushed upon the Secretary whs was lying In
bed in the same rooai and inflicted ahres Etahs in
the neek but sexeRing IL Is thought and hoped nc
arteries though he blea prefasey Tho assassin thst
rushed down stairs, mounted his horse and reae OF
before an alarm could b. given,
MIDNIGHT DfsRATcIiEs--NoRE P.sRncuLARs
wAsHSeros, April IA.