The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1865-04-22
Mr. Robinson's Account or the Assault
upon Secretary Seward and Son

upon secretary seward and Son.
WAsHiscTor, AprsI le
George + Robinson, : soldier ,ad nurse.
~ho We ~ s'i~nds.e- on S~srsisry Sew.
srd oa Friday nighi. hss ,els,ss eireum.
s'sntsils The pseeesding. in the chamber.
rom which y appears thair ~ss through
ne brave and avsrrm in@d ~adesvors IN,
me eoEsunmsiso0 of the murd erous dessns
81 me iiend w.rs frustrated Aeeord.ng -
hooinscn's nsHs'ne Fred Sr~ssd, Msiy,
Seward. aud M. HsaselI were slI w.uadsd
on the stsirwsy % heretofore msn,,o,ed i.
'as e"rre-psndsnce. A. Robinson opened
the door 10 learn The csuss .f the d,-,a,A.
snce wiihout, the man struek Il nj. br...,
IN fis hand he had long knif.. The 81. d
~ which spPesrd 10 be sboo, IL ,nch-. IN
length and one inch IA widtn. Robinso.
d-'efm'ned TO opposs ME progress and rsis-
"a ne arm ~ parry the blow The eo..e-
qnsncs vs. that wound ~ss inHlcses IN
he Center o. his toreh-sd. so.e 10 the ns,r.
~hichhe wears turned beck. The ko,fs
Glanced. snd me cIeDehed hsnc In winch
the man held the knife came down mon
sir. Robinson's face aud fe.IsJ hin a. ,hs
floor.
Mss Seward Al This iune,ure escaped from
The room aud ran 10 lhe front ~,.s.~
seresm.ng 'Murdef.' The ASSASSIN l~sped -
The bed where Mr.. Se~srd Isy, suli spD..
feniy 10 helpless cosdi,iyn, and rsvsa
rrpendous 0ics ., his lace. He u,is.ed
"'s marx. however. and almost tell scress
Mf. Se~srd's body. b. this t,me Rss.nson
hsd recovered. jumped on the bed. ana
caught held oi the sssassIa's arms. Wh,.e
the wss thus attempting 10 hold the ssssssip.
The latter struck Mr.. Ss~srd on ;ns isfs aide
Of the face and then on the nght .ids. Tpev
both got on their ieet. Robinson stllI keep.
Ing firm hold Of him. The ss-sssis reseb.
ed his lett arm over ,binsos's shoulder ssd
|sndesvcred - i.rer nlas 10 the noos. Find
ing ne could not handle Robinson in thar
pssIiion. he dropped HE position, which ksd
hold " Rsbinsou's right ssm ~Ith HE len
hsnd and struck bshi:sd Robio-os caught
knife. They stui eootinued the s.surrls
fsf iss moments. r, bin sou moved ,o = srds
the door. which ~ss open. ~nh the sn,sn.
ton 81 Throwing him over The bsnissrs-
when they had nearly refchrd The door.
M.jcr Augustus S~wsrs ehler~s the room.
kYSiusoa c.ivd on him % take The knue
cut u The ssssssin's hand. M.i,r S~rssd
eiutcbrd ths s.s.s.,n. The
latter then struck Rsbisssn IN the stomach.
klocking him down. broke s~.y lrom Maj
Seward, rushed do~n s.ssrs.
Dusi.g The scuffi-. wben hs CANNOT s.y.
Robinson received wound quite s~sious.
some l~o inches 10 breadth on The upser
part Of the right shoulder BLADE. Anorher
: i''Ie lover dc~n on the len shoulder.
While struggling ~isn he man scar she
bedside. he had seized the wr,st u HE right
hsnd. 10 shich was the dagger. md did not
release hi- hold until knocked down ov a..
asssss'n nesr the door. and siier NJ. = Sew
ard has come % his sssisisne<. He ~.
turned 10 the room alter he found that the
assassin hsd escaped. and iouEd that the
Secretary had got Of The bed on 10 The floor.
Digging ~ish him ,hs bed clothes, ana wss
lying Ia pool VI blood.
Upsn going g The Secretary he iosns No
pu.se 10 b.. wrist. md stated 10 Miss = :.
ard, who had fe-eDterea Ihe room snd a.k~d
i her is'her wss dead. that he bsI,rs Cd i,
vac, but upon second examination ..cer.
ssined mat lie hesr 90 sii.i s<.sss. IL
Sscre,sry then ssij. II go nos dead: send
for the police aud surgeon. and clear the
house.
H. then placed the Secrssry ia bed. tel.
ling him he must no. talk. NJ. Sswsrd did
not sneak sf'cr that. Mr. Rcbioson rsmsip.
I'd with Mr. Seward Until II O'Clock The
next morning. when he ~ss removed 10 The
Douglss Hospital. Everv s,,eE,i0n is BE-
ng paid 70 this brave nan By the suendsn,s
u this insutution. and his condition 10 vsry
avosabIe.