Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1865-04-21
The Great Crime.
A.,a..ina,ics Of n, Pr,aa.nt.

net have stsrtied .. q. did ne ~orx thatr
hour ago. thAi he frcsiicnt had been
shot. Ia hc- everywhere IN fse minuts.
AM 81 Eve thousAnd feet IN svlft snd a.
cited motioa on tie instant. ltn impossi-
lie 20 ct Al The full facts % tie cAse bet !,
appears that q young nan entered IT, !
Prcsiieni's box from the theatre during ihc
last at q ihs pisy % " Or Au,eric.ns
CousSn.- Nth pistol in hand. snd shot the
fresiisa, N ths uPPer Par q "a breast
or perhaps IN the neck. sna INSTANTLY |
juuped froa The box upoa ths stag
ard iamsdisisly dissrP>arsd throush the
side scenes and the rrsr q The theatre.
bran dishing . dirk-knife and dropping a
Al glove on he stage The aodiencs'
heard tho shot. but. supPo.ias u ir~d il J
The sgulAr course of The play. did not bed
nfin Mrs LinoOla's scream. drs- siten-
tioa- The -hOls ssair oocsPicd .oa-osi,
haf a moment. snd even thcn The a.sas.ian'
~Ns gone. and a. ysi b. has not bees found
The Presidsnts ~osBd = reported mortal
lie was a. once takea into the hoass OF
pcsiss tbs theatre
Circunssancss pointed inmediatels % J
Wilkes Booth. a. the assassin. Proof.'
raaltipied sSsd The qailt upou hiun. soaie
% vhich. nth Is movements are desaiis,I
clse~h-rs. A. bali past nrns. b. "a, ob-l
served N ths ,seatrr spparesfly ~sscAinE,
the pay and sorsiiniEing tss Pr,sidsniial'
Parss .-hich rs ooap-os-d q the President
Mrs. Lincoln. Miss Harms. TIE Saurhtsr|
a Scaaior Harris. ard Br-vct Mslor iIenryl
j kathbons Of tAc Provost Marshals OR 80
son ,n-la- 81 senator Harris. IL "a, Mss
I-aars ksea's b~n-ht uiEbt- TAss fact an
lie expected presence 81 The President snd
GENIAL Grant drr- oss cro-d~d house
Booth as observed -orkins his vayl
thr0sgh The crO~d q people to-Erd, tke
boz occupied By The party. b1t % ooarse'
no suspICion as cxrifeS By The circsu
stance. VIA b. rvached the scns-v a.
tis door % tbe box. b. -As % oourss rsfas-
ed dmHiano~- huf. On q ~hspsr. H. a.
bounced hinseh A. = senator. AM sad To-
Iresi1snt had sent for hin- lie as a.
confronted tian. 10 lo~ tone rosos q -ith'
o. lou mistake. ar. thi. d. ths President
boz Booth graoefsliy legged paFslon
turned D. 20. and struck a. MAJOR Rathhonc'
nth kntfe. indioiing q sss,r ~ bet not
dAlgeFOus sound. lie STEPPED oct % ti.e
beH. pas-od ne 70 -sooad dos.r. -Aich -as'
closed. fred through "a. stepped bazk sgain'
iuto IL boz. a. ia srsf door. aaa -
an instant bal sPrunE down upoa the'
stage. 18Th the cry q So s~utrer fyraluiis
The ~bolc asair vas the ~ork - tbirt,l
scronds. MAlor Rathbone rlaas 90 oatcry
a. art. becagse be dad not ~isb - create
alarm AL On the bon. - eel a. thel
sentry outside. heard tls pis;o. slot. bas a.
frs; soPPossd "a krcd Ia THE oourse 81 the
8 play. Mr. Lincoln made no outcry and
wben hi. Mrs Lincoln oHly discovered 30.
~bcn Sic turned % hin after Booth fushsd
pat her and JumPcd sPon tie stage Thaf'
Booth neani g. AIDED tn Prcsidcut d. clear'
cuosgh. but thai be did AL hin shooiine'
throush door ~ a. angle vh.ch be mu.t.
I have measured 9Th ks eye when b. frst
looked iuto the boz. j. somcih.ag aimo.t'
reu4rksbie. lie must have traincd Is
mini ior I1si s1oh energclcscs az nctaall,
and Euaily cane. o. else The s1ccrss a his
sbof was mere stroke q Jack fo him. To-
suy e'eHs. aang .. b. did. b. oouIi'
srarccly LoPe for such success onoe int-,aiy
times.
His intimate sno-ioixe % The e1ats'
iroua H. ga - a. Ford's. whsreon b. bss'
often played. ia last sPpearsuoc bcing'
sone 81 o. eighi -eeks 40. uhsn Il
played Romeo % Mr. Bo-srs's Jsliet
assisted his eseaPs 20 the alley. -hers BE-
mounted hs horse ard rode a~av. H.
horse hal been hell ~ a. empioye oftie'
thca'er. who does not afr-sr 90 have hai.
Any connection With ihe assas,inafion
Booth dropped his hai in rushisg across
thc stage. and the pistol BE- u,ed haui j
ihe boz. Is -as thrce-incb Dcrrinser.
SILVER mounted. ani spparcutly ~ Fre.rh,
uanufactarc. A ssvcn in,h Lhie knife'
vas found tb.s morning on = street. aiout'
too blocks f-om iLs tbeatre. uLi,h MAJ,
persons believe 70 be The one brandisled'
ari Used D. fh~ ssssssin.
1hs Prr.iicai uas shony insensitie aal'
spccet'es. 'a ~ lat wrh Iia O.; a.,
time 8f Do death ve-o is s1a. Csrtain
R9ben Liacon. Ss.-efsrie. stanton
Weiies aai U,icr. poumastsr. Grnerai
Deunisou. Auoruey-Gererai Spsel. Assi.-
Gao serreiary Fie.3. Rcv d.. Curiey. I
a-d to on tbrec othe-s Nrs I.rrrfal