The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1865-04-17
rom Wasbtsgton-Detailso of the Assassin
dttoss-Bo0th's Movements,

y From Waslsingto,s-Details of the Assassin
atton-BOOth's Movements.
WASHINGTON, April 15,-S M.
Inc President is lying Ia State at the Whit
House. No che is allowed to approach within
two squares, except privileged persons.
Inc man VIM. Springer, who held Booth
morse at tne door of Ford's theatre, has beer
arrested.
All the evidence which has been ELECTED
during to day and tonight, point beyond al
+ doubt to John Wilkes Booth as the assassin
ttor OF the President and the ringleader in the
zdiabolical plot. Those who have been thrown
J into Booths company the past few days des
criDe MIN as laboring under very strong ment-
4 Al excitement, occasioned by drink and the re
Election of his suit by young lady here, on the
ground of his strong secession views.
n He came from his farm at Budds Ferry, on
the Lower Potomac, four days ago, and took
up his old quarters at the National Hotel
4 Yesterday morning he sauntered into the box
\ office at Ford's theatre, and learned incident
ally that Gen. Grant and President Lincoln
would visit the play last night. From that
moment he undoubtedly resolved to commit
4 the assassination that night
From the box Office he is traced to the liv-
\ cry stable, in the rear of the National, where
lat noon he hired a feet horse. At A O'Clock
be came into the National, took two card
rom the clerk that had been left by two sus-
|picious looking men, and calling for paper
went behind the clerks desk and commenced
writing. 1t was noticed that he had a wild
Hook, and was SO absent minded as to ask thu
lclerk, in dating his note, what year it was.-
At D o'clock he was promenading leisurely on
pennsylvania Avenue, dressed in his usually
3genteel manner.
At 7 IL o'clock he was again in the restau-
rant adjoining Ford's theatre, where he drank
Ia glass OF brandy. From thence he passed in
Ito the theatre, where he was usually found
ABOUT o'clock. Soon after 8 he went ouj
land brought his horse to the front of the thea
tire, and got VIM. Springer, the carpenter o,
the theatre. and now under arrest, to hold ths
animal. Booth was noticed to go into the
theatre and pass around into the dress circles
lon the side of which the President was seated
The aisle next to the wall was crowded sci
that he had considerable trouble in pushing
.nis way through to the Presidents box. OIL
Preaching there he was halted by the sentinel
who is placed there to prevent intrusion on
the President. To the Sentinel he mentioned
the name Of some distinguished gentleman
who desired TO see Mr.. Lincoln, and being very
neatly dressed. was allowed to pass without
suspicion. The shooting as already fully de-
tailed then occurred.
Booth mounted his horse and fed, and at
this writing, s P. NJ. that is the last that has
been seen of him.
About eight months since Booth left the
stage and engaged in the oil business, in which
The has amassed considerable of fortune.-
During the last six weeks he has played twice
lat Ford's, on the occasion of benefits. This
motive, therefore, seems to be traced to his
rebel sympathies, of which he fully boasted q
few months ago. he fancies that he capped
THE climax Of his revenge by shouting, in an
intensely dramatic style after firing the fatal
shot, the words sic semper tyrdnnis. His &C
lcomplice in this terrible crime is not SO well
known, but is believed to be notorious Ma
Iryland desperate named Surrat.