The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1865-04-20
rlOEss.EIE TRAGEDY
The President Murdered
seward ana others stabbed

other friends. this evening yisitcds
Fard Theatre, for the purpose of Wit
Messing The y'rfG,mauco Of "Our Ancr
can Cousin. II was announced IN theS
papers that General Grant would alsos
he present, hu; that gent cmsn took thes
late train Of ears for New Jersey. Thea
theatre was Aensclv crowded, and everys
body seemed delighted with the scen"s
'harare .hem. puring the third act, and;
While 'At,e was temporary pause Tor
lone ii tie actors 10 enter. sharp re,
hort er pistol VAS heard, which,
srnerely attracted attention, hnt suggested,
3uothinr serious until a man rushol to-
| the front Of the Presidents box, waving,
! ion. lager in his right hanl and,
iexcla,ming, "Sie semrer tyrana's,' and;
Immediately leaped from the box, which,
was in the rear tier, 10 the stage be,
meath, and ran across 10 the opposite
a,ila of the stage, making his escape,
amid the bea;'dermeat OF the audience,
afro,n the rear of the theatre, and mount
ing horse, tisd.
The screams Of Mrs. Lincoln first
disclosed The fact to the audience that
: The President hal been shot, when all
aurcsant rose to 'hcir feet and rushed
) towards the stage many. ,cxc'am'n-
Hang him - TIE excitement was 81
] he widest possible description, AMI q
:ourse there was an abrupt intermIssier
! t the theatrical performance. There
.sns a rush towards he Presidents DO,
Z vhcn cries were heard, ''Stani baci
md give him air. Has apy enc stl'n,
ants On has'y examination, !
.as found that Tho President had bee
shot through the head above and back II ia
empoisi bone, and that soms Of the h.si
4 vas oaxing cut He was removed "a = pr
,-,e house opposite tho theatre, and the SIR
con aener.l of tie array and oher Surgeon
.ent fer to attend 10 h.. condition.
On an examination O. the private hn,
blood was discovered on the back Ut the cush
y ,oued rucsing- chair in which the preslder
a lad been sitting; also on the partition and O.
she no9r. a common single barre.ed pocket
Il dstol vas fJaaI on tas caras'.
j When the excitement nj the thsa'r. was \
FITS widest height, reports wero circulate
= iaat Secretary Seward had a'sa been asas
mated On reaching this gen;leman's resi-
deuce, q crowd and military guard wer
u Found its joar and on entering, L was rs
\ .er.aincd that the reports were based on trutl
Everybody there was SO excited that scarce
81 IN iuteilishle word could be gathered, ba
y he facts are substantially US follows
About ten o'clock man rang be-.
r nd. the cali having been answered =
u co,ored serraat, lie said he had com
: rom Dr. Nlede, Secretary Seward
( sa,n,ls ply slcian, with prescription
II the .ane tire hollin, in bis hand
4 mall lleee Of folded paper, AMI saying
esia answer to aretu-al, that he mas. sc
ile Secretary, as he vas inirustei will
a aariicular objections concerning tn
n Medicine IL insisted 81 z Ding mp, al
q though repeatedly Informed that no on
q .,ui,i enter the Oh amber. lie pushet
n the servant one side, ana walked heay
@,ly towards the Sacreta.ys room. II
81 vas there met by Mr.. Fred. Seward, 0
81 V HON he demanded to see lha Seeretar
: IN king the same representations whin
Che did 10 the servant. What turtle
passed in the way Of celloquy is ne
Asnowa, but the man s.Tuck hiA On th
q read with \ billy, severely injaring til
II slu'l and felln. him almost senseless
a THE ASSASSIN then rushed into the chan
Der and attacked Major Seward, Pa,
4 master United States Army, and NJ
u Hanse.i, messenger Of the State De
apartment, and two male nurses, disa
j bling them. He then rushed npon th
8Secre,ary, who was lying in bed j
3the sane room, and inflicted three stab
Il IN the neck, but covering, it's though
ana .nncl, No artery, thoa5h he be
grrofn,c'y.
q The assassin rushed down stair.
Amnuntei his horse ~. the door, an
4roae off BET ana's m could be soun
jlpi, and in thu sAme manner az IL
Asssassln Of the Ptepl lent. L is believe
4 hat tho Injuries Of tbs SECRETARY are not f.
Htal, nor those Of the Others, although bMh Ct
ssSecretary an. thu Assistant Secretary or
Every seriously ihjarei.
4 tn, person who fired the pistol. VI
Il man sbput thirty years Of age. abon
sGvc feet nine inches high, spare bull,
afair skin, dark ha,r, apparently viii
s,,rya mou.taehe. Laura keene nm,
! the lpa,lcr of,he orchestra declare tia
.thry recognize him n J. Wilkes Booth
1.-THE actor. AID rabbi secessions,
Whoever lie WA, it is plainly cviden
s,hat he thoroughly understood th'
theat,e and also approaches and mode'
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