The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1865-04-22
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Details OF the Attempt to Assassi.
iis nate AeCretary seward.

nate Aecretary Seward.
= WAsHlNaToN. April l7.-Geo. +. Robin
ION. soldier and nurse, who was in ut.
tendance on Secretary Seward on Friday
night has related circumstantially the
proceedings in the chamber, from which u
eppears that It was through his brave and
oetermined endeavors that the consumma-
ton of the murderous designs Of the 6end
ve1e frustrated.
According to Robinson's narrative, Fred
W. Seward, Major Seward and Mr.. Haosel
were al wounded on the stairway, a. here
tofore mentioned in this correspondence.-
A Robinson opened the door to learn the
cause, the man struck his breast. In his
hand be had long knife, the blade Of
In length and one inchin width. Robin.
sen, determined to oppose his entrance,
raised his arm to parry the blow. The con-
sequence was that q wound was inflicted in
the center ofhis forehead, close to the hair,
which he wears turned back. The knife
glanced, aud the clenched hand in which
The man held the dagger came down upon
Ar. Robinson's face and felied him to The
moor: Miss Seward, ct this juncture, g.
capped from tho room and ran to the front
window, screaming murder" Tho -.
sassin leaped to the bed where Mr.. Seward
lay, apparently In . helpless condition, and
aaves tremendous blow ct his face. He
0issed his work, however, and almost i'll
acroes Mr.. seward's body. By this time
tho bed Ind caught hold Of the assassin'a
arms
While he was thus attempting to bold
tho assaasin, the latter struck Mr.. Seward
On the left aide Of tho face and then on the
right aide. The assassin then raised up
end he and Robinson came to the floor TO-
gethsr. They both got on their feet, Rob
tnson still keeping . firm hold Of him,
the assassin reached his left arm over Rob
him 10 the door. Finding ho could not
handle Robinson In that position ho drop
ped hie pistol which had been forced
against Robinson's face ipthe hand which
Was around bic neck and caught hold Of
Robinson's right arm with his LEFT hand
and struck behind Robinscn with the
knife. They still continued to struggle
Tor few moments, Robinson forcing to-
wards the door, which was open with the
Intention Of throwing him over the bsnis.
ters. When they had nearly reached the
door, Major Augustus Seward entered the
room. Robinson called on him to take the
knife out Of the assassins hand. Major
Seward Immediately clutched the la1ier.
The assassin then struck Robinson inShe
stomach, knocking him down, broke away
from Major Seward and rushed down
stains.
During the scuffie, when, he cannot say,
Robinson received q wound. quite serious,
some two inches in breadth on the upper
part Of the right shoulder blade-anosher q
little lower down on the same side and a
slight one on the left shoulder, while strug-
Cling with the man near the bedside. He
had seized the wrist of his right hand, in
which was the dagger, and did not released
his hold until knocked down by the aosas.|
ain near the door, and after Major Seward
had come to his assistance. He returned
to the room after he found that the aseas-|
sin had escaped, and found that the eecre.|
tary had got OF the bed on to the door,
dragging With him the bed clothes, and
Was lying In posl Of blood. Upon goingI
to the Secretary, he found no pulse In his
wrist, and % stated to Miss Seward who|
had just 70 entered the room and asked III
her father waRdead. Robinson answered.
that b believ y he was, but upon : second
examination, he ascertained that his heart
wa still beating. The Secretary then said
IL am not dead, send for the police and q
surgeon, and close the house." He them
placed tho Secretary on the bed, tellineI
him he must mot talk. Mr.. Seward did
not speak after that. Mr.. Robinson rel
manned with Mr.. Seward until II o'clockI
The next morning, when he was removed
70 the Douglas hospital. Every attention.
- being paid to this brave man BY the at
tendauts Of this institution. and his condi.I
ton II Vorv favorable.