Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1865-04-15
]. WILKES BOOTH,
THG Assassin.
Details Of the Horrible Affair.

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Precedent Or the USet-
ted states.
CHICAGO, April 10.
lpY rrpEoRApm FROM CHICAGO
TO all Offices.
President LINCOLN was shot through the
head last night at Ford's Theatre and died
this morning. The assassin is supposed
i to he j. Wilkes Booth, tho actor
Almost at the same time desperate call
cl at Secretary Stewards, pretending to be n
messenger from his physician Being re-
| fused admittance he attacked Fred Seward,
son of the Secretary, knocking him down,
I then passed on to the Secretary's room,
where, after cutting down two male attend
ants, lie cut Mr.. Stewards throat. The
wound was, at last accounts, considered
| fatal.
Letters found in Booths trunk show that
/ his assassination was contemplated before
the 4lh of March, but fell through from some
cause. The widest excitement prevails at
Washington. The Vice Presidents house
and the residences Of the different Secreta
ries are closely guarded
Another dispatch announces that Sec
retarv Seward died this morning at 0:45
o'clock
WAR DEPARTMENT,
WASHINGTON, April 10.
Major General Dir j:
ABRAHAM LINCOLN died this morning at
twenty-five minutes of seven o'clock.
+. NJ STANTON, Scc'y of War.
WASHINGTON, April 18th.
WV. II. SEWARD, Secretary Of State, died
at 9:A5 this morning.
F.. NJ. STANTON, Secy Of War.
WASHINGTON, April -, 4;lo A. N.
Major General Dir:
The President continues insensiblc, and is
sinking. Secretary Seward remains wit
out change. Frederick Stewards skull is
fractured in two places, besides severe cut
on the head The attendant is stl alive,
but hopeless. Maj. Stewards wounds are
not dangerous.
tis now ascertained with reasonable Ger.
tainty that, two assassins were engaged in
this horrible crime j. Wilkes Booth being
the one that shot the President, and the
other companion Of his, whose name is not
known. but whose description Is so clear
that he can hardly escape.
1t appears from a letter found in Booths
trunk that the murder was planned before
the 4;h Of March, but fell through then be-
cause the accomplice backed out until
Richmond could be heard from.
Booth and his accomplicc were at the liv-
cry stable at O'Clock last evening, and left
there with their horses about 10 otlock, or
shortly before that hour
1t would seem that they had been seeking
their chance but for some unknown reason
| it was not carried into effect until last
night.
One Of them has evidently made his way
to Baltimore. The other has not yet been
traced.
EDWIN NJ. STANTON,
Secretary Of War.
WAsBtSGrox, April TO- The assassin of
President Lincoln left behind him his hat
and spur. The hat was picked up at the
time in the Presidents box, and has been
identified by parties to whom it has been
shown as the one belonging to the suspected
man, and accurately described by oth,r par
ties not allowed to see it before describing.
The spur was dropped upon the stage, and
that also has been identified as the one pro-
cured at = stable where the same man hired
q horse in the evening.
Two gentlemen who went to the Secreta-
~ Of War to apprise him o. the attack on
Mr.. Lincoln, met at the residence Of the
former man mufflcd in cloak. who, when
nccostcd by them, FASTENED away.
1t had been Mr. Stanton intention to &C
company Mr.. Lincoln to the theatre, and
occupy the same box, but the press Of bust
ness prevented it. Therefore ID seems evil
dent that the action Of the plotters was to
paralyze the country.
TO preserve order and quiet in the city
every STREET in Washington WAS patroled At
the request Of Major Richards.
Gen. 'Augur sent horses to mount the po-
lice. Every road leading out Of Washington
was strongly picketed. and every passable
avenue Of escape was thoroughly guarded,
steamboats, about to depart down the Poto-
mae were stopped.
The Daily Chronicle says: a
A It's suspected that this conspiracy
originated in Maryland, by At once striking
down the head, the heart and the arm Of
tue country. As soon as the dreadful events
we're announced in the streets, Capt. Rich |
eTas snd his assistants were st work to dis |
cover the aasassin. In few moments the
tesegsapn had aroused the whole police force
o. the city. Mayor Wallach and severa
members Of the city government vere ann
On ~. the spot, and every prccaution ~. t.Len
ne teiegraph flashed the news to R.Itis,or.
snd al the cavalry was immedistel,- M,
upon active duty. Every road M p;cketsd
ana every precaution Is taken to nrvvent
.ne escape Of the assassin. preliminary
examination was made BY Mesers. Richards
.nu MS assistants, several persons were call |
20 20 testify, and the evidences a. elected be-
'ore an informal tribunal mot under oath |
was conclusive to this point d The murder
81 = =. PRESIDENT Lincoln vsa- .Joka Wilkes
oootn. His hat was found IN IL Deivate
ova, ana wss Identified by u.ver.l nsrserleI
wuv eau seen bin Niihiu the 80 - 100.
su s9e spur whiae ts S1sopeei ~ aeeii1sot