Shreveport news., 1865-04-25
The Latest News.

Tho President and Mrs. Lincoln were at
Forc's Theatre listening 50 the perform
ance of the American Cousion. occupying
a box in the second tier. at tn. close o.
the third act. n person entered The box oc-
cupiel 10y the Pre- ,idert, and shot Mr.. Lin
coin in the head tie shot entering the back
part of his head, and coming ont above
he temple. The assassin then Jumped
from the box upon the stage. aud ran
across to the other side. exhibiting a dag
ger in his hand, fouiishing it in a tra9ical
manner, shouting the same words repeated
by the desperate at S.wsrd's house, ad-
ding 70 it, the South is avenged and
then escaped from the back entrance 20 the
theatre, but in passing dropped his pistol
and his hat.
Mr. Lincoln fell forward from his seat,
and Mrs. Lincoln tainted. The moment
tina, the as'oni-hed audience could realize
What had happened, the President was
house on Tenth street, opposite the thea
tre Medical aid was immediately sent
Tor. and the wound was at first supposed
to !'e fatal and it was announced that he
could not live. but at half-rast II he is
still alive, though in precsrious condi-
ton.
As the assassin ran across tue stage, Col.
J. Il. Stewart. of the city. who was occupy
ing one OF the front seats in the orchestra.
on the sam" sids of the house as the on.
occupied by Mr.. Lincoln, -prnng to tn.
stage and followed him. bu. he was OBJ
structed in his passage across til" stage by
the fright of the actors, and reached tn"
back door about three seconds after the
assassin had pa-scl ont. Gov. Stewart go;
/" the street just 10 time TO see him mount
his horse and ride away The operation
shows that the who e thing was u precon
cert-d plan.
The person who fired the pistol was a
, nSn ah0u thirty years OF age, about five
feet nine inches high. spare built. fair skin.
dark hair. apparently wi large mous'ache,
| Laura k-ere and the leader OF the orches-
ira declar. that they recogniZed him as }
! Wilkes Il 10Th the actor. and a rabid s.c.s-
sionist. Whoever he was. it is plainly evil
dent that n. thoroughly understood the
'hea'f" and also tn" approaches and modes
Of escape to the stage.
/ The President, Secretary Seward
and Major Sewar have been assas-
sinatvd by some desperadoes to-
night, evidently under some precon-
carted ar, angem-nt.
About half past ten o'clock this
evening a We'll dressed person APP
p-areA at the hous. of Secretary
Seward, and asked to See HIM. He
was informed that h. could not. up
on which he said that he had pre-
scrip,ion from Surgeon Gen. Barnes,
which lie was ordered to deliver in
person. The servant referred him
to Fred Seward. The latter told the
stranger that he was master Of tn"
house, and would take charge Of the
medicine, but the desp RADIO
refused to deliver it. and struck
Seward with a dagger in the throat
and breast, deep enough to prove
/ fatal
Mai. Seward, son Of the Secretary.
WAS also badly cnt i'll his effort to de-
teni his father. The assassin had a
horse at the door, and as he was
mounting. he pronounced the motto
Of the State Of Virginia, sic SempeI
/ Tyranni-.'
simultaneously with this, another
drsprrado apperad at Ford's Th.atrl
and obtained adnittance to the box
occupi- b. Mr.. Lincoln and su"'
the. Pres dent in the back of the head
then jumped from the box to th'
stag, r-.f ea;rd the motto of Virginia
Sic S.nper Tyrannis." In a mo.
men, NOR. he had d.Sapp AIRED.
l:l5 a. m.-The Pr, >idrnt Is slow
ly dying til. brain ooZing through
The ball hole in his forehead. He is
IF cours. insensihle. There is an oc
casional lifting of his hand, and heav,
sten,orious breathing-thats all.
Mrs. Line In and her two sons ar,
III room of the house opposite +
E'nra's T'heatpr, where the Presi len
was taken, and adjoining that wher
he is lying. Mr.. Sumner is s-at-'
AT the head of the bed Secrrtarie
Stanton. Wclies, D-unison, Jshe
and McCulIoch and Mr.. speed are il
the. room. a large number of sur
grons, Generals aud personal farnil,
friends of Mr.. Lincoln fill the house
All are III the house.
100 A. MI hav" Just visited tn
diving couch Of Abraham LincolI
H.. i now in the agonies of deatl
and his physicians say he cannot liv
III re than an hour.
He is surrounded by the member
=
in tears. Senator Sumner is s-ate
on the right of the couch on whic
he is lying, the tears streaming dow
his cheeks, and >obbing like a chiic
:, All around him are his rhysician
The President is unconscious and tn
= only sign of lite II" EXHIBITS is by til
movement of his right hand, whic
> h. raises tesbl v. Surg. Gen. Barnt
ls directing affairs.
War Department. Washington
April Il, 10 p. mo Maj. Gre,
DIX abraham Lincoln died TIL
norniug at twenty two minutes att,
7 O'clock.
Frederick Stewards skull is fra
, tured in two places besides a sever
! cut on the head.