New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-04-17

at six O'clock last evening. and lett there with tner
horses about O'Clock shortly before that hour
1t would seem that they had for several days been
seeking their chance but for some unknown reason
, was not carried into effect until last night.
One OF them has evidently msde his way to Baltimore
the other has not yet been traced.
EDWIN 81. STANTON. Secretary Of War.
THIRD DISPATCH.
WARRINGTON Saturday, April l5-s:io Q. m.
Major-Gen. Augur, Commanding the Depart
ment II Washington. has offered reward Of $4,000
TO the party or parties arrestng the murderer Of the
President and the assassin of the Secretary Of State
and his son.
WASHINGTON Saturday. April 1880 a. m.
4 Hopes are expressed this morning that Secretary
JSeward will survive his wounds The surgeons evi
IDENTITY despair Of the Assistant Secretary Frederick
Seward.
4 The Rebel assassin Is described by the colored porter
on duty Mt tina. entrance door of tina house man In
light pantaoons and dark froek coat buttoned up,
about the size 10 use his own words of-Mr. George
, Baker.
I He represented that he sent by Doctor Verdi
with prescription Of medicine for Secretary Seward
(which be was told to deliver personally with the doc
tors instructions how IL should be taken. The party
ideclned to admit him. paley eDsGed, and full hve
minutes passed before the assassin effected admission
! into the house.
| With directncss Of walk which would indicate a
knowledge Of the house. he went straight up TO the SOC
!. retary's bedroom and entered 1t.
The character OF physician instantly thrown off,
and that Of determined murderer put There were
four persons in the room: Major Augustus Seward.
Miss Fanny Seward the sooretarys daughter. hired
man nurse and the chief messenger OF the State Depart
ment. also acting As nurse.
The Secretary lay in bed on his back; the assassin
Jumped upon the bed and endeavocd to Gu, the throat
Of his victim.
4 lie inflicted three different wounds upon It, While
Engaged in it the man had flung himself upon his
bed and thrown his around him and sriven to pull
Rim off the bed
The murderer instantly reversed the action OF his
knife and stabbed and cut quickly over his shoulder
and drove the nurse of bis back He thea sprang from
thc bed End engaged in fight for escape with all that
opposed him.
! lie stabbed the clef messenger dangerously in tho
breast stabbed Major Seward In the and beat him
ovcr the head and face with heavy pistol and disabled
him. and attacked Frederick Seward. who had entered
the room from adjoining chamber. and gave him a
scalp wound with his knife which strange 20 say com
;menced at the forehead passed the top Of the
head and extended part way down the back OF tho
head and then struck him. either with the pistol
sung-shot heavy blow. which knocked him down in.
sensible.
! The Way 81 escape clear the ASSASSIN ran down
stairs. mounted his horse and rode rapidly away.
Tho Secretsrys throat has three dstict gashes no
artery has been severed and although much eflsion Of
blood has taken place and terrible shock given TO his
cnfeeblcd system. hopes arc entertained Of his re-
oovery.
Frederick Seward sustained fracture Of the skull
Portions OF bone have been removed from the wound
The unfayorAbe symptoms Of stupcfacion and vomit-
eng ensued upon the injury. and have characterized Ills
condition during the night
4 Msjo< Seward Is about this morning. one arm In
sling and his head and face bandagcd
|. The department messenger Is considered 10 be dan
gerousy wounded The hired nurses wounds although
bngmerois. arc not serious
Tie assassin is said to have been traced by tho horse
he rode and which hired from livery stable here
TO the Long Bridge. ard over into Virginia Both The
& man and his crimo the slave power