Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1865-04-25


the apprehension of Booth and his accomplices:
WAR DEPARTMENT,
WASHINGTON, April 20, 1851 A. NJ.
MAJOR General Dir, Netc York
The murderer of our late beloved President,
Abraham Lincoln, is still at large.
Fifty thousand dollars reward will be paid by this
Department for his apprehension, in addition to
any reward offered by municipal authorities or
State Executives.
twenty-five thousand dollars reward will be paid
for the apprehension Of G. a. At2erot, sometimes
called Port Tobacco," one Of Booths accom-
plices.
twenty-five thousand dollars reward will be paid
for the apprehension Of David c. Harold, another
Of Booths accomphces.
Liberal rewards will be paid for any information
that shall conduee 20 the arrest of either of the
above named criminals or their sccomplices.
All persons harooring or secreting the said per-
sons or either OF them, aiding assisting their
concealment or escape will be treated as accom-
plices in the murder OF the President and the at
tempted assassination of the Secretary of State and
shall be subject to trial before military commits
sion and the punishment of DEATH
Let the stain Of innocent blood be removed from
the land, By the arrest and punishment Of the
oerers.
All good citizens are exhorted to aid public JUS
tice on this occasion. Every man should consider
his own conscience charged with this solemn duty,
and rest neither night nor day until it be accom-
plished. EDWIN NJ. STANTON,
Secretary of War.
CONDUCT or The ASSASSIN BEFORE COMMITTING THE
MURDER.
The following is from the New York Tribune
Sergeant ]. N. Dye, Battery G, Pa. Ind Artille.
~, stationed at Camp Berry, Washington city, in a
rriyate letter OF 18th inst. TO his father s Dive
No. 100 Broadway, gives the following account Of
the conduct of Booth Immediately before the as
sassination viii b proves that he had confederate
ON the ground, actively cooperating in his prepara
tions for the bloody work. 1t seems that they ex-
peced the President TO leave the house at the close
of the second &os, and meant TO assassna.e him
between the door and his carriage
"WAsBISGrox, D. c., April Is, 1865.
&, Deer Father-with sorrow pen these Ines
The death Of President Lincoln has deeply Affected
me and why shouldn't it, ,rten ImiyAt hare srusd
II was standing in from: Of :he Theatre when the
two assassins were conversing. ! heard part Of
their conversation It was not differently plain for
an outsider to understand the true meaning Of it
vet IL Gpprsed Sergt Cooper. and myself that they
we're anxious that the President should come out
to his carriage, which was standing just behind us
The second act would soon end, and they expected
he would come out then. | stood awhile between
Them and the carriage, with nv revolyers ready,
for began to suspect them. The act ended, hut
the President did not appear; so Booth went into
restaurant and took drink then came out and
went into the alley where his horse was standing
mon oh did not know that any horse was there
He came back and whispered to the other rascal
hen stepped into the Theatre. There were at this
time two police officers standing by them. / was
;nvited bv my friend c. to have some oysters, and
we went into saloon around the corner, and had
inst cot seated when came running in and
ssiS 9be President was shot This so startled ms
that we could hardly realize it, but stepped out
and were convinced. Yours, j. NJ. DYE"
RrcoLLEcrroNs OF PRESIDENT LINCOLN.
4 correspondent Of the Boston Joarn al gives
an aecou Mt of conversation with the late Presi-
dent, from which it appears that be had pre-
sentiment tha. he should not survive the close of
the war. The writer says
He NAV not have lookei for it from the hand of
an assassin, but he felt sure that his life would
end with the war long ago. He told me ''that he
was certain he should not outast the belliOn
II vas in last July. As you will remember, there
was dissension then among the Republican leaders.
MANY Of his best friends had deserted him, and
were talking Of an opposition convention to nomi-
nate another candidate; aud universal gloom was
smong the people. The North was tired of the
war and supposed an honorable peace attainable
NJ Lincoln knew it was not-that any peace at
hat time would be only dsunion. Speaking of it,,
he said 81 have faith in the people; they will not
consent to disunon. The danger is, they are mis-
led Let them know the TRUTH and the country is
saCe He looked hsggard and careworn, and
further on in the interview remarked on ms ap-
as,rsnce. saving ''You are weari ng yourself ont
P,th hord work" "I can't work less" be an |
srtared nbut II isn't that-wtrk never troubled
s Tb;ncs look badly, and can't avoid anxiety /
pp"-.,raiire ! care nothing about reelection
~ ;F onr divisions defeat us, fear for the cour-
trvn when suggested that right mast eyentu-'i