The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1864-1911, 1865-04-19
ASSASSIN ALTON
OF
PRESIDENT LINC0lH
AND
SECRETARY SEWARD F.!
Death Of Mr.. Lincoln,
VICE PRESIDENT JOHNSON
SWORN EN as ffRESID EMF.
FULL PARTICULARS.
WASHINGTON. Anril Is

President Lincoln and his wife, with 9th.
er friends, this evening visited Ford Thea
ter, for the purpose of Witnessing the per,
tormance Of The Am arican Cousin i
was announced in the papers that Gen.
Grant would also be present butthat gentle
man took the late train Of cars for New
Jersey.
Fhe theatcr was densely crowded and ev-
cry body seemed delighted With the seen
before them.
During the third act, and while there was
temporary pause for one Of the actors to
Cster, q sharp report of . pistol was heard,
which merely attracted attention. but sug-
gested nothing serious until a man rushed
10 the front Of the President box, having =
long dagger in his right hand, and exclaui-
ing ",Sic .Sem2er Irdnnis" and immedi-
atcy lpaped from the box, which was the
2l tier to the stage beneath, and ran across
to the oppo ite side of the stage making hi,
escape amid the bewilderment of the audi
ence, from the rear OF the theater, and
mounting horse, fed. The screams of
Mrs. Lincoln first disclosed the fact to the
audience, that the President had been shot.
when al present rose to their feet, rushing
70 the stage, many cxclaining, Hang
him 81
The excitement was of the widest passi
big description, and of course there was an
abtupt termination Of the theatrical peror-
nance. There was rnsh towards the
Presidents box, when cries were hearu
Stand back anh give him air" Has any
one stimuiants| On hasty examination
! found that the President had been shot
through the head, above and back OF the
scmp1rai hone. and that some Of the brains
were ooZing out. n.s.
H. WAS removed to private house op-
posite the thcater and the Surgeon Gen
eral Of the ar,ny and other surgeons sent
fur to attend to his condition. Oman exaEl-
inatton OF the private box blood wasd>coY-
cred on the back OF the cusE ioucd rocking
chair on dsa3ich the President was sitting, al
20 on the partition and on the floor 4
common singIc-5arre pocket pistol was
found on the carpet
Auxiliary guard was place in front of the
private residence to which the President
had been conveyed. An immense crowd
Vas in front Of it, all deeply anxious to
learn the condition Of the President. Il
had been previously announced that the
wound was MORTAL hat all hoped otherwise
At midnight the Cabinet, Messrs. Sumner
aud Farnswerth, Judge Bates, Gov. Ogies,
ny, general .ieigs, Col. Hay. aifd few per
Sonal friends, with Surgeon-G Barnes
and. his Immediate assistants, were arouac
his bedside. The President was in stat,
syncope, totally insensolG and breathing
slowly. The blood oozcd from the wound ii
the back of, his head. The Surgeon exiaus
ted every possible effort Of medical skill
but all hope Was gone. t.....
The parting Of his family with the dying
President is too sad for description. Tht
President and Mrs. Lincoln did not start fo
the tleater until fifteen minutes after
O'Clock. Speaker Colfax was atNtle White
NGuac al Tie time. '--
The president stated to him That he wa
gpipg, st;hough Mrs Lincoln had not beef
sail, because the paper. had anaapneed tha
Gen. Grant was to he present, aud as Gen,
Grant RAD gone North he did not Winh tht
audience 70 be disappointed.
lie went stth apparent reluctance, and
urged VI. Co.ax to go with him, bi.t thu
gentleman hal other engaeCuientS, and Witi
Mr., Aaiitnedd, Of Massachusetts,, badc hin
good By. ......... T., . .zr
When the excitement nr the thcater va
at its widest height, reports were circulateC
th.t Secretary Seward bad, also been asaina
ted ....... ..r,.
On reaching this gentleman S Residence
crowd and military guard around It's dool
and on entering, it was ascGr.;linci that thc
reports were based on truth. Egeryboi !,
ih3Ie were 50 excited that scarcaly an intel
Ag4ble word could be gathered
Dispatches from Secretary Stanton
WAsHtN1ToN April Is, l:13o A. NJ.
.Mrjar General Dix u.
This evening about hsif-past nine clock
at Ford $ Theatre, the President, while sit
ting in his private box, with Mrs. Lincoln
Mrs Harris, and MAJOR Rathburns WIS skot
by an assassin, who suddenly entered the
box and approached behind the President.
The person then leaped upon tho stage
braniishing a large dagger Or knife, ant
made his escape in the rear of the theatre
The pistol ball entered the back OF the Pres
dents head and penetrated nearly through
the heal. Tho,wound is mortal. Es
The President has been insenaible. esel
since it was inflicted, and is now dying.
About the same hour an ASSISTANT whoEt-
she same or not enterel Mr. S9gardfs a
partments, and sunder presense Of having
. prescription, was shown to the Secretary
ehaiaher The assassin Immediately rushed
30 the bed and inhicteatwo or three stab,
on the thraat and two On the face II i,
hoped that the wound may not. be mortal
Nj apprehension is that they will prove ia.
tsI. a,ar, lit ...'," ...'.- ~
The narsa alarmed Mr.. Frederick Seward
who Was in All al Joining room. and he hast.
snsi to the doot of; his Ntatherss room
where he il,4t the assassin whs ipaicted 4p.
Ca-iiim one Or ormoredangerous wounds.
Inc recovery Of Frederick Seward j.
doubtful. ~ .s4r-c.@
It IS MT probable. that the Preaident will
tiy:,thralsh the night. =, :!
iSigaedl Z, u. STANTON, i i
Il a' Secretary OF War
WAR DEPARTMENT., Z
4l0Ay NJ, April Is. !
10 aMvor General Llfa., Il e' q
The President continues insensitle and i:
s;akiny. ~ '"-'''.t' ~
Secretary Ssgard still remains without
charge
Frederick 9awxrd's skull is fractured ir
two places besides seTere cut on the head