New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-05-15
Suicide By etarvatisa or Sterling King. ~
Pretended Assassin Of Presideat LineSan-
sketch Of His Career.
From The Cincinnati Gszetts.

From The Cincinnati 0a1etts.
Our readers can doubtless easily recall TO mind tAo
name Of Sterling King noted rebel and spy from ~
facts With his trial and conviction before Court
so sA nSS an 'ss their
This after passing through all the vesstudes Of dAe
order get the the rah act WITH greater ccse
1t may not be improper briefly follow King through The -
ing Of his life and particularly since the Spring OF IL
Hs born in England 10 1882 aud therefore al tbs tims
bis death years Of age When quite small ohd Ln p
enis about thirty miles from Richmond BE received go
education and being naturally he vas in 1857 sdn.sA
tce law until the Spring OF 1861 when the Rebellion break
ing out he applied and obtained commission oapteA9
in the Confederate service He however 4se.s4
from his command aud received appointments ae aid - ~
staff Of Gen StOnewaD jackson In the nrss battle
laid hospital at Richmond for several months Whss ~
he On ~ sa syO ans up
After Jacksons death King sent to Europe on specie
mission BY Jsn Dsv. ana be remained 1eefs ies
a. agen, Of the Confederate Government On returning i'm
then ct Knoxville preparing for his raid into Ohio. Jv
before Morgan reached Brsndensburg where ne crossed ~
Of Co1inson and Newport He vas detected and asr bs0
chased into the interior Of Kentucky was captured and oag
coartmstisi Of which Col Il L. Burnst was jugs Adv
The Court met and amer lengthy examination found -
B sna sSsns the he Ss bis s.
President Lincoln he managed to make h escape Streen
S ss sns Tss heard hin his Ss
city Until few days before the assassination Of Mr. Llnoa
when he arrested in Louisville trivial o9oaga
and lodged in Jail After short confinement however. -
discharg ed and believe 10 this city UpOa afs
irving here he entirely out Of funds and having opp
tunity Of obtaining anything from his friends il the South -
horses belonging 10 Mr. Huerman and aA0A64
Mr. Bgler He fed the city and not heard q
until months since when he again aress4
in Louisville and lodged in Jail
this time he made the assertion that he ~
assassin President Lincoln. that Booth yet alive e.
No attention however paid to this statement aud -
allowed TO nger jail About three weeks snos hews
ever Messrs Huermsn and Bgler received Information wh
led them suspect that King the man who Stole sA
horses requiston obtained for him, and Mo0d11
last Detective Hazen sent to Louisville to bring him -
city for trial When NJ Hazen arrived at the Louvs
he found King In terribly emaciated condition and
questioning ham stated that he had only zee =
paa forty days On being questioned his t.
this stated that he knew he would DO later brought
this city trial. and that he preferred death rather eAa
Imprisonment
He was Wednesday afternoon taken Of jsu. sal
transferred the mail boat United States charge Of Me-
Hazen and brought TO this city On arriving here ssrdat
morning he weak to be removed from his berth AnA
less hour after the boat landed Coroner Csrv
summoned to bold inquest the jury returning se16
Of death suicidal starvation" King OF vsrV
about FIVE feet ten inches in hight and before
his imprisonment Weighed about $50 pounds His rouas1
will understand DO sent TO Lousyille where be ~
friends.