The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1866-04-18
From the Chicago ETe'Ag Post Rspuhliran;9 y
is WILKES BOOTH STILL ALIVE


II the question were asked, Is John y.
gurratt still alive 7 theresare few people
Who would not be ready q declare their
belief in the affirmative, Is there any
better reason for belieyeiug that Wi'kOs
Booth il dead
II was thppght that none q rs pssss
s~ination conbpiratpfa would escape tes
one Of them certainly dld escepe--anu
Why not more than one our.a..' ! ny
well known in Washlngton-pe,lcr knysn
than booth--a man quaiileu ~ nsO
nature nor trsinipg 70 tee arsspl p,ssu.'s,
fed froW9ihe sccpe roi hls.gult., hup nv
the slightest trace o. nv W~nersapouYs u
the direction or ms nigns l,nas = p1sr
lively knoEnSto pe tIace, las pSen u'Si
ccverednMEht notsboo'n escaps as "a
ally % SuiFettJ Iae ia.el,eosua, sppe,
riority which made INN Inc iea9'ng sPHu
Of the ASSASSINATION plot wcu.u atso "
the most likely TO enable MN, hpovs ~
ne consplratGrs, 70 assaso suI na;s ~:
ne means o. ms " esOaPs o;S /.
etrlcai proiession was ~ -
Skilled not Only IN ,ne wv sn
tious disguise, pus also ~ w mesavu. "
changing hls PERSONA loen'isy " .naO Vi
On i~ndlglduah.y hos me- owpruo man was
better quaiiueo % cneas .ho s,n9es eteu
OF those VINO ,nougno ,ney knew nun
best. LQgIeHHy, the aenances q MS q;
cape were greater tnan Surra'' >, anu
greater than7those VI n's eonlFe.,S'
Twice since els suPpossu ueatn, ,ue
assertion mas ieeen | maue nnsI M1Aes
bosih did NOT ale ~ .no puass u l"I
: ion Oorpe.', rnS. " WIZ S'
iisnsu . s'A'vinon' w. nnaL 49,
ciaring INA. ne saw nun, reuusunAau a'h H.
SPOKE 70 MIN, usVs ,ovu w. ~
MN ~ turn; iniS vsen.' y was anesou,
,ook PlACe y. smAI ~. ahare ~
nave Otggs.snl" De- ~aS
ma,y'ssut"uo CT sSTLss
on Doalu vejssl oodua ~ oupu t,nnt
ssA,e%sns nss Ivy ~ i ansb moysb
PIopa9le .eS PSvpss w
"pMe y pu' y
..naS' s S,ssl;ns 'i K;a@ a. n 1aa" an I in.
m... as.La' nv pr;san y Tou;.v;lle
mn. " a., h;n.oIf "a no,
pna,t lev IN ass.s.;n of Nv r;nooln !.
~. Ro"sS XIV mas - ,Sa rlo, ,,oo =,
~. 49, AZ. tSoa,ar III ,bo
ho...as KIN S1n Wasb;nston Nav o.,
sasJ,.Gan.da tba I; iord
&c Tuhs Thsre ara sos,s rsmarLehls
I.,",ss. .kon.Itb;. mans s.ory u vol
sSOn, h;U,ss,f III dets;rs c;,cnms,an'
10. NY 40 ~onasrrnlIv o]nnos;ts 10 nro
:o.As fso,s "a Tvs 81 ianatt
=. 49, - his .n.srativl
!. s;.-.si -sn.n-ss;na Wbst bo1s.r,
.Sa.. ,.s;aay - rIh. seyrosSonds IN X,
1870, ss;at 9TH ,Ss ststemen, nro
e;"U XVII u Ia IA I sona,
III 4. : rot nrosable ho CO., Sav,
aa,,1.;on Tha n,;l;,Sra .n,ho.
I;s. ;r9Ksn.nsrad Al rot .odm - roa.rd
Gs amama n,,or, W nownr.S. y o1a
aanos Tor tbsv have talsn tho troah,O :,
-. ~, A.. row His i;ns snd Co..
"."S,bs%stss,hs on.b,r,,;af ~ W.sh
"sWa lats,a c ~ ,h;. II.
$3.50. .no,tanaa :,
hs.n s.hrpat;n ;,,ana.a S"r;h,
.IS.Is' now -
"s1;.S az Inn
,or no;so ~ vti ~ Hnicl
'ne p4tylsf y ,uYlic no sia.s
IA IL susp'U,Jn 'ns
Nae 1se =
tue as:as'insslUh piO'' ianul may kne'
someIalpS g. tno fiesoa' "%ner1apou's .
ooo,n nv ouu. guy tna Do1'h au'
ny niDg mas W assas',n u horaaal
n,neoHe !, w .eu'.uapIe uouoII
Ina. n1Nss no'.n was tue maa h.'e
10 oarn y. m'dnisns, " u ,hsn' {
pqrnipg nay, y ne. however, SO wei g
taois1eGs lIe "hoie Oouh'iy was su
priscq Snept aeven1 was announces
tnat emsn WIN me mspla'A
Wilkes BOON sEouia nave aaoPtea
lame ana impotent a ma.nod o. cScal
rs sne cnase anu capture is'ea'ee' -,
bustse eooy was iaen'lnea, 90 y D
Been printed; Ar VINO nave ever D,
occasion 10 idenuiy eead human p'o
known wi.n Wna' iee,ings OF uncertain
.ns %'no i ihliesseq uhless 'nere .
weii-known physical marks .nat the {.
can recognize Dsatn mas stolen aw'
me expression o. hle, ana tue oeho.d
iee,s ipr : nrst time mat II was me 50
looking out from q lsiag lace mat
snew, ana not the shape OF clay now !
Iose Nun: pead men are IKE s'atu'
maoyDy Snssiinai ar,lsts' mere gary