The tri-weekly news. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1865-1876, 1866-04-05
President lincOln'S hlurderer-A Strange
Revelation : Confession of Sterling
King He Attempts TO Commit Suicide.

king-He Attempts TO Commit Suicide.
We have already mentioned that man
named Sterling King now under arrest at
louisville has confessed :hat he was the
murderer of President Lincoln. We find
the following respecting him in the Louis
vile Democrat: So tNf rs
He SAYS that he entered tho theatre a"
any other person, purchasing ticket and
paying for it.
At the appointed time he entered the pri-
vate box in Ford's Theatre, Washington,
where Mr.. Lincoln was and he shot him
with single barrel pistol, which he let fall
at the time he leaped from the box. lie
gives as his object for using single barrel
pistol that he was compelled to leave it be-
hind him. and if it had bcen'a revolver those
in the box might have used it against him.
According to his statement, j. Wilkes
Booth whom it is said, was the murderer
of President Lincoln, was in the rear of the
theatre, awaiting with horses. From the
facinity of Ford's Theatre he says that he
went to the residence of Secretary Seward,
and after forcing an entrance made an at
tack upon the Secretary himself, cutting
him in the throat with n bowie knife. He
says that after young Seward was knocked
down, the old man begged not to be murder
ed, and that he struck the blow to silence
him. His only regret seems to be that he
did not kill the Secretary. lie says that
there was another person in the affair who
has not yet been apprehended, who was to
have killed Stanton, but he failcdto fulfil
his pledge.
In regard to Booth, he says thnt Booth
had nothing to do nothing with the killing,
with the exception of assisting him to make
his escape from the city Of Washington
He gives in his written statement, which is
now in the hands Of the military, the route
he pursued after leaving Washington. He
says that the man killed in the barn, and
who is said to have been Booth was priso-
ner, who escaped from the Ohio prison.
lie claims to have gone, in company with
Booth from Washngtonsto Canada and from
thence to the Island of Cuba. lie states
that his object in returning to the United
States was for the purpose of releasing jeff.
DAVIS.
In regard to Mrs. Suratt, who was exccu-
ted MS one of the conspirators, he says that
she knew nothing of the conspiracy The
parties who planned the affair, three of
whom have never been heard of. met regu.
larly at the house of Mrs. Suratt, but she
knew nothing of their design
King is n man who, during the war, fgar-
ed in both armies, being convicted by
military commission in each and sentenced
from Covington he was under sentence of
death as n spy and guerilla. lie gave as
;tn object for making the confession that
his name would be published as arrested for
horse stealing, and rs there were those ir
Washington who knew him, he would be
sent for.
The above statement was made to Gene
rails jeff. G Davis and Watkins, mt the .jail
on Tuesday. Since then he asked the privi-
legc Of having small pen-ktn, which was
granted him With this he opened the
veins of his arm. and would have bled to
dspth had il not been that the attempt was
dScOvctcd by his cell-matc, and an alarm
given
THE New HAMPsHIRE ELEoTIoHs. =
The elections in New Hampshire last
Tuesday, (20th) resulted in favor of the
Republican party. Governor Smythe
was reelected by between 5000 and
5000 majority. In the State Lcgisla.
ture the Republicans have nine out Of
twelve Senators, and about one hundred
majority in the House This election
may be looked upon as an endorsement
Of the acts of the Stevens wing in Con.
gress, The Democrats took a finn and
decided stand in support Of President
Johnson, and their defeat is an evidence
Of the prevailing sentiment in New
Hampshire. 1t is reasonable to believe
that the result of this election will have
a marked effect on elections in other
States, and will also exert much inhu.
cncc on the course of members in Con
gress. Charleston Courier.
DANGEROUS CoUNTERrErT.- Within
the week past a splendidly executed, but
spurious, fifty.dollar treasury note, of
the new series of lS63 has made its an