, 1866-03-25
THE ASSASSINATION.
Tho l0,,jsyille Kereiataon-A 6in-
cnlar Statement.

rhn AnreeeLcnta OF hker!suE kAtnG-
what Rye CtAiuss to haTr Atone-Aa
x,toac1sseF GneEedihte aArrnnSn-At.
ksDpacd suie1de-
,From the Leu1sstlls Courier, Asfca Ill
The rnan, Sterling King. tu jill tn thts e1ty
rto cr,f.tsts That he v ii the pcrron who II.
trmutcd The lltt OF SECRETARY Ss~Ard, nat
anr;l, cinltns 10 ie native OF Virginia. afd
.tatrs shat he vas euusin ot iloratio hing.
f6r1ue1tr Assistant Postmaster Gtnessi.
In ltt3 he aapred ~ lAwye. IN e2ne1nnasl.
and also ubta,ntd permits for The shipment u
eot,ds 10 Memphis While thus engaged, he
1us Arrrsted BY The military aHthnTltlesr
charged with titteriuE 3ltloyal sentiments,
frif hy court martlsi, and sentenecd 10 SIX
n,vuths' labor on the lortideatlons back 81
Cosington, With \ ball Assd chain .H.ehea 20
hit l,1r. For Aon,e rt,AsOu, lie sentence "s1
not carried into crecs..
sntnn tiuc s{.ezwu1d, ht appeared In .sbtng-
Aon. Virginia, whrfe ha MAS sporting the Enl'
1,rn OF . Confederate Colonel. Gen. JOHN II,
Morgan trr,sted HIN a. spy be VAS trird
by court MARTIAL ma fchitnceu 70 oe aune;;
Rui tn tb!s ease, As Ia NJ many others, good
Iuck attended hin, and he managed 10 es-
care to tho Federal fsHes. .,..,
liz know nothing q. kings operations 1nt-
| sw1upnI to his csrayH lrorn Virginia, Until As
| n Al lpdvvtI In uur city jail on the chasssu OF
| stealing horse4 ard bu.s:led.
Kiny sta.es that he WA tue man who killesl
1 President Lincoln. He saya thai LIZ entelcd
| the lhce1rc ~ 2uy other pesson, prrchasfnk
| ticket aha IaJ3ng Tor it. At tue appointed
time liz sntert.d the private b<,x ID fosds
wa, and he ahot him With = single.
pIstn1, which he lrt f1ll at the time be lca1.s1
| tfout The tn1- lie gives ~ his object Tor
usIng stnslt-tksrel pistol that he Eas eom.
lpllcd 10 leave 1t behind hila, and II 1t had
uted It Rsniust him. igo further says that
> after he ehot tho fre.ldtnt and leAret from
1 the hnx, he passcd by reveFxf perzons, but
ype o, whon, ha knc4, Miss Lauta kecnt,
anl she did not know hIm. According %
h statement ! ;,S whSss Ssse+s, spsth r. ~nn1 m9sa,n y
was In the rrar Of the theatre awaiting Will
hofst.. Prom the vicinity nf Ford's Tlesttr,
he etatrs THAT be went to the fe"idcpce OIL
Secretary sewzIa, md, after forcing M en-
,Tss,cr. hr made an att4ca upon tl: Secret sfy
lirusels. cutting him In Tho taispas With
,,orfo ku!1e. lie says that Aeer 1aung Sew.
ard WAS knocked down. the old man begged
! not 10 hc murdered, an1 that he struck ths
blow 10 silence hltu. Ills only secrc! secl1
10 h, that he did mt LII! the Secretary. Hi
says ta,Jt tho statt,nenl puttts'aed an thf ia
r4rs, tilat there WIRE two t+ereaEss tn the "
tsjr. b [at.e, rs he l. the man Who shot IL.
r ! prrtlleut .nd 1ode the attack rjr;u Sec1r
| taty Seward. liz rays that IseIc was another
pc:soa u the aftaar Who las not yet lecn Ap
pretended, who ~a. to have killed Stahluu
hui be sslIed 10 fnltl hts pledge
T In regard ia lA,oth, he *aJs that H'otE hst
. nothing to 10 with the killing. with The ck
: -crrsIpl Of Gk&is:lne him to make his ckcaIs
. [ tto1,, the ei.y OF Washington lie Eires !,
Lis written statement, which is now IN III
: ! hands OF the military, the rontc be pnfs1tei
c encr iravlng WashtEEteu. ue snys thai lt
nat killed Ia the harm, and who il auid 4
have hcen Baoth. Ia prisoner WIN eseai>:
iron tho Ohio r1a.on. lie claims to have, |
contrary With llooth> went from Washtntsto
10 Canada, and tY'fin theme to TITO Inland (
cuba. He ktateH that his object In rctuFH3n
| | TO the Cnitsd s1ates Wa for the purpose
releasing jeff. Davis, The preAldent Of u
| Ce,lttdesste States
lnr.Ss1tfn Mrp. snrstt, who WA exec,
1 | tt1l Is unt Of Tho kondlirnsnrr. he aayE th,
= size knew nothing Ut the conspiracy. II
: Iarttss ~ae planntt tie affair, three
larry II the houtc cf Mrs. susrast, but q
knew nolhIng 0! thrir destsna. He taya III
!, he y - stopping Ai the house Of Mrs. surta
scmc len OF twelse days pre1ioux 10 tho es
cut}su Of the plDt. ..-
= Then art txo prisoners now In jai,, Lls'
n | elm aud Grimes, who eav that they kna
m soraettint Of Tic affair, and II may ae th
" the tale hAs lren coocuc;ed for The puIpo
'e al getting thc three relt1 FROM Tie char--
It nov a:,iet them, md Lave them tuned oy
4. to tbe military auiloritirs-
a | The alpye st tatencnt Wnk made 10 Gepe!s
:. Jeff. e. Davis and Watkins, st the jail
~, Tuesday. 4f,er hk,1ng betn reh!td to Two,
u three Of lie prisoners aud po'ic=ru N Hiie
o. Finding that h!s statement nas hksly to 2
Of iAiu. into vcr5 sesioup difficulty, King de-.
z. mtnrd 10 ri IN end to bis miserable e1t
j. enct. lie asked the privilege Of h1vtus
:, small Ienk;:lft, which vhs granted him NJ
y. this he ore ed The ,elns Of the len Ami, 4
" would Lxse bLed to death had 1t ROT btel tt
- the attempt VIA discovered by biz cell MI
I. nEA IN niarr given We yesterday. paid
:, rfdt In Eng Id his rell, End fncad hsnl
low 10 sfS1k. tbs alarm In regard to Lis
.. tempt 10 coaanil Suicide ~as given 1hun
Cd O'Clock In tho morniEs, atler Le had blel
be several hnutt.