The daily clarion. [volume] (Meridian, Miss.) 1863-1866, 1866-03-28

As.,ss,1.Trox OF LINCOLN,

n
TO be the Author-His Confession
Afterwards Attempts suicide.
On the 18th Of last month Sterling
/ King was presented before the ponce
court upon the charge Of having stolen
+ horse and buggy from the proprietor OF
/ q livery stable in Cincinnati. The proof
was clear against him, and be was com
mitted 10 Jail to await requ'sllon rom
/ The Governor Of Ohio. He Is charged
with having stolen several horses from
. the npighborhood OF Porkopolls. hinS'
after his committal to Jail, made state
n-nt. or what might be called COMES
sion. Of most horrible crime, namely,
that Of the murder Of the President OF
the United States. King states that ne
was the man who killed President Lin-
coin. lie says that he entered the
theatre as any other person, purchasing /
ticket and paying for it. At the ap- /
noiuted time he entered the private box
in Ford'- Theatre Washington, where /
Mr.. Lincoln was, and he shot him with /
a .luale-barrel pistol, which he let fall at .
the time he Iraped from the box. lie /
rrivrz as his object for using single /
barrel u.stol that he was compelled to
leave it behind him, and if 1t had been
revolver those in the box might nave
uspd it against him. lie further says
that after he shot the President and
leaned from the box, he passed by sew
pral persons, but one Of whom he knew
Miss Laura keene, and she did not know
> him. According to his statement d.
3 Wilkes Booth. who it is said was the
r murderer Of Lincoln, was in the rear Of
= ,Le+Laatra awaiting with horses. From
: ,bo vicinity Of Ford's Theatre. he states
r tla- he went 10 the residenceof of Secretary
t Seward, aud, after forcing an entrance.
/ he made an attack upon the Secretary
; himself cutting him in the throat with
5 bowie knife, Hesavs that after young
t Seward was knocked down, the old man
" ba,rad not 70 he murdered, and that he
e -trncJ, the blow TO silence him. His
e only rerr4t seems to be that he did not
$ LII the Secretary. He saws that the
d .tata,nor+ nrhIisbed in the papers. that
e 4l,,.,.. WOW. two ,arsons in the affair. IS
J faIsa. and he js the man who shot the
d pra-;dant and made the attack upon
e Sacratarv Seward He saws that there
/ y,o. onoibar narson in the affair who has
: NOT vet bsan annrabpDded. who was to
h -. I-;f,d Star+on hut he failed to
e f.IfU Ii-,lafoa
x =, ,.,rrarI - Booth he saws that
1t Roth lad notbinu 70 do with the kill
t. ;o,, with fine evceDtion Of assisting him
x r,ol-, his asr5na from the city OF
y Iyosh;no,fon He oives in his written
TO -.,4-,,,.7+ -yL;cl, +. now I'm the hands OF
tL,, ,n;Ifta,.,- tba ronte he nursued after
m Ino,.;ng WASHINGTON. He saws that the
ra mn, Li11ad IN The harm. and who is said
, -, L,,.a h,..n Rootb i nrisonpr VIII,
. aD.an,d froro tba Ohio prisop. II,
ne o1V1r aIo;I,e 70 Loya in comnanv with Booth
ed l,.,,,,t r.,r, yyasLinoton to Canada, srC
Id +ror hence TO the island of Cuba. II,
. -.,t.s +I,at his object IN returning t. til,
Irni+ad Stotas was for the purpose of re
'N leasing Jeff Davis, the President Of tn
es' Confederate States.
ey In regard to Mrs. Surratt, who was ex
as ecufed as one Of the conspirators, he say
me that she knew nothing Of the conspiracy
-. The narties who planned the affair, thre
'' of whom have never been heard of, me
icy REGULARLY at the house of Mrs. Smrltt, br
the She knew nothing of their designs. ii
NV sav- tbat he was stopping at the hous
:. ofaIrs Surratt some ten or twelve day
Dr.vious to the execution of the plot.
as We Give the above statement Of Kin
We, ,,;tI,ont vorcbino for the truth of I'll
Nv. same. tbouob there are some plausib
a- circumstances connected with his stat
rnant. and i would anpear that he ha
-, some connection with or knowledge
NIL the Mot. His confession has been SCI
uId to WASHINGTON to be acted upon by Il
Gus President.
nd There are two prisoners now in Il
iai1 IJewpllvn and Grimes, who say tn
w tbav know sometime of the affair, al
the # nav he fbat the tale has been co
cad - g.. A., r,,r,,osa nf GETTING +
"a 49, ,Is'., ,lInosad frar6 the cIaroes nc
' ,I.a;n-t .,,., +Lar,, and have Them turned ov
- +La .,,''>r r,;I;to,.- iiit., anthorities
E;,a. : ,nan.,ybo durino the W;
fnnraJ ~ Moth arnias bein% convict
lent H., ,,;,itar,, commission in each n
and sentenced 10 death. AT the llhe
pos made his escape from Covington he W
tine under .4nterct. of death as a guerilla a
lt- snv IT,. o1vp rs an object for maxi
'yer, ~ I'D
"i any, IT;.il ,''I - arr.gta5 for horse stealth
one an3 ~ rb.rs were those in Washingt
New ,.L, LEV him he would be sent for.
lille "l.n A'' " mum ~
1865. The above statement was made
= in Generals jeff {. Davis and Watkins
1'' - the Jail Tuesday, after having been
gIi>h lated to two or three OF the prisoners a
urge policeman BH@h. tndlng thaI
ana ana statement was likely to get hlm INTO
.i,,e ineI very serious difficulty hing deter'nir
port. to put an end to hls miserable eAiSteh
He asked the privilege OF having s1 s1
ware penknite, which was granted nm. ="
Grn 'rrS this he opened the VEINS OF the let al