The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1865-1866, 1866-04-20
Presto lent Lincoln's Muir
derer-A Strange Rev
elation-C Confession OF
Sterling King-He at
tempts to Commit Sui
eide.

We have already mentioned that !
man named Sterling King, now under
arrest at Louisville, has confessed that he
was the murderer of President Lincoln.
We find the following respecting him in
the Louisville Democrat:
He says that he entered the theatre as
any other person, purchasing ticket and
paying for it.
At the appointed time he entered the
private box iu Ford's Theatre, Washing
ton, where Mr.. Lincoln was, and bic shot
him with single barrel pistol, which i,e
let fall at the time lie leaped from tie
box. He gives as his object Tor using
single barrel pistol that be was comPelt.
ed to leave it behind him, and if it bad
been 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 vicinity of Ford's Theatre he says
that hs went to the residence of Secreta-
ry Seward, and after forcing an entrance,
made an attack upon the Secretary him
self, cutting him in the throat with q
bowie knife. He says that after young
Seward was knocked down, the old man
begged not to be murdered, and that he
struck the blow to silence him His Oh
ly regret seems to lie that be did not kill
the Secretary. He says that there was
another person in the affair who has not.
vet been apprehended, who was to have
killed Stanton, but he failed to fulfil his
pledge.
In regard to Booth, lie says that Booth
had nothing to do with the killing, with
the exception Of assisting him to make hia
escape from the city of Washington
He gives in bis written statement, which
is now in the hands of the military, the
route he pursued after leaving Washing;
ton. He says that the man killed in the.
barn, and who is said to have been Booth
was prisoner, who escaped from the
Ohio prison. lie claims to have gone,
in company with Booth from Washing
ton to Canada and from thence to the Is
land Of Cuba. lie states that his object
in returning to the United States was for
the purpose releasing. Jeff. Davis.
In regard to Mrs. Suratt, who was ex-
ecutcd as one of the cnnspirators, he says
that she knew nothing Of the conspiracy.
The parties who planned the affair, three
of whom have never been heard Of, met
regularly at the house Of Mrs. Suratt, but
she knew nothing of their design.
King is a man who, during tEe war,
figured in both armies, being convicted
by military commission in each and
sentenced to death. At the time he
made his escape from Covington he was
under sentence Of death as a spy and
guerilla. He gave as an object for ma
king the confession that his name would
be published as arrested for horse-steal.
ing, and asthere were those in Washing
ton who. knew him, be would be sent for.
The above statement WIS made to Gen.
erals JEFF. C. Davis and Watkins, at the
jail on Tuesday Since then he asked the
privilege of pen-knife, which was sgrant-
ed him. With this be opened the veins
of his arm, and would have blcd to death
had it not been that the attempt was dis
covered by his cell-matc ard an alarm
given.