The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1867-05-30

Body of the Assassin.
! Especial Despatch to the Chicago Tribune. !
New York, 81, 1867
Judge Advocate General Holt certifies
that the following is a copy of the writing
in pencil found in the diary taken from the
body of Booth:
EXTRACTS FROM THE DIARY
"TEAMo, April l3:14-Friday, the ides
Until to-day nothing was ever thought of
sacrificing to our countrys wrongs For
six months we had worked to capture. but
our Cause being almost lost. something de-
cisve aud great must be done but it was
owing to others who did not strike for their
country with heart | struck boldly, aud
as the papers say. walked with bold
step through a thousand of his friends and
only stopped once A Colonel was at his
side. shouted SIC eemper before | fred.
In jumping broke my leg. | passed his
pickets rode sixty miles that night, with
the bo"e of my leg tearing the flesh at ev
cry jump. | can never repent it, though
we hated to kill. Our country owed all her
troubles to him, and God simply made me
the instrument for his punishment Thi s
forced Union is not what have loved.
care not what becomes of me. | have no
desire to outllve my country. This night
before the deed, wrote long article and
left 1t for one of the editors of the National
iqtelIgeacer, in which fully set forth the
nature Cf our proceedings
''tRIDAY, 2lst-After being huuted like
a dog through swamps and woods, aud last
night being chased by gunboat till was
forced TO return wet and starving, with ev-
cry mans hand against me- am here in
despair, and Why for doing what Brutus
was honored for and what made Tell kill
tyrant Yet |, for striking down great
er than they ever knew, am looked upon as
a common cut throat. My act was purer
than theirs. One hoped to be great, the
, other had not only his country's but his
5 own wrongs to avenge. | hoped for nc
q gain, | struck for my country aud that at
e once country that groaned beneath this
: tyranny and prayed for this end, and yet
! now behold the cold hand they extend to me-
Col cannot pardon me if have done wrong.
+ except III serving degenerate people The
little the very little, | left behind to clear
my name, the Government will not allow
= to be printed So ends all for my country
| have given up all that makes life sweet
and holy, brought misery upon my family,
and am sure there Is no pardon in HEAVIER
: fbr me since man condemns me 8. | have
: only heard What has been done except what
j | did myself and it fills me with sorrow
God try aud forgive me and bless my moth
d er. To night viii once more try the riv
J. Ell though have greater desire, and al
b most mind to return to Washington, and
: IN measure, clear my name as | think
can do. do not repent the blood / think
!, | have done well, though am abandoned
= with the curse OF Cain upon my brow
. when If the world knew my heart, that on,
: blow would have made me great, though
DID desire no greatness. To night try t,
S escape these blo0dbounds once more WhC
!: Can read his fate? Gods will be done.
= have too great heart TO die like eriuIi
{ nal. May he spare Inc that and let me die
J. hravely. L bless the entire world havI
never hated or wronged any one. Thu
g last was not wrong unless God judges i
-, So, and 1T is with Him to damn or save me
dafd-tor this brave boy with me, who offer
" prdys-yes, before and since this with
true heart. Was it crime in him Il So
( Why can he pray do not wish to shed ;
e drop OF blood, but must fight the course
q lis all that's left.
Upon q piece of paper found in the diary
II and supposed to have been torn from it, wa
!. written the following:
Dea-:(piece torn OUT Forgive me, bu
. have some little pride. cannot bam
= you for want of hospitality. You know
- your own affairs, | was sick tired with
: broken limb, and i'll need of medical asais
II lance. | would not have turned do,
Han +.
Is However, you were kind enough to Civ
n us something to eat, for which / not only
L thank you; not for the rebuke and name
d III which o-(piece torn out. 1t is not tn
e substance but the way III which kindnes
Is extended that makes one happy ia th
- acceptance thereof 1he sauce To xneat
y ceremony. Meeting were bare without il
: Be kind enough to accept the enclosed fiv
), dollars although hard to spare, for what W,
. have had.
If Judge Holt says:
,, The diary purports to be one for 1864
e and the leaves cut or torn from it probabl,
contained entries of that year. aud wer
thus destroyed by Booth himself Il is ab
;, solutely certain that the diary is III all res
y poets as it was wnen it came into III,
u hands, aud Colonel Conger, who was prom
> inent IN the pursuit and capture of Booth
after having carefully examined it in III,
presence, on yesterday, declared its condi
ton to be precisely the same as when h,
took it from Booths body, when lie wa
shot the writing b in5 tie same and all il
d il which ii then confined
+ Conger was examined before the judciar,
= Commiltee OF the house to day.
(5igned) j. Holt,
judge Advocate General