Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1867-06-14
The Assassination of Line DIN.
EVIDENCE BEFORE TIE JUDICIARY CON-
NITTEE.
Correspondence OF the Cincinnati Gazette

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point where they open up some new and
startling chapters lathe Story of that great
ny<tcry-thc assassination.
More han one hundred people are in thu
thing" were the words of o9c Of thu con-
>piraior>. a he Wa. SWING off into ererlii-
ty-wor,ls thus cent back from the confines
Of another worll. a. If To urgc upon the
living a fall solution of the tragedy.
Hi, i, a sabjec! lar too grave and start
ling for 4 wori Of sensational writing. \
mere stateiu ut OF the character of this ad-
iitioual evidence form, III it-elf one OF the
strongest. ii nor altogether tie strongest
chapter in the solemn history.
10 be brief. then. anil concise. the prop
err autlIori,i : are soon to be placed IN pos
session OF evidence to the following effect:
TIE ASSASSINATION PLANNED FOR INAu-
DURATION DAY.
Spies in tho Lodges of the Knights of
the Golden Circle had revealed the fact
that there was plot L, murder Mr.. Lin
coin during the Inauguration exercise, of
March So. ENery prccantion was taken
to bath, the conspiFat9r>. though no clue
had been obtained a 10 who these were.
Wilkes Booth was In Nashin gton At the
time. Having known Mr.. johnson in
Nashville, he called upon him the day at
ter Mr.. JohH-on's arrival here. During
me exercises III the eapi'oi. Booth VAS III
the building.
30 certain were me aulhorhies 'itt' an
attempt to Mi Mr. Lincoln Wa to he made
mat every avenue "Nnii tue oh1ia'n2. W
which an assassin coal escape. was care
fully guarded. Booth, own observation
Of ting situation may have deferred linn
from the a.. In contemplation.
From November 8 to February p Booth
wa> in " ashingtoa seven tune. the peri
/ ~ OIL Ms ao>eii,t Val! ihe ir"ii '"o 10 zen
daFs e;tch. On iiie - oil March I>i''. ne
arrived a-a'A- aiiH upon Tue 'hFee >teceed-
iii5 I'd! 4 e'ilcl a. IL Ai'' " al, o"h
cApses9 oEGif>'
E,1rfr .TxA.uyrrTy
-A.scf .he i'si,t'a;ah party Had ho'i1ila-
,ed - ttc"c., boom pascal sometime IA
-N.'Sh,iiie' lsFe NJ y. - W.T., atf'.al'l'ed
there and the,e misrres,e, ware said 70 be
sisters: Booth was also well acquainted
Nun NJ: bfyN 'itn-- lie p''N@Ie 7;cEe''1'!
Vi taic re Ee>tdeat.
Bf-TEAYfSG TIE PARTY.
+ mere i aolli INK sIc2ce tilat from
the mr. II Va Nr. Johnson settled ae-
termination to l,e'ray the Republican par
y. froihi"ea. rebels >c-in ~ nave Under
,to"i the 'eriii: aaathcalas asaiA7' raj
+ l2F> !, >iHiI,it nit''ee. Nt9'ai'iis euo>e-
qttcit events furnish no other satisfactory
explanation.
A CINCINNATI when Oh III. way 10
" aslhh s,oi', ne expressed himself declhe"-
i that II the country waste be saved at
all Il c9'iIi only De .aFed thr9aeti tie r.
organization OF INC Democratic l'af'N.
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all Yankee influence from the Govern
meut. Soon after the assassination. meet
ing the same friend. he >Eid DO you
recollcet what tod yot WlIca We met
last: We'll. | am President noN. and thi,
Yankee influence shall be crushed out. =
These remarks are pertinent - showing
that from the first the parp0se va, to be-
Tray hi> party. l. Is BY no means al the
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BEowNiNG AND EEECTIUN EEIj RN>.
The nrjvate .e,-f.f,tr;. .,i,-,,-.. ref.-r,.,l 10
was taikina 10 a friend when ria. return, of
tee Presidential election were coming in
t Enouph had been received To MAKE TN.
result turn ON ludi;t,i. Wl.n the. ,i,.,,,a,cL
came shaving tl,,, he .,1f, l1tl rom. Re-
rubli-lp ErIwnir.,'. evrl,m1fioil va. =
.W,E. Old Lincoln i. ...rI f,r = second
tenn anal If he die, ~. hayt. not inst u.
g5ud \ man 10 put in hi. t,lace."
On several orca,inus wh.n in,oxicat..l.
after Ills arriy,l in washington. and who,
ii.cus.il.r r,nljticIl matters. IA. .yt.lain,,l,
We'll. wuiiiilI Mr. johnson il President.
he will show YOU Yaib c Abo,itionis,s how
ia manage tl,ino.." Hr,wuiuu and Booth
.,w each oth.r FREQUENTLY ard were. init
MAZE.
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Booth made several trips between Wash
ington and Canada. On one Occasion.
Willie in this city. he received a package Of
documents from Canada. One OF these
was Tor Mr.. johnson. Thi- Booth deliver.
ed. Subsequently he received az answer
to it. and THIS, il i, ri /. he despatched To
Richmond. and its character, if known.
has not been allowed ~ tran>i,ire.
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, II will be remembered that that fine Vice
President boarded 1t the kirkWood House.
and that .Afzcrntt. who il MAS alleged was
10 Kill him. had a room at the same hotel.
Early in tie evening Of April li,h. Mr..
johnson sent word u the ot'i,e that lac
could not he seen by anyone for any pur-
pose whatever. so particular WAS he
about the matter as atterWard to 20 HIM
self 70 see whether the order WAS fully un-
| derstood. la the afternoon. rs Is known,
Booth called and left his card.
1t Is NOW said that Mr.. johnson saw
Booth after that card was pat IN his box.
HE pistol and knife found In -Atzcr5ts bed
were put there by Booth, according Ia i