National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1868-11-06

crime. For him let me relate Go.
bright S reniniscence of the murder
on that Good Friday, not that 1t is.
peculiar, but that nobody else NAV
think To relate it and the man and
fact may perish.
] was sitting in my Office, busy
but not pressed" said Gohright.
when a carriage drove up to the
sidewalk and u man can hurriedIv
up stairs, saying:
The President has been killed.
l came round right from the theatre
to tell you.n
!" Nonsense y said l. feeling sort
OF thrill that any one should trif4e
! SO.
" Well. | saw him killed myself
and looked at him dead in the box
Get III my carriage and go round tc
the theatre with me-
This man who had been at pains
to ride here so promptly, | don't
thlnk / ever knew at ALL Some
sense OF public duty or happy Proy
Idcnce probably struck him.
found the theatre surrounded
and policemen mounting guard
Beng a little near, however. | cot
IN, aud saw everything as it was.
pushed along to the box and looked
at the blood ON the floor and saw
the torn flag. in Tins box | picked
up tan, which still retain. While
| was getting all the information
could, III the confusion and ner\ Gus
state OF the witnesses. | was told
that Seward had been killed This
| thought new edition of Lincoln's
death, However, | pushed up to
W hite House, made the tour of the
Cabinet officers, discovered the
whereabouts of Andrew johnson.
who also had been reported dead.
and that night at | o'clock. | sent
away az satisfactory dispatch a.
ever lett my Office IL was this
dispatch that first took the brcaths
.ot Your readers The paragraphs
| have quoted of Mr.. Gobright's con
vcrSatlon, supply the Inks between
the murder and your hearing OF it.
The only time / ever spoke to
Wilkes Booth was, il | am not at
iauIt, ON Sunday, April 3. eleven
days before the assassination. |
had returned from New York tIom
the battle. of Five Forks, and was
again on my way to Richmond. At
the metropolitan Hotel, looking in
| Sunday at eleven o'clock in tn,
morning, | recognized John McCul
lOch, an actor. whom ! had met Al
| the house ot Edwin Forrest. phila
dclphia. McCulloch was an anna
hIc, companionahlc fellow. and ON,
of very few theatrical people that |
vas acquainted with. He came up
at once. and then introduced me to
Mr., Booth. Booth | had often seen
perform, and had a poor opinion OF
his talents. lie was interesting to
me chiefly rs the son of his father.
about whom | had heard stories
enough to fill Il book. Standing to
gcther III a group, several other per
sons nclng OF the party, | turned
my entire conversation upon youug
Booth and made 4 study OF linn.
The first thing that passed thro
my mind was his good looks, fine
brown color, good head. strong hair
eyebrows and mouStachc, teeth an,
breath most cuNlahlc. well kniu
arms. shoulders aud nccF.
" Here said tomysclt, is one
of those superb vagabonds who raf
drink all day without headache,
smoke INTO cast-lrOn stomach, look
well m any clothes. be- u devil IN
quiet hoSpltablc families, and n
breaker of hearts Of women whose
hearts have been broken alrcady.n
Leaning easily ou the counter
lingering his mouStachc and In,
shaved under llp below. his llcc las
close under mine. looking up ant
being agreeable rs the first eIlmps,
of the great world, ! thought again
" Whatanagreedble fellow Snt
aS a duke, modest rs 4 virgin &c
MUS, without antagouisn, maxim,
himself like an old acquaintance
yet without familiarity -
He talked ot oil. the stage, ,aio
hc should rcappcar. asked II h,
could find me ia Ncw York, and tool
my address IN q little note book -
Not much trustcr of actors.
heard it all like u man of the world
and forgot IL. Some one asked II
tu 80 tO club room on Inuislan,
avenue. There asked Booth abon
his father, wondering all the Wh.l'
what It must be to he a son to
tragcdian, hrotlerln law 10 come
dlaus. wondering # he Had eve
seen old Juniu, lrutus come hum
rccIing. wondering many thug-
hut without The least idea lhl
Booth would ever remember NOR
than my name again. aud Indlllrrcu
about 30. | saw him nest dcaf
cdrcasc, and felt how tulS had di
Nincd that his life WIS hollow.
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