, 1873-11-23

Hollis statements were made long boforc tho
discussion Of Mrs. surratt's judgoa.
| "Do YOU retnomler, ankotl I, "tl,at, on Tho
day Of Mr. Lincollis eecond Inauguration thore
was report tint. aa tho inaugural procession,
returned to tho White House, n llau was arrest
cd nonr tho Treasury building, WHO anid ho VIII
ono of party WHO intonlod to kill hIr. Liucolu
that day Tie man was intoxicated, and WIS
dismissed without further notice.
son tiat day tho murder was to t,ayo been
committed" said Mr. Bingham. "Ths atn,ia~
| aions Of ono Of tito orimi,ialu iullcatos TINT
Booth waB In the sonato- Chamber for TINT r,,r-
roao, but failed to execute Ills design at tint
timo."
"Whoro did ho obtain Ills ticket Of aanie-
sion 7" aakol I. "Bono genator or member
must havo givon 1t to him, as they control
thom."
"senator % daughter gnvo 1t to him,"
said ho i" tho young lady to whom report aaid
ho was engaged, though, hor friends declare tho
rumor falae." -,
$50, thon, If the President Ind boon killed at
TINT time, this young lady'e fllttntion with,
Of Affection for tho asBassln wonld t,ayo furniB~
cd him with tie mcarH Of approach to his VIC
tim ? Perhaps his devotion to hor waa to further
bis plot ?" -
ivory ljkely," rcjoiued Mr.. Bingham; "but
Rho gavo tho tickot innocently."
g" fcar, had hor father been other than Re-
publican, in power, ello would hayo boet brought
boforo your Commission to toll wllnt oe know"
said !, thinking Of many women who had been
brought beforc military tribunals, or incarcorat-
Cd III prisons, without form Of trial, for lcsB Of
fensos or 1eea knowledge. But he folly does
not sccm to havo lost hor fathor tho diplomatic
appointment hfr. Lincoln promised him."
'oert"tnly not replied ho; /" tho father Was
not In fault.", =:
FANNY sEwAnp's oroRy.
Not many months boforo lor lcnfb Fanny
Seward told mo tho story Of tho attempt to a.
sasanato hor father, tho sa,no night Mr. Lin
coin wns murdorotl.
II WAS sitting In fathers ROOM" eaid efe,
"ho being i'll in bod. 4 baud passed along tho
street, playing nn air which can nover listen to
with ploanuro again. NY sister, Mrs. Seward,
and wont to tho window, and looked at the
procession passing. She loft tho room, and I
returned to my chair. Boon after, heard yoiccs
at tho door. NY brother Frod Tas reply
ing to some ono who spoke louder tllnu was
tho cuntom 80 noar to my fathers chamber Of
ilncus. The voices ceaaed. moment lator
heard eoutllo, aud Rtnrtod toward tho door.
juat then man threw it open, ran past no, and
jumped on my fathers bed. Tho nurse sprang
after him, and caught hold Of linn. Haw tho
flashing Of knife, but did not 500 him strike
my father. l could not otir; could only
scream with to1Tor, Ho Hprang from tho bod,
and rushed paat me, out Of the room, ntrilking
at every ono iu hia way, except mo-"
HE afterward said ho could not etriko that
young girl watching there by hor fathcr," re-
marked Mr. Frod Seward.
"I run to tho door," continued Fanny, and
saw Brother Frol standing in tie hail. batled in
blood; his vito also seemed covered with blood !;
md my mothors night-dreas VAS stained
with it. Thoy were trying to help Frcd aud
had become stained with his blood; though, at
frat, 1 thought tho assaaain. had wounded
thom all, + ran back to my fathor'a
bcd but ho WAS not in it. NY feet
slipped, and, looking down, II Haw tl,oy slipped
In blood flowing from my fathers wounds for,
in tho struggle, ho had rol1od from tho bod to
tho floor, where ho lay bathod III blood. Tile
uurao helped him in bed, md told mo to con-
tinuo to apply ice-wator while he rau for
doctor. I suppose he was not gono long, but it
seen,od very long to NO., as I tromblod with
foar that my father anG brother both wore DYING
Fred ia Htill suffering terribly, and my mother
died soon nfter,-tho shock Of tlaat night layiux
doubtless hastenod l,or DEATH"
Tho shock haBtoned the daughter'al lcntl, also:
she tenderly lovedhor fntler, and glorlcd in his
fame; and the terrible econes sho Witnessed
that fatal night waro too dreadful for l,cr deli
cate organization. sLe Ingorod through The
following summer, and in tho autumn wus laid
in her early gravo,-ono Of tho uucountel VIC
tins Of tho Great Assassination.
OLNEy BLUFF. ::