Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1876-05-19

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Amone iheachossns afiiondb apf1aJdhnl
Wiike3s sBootRs bOyhoodi 'iw1s ~ daelrl
Ing; 'dhjvahopsu young man .hs1led
John v. Beal, whcSe home awas inithe,
beautiful Shenandoah Valley not far
frbmg mcheeter. Damon and Pytbf'
% Weronot Emorea attacked y eacbDtk1
erthanlmere aBoothand Dsal lsrf bfalI
wds eodtherns in.lhsilyhpsthi
planned d1aids on Nosthern xcitieA and
at last was captured at or nsass sBufa'
10, tried for piracy on Northern lakes.
snd sentenced Itolbs hanged ! oh Bed
jo9s Island. g5fvr1 naiiasGlt 81 ~
III Ono aftertiobny iasthe city of Wash.
ingt0n, whila BeaI was underssnte tenoe
of death, there ialighteda from a,carriT
age two men, who walked .aint0 the
room occupied by Washington Nc
'Eeanof Cincinnati ,pawholwas st the
time iAI Washington in the interest OF
lie business tuThese sAtn who called
were Senator Hale, Of Newd Hamp-
shire, and John Wilkes Booth. : Booth
was anxious to save the lite Of, Beal,
his chum and confidential personal
friend.a He had interested Mr.. Hale
in dis behalf. 1ii .satsa :eiaaittas 81
10 they iinportuned Mclean TO go
with them TO the President, as Dem
ocrat- Aas q friend Of Booth Las 4 man
Who had much influence with Mr.. Lin
coin. and to vonch with Mr.. Hale for
any promises Booth might make in re;
turn for this great favor ID him AZ.
Ter . protracted interview Mclean ac-
co,npanied Hale and Booth in u carri-
age to the residence Of John w. For.
i,ey, who was then in bed, the hour
being late. Forney was awakened
from his sleep .ahd told the object oi
his call His sympathies were enlist
ed, As he was always ready to serve
his friends. asl ~ yTiss7 ri 3ssai
IL Il was an hour o. more past mid.
night when Halo. Forney,e Mclean,
and Booth were driven to the White
House. The guard, at the erequcst Of
Forney, admitted the carriage 10 the
grounds. Nc. Lincoln was called
from his sleep, and there, in the dead
Of night. he sat and listened to the
prayers Of Booth and the endorsements
Of those who came with him to ask the
favor of Executive clenency. .sfs z
This interview lasted till four in the
morning. IL was one Of tears, pray
|ersl and petition. There was not a
|drylcye in the room as Booth knelt NJ
the feet Of Lincoln, claspcd his knees
with . liis hands, and begged him to
spare the life Of one n,a5-a personal
friend, who, ia saving the ones he
loved, had come to the door Of death
Booth told all. He told l,ow, long
before, IN u &c of passion to do snine
|Aold deed, he had Joined in a conspira
cy 70 1Lduct thi. President, and tohoDd
him IN Hostage for the release Of Ger
tain military ''prisoners who wore
BootlHs friends, and who, it was
thought, were to be shot Hc told d
|the, meetings they had held at ..th.
tlraisc Of Mr.. Surratt, ai,d that all u
ltlnst ph,n liad fallen III the ground
cItf,ire.s He Offered his services
Iatsnx. time and in any place or capac
EitS., ,Ncdnf cost or. fearless Of c.,nse
dunicds. TIC eminent gentlemen who
fwaSn llerc with him, joined ii the re
lnlNtst !. that'ihc prayer Of Booth b(
Lps.IyitAd, and that Beal should 6c par
ldlaipd. dc. asked the parties todepar1
ttlAt lie might, gain rest Tor tie, work
Ilpi, The moftow, and said that the Off
cal a,jcninejlt that they asked fol
EsGluld be forwarded at once to the
lTnied States Marshal Bobert MUIR
I'faV.. III lllh',N New York, and thro lgh him
ES {|I| as s|l|sSf charged viii fhs fSss'
AfJsf Il ,sbreakiast Iinsc,aln informed
Seward, 'Stcrctaiy 'of Sta'c,. what he
had done or promised to do. Seward
said thai Il must mt BEL that public
|ssenitin,enit ii The North demanded thai
l3eal' should be' hing He ! declared