, 1877-01-15
Now Tach Concerning Abraham Lin
coins Assassin.
Hsco]lecthns OF tho Man by 1ntlmato
Personal Friends.
A1exaude: Il. Cnsauran'a Description
Of the Murder.
Explosion OF the "Sio Sennper
ryrannis" Story.

tleH'c' wy. s.'..' '.S.. Wv @s s,'s' s
Club IN ttiheh'n street' among thein "e.e
james peaes, tho slrseri John l. emlt1, inc
theatrical gent; A. Il. Cazaurau, thu critic:
.1ohn Thonysor, tho stc,orrapIor: W. r. Fer
'.. .,,L sn,n tvhfffrny Tin on,nrs. ap,f .everni
Ruso u''o W. ''''''''' viz ''>'
Tho conyraatton was general, but after some
time fell onJo..i Wilkes, who was o personal
.couointcno of nycry gentleman prescnt, will!
IN o1ccntIt, of nuc-Mr. EhtA1n. All fnl
tue e'espa asaor IL lc.s % Connected % at various M tues @
n,wors ocrnv IN tu,portant mage tu American
history, Iwas rather singular that 50 many
sarsnvs s,,,,d ,ncc, at the so,nc tahc. sn,. Nu,
that each hd been moro or less MI acquaintance
Ut John Both. This naturally brought about Ii
,,Iscusstopf the circumstances which surrounded
thc nm T,.vlou. 10 bts crime, md Of Tho f.ct
that cach tne speaSeFs Id" nlayea sos'lcwhato OIL
apart In ttcircutnstancesw which surrounded the
peJ,tl Ut which they spoke. Those present
,,a,uraIIy.pogo Of the dead actor a. d rctuipts-
ecnec !not 'unll u :. 'aiia'' a''a .no so's W.
iect OF th' article Is to add some curious faets
TO tho us1ttten history Of tho mat. There
aas sp.se :. so.oesI NJ n hcra,ne o 1oo,v ttar"a,
,n~ a'a' - ~ '0>~e~ ~ ''S @'r'' ''''''>=
ing. .-.... ...... ....-.....,.,
II resnts1bor so well meeting John Booth"
sak Joint. Smith, IN few days before the A.
rai,,s nd esIsd @ 1Is1 lin oli ot liz us IN We.
illstun },u. ho ,,Indc out. business was itpo,'
snlti Bont. Tint lntcuI To rive up The stare
forever, cal, make moro money specltlatiur
il o nsas. ' ,, " s2 s5e on soe psPess q
liotlIng 4 tho oil regions, aud asked Booth il
i,o Wtii,tnT fudivgie Il good route. nnII ths.
Lutcls togo To-. Ilo drew Gut his pt,ckctbook.
'' AVN @ s'i.,su1rp orr TWO wEsks' notsTn N'
cnrrfu!jtnwuyin mr. Iopcrs for futuru refer
ruce. MI snw 1,o tnofc Of Booth. + went IN
bed carl. tic night Ut tho murder, ard when
rot dow to breakfast thc next morning, sat
Gcslc s,lTc man whom / WIS ID tic habit OF
co,ycrsbr with, lie asked mo IL 1 had heard
Tic new. Wlat newal' said /. Tho Prcsi.
dent In trad.f sniI lie. tUcud. howr Shut,
sshoti by wi.oml' why, that friend OF ,Si: yoars
-Bot,tL want tn When henri that. | LII
yt,n nv fIreh crent. I,,rffnrfiyciy [ fcit Mi
ihcts VII II, having been seen talking to Dvotll.
went on with ,ny breakfast, vent up to nv
wIat rnuld law INV pn!s on. 1na,Iu n In.c.1ine
fur tl,o lcpot, an,l got On the ears for Ulti-
inurc. ircluctlli,cr Ito rpliei fclt though /
enulI mover describe ii, wien Eot OH Of
WnsIlnrton.',
MYnm wrTa rfri,f. ~ anil .Tn,ncs T,cotc. ar
,ra. IN WashfnGtnI, tl,at nst,l,i. nui r,n,cr,mr
tho ht,rror Of t1e whole no1,llaatom. the .cntrss
in every street. i iii srarel nysrlf brru,ls,.
ntlTiiHtH ff[GH1 tift'N. 1tHeH
rv Dyrr ia Ills rOur,,s, wilich wcrs ,,,,nUsttc
!, Eorl,s. anil tnkt a ,]rtuk. ntnost }rnrcJ
lv,ts Ell s,,sccted @ @ Of eo"itei.y vt' Wnlh raoncI c
Viii. John Matthews, arl it was rather strange
! frl;l1tcnc,l t',cy would mil that w.s fbp ye5y
! rt,,n tl'er r,rrti tic prsttnmt to. md s1 whrs
Y he Utci tko mkt morning. sInr,,inr u,i,,t.
1 dc,cc. II .Iuro!,, couiI i,ayo seen, there wns
Gct on Whieh i,a cxtr'si. tipugi,f ~ H."'t ,,x
!, nrtcd nurcrIv ,lnrintr thn,, ttavs. II. ,if1m't
rrru, fi,nsi. and snt,kc of not urtlner for sn,,c
! tlnc tu coInc' rctnr,nhrr lfs snyj,1r II sInj
iIa ioy ha wouilnt ansnsr. hut n. kstt silc1, dI.
!. 'rhts hnnnnnc,l iva nr Iirrr ft,n.s "n'i,jn,,
I trt anythIn,s n,t Of hln. n,h hc,ro,, ~ t1,int
!; ;Ion tl,u Wv he tnufel rouad that lie WIS s
Inni HIN ,,,c v.rv , n ,r,,,,, ~ III, ,,,
mur,cr tonE ~" ,iarc i !, ~, f,9a,rn, ~ 'Hv aay IL -
nsLc,i mr. In tn LII. ,!rn Il ws n,u. ' ,w ~
hIrrka frun, F5r'i's TJ'ratr. nnd r"u,,'.r r"r
fhnt Enr,1 wnt,trI n,, ntIr.ci,n In ,1eitt,,.'.,
s,"i o"e n !, y" m ,s.a,I'i ~, ~, ~ asoIG.
NIL m H. ,xn.n,t. In ii,,t ,hi,,t .'iess; re-, aac
nrr n,n|n in,,v,n ~ si,c n" my nI nt,ts, etsd
hi i'n.y In ,vms ,,rln,, IL, mnn i;vfrot 'ehI H.
hnIh hc di,lp't kny tint In ,..s,lrt a,, I'M H.,
win,t n"t nj INV r,ie fnr nv n,;,., ~
n,u,rv. IL. VIVA Xix ~ II. II" Xii In III ~
Asnr1I,n t,nIrt.r ~ ~ v,rw sS. Ae LID"
and wbcthcT sl,,Iessi, ~ ,, ihrr,i w,,,,,1,,,,
,or. WITH ;aIktm~ II @ s" M n1,ch ' ~ a'; u"an!5 aY
saln,,, n,, 'luwn lin strrrt Irwin. , r. In tr'o ~
fn.,,. w XIII" ~. mi no,,eta s III ,u, h" nc r., r.
usk",t mn n r"s -nin,, fhn ,nt sn Isa ~
,lrnt VIVA ~ h, tiIrr" a"t.i 1titn,t 1,i,I. :
nln,,1,j. NJ wnntrtI to IN amir wrttnt 1rIt.
wns tr1e n. wns rathrr ,ar, m ~ III, .,,,',
Wu 1mrfcT u,I shot,- in,mls ,n, iii. s'''. ,..
lin inst snw of lin tilI s,w I'D i, ',a a,,s H.
rtnpn lint might. Inn Ten, IN ~ H., ~ Wsx.,4 .
iss 'ttIrr. far whIh WA wrtIn, tras,t,m"s,.
to src II ttercwas nnyhIn, for mi. tn ,,Y Wi,,,
rnt thsrr Inn clItnr nsk.j mi. il IL, Hro -, ~.
a, Fnr,is tns n,t mi srit m I'm ~ y"
III thr President WIN Ind iust ~ ret,rns, f,'.,r,
Washington liz wn,tr'i tw,, rn,,n,,s ,,,,o,.t !.
md s;tlI II, rt, iiu rave ma ic twa %. ";." ~,
Fnr,i huIi srnt m tiu. nt1jrr nm,1 tl,nt sr,t t
Ia tuku nv ,}inusr. Afftrwa,,is ."ntur.',5 w"i
SLOWLY 10 thu thuatrr wrnt il. nnI tnE ~" saat
1 could r,.c thsrn w"s ',nlmr w =, 'eas. -.
{a,u, md tbcrc wan. Thu rurtnm W,r, ~, ~, ~
f.: tliu trst mt ui HTIIn A,urrJrnn f,"ns" !, 4rl'
! Frrsrnt's bux was ,IrancH viii S.nrrt,., d 49,"
bit tesu was 10 Fscshlcut ia it. ilo vi .ur, RI II,
iii olt The fIrst MT. mi stt .v.rs.n,v ,sn
jookiur III, at lis bux to- sr All tIs arI.,1 w. r.
I.inty,II. Ii wus cyIcnt fhrr,, wns ,r"os ;a,;
ri rnthusiusu In t!,n hnM., md .,,,t .,tu.
1msutnlrut ubout tliu pu,,-arr3yai. w"x .rn,.
firi,t tdrrucut tlya hnx. mi tho w., ~
srats four rows fru,n The orrIustrn. Whrn III, n"
curtain l,,l ronr down III, .thn sr.nu M @ ~
the rrcsteht lInhnt ,.,,rc. / ,nulr ~, nv ~ ,,, '