The Republican journal., 1877-06-07
Wilkes Booths Remains.


\ number Of absurd stories are going
the rounds OF the press Us to the DISPOSE
ton of the remains of j. Wilkes Booth.
The latest is by Captain Oliver +. Leslie,
of pittstield, who states that the body
was sunk in Il lake seven miles below
Alexandria, Virginia. The incontrover-
tiblc facts are as follows The remains
were ordered to be delivered to the friends
of Booth by President Andrew Johnson
John II. Weaver, the undertaken, of this
city was sent to Washington by his tami-
ly to bring them here for interment \
box was taken up from the arsenal build
ing and delivered to him. 1t was brought
10y him to Baltimore, and was examined
by HIM and Il reporter Of the Gazette at
his room, ON West Fayette street. near
Holiday. They found in it Il skeleton
wrapped in an old army blanket When
the blanket was taken off the skeleton
was covered with Il powder having the
appearance OF soapstone, and on being
rubbed between the fingers ii disappeared
Just as soapstone will do. On the right
foot was an army Shoe cut open ut the
top its entire length as if to accommodate
Il swollen foot. ON the other foot was Il
large cavalry boot. The reporter Of the
Gazette examined the bones in and above
the shoe. and for some time could find no
injury. Believing the remains to be those
OF Booth. the reporter made a persistent
examination, and at last discovered the
leg was fractured clean through Just
above the ankle. The fracture was clearly
marked, and the portion below the trac-
ture being lifted out of the box the ends
of the bones We're Of a pure whiteness.
leaving no doubt rs to the fact hat Booth
in leapng from the box had fractured
his right LEG and not sprained it. Still the
identity Of the remains We're not satstuc-
torily established, especially as there was
no portion Of the spinal vertcbr;p missing
and no mark of any bullet upon them. a
brother of Booths was sent for, who was
told by Mr.. Weaver Of the doubts us to
the identity of his remains. and Mr.
Weaver requested him to think of some
peculiartes, if any existed, in the struct-
ure Of his brother that would forever re
move any doubt. After thinking for Il
brief while the brother said all that he
could remember was that his brother had
his tooth plugged with gold in Il peculiar
manner He described the location of
the tooth, and drew with Il pencil the
shape Of the plug, which was of unusual
size. The teeth were taken out, and the
tooth was found plugged Just us described
10y the brother and forever setting at rest
amy question Of the identity Of the re-
mains. The remains were buried in Green
mount Cemetery in the same lot with his
grandfather, father and other children of
the family.
The LATE GOV. KENT. Some one
having written to the late GOV. Kent for
some sketch OF his life he replied us fol-
lows:
Concerning my public career of
which you ask, may perhaps say that
| know of nothing in it Of particular inter
est to others. | have shared the common
fate, escaping perhaps my fair proportion
of abuse and Misrepresentation, and with
one exception have received poor pay for
much veNation and labor. | would add
Il word Of advice to my younger brethren
of the bar, to attend closely to their
profession and avoid public offices unless
the eXigencies and dangers of the Repub-
lie demanded the sacrifice, if did not cX-
pect to be answered as the daughter an
swered her mother, who urged her to
abstain from balls and dancing, and being
asked by the daughter if she did not at
tend balls when she was young replied,
Yes but have seen the folly of it, We'll,
mother responded the daughter, Il want
to see the folly of it too However, |
can say that although the above list of Of
fees look formidable yet have devoted
most of my time to my profession which
love and honor"
''Is this Gail Hamilton, the authoress,"
said Il young man, us he called at her res
idence last Spring, determined on making
her acquaintance. 'No" exclaimed the
iratc Gail. who stood in the doorway with
a small hod of coal in her hand. "This is
Gail Hamilton the coal HEAVIER" and shut
the door in his face. The young man has
given up interviewing, and gone to farm