The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-06-25

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"AIzERoDT"
Respectfully. JOHN MATTHEWS.
PnEakpirATRD on xorf
Having finished reading the letter aloud, with COCA
Eionul options from the comedian the reporter
sad-"Your memory, Mr.. Matthews. seems TO nave
served you well In quoiing tho concluding sentence
OF Booths letter Can't you make 10 serve you AZ
wen as TO the portion that proceeded that ssnssnc&
II assure you what preceded Il amounted to moth.
inR-absoiutsiy nothing. on my honor give In that
letter all OF Booths letter winch gave The faintes'
iDklng OF his Intention"
You believe his act was not premcditatsdf"
.Not IN the least. As well AZ any one can know OF
such thing know that assassination was not men.
tiorod unt mile before nine O'Clock on the even
Tho Hernaon House ON street, at the corner Of
Eighth, just half block from the alley which led
the stage door OF the tbcaire-they call Il the 81.
Cloud now, ! thnk--at mine O'Clock. Why don's
peope refer back 10 the testimony tho newspaper
files OF that date? Payne swears 20 this"
VERY true; but in this ictter Bootn gave yen he
refers TO his disappointment What do you think be
means by thatYh
.'Why simply the failure OF the plan to capture
tho Prcsidcnt-thaps all Every knows that
WIS Johns idca-his hobby-and he spent money on
II rs he says.' "a
puzzLgD sa e64 49,
"Bu, how do you reconcile the want Of premodtn-
ton unti nine O'Clock IN tha evening and the TACT
that ne handed you letter at four O'Clock that alter
noon which says, rs you quote u:-'Aany viii blame
mo Tor what am about to do, but postsrity, am
sure, will justify me- How do you"
Il cannot 20 into any further explanation, inter.
ruptcd the actor evidently nettleu. "rhe subject 10
me Is most unpleasant and should never havs been
resurrectcd."
''weli, passing that, Whist 40 you think was Mr..
John 7. Fords idea In resurrccting ~ lilo seems u
DO the party at fau."
II should 90 very sorry TO think that Mr Ford 70
opened this lamenthbe Story intentionally. IL
have been brought ab ut the overncaring Of
cidental conversation when iound IT. way INTO print
the suffering family, and he is too man not
hat this oft told tale repeated would do So
"Mr. Ford himself suffered imprisoamont, did no
not?"
Certainly no did and did his brother Harry.
In fact, everybody IN tho remotest why connected
with the theatre suffered some shape oIGer-Dy
imprisonment or police cspionnge.n
"What do you mean ny the Philadelphia letter In
your communicationY'
III refer to the letter John sent his brother John
have talked about enough OF this sad AFFAIR, aad
what havo said mas only been sii to put stop. II
possible, TO the renewal OF this talk. "
WELL KEPT SECRET.
The reporter Lett Dir. Matthew's firmly impressed
with The belei that no knew proat deal more about
the subject tn n tie kccnes. ION could
eiic-a great deal moro than he WI tell
hts assumption OF loquacious frankncss.