The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1878-07-04

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of this city, and John Wilkes Booth were
fon terms OF the utmost. intimacy, Globe
,repotet twas despatched 10 interview him,
and the following colloquy ensued:
"In your opinion, Colonel Richardson,
was John Wilkes Booth trained from
earliest infancy to regard Brutus as q god
and assassination as an act of justice
under circumstances similar to tbese re.
corded by Shakespeare in Julius Cesar 7"
> nNo, most emphatically, no. The very
idea is preposterous.. His training from
earliest infancy wss such as to inspire in
him the kindliest. sentiments and the
loftiest motives. A man of his intellect,
inherited genius and acquired abilities
would never put such an Interpretation
upon the. work of the prince of dramat-
ists.n
"In this connection how long had you
known Wilkes Booth previous to the
assassination :"
az had known him for six years. I
met him first in st. Louis. Previous to
this I had met his brother, Edwin. when
He was plsying an engagement there"
THE SOUTH INNOCENT OF THE ASSASSIN
- -sy.,. ALTON.
aDo you think the South had anything
TO DO with sinciting him TO assassinate
President Lincoln p - - : -:
mo, i do not. No such stigma can
|-be placed upon the South for ihciting so
cowardly q murder. No Southern man
Ior Southern woman would commend Or
Fapplaud such an act, even If they were
mot in sympathy with the administra-
tiofi.' -
aDid Wilkes Booth ever intimate to
Eyous that he was in sympathy with the
ESouth 2"
HHe never did. ] was with him in
1 Washington for three months previous
! to the;assassinaGon and conversed with
him on all topics, but / never heard him
lisp d word in that respect. ! always
supposed he was in sympathy with Mr.
fLincoln, by whom he was very much
liked, and he spoke very highly of MIR.
Lincoln as "a. good man. Some three
weeks previous to the assassination, when
Governor Morton, of Indianapolis, re-
ceise1 sne 4ags sraI were Gapsuise in
the Snenandoan Vaiiey oy tne INDIANA
4 troops, Wilkes Booth was present, and as
tMr. Lincoln drove down Pennsylvania
avenue there was an immense crowd
gathered in front of the National Hotel,
|.Wifere the reception was to take place.
1Whahf Mr.. Nncoln's carriage dfove up
.eto vi 3 tIe ladies entrance the officers divided
ftke crowd 30 that Che President could
pass, and thence through the parlor to
kthe! e!geranda, where speeches were to be
Emade BY Governor Morton, President
ELincoln and others. As the surging
crowd pressed back, < noticed that Booth
tried with the most determined and
tffantic forts to- foire,shiss way to; the
Presidents cartilage. but so great was the
fVressure fhaF hSss Tas h6iSs6l |; e;t6 fesch The
/ Sehicle.. 55tEs Hook Of disappo fment
o'ershadowing his handsome face he fell
tbackinto the crowded ranks of curious
Egazes. !.
srs;TaGTRAGIci TABBEAU.sI
.seJ1oE;ls +b;.s ast;6n offbia sxple tronGa.
n;.;;n,. I + 80. ~ .tand;n, obont thirty !,
EaISS EuasS = :. ~ 80 - ~ ,o.nn ost y
agI.y .ses away, .es.I oa = auI.s, Wiz,
p. netS so s sIS Ss sesI was csIisd hv h;s
@ sM;i;ss fy;sSds gIaaualIy I WORK worked his
wav ,.,a.- nm =; 'to whers WAS standino placed
lS;s bsIi az nnon tie ln6A AGAINST which !
was ieaninr and afterSthe nsual courte-
s;es Isidou;red: Sack Gayey61a come TO
thearr tberprear. ,Iincofn, speak yes ?
be ,renlied 5 Can we hear we'll from
tbe,e q,s sI told him / thofipht it was the
hess n,oca not onlv IN Hear t6e sneakers
thIt n sss .them = He madeEno answer
Srt iannsssed ~ he much 'eScited His
male nall and nallii face was Thiter than
Ssna, While the neryous twitcbing Of his
.Ssc;ai ] mnse,ss and the stranoe wild
Igieam in 6is ewes BESPOKE that some more
than ordinary circumstance was harrass-
ling his mind. While he was standing by
the post 9 lady OF medium height and
Tdlgnlted carnage, sctogned gl9 CARE. raj,
tment and wearing 9 Jockey hat graced
with % blue veil which completely COW
cred " and concealed her features, came
up and said something TO him, put l was
unable 70 catch JUS. what she sald. With
q9lcs, nervous, 9ePIecagSly m9tlon le,1; OF
nus nanos 81 ne "a waved ner o1, Swing, mo
pot not nov now 3be;quieg lYiusee you
shortly. Go away now, 60 away VIII
ies you knoW, Z WI ies you Know.
Wneieupon tas .WoMan isls. vi course ss
l knew not what tnis strange conduct
meanc, ano pelole ! naI .lme 70 aSrige
az any sa.siacsoly conciusion as 70 ms
strange ac.lons Mr. Ll9cGln sIePpeo upon
tne yefanaa, ,.ne s.owa va caeeleI nee; anu my
.aoagass ~ metS ~ snhant :n 'ls Deap 5is
M laotS, padtS i I tSo ,,,aat and aeu naoS "
nan No. @ ond bs1 ra;o;neJ ID .Sea 7 W" boIS ~ Ts
,.;ii lSI Iau na ,,s G aopJ ane.ch snnu noE nS
th;nr MI % M. i;nsoln looEs no,e @ ond bom yUu
sard sa, and I mnch worn p fo1eried d. sYess 9s
gas9 anu muSa ;1 TUin Uaa.. aueiisu; Les
ne ooes' fepheo DOOM.
AN ALARMING MANIFESTATIONS. i
81 noticed, after that remark, that
Booth looked at the President with! a
fixed, intense gaze, and with one of, the