Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1878-06-29
ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
The rue story "rthe AasnsSinRtiou. nA
Told for the Flrst Time by the Man
ageF of the Theatcr.

and he was approached by IL Gazette re-
porter and asked it such was the case.
Mr.. Ford remarked that he had frequent
" been requested to give expression to
his views on the subject, but had de-
clined. A uercral conversation on the
subject, however, ensued, the substance
OF Which, with Mr., Furd's permission,
we print. 1t thrsws some light on the
great tragedy. Mr.. Ford said:
John Wilkes Booth was trained from
earliest infancy to consider the almost
deifed assassin BGutus Just as Shakespeare
immortalized him. His iather was named
"Junius Brutus." His brother is now the
bearer OF that surname, The great Booth
frequently appeared in the play OF
" Julius Cesar and net latter than
| 81 three OF his sons acted the three
leading characters Of the play to an
audience that 9pplauded the sentiments
OF "Brutus' 10 tue echo.
Now trace the assassination of Lincoln :
On themorning OF April IA, 1865, Booth,
who had conspired for six months pre-
vious to abduct President Lincoln and
convey him q prisoner to Inc south, was
the last guest at breakfast at Inc Ma
tional Hotel in Washington, The surr
render at AppomNtox had ended all
chance for him to carry out his original
conspiracy. lie lett the hotel after II
o'clock that morning ana walked up
SlXth street. 10 IL, ana stopped az 'ue
SHrraIt House where ne meG inc WIoo"
VINO Sept II relulnlhS from lhG Ie'!S'ou'
services o. NooG ffIaay, "hu .nen IL sne
aCI OF SoiIg 70 heI IolIlei ounil pay" %s
(the venice 10 convey her aIrsaoy as 'hc
door) To coiIect some money Gus He'' 10
as 10 pay "haE was oue ny "rl !" 'ne
calvert estate
bootn' "hen 'n'ofnl2u OF h5' n'enN,"
NH, requested htE 70 set Slh,e 'I.'C cF
belonging 10 nm 'haV ne nau le,t al .le
country tavern, anu Eneu, oiuu'iT htl
aaleu' ne |dlSGu up II sItee. 10 ieN'l'
anu down lehVh 70 tne 'nea'ef
Nheh ne reached mere IL was "ovpy
or PfQoaoiy a llItie Ia'Jt man WE'VE
0ciocS' mlud"y, ihrIe hehe"su 'oI VHe
nrSI me WA potu 'eSluet. L'',Il"
ana VtneI"i Tt"iV were ~ Nislt 'he tuo'
amer In"V ll2n'i ne PIl'"S M oo9 w WA,
III process y ~uVVoiHVlop' Ino VIM,
House messenger h"' oseH 'heie an "oui
bGiofe 10 secure ilS use peI'eIe' AM
al ieiiaple wIitICu or o,al veS;'lhonl
cohnfn? InaI oelleI, tiaI yDen an! 1nel'
Ihe 'efilo'e 1nougnt Oh tle asS9ss'laSIo
h[sI 'uggeSleu lVSet'' ~ cane IKE WIS
II !aileu 70 serve we HouVH III ny
Goh'plfScy 10 Souuc' l can NO" NC lie.
brntus'
Inns 'housHI l"S,eheu On ms p'"l''
ana ieo MN 70 90 rom lue tnea'ef 10
ward tne hHhWood fou3e 10 nave
conference WIN some o'iAs oIu coh'Pl'h
tofs' Johh Surfa1V was away " hHuS.u
llh "Ssin Dai''h'ofe' ana AE4o'" "%S Il
suffer STORE "C FofIre'S monroe me
knew Inc aoauc''qh conspiracy hau pee
a~nahG0heu, ouL lSyne, AIA5rouV an
hetolu were III washington these iSt
terhe got i3gt'hTr' ana c2IsP'teu VIII
them 10 XIII Il I~feSIoen'' tl9 !!ctoi'Qq
geherai, anu sonle Oh ut c'olh5V' u
must nave written between the I'm
"heh ne parted Wild MS co-cohsP'fa'oI'
Hnu the hour he again appeared III Ia
t%heater, a lengthy statement Tor puDIICa
iioh' ~eXcasing MS intended crime D
Roman precedent Whth dying he re
!erred 10 II ior l~usIihcation' lie CAV
on the evening OF the an n package I
an actor; directing ltS deilVery the mex
Gay TO the NaIl2nal ih'ei1gencef'
me aeIo5 cohleSseS lIaV ne, ifisRtehe
AZ Ihe fisH ne fal' broke the seal rea
Iie enclosed matter, ana az miahlgh
burnt II, II NAY package haa bee
preserved, II would reveal the aeclala
slon that uhtll noon that day it' waI[
hau nov PFemeql'aleo murder put, zee
my ueePly Ile huhilii@Vi0h OF tne s0utf
20 the people Oh when he oofe all IN
IoVe INA bfutlS ever pore Tor Rome, b
would surge Gown ina night the ieadln
men OF ut VICTORIOUS hoSts, VINO WEI
linen shouting thelr rieans or triumph
When dylags WIN MS race lit up wit
the pisze OF Inc burning oarn on tn
NsrTett larm, just at me break OF da
on the morning OF me z4th ne muttere
some WORDS a soldier oent over M
ana caught them rom ms last ebblr
oIgaih; fIrSc message iof ms mother
LEI, her ulu ltas thought ior u
pest ana men nesald leII othe
that the communication l wrote al
dressed 10 'he NaIional ln~tellgencer WI
e&P'aln why l ola Wha' l dld:" ,
during Il conspiracy trial at IL
arsenal non. Joseph holt, the Judg
advocate, cailed John f. Coyle: then tt
Puniisner OF the National Intelligence
ana asked II mat communication ha
eve Deen received? HIS reply wa
NO. 1t was, continued Mr., Fore
burnt IN the CRATE OF a boarding hous,
and a Cathoilc priest, now living j
washington, had the fact confessed
nm soon atterward. l had the occu
renee revealed to me, with the addt
information OF the confession by Il
party who was the custodian OF Il
package, This fully sustains my theol
that John Wilkes Booth had not col
: tempIated the assassination OF Presidel
/ Lincoln when he met Mrs. Surratt
midday, and he never met her again.
In order to demonstrate that his bra
was turned by the poetic and dramat
glamour which transmitted the story
) the Roman assassination, said Mr.. For
it is but Just to describe him at til
manly bas"tv in % mopCoc, ' baoit
a ",,d oI Iuan SwTnoy'six year. o! Sg