, 1879-04-24

the BtnEc, h1Hl WthL III oHc III t"' e1''HHNea
and Looked out Mr. 1'oosh was Just leaving
Tic stage."
ibid you SEQ the marks Of the bullets ans-
wicrot"
"Ycs, md found onc Of .he bullets"
"W.crc did it rot"
"lt passed through se7cn.c,ghths flat,-one
of lin stone PIECES that wu call ,oor.sttlc,-
and nbe.l.icd ITSELF In another plece Of Btuslc-
worK behlnd.''
~ live You got The bullc.l"
!" Yes, havc got H. over ut my ROOM"
=" How largo WIS It"
III could nut tell. 1t WAS Ianmcd M, hu'l
t!attoncd out, but should say it was Of scry
largo sizc."
"As sndch rs 3S-caltbrc3''
!" should think SO; II looked to bo ono Of
the larEcss-sizcl pistol balls"
"Duu you know where tho fellow tlIat fired
The shot WIS elttingt"
"Ycs. ho sat on tic lcft-l,aud side Of the first
bafcooy, about the fourth seat from, the box.
lio was not over fifteen feet from Mr. booth.
Thu huuso anl the atagu wcrc larkcpctl, but nn
artificial moonlight strcamcl down full upon
him, 50 tlIna lie was an easy mark"
"flow near did tle l,t'et come TO ME. Booth,
Judging from the .clattvn positions of the Two
pnrtics1"
at wunt past him about six feet from Its
ileat1.''
"And the would. ho assassin WIS but fifteen
feet off ~
"fcs. heard the fellow said TO himself,
after he was nrrcstcs9, 'tfow could | llnye
missed hEmf' don't SEQ how lit could ''nvc
tlone 1t nyeelf.'
Wus there anybody clso behind thu sccnca
ut Tic ttme Within rance Of the sliot!"
AFukt A1itt1h 1np
pccklng through ihr trneA Vi tho tour u1H,n tic
stnge at tho time. Tic hall went tuto tlIc
| scenery just little abnre iliA heal"
"Did you ilnll where tic second bullet
wontrt
| III don't know whether the one VIC found was
the first or the second shut. We only found
OHc: II was dark oil tho stage at tint ti1nr, hut
prcsu,,e wu will lind tho uthcr tomorrow
tnurnlns."
~ what portion Of tic play did tic shooting
tnle pacel"
ut was Ii the last scene. You know Mr..
Hoo,h WIS playing Richard r.. nMt toward the
last there Ia prison. scetIe iii which he Inns Il
lony sullouy. liz was seated near tie bux,
upon thu lctt-ha,E side Of The staec, luokl1..
iron' tic door, ns Ea!l before, ai1out fifteen
feet from the WHO fired the shot. lie had
gotten about ten lnes Into the suloquy, which
| fcaus 1S lol!0ws:
| | hnso bccn studying hos NAV compare
| Tits prixon wlIers | livr umtD tho world;
Anu iar hecauso tho world " popuout
An.l!l IL nut u crcltusc but 1ny4rlf,
Commit d. It: Yet. III hammer It nut.
My bratn I'll prNye the female tu my suul,
Ny tuul thc fnther:. md these twD tTxut
4 Ecncrntihn OF etf-bFccf!fng thoughts
AMI tne4o satne thoughts ueuplri,l. !,stle world,
ln hnin1rs Ike the people Ut this Wurld,
For no thought -
When bang went tie pistol. Mr., Booth locked
up alter the first shut WIS fired, a,.d painted
h!s finger ut thc Inau. The seroLtl aot was
!lrcd, al.u sir. Booth got 10 and Walked oil the
stnge."
st Nas there mitch excitement on tho stugn ~
"TIle wl,ou hulse was upon its fuet Us onc
mat, IA tlle saying is."
~ meat, wus tllrrc much excitement behind
the sccucs-among tho actors u,,l attendants ~
'Sot very r's1ch; slcy all caltio u,ld looked
out upon the house,"
ibid Mr.. Booth appear excited, or did he
take It cooll' .
"Oh, he was cool enough. He Didn't 50,
much about itf
"Wherc WIS Mrs. DDotlT'
"Slic was In tl'e drrssing-roous. just on frou
one Ut The hoxes.'
"Wliat did sllu dol"
"She fainse.l."
""hat do you think could hare been the mo
live OF the 1lian WIN fired the sllot!''
~ haven't tue lenst llca. / heard ha snIl
that everybody wuuld know Tomorrow"
} "Perhnps he was looking fur nn Interview
with reporter. Did you ever know Of hts brl,
threatened, Or did yuu think that his dceelscs
brother, ]. Wilkes, lad any showing In tue luu
ttve1"
"Scvcral years aEo Sir. Booth received NTH,
Der Of anonymous tutters tro,n different parttc
[ ,tksLsr HAL a..