Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-04-24
ATTEMPT TO AsaassI.late Edwin poo,.

Attempl IL ASa"SS'iaie Gavin EOO:h
A dispatch from Chicay0 says that pb,I,
Eigin Booth WAS giving the soicq7y in r..
last act of "Riohard II, u at M2Yiskcg's Thu,
tire, 10 that city, last niSh:, $40: v.5 f,,la
him by maa sitting 10 tn, lei!.h2a! u7ys,
gallery. Booth sa. still uGiI after aSou. thu.
seconds. when second shot vas fled, vba,
be rose and started toward the ler! Hog ,',E.
stage, pointing out az be west he wort r.
assassin. The latter was al 0cce slid, aci
but for the intervention ct of1,cTs. weed h..
been roughly handled. lie states lis Gam, =,
Marx Gray that be is t@euly-;!reo yesrs al
from Keobus, but is noT travelling ira$.
Louis firm !; that he has been trrsc yest- II,
psriug to do ths deed, end is slrrrsci =; b..
failure that bis isi!u:e 10 XIII Boob i H.
only part ct the ateEpt which be rcg7t..
Gray says Booth wtoDged friend ot hi @.
time and he had been resolved 10 punish hm
ever sioce. lie was ooIg thisIy feet ds.1a.
from Booth when be fired tie sao'. II, h44
on his pcrsoa letter addressed to lady uy
the rsme Of Katie, ssaliog his iG;oDi.ou q
shooting Booth last eight. and asserting -
rambling way that Lawrepca Barrett il 2 sup.
rlor actor to B5oth. lie is 10 custody s. h..
Central citation, aud ,aiks cohe:a9ty. IT..
uiieucc at McElckcI'J rlMsiccl a:,cc ihl-
episode, and the p!ay pga3eeted % lha sc!
without further break.
LATER.
CHICAGO, April "A Further particular, 2.
the ATTEMPTED assassination CT Edwin Bo0,a q,
McFleker's theatre, les; tiGh'. ere :i7ca -
| follows:
The play was kichs!d II ucar the tiai:a &,
| the last act, when Booth sa. 10 the glare {. 4,
| calcium light! with all the other lights tI:'ai
down, and was cDgsged in tbs So.iiiauy. H.
eat little to the right OF th1 ceo:rc o; ,as
stage with the prison Oh orc side and the c)Hela
on tho other. The iate1diag assassin ST TO-
- on level with him, in ihH frs; Eaclrg. a.!
some thirty feet distant with taG pS:c! cotc.a
ed in bis sleeve, Esd in his LETT hand holds.
copy Of the p!eG, which he lad evidently been
following with the dire purpose o! un2g ooy
at the right time When The frs shot ?ass
cut there was dead siiecce. Booth d! ~
stir, but as scc2ud ka'I came VII IL cr ~.
end rIowed i:s way through p c: OF howI l
the cottage en- itch ia thickness. b1O'h -
rose and went toward tie ULS i rG-a w.,
Immediately made tlr Cry. aad ~ I!clr-.r...
! I'd to be s0mn doubt. when wac the Gan y .J'.
again s.epped GU, ycir,e1 Gitccs'5 AZ BIN Az
saw him taken toto cu-tidy. al. this ;iu!c the
was wild uproar 10 he house, and stou'e "
THROW him ever. Hang bic, "P|eh
| hin out Of the widow, snd the h.3 wlFe III
Gible. He was, however. speedily busted s.:
to the station acd licked up. % k:s ;.C5nr
was found the following i1cotercct letter, ~''eh
clearly indicates bis pTencdiiated rnrso-n,
CHICAGO, April -. Is.
Dear Katie Forgive these tTci bnt -:
rblo lines. | !'ft s.. L,uis Ncna1y c'ct!ag
The firm was Elth w1nid 90; decrease ry =.
arg, so | made up my HiGa 10 rc.U'n - ~
kuk. bu. being lover Of foe acting r:u:s ~
Cbc,go to see Booth. Bat | wga sadly IT.
taken. 1t would take Eao'h GOO ycsT 1T e."
slant acting to compete wish Law:euce Barrett e
R,chelieu. Tot right he plays Ricasrt |. h.l'r
if | GO to night he will kill ue CT h'a'. &"
all Shakspere'a (aic) works fed bot Gee N q
to compete with Booth, GCd that Is lag. ~
iudpmeut ought to foreteii lie that stree cs
Booth Iago Ec could 70 more oiey Kcht'i9"
than the devil could be en- argc!. | dr. M
what 10 90. Every line wife pace It 4.
flour has though Was pisyiog Hamlet III
| sorry came hero fer l Ihuk the baO:IEsa !1s
arope for mr Remember TIC TO your nIo'a.'
and sister Yours IuY, MAnKGRAF.
| R,adiog this cote, the Impression Tau d r.
n6io bat the writer was 40 lGeoacreLt uHHHe,
but con7ersug With hin as be sat cl,ly 10
pr 200 and talked coilcctediy about his deed H.
almost irresistible conclusion d.awl ifnn Is
manner is ha. he is perfectly saoe and acte"
with full knowledge and well considered ~:
pose. his story is tia: b. b:l?uCs 10 kclkus
but has been travelling fer s.. Louis d't
goods house; that nbout hree years 40 '0E
wronged friend Of bis whether lady or scr
t!emau be does uot state aud that becoming ccr
nizant of tic wrong about TWO ard one liz SCAT
ago he determined TO cvcnpc il. j: has o".>
met Booth once since bat time srd that - g o.
the sr.e!s 10 st. Lcris aud was net Prepared.
| lie says he fired directly at the tragedlan ini
wonders greatly that be missed lin. tie r.
grets his failure cvao more than be ~ouiets q,
/ il. lie says he has accoBpIi,os back OF LIN,
sod that Booth will yet suffer. he cimo hr'@
fer the t1orets PURPOSE OF killing Dooh. Mr
Booth SAID isst uighi that he never Eeari q
this nau. lie WAS not aware that he had been
fred at duliog the FIST excitement, and wen'
behi5d The scene to quiet his wife, w!o !ea!ed
be had been ,jlred. The opiGion rcnerslir
expressed by the attaches of The theatre az
by others who say him is that Gray is cEtz?.
He fred Two shots, snapped his pistol ag.t'.
and vas cooking i! fer fourth trial Thcn fc
was seizad.