Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-06-14
AN INCIDENT OF LINCOLN's MUIR
DER.
How an Attorney was Mistaken FOR
Wilkes Both.

Denver Tribune.
"Those are not cheerful looking things
are they?" said Counselor M A. Mac.
Donald as he sauntered into the Office of
United States marshal a few days ago and
pointed to pair of handouts which were
lying upon the table.
mot especially enliveniLg,,' replied
deputy, picking up the rogues' bracelets
ard examining hem thoughtfuly. 1--
There was one time that l thoughttbey
were the most cherries and terrible things
in the world"
The deputy looked up in surprise
Yes continued Mr.. Macdonald. II
had them on both my hands and feet at
once for number of hours l assure you
they are not pleasant things to wear"
" Were they put on to keep you pris-
oner?' queried the deputy, wondering if
his friend could have done anything
criminal.
{" GU would have thought so had you
been in N, place. / was arrested by off GERS
who thought was j. Wilkes Booth"
mol ejacu ated the Deputy, more as
an expression of surprise than an inten-
tiona reflection upon the veracity of Mr..
Mac Donald.
ut came about in this way" began the
lawy or, whose dark hair and eyes, even
now that sixteen years have passed, bears
4 striking resemblance to those of the as
sasin of Lincoln. Lincoln had been
murdered but few days, and the entire
country was plunged in grief and the de-
sire for revenge upon the murderer. My
b me was in TItusville, Pa , ard l was on
the way to it from Washington, WHARF my
father was the" government contractor.
The roure " as by the way of Erie. The
train had left Erie and gone . rhaps q
dozen miles when couple of officers sur
prlsed me by putting me under arrest and
clapping handcutf, on my wrists d
manacles on my feet. In vain protested.
They would not believe that l was not
Wilkes Booth. To add to the IN leasant-
ne of the thing, and fact which also
gave color to the belief that l was the
Presidents assassin, it was we'll known
that Booth had interests in the oil redions
| of Pennsy lvania and bad been there a
| number of times The men who arrested
nle did so up n the strength of my great
| resem blance t" a picture of Booth which
hey had in their possession. When 1t be-
came known on The train that the assassin
of Lincoln had been arrested sGd was on
! the very train the excitement was intense.
| the officers who were gu riding me had
| all they could do to prevent the infuriated
passengers from doing me bodily harm. 1t
had been teleg raphed all alo G the line of
The road that Lincoln's murderer was
| under arrest and would pass through on
bis way t. tusville. Al every station the
rain was met by Infatuated men who
climbed upon woodpiles to get glimpse
Of me. and many times on the journey 7
feared that the mob would get possessr n
# me. When the train reached Cory
here WAS a man boarded the train who
knew me. But the officers would not lis.
ten to him, and it was not until Titusvile
was reached, whore every man, woman
| aud child knew me. that the handouts aud
| nanzcles were removed from my wrists
and ankles and | was allowed my liberty
have the pilot graph which furnish ed
| the clew to the officers who arrested me in
my possession now"