Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-03-10
INgBEDBD BRIDE OF WILKES BOOTH

IN TENDED BRIDE oP WILKES BOOTH.
a merchant in Allegheny has in his pos
session the following note
April l2th-It will not be possible for me to keep
the appointment for this afternoon. ! regret it
much, but business interferes. j. w. B.
The note was written by John Wilkes
Booth in 1865 two days before Lincoln
was assassinsted. In April, 1865, the AL.
leghaay merchant went to Baltimore TO
endeavor to find some traces OF his brother,
who had gone TO Pittsburg as soldier in
the early part of the war The second
day after my arrival in Baltimore" said
the merchant, 81 called at the house of
Mrs. . The family consisted of Mrs.
-. her daughter EsselIe and Robert, a
boy about ~ years old. Mise Estelle was
between Is and 20 years old, and was
rather pretty. She was tall and slender,
and talked with great spirit. She was
very graceful and quick wisted, and sang
well. When I had told Mrs. - what
my errand was in Baltimore she expressed
a great deal Of sympathy for my mother,
and insisted upon my occupying the room
which belonged to her son, who was in the
army.
"Mrs. - told me that her daughter
had formed fancy for man who did not
care for her and who was an actor. she
said that nothing had ever come out of the
matter, and she did not think there was
anything to fear, but she did not like the
mans profession, although she took pains
to assure me that he was gentleman ha1
always acted in the most honorable way
and never seemed to no ice that Estelle
cared for him, but talked to her about
music and the stage, and took An interest
/ In uer musical studies.
lone morning Miss Estelle and | were
at the breakfast table, Mrs. - having
excused herself, as she had some houee.
hold duties TO attend 60. The young lsdy's
attention was evidently preoecupieu about
something, for she had talked at random
and seemed to be thinking. At last she
said, with rather odd expression of face
al expect friend to call on me this sf-
ternoon. 1 think you viii like him. lie
is very fond of music.
~ asked who he was, and che looked
rather disturbed at my question, but re-
piled
"'He is my best friend. He is an actor,
and is coming over from Washington.
81 remembered what her mother had
told me, and I changed the topic of con
versation. In the afternoon, about 4
O'clock, I was sitting in the psrlor with
! Estelle when her brother Bob came with a
| letter for her. She blushed when she saw
| the handwriting on the envelope, and tore
/ it open hastily. Then her expression
changed, and she showed that she was dis
! appointed. She read the letter two OIL
/ three times, and then exclaimed
"'It's too bad. He isn't coming
think he might have written more thar
that don't you?
{" She tossed the letter to me, and, turn
ing TO the piano, began playing. l absently
folded ana refolded her note until had i
in crumpled little roll and when sh'
started to 20 upstairs to dress for supper
the note could not be found She was 8
little vexed at my earelessness, st frat, bu
soon recovered her temper aud did not al
lude to it again. Three days after that
was to 60 home. got up early to max
arrangements and went out on the street
where heard of the assassination of Lin
coin. When [ returned Mrs. and Es
telle were awaiting my appearance to ST
down to breakfast / was greatly excited
and exclaimed as l entered:
"' President Lincoln was murdered ii
Washington last night ?
Both ladies screamed and looked
frightened and Mrs. cried out Oh
they viii kill all OF Us who are friends 0
the South Vino did it,!
"A sccundreily actor named Booth
John Wilkes Booth. The words wer
scarcely cut of my mouth before Estell
gave a scream and fell forward upon tn
table and from there to the floor, dragging
the breakfast things about her with
crash. The mother seemed to be almost q
much affected az the daughter, but sh
loosened Estelle's dress aud lifted her n
while l bathed her head with water. wa
terribly confused, but l suggested that
should 60 for Doctor Mrs. - st tn
mere suggestion almost screamed.
mo no No one must know it.?
90 Know what 2 ! asked.
"'Why, don't you know Don't yO
, know that john Wilkes Booth was the ma
| told you about-the man she is in low
with !?
Then I remembered the note and To
, fact that 1t was signed y. w. B. Estell
! bad rot mentioned the name, and that wa
/ why l did not understand it, Mrs, -
was wild with terror, and feared that be
daughter might be suspected of hayin
) some connection with the plot Of Boot
and his companions. Eateile was i'll, ant
did not leave her room, and never sax
! her after that awful morning. poor girl
"0n my way home I found Booths not
, in my pocket, where must have put
without knowing it, after had rolled
J up into q ball. / kept it then as me
, mento. The business Booth refers to wa
J evidently that of the plot.
81 don't know whether Estelle is livin
. or not. She was when was in BAltimor
, two years ago. Her mother was dead
/ and Estelle was living with some relative
near Bowling Green, Va, and not far fror
> Garrett farm, where the man she love
was shot in a barn twelve days after b
bad murdered the President of the Unite
States"
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