The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1885-11-21
Is THE ASSASSIN or LINCOLN AllvE9


Constitution, from Birmingham,
Alabama, Oct. Goth, is as follows -
Walking up First avenue to-day
your correspondent was met by a
well known book dealer, who said !:
There is to be sent to the pub
fishers soon book giving COM
plete history of the life of John
Wilkes Booth, incidents of the kill
ing of Lincoln, and where Booth
went after the killing, together with
positive proof tina the is alive to-day.
The book will be sent from Birming-
ham,
The author was found. At his
request his name is withheld. He
opened his desk and produced letter
after letter, with documents of diff
ferent kinds bearing the post mark
of Cairo, Egypt, Japan, and other
foreign points. Among the letters
were photographs Of Booth in differ
ent costumes.
Producing letter bearing an
Egyptian post mark, he said:
''That letter is from j. Wilkes
Booth that proves beyond the
shadow of doubt the fact that he
is alive and we'll this moment.
"Did you read the article in the
Atlanta Constitution few days
since giving an interview with Mr..
j. r. Ford, one OF the proprietors
of Ford's opera house, in which
Lincoln was shot? Ford said that
Booth was positively dead, and he
saw him laid out, wrapped in a gov
eminent blanket, and knew his face
WE'LL"
II saw the article but it was the
same old story. l am preparing u
book to be sent to the publishers in
a few days that will be revelation
on that subject
''Iou don't mean to say you will
attempt to prove the assertion that
Booth is alive?' Oh.
''That will be the purpose of the
work. Major Jet, a prominent
cotton broker of Austin, Texas, was
serving in the confederate service,
and knew Booth well. Jet is now
living, and will substantiate all that
the work will contain. He was the
man who identified Booth and Herold
when they were on the flat crossing
the Rappahannock river. Jet ex-
posed the two men, and was paid
handsomely for doing it. He knew
they were not the ones wanted, but
hated Lincoln and played the
authorities for all he was worth.
''The night of the shooting Bootl
had hired an Irishman to imperson.
ate him for $1,000. The man had
horse outside waiting, and when
Booth left the opera house he
mounted the animal and was taker
across Etnacosta creek. There the
two men changed clothes, and
Booth, disguised as an Irishman, re.
turned to Washington. The state.
ment that Booth broke his leg when
he jumped is not true. No man has
ever seen the corpse with broken
leg. The night after the killing
Booth slipped in the foundry of the
Sculptor mills and slept. The next
morning he was on the street, dis
guised as a common Irish laborer.
He spent a week in the city, and
was posted all about the excitement
and what was done to catch him.
When in the barn Herold, who was
on the inside, shouted to Boston
Corbett that Booth was not in the
barn, and the man who looked like
him was only playing a part. Stan
ton knew it was not Booth when he
paid over the 81, 900 reward, for
he secured a portion of the money.
The next heard of Booth he was in
Leavenworth, Kansas, where he got
on big spree. He next turned ur
in Memphis, Tennessee, where he
was arrested for being drunk.
was in Memphis at the time, and tn,
papers all printed the fact. He wa,
allowed to escape. He went to New
Orleans in disguise, from there ht
went to Paris and impersonated 4
Frenchman. He went to Japan and
made himself known to the Ameri.
can legation, which fact can be sub
stantiated by General Richard Hub.
bard, minister there. Booth is now
in the service of the khedive OF
'gypt and owns over one hundred
a',els. In my book will produce
Iot narkable letter from Andrew
roonuinsn, showing that Booth did
Iatt ne III escape. l will also show
Ro ,oefs g"ing the adventures of
,ootH sine, he left the United