Telegram-herald., 1891-04-26


little poke, diary that does contain
something interesting. These are four
earses &c visise Of actresses f2fnoas In
Booths time for their beauty Each
picture Is tinted, as was the custom in
those daTs. Miss EfFie Germon. oace
leading lady at Yallack's. Is one II +
fair, young face. strikingsy beautiful
The hair Is eorabed down over tie tenn
pies and ears, as was the fashion
thirty years ago. bat the features arr
fresh and girlish- Miss Gernon, Il hv-
ing, Is now an old woman. and they SAY
she Is fat
Caroline Riehings. the once famoo,
singer, Is another face that figures il
this historic dairy. She, too. Is fresh
and fair. Her picture IS taken IN pro
file and from the back Of her head and
about her ears hangs a profasion OF
short and kinky curlA Brady, OF New
York. Is the photographer of both these
The third picture, Mr.. saxton said. no
body knew who it was, bat his visitor
had doubts as 70 whether Nj. Saxton
was speaking the exact truth The pic
ture looked liked one Of Olive Logan,
who was once a noted actress In New
York and since IA authoress OF repute
The visitor asked IL II was she, but Mr.
Saxton busted himself about sonis.Aing
else. The lady was fell OF face, with
great dark eyes, and on her head was
arranged a lace scarf In Spanish fash
ion. Tho rctscence OF Mr.. Saxton was
afterwards explained when ii became
known that this was the picture Of a
daughter o. one distinguished senator
from New England state and the wife
of another now living from the sams
section.
The fourth picture In the diary Is tha'
Of Rose Eytinge. long since retired from
the public gaze. All these women we-s
then in the heyday Of their youth and
popularity, and at the very zenith OF
their careers Perhaps those who arc
living may read with establishment tina,
their early portraits are being so care
fully guarded by the Judge advocate
general Of the army.
In fact so carefully does the judge
advocate general guard these picture
that no will not permit them to be
copied. He was closely pressed the Other
day to permit this, but he said: "No
You can make pictures Of all the mani
mate things, but / do not think 1t faii
to make drawings of the pictures o.
the ladies whose portraits were found
in Booths diary. Some Of them ar
nving-all of them have friends-and
do not think it fair at this late day 4
give their features the publicity which
you propose. One of the ladies who's,
face figures there you could not copy
anyhow. but without reference to her
DO not think that it would be fair, ever
to Mr.. Booths old associates on tn,
stage, to bring their portraits int
prominence" And Gen. Lieber drew
the line right there.
But he said: ''Go on with your other
pictures"
Then came the hideous dirk. This wa
the weapon that Booth brandished IL
his hand when he jumped upon th'
stage end shouted ''Sic Semper Tyran
MIS-" With it he slashed his way acros
the stage, striking blindly like q viii.
man. No matter who came in his wa,
he went ut him furiously. DR.. Withers
who was then the leader of the orches
ira at Ford's theater, happened to be Il
the wings. He heard tho shot and In
quiringly put his head out to find on
what was the trouble. Booth rushe,
upon him like a hurricane, with on.
hand brushed him aside and with tn
other made a furious drive with tn
dagger. DR.. Withers is yet alive but h.
carries n mark on his arm, which h,
often shows to his friends. Ever
Spangler, the accomplice, STUMBLED
across the Infatuated mans path and re
ceived stroke from the weapon. A
Booth darted from the stage door of tn
theater and plunged for the horse II
waiting he threw the knife away and /
was found by the government official
II Is clean cut blade, double-edgc.
and with an old-fashioned silver plates
hilt; the handle is of deer-horn, and tn
blade in 'embellished with all sorts O
inscriptions, such as America" Hons
of the brave and land Of the free.
''Liberty and Independence" but TIT
manufacturers name appears "a Masol
of Sheffield
A tiny little copper medal or token
said to have been blessed by the pope.
which was found on Booths breast a
his death, is still preserved carefully
The club. or piece OF scantling, be
fore referred to, was then brought out
The little piece OF wood had more to d,
with the conviction, sentence and fina
hanging of the conspirators than any
thing else. II was the brace of door
1t was proved that on the day befor,
Mr.. Lincoln was killed Booth an,
6pangler, the stage carpenter, fixed TIT
box of the president so that the assassir
could enter 1t at any moment. The,
took OF the lock of the door to proven
anybody else closing It. When Boot
entered the vestibule of the box h
closed the door and put mp the woodeI
bar TO hold IL against any incomer
while he was nerving himself to hi
| work.
That Is the wooden bar that Mr.. SAX
| ton has 20 show. II Is covered wit
Mr.. Lincoln's blood II has been wor
By constant handling. II was that, bs
cause Il was proved that he made II
which sent Stage Carpenter Spangic
to the Dry Tortugss for twelve year.
II cams very near hanging him.