The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-04-26

vet, and the droppings of sperm from the
candle, which Booth used at night 20 note
his observations, yet diSfgures the velvet
In which the compass Is set. This Is one
Of the most interesting of the hidden relics
of the great tragedy.
Booths diary. taken from his dead body
after he was killed In the barn at Garrett 5
farm, has been time and time printed. buf
scarcely anybody OF the present generation
ever saw the original Mr.. Saxfon has il
among his treasures. IT is small leather
covered book beginning with April Is.
ont. presumably by the assassin himself
The contents Of the remaining pages.
which close abruptly on April q, are SIM
My the rawlings of q craxed man in
his flight sitter what he repeatedly
terms 1.-The great deed The matter
itself has no great interest at this late
day. bur the little leather covered book in
itself has Booth wrote Q regular hand. ef-
feminite in its alignment. II was Of the
Italian type. small and compact. On one
of the small pages Of his diary be could
put loo words He wrote with lead
pencil. and the entries seem 20 be as fresh
as when written Nobody can copy those
without permission Of the secretary of war
Ia priyilsge accorded to but few. and few
ask for ii, for they are raying, wandering
observations, that have little coherency.
and are of no value rs relsting to the great
conspiracy
But there is one compartment of the lit
tie pocket diary that does contain some
thing interesting. These are four carfes
de slsite of actresses famous in Booth s
time for their beauty Each picture is
tinted. as was the custom IN those DAYS.
Miss Ellie Germon, once leading lady 81
Wallack'S, Is one. Ii is fair. young face,
strikingly beautiful The hair is combei
down over the temples and ears. as was the
fashion thirty years ago. but the features
are fresh and girlssh- Miss Gernson. II lir-
ing. is now an old woman. and they say
she IS fat
Caroline Richangs, the once famous
singer. is another face that figures in this
historic diary. She too, Is fresh and fair
Her picture Is taken in profile and from
the hack Of her head and about her ears
hangs a profusaon Of short and kInky
cs.rss. Brady. Of New York. IS the photo
grapher Of both these The third picture,
Mr.. Saxson said, nobody knew who ii was,
but his visitor had doubts IS 10 whether
Mr. SaxtoD Was speaking the exact truth.
The picture looked Ike one Of Olive
Logan who was once Noted actress in
New York and since an authoress of
rerufe The visitor asked ii il VAS She
hat Mr. Saxson busted himself about
something else The lady was full Of face,
with great dark eyes, and on her head
WIS 2lI3UEc1 u @1Ac c<~&4i Al Ctsdk4sSA
fashion The reficence o. Mr. Szxfon
was afterwards explained when Is became
known that this was the picture OF q
daughter Of one distinguished senator
from New ENGLAND state and the wife Of
another now living from the same section.
The fourth picture n the diary Is that Of
Rose Eysinge, long slncs retired from the
puhlic gage All these women acre then
Ia the heyday of their youth and pcpu-
la-ifv, and az the very zenith Of their
careers. Perhaps those who are living
NAV read with a<-onishment that their
eariv portraits are being 50 carefully
guarded BY the judge advocate general Of
the army
In fac: so carefully does the judge advo-
cate general guard these pictures that he
will not rerrris them TO be copied He u IS
closely pressed the other day TO permit
this. but be said: No, you can make pc
lures Of all the insnimate things. but do
not think ii fair 10 make drawings OF the
pscsures Of the ladies whose portraits were
found In Booths diary. Some Of them are
Evsng-au Of them have friead<-and Go
not think Il fair AZ this late day 70 give
their features the publicity which VOC pro
ruse. One OF the ladies whose fsce figures
there YOU co1ld 10. copy anyhow. bus
without reference TO her do not tank
tia. II would be far. even 90 Mr.. Booth =
old associates On the Stage, 20 bring fneay
rortraiss into pruminence- And General
fieher drew the line right there.
Bat he said. Go On vita your other
pirsprex
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