The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1892-05-14

pf St. Joseph, Minnesota. The fact
I undeniable; the testimonies are uncha
lengeab1e, and there were no railroad
nor any telegraphic communication
> nearer than 40 or so miles from the near
est station to st. Joseph.
Naturally everyone asked: How coul'
such news spread? Where is the sourc
J. Of sucn rumor? Mr. Linneman, VIII
| is Roman Catholic, tells us that thougl
| he heard this from many in his store
and in the streets. he does not remembe
the name of single one who told HIN
that. And when we hear this from him
we understand why he did not dare t<
swear upon it, and shrink from the idee
of 2erjuring himself.
For everyone feels that his memory
cannot be SO poor as that, when he re.
members 80 we'll the name of the two
strangers, Messrs. Conwell and Bennett
to whom he had announced the assassin
alton of Lincoln just II years before.
But if the memory Of Mr.. zimmerman is
so deficient on that subject, we can help
him, and tell him with mathematical ac-
curacy:
sYou get the news from your priests
of Bt. Joseph! The conspiracy which
co4t tie life Of the martyred president
was prepared by the priests of Washing
toA in the house of Mary Surratt, No.
54f Fl street. The priests of st. Joseph
w4re often visiting Washington, and
boarding probably at Mrs. Surratt's, as
the priests of Washington were often WIS.,
iting their brother priests at st. Joseph.
"Those priests of Washington were in
daily communication with their co-rebel
priests Of st. Joseph; they were their in
innate friends. There were no secrets
among them, as there are no secrets
| among priests. They are the members
of the same body, the branches of the
same tree. The details of the murder,
as the day selected for it's commission,
! were as we'll known among the priests of
ST.. Joseph, as they were among those
OF Washington.
LINNEMAN's S STATEMENT.
! Hon. Joseph Zimmerman, the purveyor
referred to, was interviewed last year on
| the matter and this is his version of the
sstory:
On Wednesday before tbs assassina-
tion I WAS confined in my room with q
bad cnld. My wife came in and brought
me food and said she heard the news at
the store that the president was dead. I
made the remark thatit might have been
on account OF Richmond having been
taken that the rumor was spread. On
Thursday, while in the sick-room, Rev.
Mr. Conwell and Mr.. Bennett came to
my sick-room to make some inquiries
about an old Indian named Tenner, who
lived at Spunk Lake. I asked them If
they had heard the report that Lincoln
was dead. They had not. Later on, Of
course, 1 heard that lincoln and Seward
were really assassiuated, and one day in
St. Paul, Chas. Clark came to me and
said: "rhat's nice story in the papers
about YOU" I looked in the Pioneer.
The report said that T mentioned assas-
sination. could not have used that
word, for did not then understand what
it meant, being foreigner, My state
ment of the rumor was, "Abraham Lin
coin is dead" Mr.. Wheelock, of the
Press, the republican paper, would not
retract in full, though in measure. The
Pioneer did, however, give Conwell the
next day rough handling.
A. B. Currie the manager of the store,
where my wife heard the report, told me
that it originated thus: 'You know a
certain young woman from st. Joe, .
mentioning her name. "She is strong
democrat. She came to this store lately
and purchased some goods. She COM
planned bitterly of the price and said this
is hard country to live in, as goods are
SO high and the republican party is to
blame. Our young salesman who can
put on the face Of preacher, said:
"Don't be afraid, young lady, the presi-
dent is dead" He meant politically
dead.
"The young lady came to my store and
told my wife the story, which originated
in Burbank's store in st. Cloud. The
girls name is Mary Schroeder. She still
lives in st. Joe.''
The canard was dropped and nothing
was thought of it for long time. until
the Cleveland campaign, when it was
again revived.
.sYou know what an editor does with a
bed?" queried Lawyer Torts.
Il do not" replied Editor Scrawl, the
journalist.
''He lies in it" replied the lawyer, with
his ready wit.
"And you know what lawyer does
| With his wil1p, rat0rted The editor.