The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-07

my views. YET, your non.writns causes me
thus to proceed
have said. and. as a rational man and a
friend you cannot Ccnsurr or uphraid my
conduct | sincerely trust This, nor eugn'
obstacle 10 obiiterate our FORMER friendship
and attachment Write me 10 Baltimore,
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scv'~ At TIFF ssAss NATION
Presil, . coln was -ul' on the night Of
the I4th e App ii. 1865, While at ord :
Theatre in Washington, TO witness the per
form nee Of "The Ame lean Cousin. The
Chief IKE i've of the nation hinge; ed until
morning Of April 49, 1895 when death came
While the second scene Of the third act
vas being pei formed the audience was
star tied by heal ing the disc barge Of pistol.
Booth had entey ell the box, and, while
standing between the door and the PIesi-
dent, fred the I ,tal shot, with an exClama-
ton which is ,aid to have been freedom
Major Henry p. Rathbone who was in the
box. graprled with Booth. but the actor
wrenched himself flom his grasp. and at the
same time wounded that Officer in the left
arm with knife.
Booth rushed to the front of the box and
leaped over the railing. 10 the stage. In
jumping. Booth used nag hanging by the
box 10 aid hi 'solf IN tho lcar o. wing AT the
same time Sc semper tyrannis The
assassin ran oct % '"e ba," .C1l OF the
theatre, where horse wac waiting, \nd,
although his leg had been br oxen. he made
good his escape for the time.
THE ARRESTS
Arnold takes upon his own shoulders,
in conjunction with Booth. Atzcrodt,
Payne, O'Laushlin, Herc!d, Surra't and
Spangler, the entire responsibility Of u
number Of plots to abduct OF kidDap
President Lincoln. and he exoneratoS
from all completely in th"se H'ots;, OF
AZ bu, the product Of a fes hours thH Con
Tolerate States Cover. mart or its higher
officials During the trial the prosccu-
tion endeavored TO bring out statements 10
that end, and the curly histories 81 Lincoln
and his untimely end gave vide crcdencc To
this theory,
After BOOTHS escape large rewards we're
speedily offered for the capture Of the
chief assassin and Of his prh Ciual known
accomplices, Atzerodt u.d Hcroid. Booth
and his companion, Fcrold, were traced
through the counties 81 Prince George,
Charles and ST Mary's. Nd, and finally
across the Potomac, III King George and
Caroline cow.ties, in Nirgi
They had crossed the Rappahanuock A.
Port Conway AID bad advanced some dis
tarce toward Bowling Green. By the aid
Of formation obtained from negroes, and
from r paroled rebel prisoner, they were
finally fou 4 il a barn on Mr.. Garro'''s
place early IN the morning of April q
Herold surrendered Booth, defiant TO tn
last. was shot by SNrgt. Boston Corbet'
~ the cavalry force j. pursuit Of tho tug
tives, AID lived hut few hours, ending his
life IN miserable AGONY
DR.. Mudd, who harNored Booth the day
after III assassination. set tho broken
leg and h'lpoi HIM on his wav; Payne,
who attempt d To kill secretary Seward;
Arnold, whose letter to Booth. found In
the latt"r's trunk, signed Sam" ,hpwed
his connection with thr conspiracy; and
Mrs Surratt, az whose house some Of the
conspirators were wont to meet and VII
was charged with aiding the ESCAPE Of
Booth-all these were arrested soon after
the assassination.
ATTEMPTS TO SAVE MRS. sURRATT.
Great interest has always centred about