Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-04-16
Lincoln Died ~
Years Ago Yesterday

Yesterday was the forty-ninth am
niversary Of the death Abraham Lin
coin on Good Friday April IA. 1865,
the president was shot down by John
Wilkes Booth, an actor, while he and
members Of his family were attending
performance of cur American
Cousin IN Ford's theater
After the fatal shot, Lincoln was
carried across the street from the
theater to a lodging house principally
occupied by soldiers and fingered UNI
til o'clock next morning where ne
died i'm the presence of his wife and
an the members Of the cabinet
Secretary stanton was The first to
speak when Surgeon General Barnes
ANNOUNCED that the spark of LIE ha
fled, and with heart Overlooking he
muttered, And now he belongs to
the ages
The romans were brought TO his
old home in. Springfield Ill., for
burial
Hight Of Booth
When Booth jumped from tho box
occupied hy the president to the stage
his foot caught IN some drapings and
he fen on The stage, breaking his leg
This aid not retard his escape, for he
Immediately rushed To rear door Of
the stage ana young man named
Harold had a horse i'm waiting. They
rushed across the Potomac ana be-
! fore morning had ridden sixty miles
lie was Immediately recognized as
Booth ana the whole country was
secured. capt Baker eleven days az
forwards located him ON The Garrel
farm near Port Royal Maryland
where he took refuge In tobacco
house.
I Upon being commanded 10 surren-
der, he asked TO be given a chance
for his life. and rushed out of Tho
barndoor AS be did SO Sergeant
Boston Corbett shot him N the back
Of the head in practically the same
location as Booth shot Lincoln. He was
carried on the veranda Of the Gar
rett home ana mutierel few sem
fences lone Of tho "ToIl mother j.
died for my country, and looking or
his hands, he exclaimed Useless,
ana died IN few minutes.
There have been many stories told
about the disposition Of BOOTHS body
The facts are his body was brought
to Washington in a rough plank cof-
fin ana buried IN the arsenal grounds
until 1865, when his musuious
brother, Edwin, the tragedian, intor
cedod with President johnson and
during the fan of That year on a dark
night the remains were taken up and
hauled to Baltimore In a wagon AMI
buried IN Green Mountain cemcter,
beside the remains of his father, Jun
ius Brutus Booth Edwin, his brother
erected "a magnificent shaft 10 biz
fathers memory but nothing marks
the spot where the remains OF Booth
lie Booth was the third son. born in
America. of the eminent English ira.
gedian. Junius Brutus Booth. ana al
the time of the tragedy had gained
considerable prominence IN the theat
rical profession
Conspiracy Uncarthcl.
Until the night of tht tragedy Moth /
ing was known of the conspiracy .
But shortly after the fatal shot was
fired the authorities unearthed In the
very heart of Washington the rem
devious OF the c0nspirators
AT the home Of Mrs surratt evi I
dence was found that convicted Dave .
Harold George Atzcrott. Powell alsr .
known as Payne to death Dr Mudd .
OIouglin ana Arnold 10 life mpris-
onmeut John Surrat made his os-
cape and was never Intercepted.
AZ the national republican conyen-
ton which met IN Chicago. May 16,
1860 Lincoln was hardly known
Seward was the pro-couyenuou canli.
date and led ON the first two ballots
but on the third Lincoln had pmcu
cally an of the delegates At this
time he had served in congress. wal
locally known as coed eampalener
ana bore the sobriauet OF Honest Abe