New-York tribune., 1916-02-12
WHEN BOOTH SHOT LINCOLN
What He Said and Did That Niga,
al Ford's Theatre.

I To the Editor OF The Tribune.
SIR: on .he fourth rage o. Parts III ani y
Of ,o-day'r Tribune : read a story ot %
+ night of thc assassination Of Lincoln. Apr
ia. 1865. a, Ford Theatre. As 7 know f'''
-cadinc it for si>'y yca1' The Iribunes O.
sire for .-urh. would Ike 90 correct two q
three errors.
Nr. Ferguson says: Booth never shoa"
sic somper tvranns' no. brandishei )
knife" After Booth sho. Lincoln. az JOB.
o'clock tha. night. Na'o- Rathbone. Lineoli'
guest NJ the theatre. '7rang up and grao''.
tho assassin. who. dropping hi' pistol ;niiH'
his dagger fror, his left % his right haze
and stabbed the me'or. iraic.ing long, cs''
wound I'm his left arm. between the sao'.es
and elbow. Booth broke away and y'u"'
o~cr the front of the boN just as the n'l''
made another grab for him.
As Booth fell 20 the stage. his dagger
hand he broke the iibula Of his left leg, o'
Of the two bones between the knee and "
ankle He did not break the ankle.
arose he rushed through the scenery 50.
bine william Withers, ir, the leader o. "
orchestra. twice. The first blow cui 'aN.s'
the coat. -e,t and undertaking ana tne
ond blow struck Mr. Withers IN the h'.,
These facts are taken from the sworn "'@
mony of Nr Withers and Major ha'nOO-.,
A 20 m. phrase. "Sic scmper tyrshHH
Booth IN his diary, which he sept up -.
time he was killed b. Sergean, bos,on ~
bet,. in the early mornins hours or Ap",
AZ Garrett's barn. near Bowling Green
says: 81 used the words 'Sic sempeI
| shot the President" Harry ha"a'
took the part Of Asa Trenehard m ms =. :.
"Our American Cousin" that ng''' a..
only person on the stage as an actor !" -. -,
5f the scenery al the moment ihe iS'S'
was fired -. Ill.
on April rs. 1865. two days after ne - "a
inc Nr. Hawk wrote 70 bis father: lns y,
LADY Of .he theatre had just gone Q. .,.
stage and i was answering her eAl. -.
when heard the shot trei. tuInee, "a
IN N the Presidents box. heard Nc -
exclaim sic ecmper 'yrannis. ana -" Re.
jump from the boN. Tie s'pP,. - .se,
he gained the stage. bar he got upo" - a..
In moment brantished a large Hl'i., -
ing. The South shall be free ne "a" 's' =,
me. and ]. seeing the knife thought ~,
one he was after. ran OF tne stage '"'
flight Of stairs -. ,s,,
It seems to me these witnesses ', ''o" ~ =.
Booth had dagger and that he u,s1 as v.r
Latin words constituting Che mo"O s...i
ginia. These facts and more may osogI os
in Nicolay and Hays Life Of Lineo.n' -.
Ravmond's Life OF Lincoln ana l"1 oif.
sina,ion Of Abraham Lincoln by U. H. ~ n.
royd and other authentic sources 100
merous 90 mention. ..., III.
was in Washington on duty ;he n'g1, s,,s
coin was killed. our regiment tns ne ,sr
R. C.. was called cur a, lo:3o oelo'a ,.. ~, "a,
night and we were rot OF duty tiIl BOO BOO ,ss,
run down. was sergeant OF the g saa,e ro,asi,
had charge Of Lincoln's body 10 me 20, l0,'s 4,
Of tie Capitol April 10. the nign, az, N h.
funeral Our lieutenant. Logan was -. !" md
rbeatre. in ,ae ff,h ron from ihe s'asi 'sfi o.f
saw and heard what took place. is ,., ,bo..
COMPANY that night all about i'. 'Sa s.r.s
sands Of readers should know ne 'aneoasprs as,s
Brooklyn. Feb. 6. 1915.