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Lincoln.
Herold was to aid him as page and
minor parts were given stage carpen-
ters and hangers on at the theatre,
/ many Of whom did not understand IN
/ the least what it was all about. On
! the noon Of April "A, 1865, Booth
| learned that the president was to at
! tend a performance Of "Our American
Cousin" at Ford Is theatre that even
ing and Immediately plans were
rushed.
All the afternoon, it was Good Fri
| day, conspirators were seen riding
madly about Washington and this was
remembered afterward. Booth worked
| swiftly. He arranged bar across the
door of the presidents box, he hired a
swift horse and had everything ready
for his escape, and a few minutes be
fore 10 o'clock that evening he called
boy to hold the horse at the stage
door, took "a drink of brandy and made
his way swiftly through the crowded
house TO the passage leading to the
presidential box.
AT the door of the box he gave his
card to the sentry, and as .he was q
we'll known actor and favOrite in
Washington, he readily obtained the
permission to enter
The presidents attention, as well as
that Of Mrs. Lincoln and Mai. Rath-
bone. who sat beside him i'm the Flag
draped box. was deeply engaged with
the play. and Booths entrance into the
box was not observed NOiselessly he
closed the door behind him. fastening
il from the inside 10y means of the bar
which he had arranged earlier in the
day when the house was deserted
As the presidents box was right uu-
ON the stage, although at rather too
high "a distance for the ordinary person
90 jump down, Booth had this all
planned; i'm fact he had planned eyerv
movement long lu advance and did not
hesitate a moment. Advancing into
the box with "a revolver in one hand
and "a dagger in the other, he shot the
president through the back. stabbed
Maj kBthboue. who bad jumped TO his
feet iu vain attempt to Illustrate the
and leaped from the box 90
the stage below. As he jumped his
spur caught in the American Flag
which hung over the edge of the box.
and he fell heavily 90 the stage. break
ing "a leg. no one knew Of his acci-
dent. however, for he leaued to his
feet shouted "Sie Semuer Tyran- .
risl' the state motto of Virginia, and 4
ram back of the scenes t0 the door
where bis horse waited for him.
The audience was stupited with sur
prise. For "a moment r0 one could
move but as the news flashed over
them that the president had been SHOT
probably fatally, they were wild with
.Ncitemgnt and horror. Mai. Eathboue
bad shouted. ass be stood in the box
tripping with blood. 'Stup h5mt He
bias shot the PRESIDENT Two or three
men jumped uu01 the stage and at
tempted t0 follow Booth. but bis es-
'ars had been planned so carefully
hat stage carpenters uuWittnrlv got
n the way and Dee managed Go avoid
capture
President Lincoln was carried across
lc street. as history has related.
Hdere be died the following morning.
1eter rgLa.ulnE consciousness. sur
.lunlgl hy bis family and EgartHrHseu
friends. while the streets f- blocks
we're lI.el with solid mass uI people.
.urrur stricken and anxious ta hear oil
heir loved president recovery.
The story ef the e.n-u.ratar-. ur o.
De time when Col Es.h ta.. them fr-l
a custody. Is one uf historic interest
rI BIAS been included lr every l.eu-f
lert bearing uu the case. Fane had
cone Oh Stewards h.re at the -are
me that Booth had shot the uresi-l
ent