The Washington herald., 1921-07-17

Mr. Lincoln as TO conditions, so l walked over
to the War Office Mr. Stanton Said l,
Mr.. Stanton, l the President has gone of with
Seward in an ambulance" Stanton got somewhat
excited and said, That's more Of Stewards tomiooE
cry. ! wouldn't be surprised if they brought him
back dead" At. that time Stanton knew what did
not know He had private information that Lincoln
had been notified that there conspiracy on hand
to kill him night during his ride to Soldiers
Home He also knew that in November, 1904,
letter had accidentally dropped in street car in New
York City which plainly indicated conspiracy to
murder the President That letter was embodied IN
my argument at the trial OF the assassins and con-
tanned the following words, "Abe must die and now'
You choose your weapons. the cup or the knife
the bullet"
In the fall of 1864, J. Wilkes Booth had been
reading that letter in street car in New'York City
to a comrade who ! think Payne, who stabbed
Mr. Seward, and making the remark i must get
out and go to Washington" Booth ran to the door
followed by his companion, the person who gave
the evidence said, and both leaped off OF the car
without milling the bell In his haste Booth dropped
this letter Mr.. Hudspeth picked it up and seeing
that IL meant murder, she took it to Cen Dix, then
in command of the War Department OF New YORK,
who enclosed it with letter Of his own to the war
Department at Washington Upon its receipt tnis
letter was takem directly to Mr. Lincoln and he read
il and enclosed it in envelope upon which ne put
the following words, Assassination, A. Lincoln
found this letter among his private papers, OF wmen
made search through the favor OF his secretary ana
II furnished me- as the attorney for the State during
the great trial. the key to the strange condition tha'
the President was in the morning OF March 4.
,a6s which at that time was unknown to me- de
had expected to be assassinated the day he was
inaugurated for his second term Stanton nad e@neu
on the President knowing the conditions ana oe'ns
fully aware that there was plot on foot' ana nNu
told him he would like to appoint select ooos Q,
officers to keep watch him during the day ana
1tv whe he went he toiu inc
President "If you don't do this you will surely DC
murdered" Mr Lincoln replied Stanton II Is ase
less II it is the will of Providence that snou'a ae
by the hand OF assassin, must De SO. ihis
showed clearly that Abraham Lincoln was no COW
ard He was brave if there ever was one ana
he went on to do the right God gave him to see
it. fearlessly to the end
-HE following is story which has gone the
i rounds of the press and l fortunate
enough to be one of the party who heard IL
I took committee of Covenanter ciergymen 10 see
the President The venerable chairman OF the parry
in the course of his final remarks sad IT IS written
unless the Lord keeps the city the watchmen watcn
in va;np" Mr. Lincoln put one foot upon ms knee'
c,,sned his hand thereon, and when the venerable
chairman finished said, "Wel, my friends, have
thought Of that Scripture quotation, ana oeheSe !"
is true 1t to me sometimes that those hen
down in the Southern States the other side pray
the same God we do and possibly God may be on
it, ga. The; chairman appeared to be very much
bocked at the Presidents remark but the rest OF inc
crowd were much amused at the quaintness OF Lin-
coins answer and the discontinue of the venerable
chairman .
Manv stories have been told about Lincoln
great love for humanity j very well remember
woman who to Washington rom ne"'ueS
with two children of tender years The Oldest was
hor, seven and the other four FIVE. She called
upon the Kentucky delegates and made statemen,, ,
that her dwelling and all her crops had been desoyeo
and stock driven off, and that her husband had ac-
ccpted position in the rebel army. he had oeen
wounded and carried to Richmond, and ms iIenus
- h.., n.rm;,ted TO send a telegram through Out
un.s IN her in Kentucky that he was lying at the
point of death and greatly desired to see her and Ms
ch;,dr.r. before he passed away