The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1929-02-15
(Great Falls Tribune)

by Mrs. Ella Nj. Hunt, proprietor
of the Plentywood hotel. This
paper is yellow with age, is torn
in many places and is worn
through in every fold but most
articles are readable.
Official Announcement
There are no glaring headlines,
such rs are common now, and the
article about Lincoln's assassin
alton is headed in the first column
in small letters, Important"
which is followed by the official
dispatch:
Maj Gen. Dix, New York.
This evening at about $3.50 p.
m. at Ford's theater the president,
while sitting in his private box
with Mrs. Lincoln, Mrs. Harris and
Major Rathbone, was shot by an
assassin, who suddenly entered
the box and approached behind the
president.
"The assassin then leaped upon
the stage, brandishing a large dag
ger or knife, and made his escape
in the real of the theater.
"The pistol ball entered the
back of the presidents head and
penetrated nearly through the
head. The wound is mortal.
1.-The president has been insen-
sible since it was inflicted and is
now dying.
about the same hour an assas-
sin, whether the same Dr. not, en-
tered Mr.. Stewards apartment and
under the pretense of having a
prescription was shown to the
secretary's sick chamber. The as
sassin Immediately rushed to the
bed and inflicted two or three
stabs at the throat and two on the
face.
ut is hoped the wounds may
not be mortal. My apprehension
is that they will prove fatal.
Son Is Wounded
1.-THE nurse alarmed Frederick
Seward, who was in an adjoining
room, and he FASTENED to the door
of his fathers room, where he
met the assassin, who inflicted up
on him one or more dangerous
wounds. The recovery of Fred
erick is doubtful.
ut is not probable that he
president will live through the
night.
General Grant and wife We're
advertised to be at the theater
this evening but he started to
Burlington at 6 this evening.
"At a cabinet meeting, at which
General Grant was present, the
subject of the state Of the country
and the prospect Of a speedy peace
was discussed. The president was
cheerful and hopeful and spoke
very kindly of General Lee and
others of the confederacy and of
the establishment of government
in Virginia.
"All members of the cabinet ex-
cept Mr.. Seward are now in at
tendance upon the president.
II have seen Mr.. Seward but he
and Frederick are both uncon-
EDWIN M. STANTON,
Secretary of War"
The above article Is dated April
Is, but must be intended for April
IA, as one column headed Extra"
$40 a. M, April Is, recites the
death of President Lincoln at %
minutes past z o'clock in the
morning. This was followed by
dispatch, giving the fol-
information about the as
sassins: :
Wilkes Booth Identified
1T is now ascertained with rea-
sonable certainty that two assass-
ms were engaged in the horrible
Wilkes Booth being the one :
hat shot the president and the ,
)ther an accomplice, whose name i.
s not known, but whose descrip- :
ion is so clear he can hardly :
ut appears from papers found ;.
n Booths trunk that the murder :.
vas planned before March 4 but :
ell through then because tba ar =
omplices backed out until Rich
1ond could be heard from. :,
Booth and his accomplice were :,
4 the livery stable at 6 o'clock ;.
asst evening and left here with "
heir horses at 10 o'clock, or '
before that hour.
1T would appear that they had a
Or several days been seeking their p
nance. For some unknown ga ="
on, it was not carried into effect
ntil last night. 81
One of the a~ssassins has evil e.
entity made his way to Baltimore +
nd the other has not yet been D.
'aced. II
EDWIN M. STANTON, a
Secretary of War" .
Details of the assassination as N
I'D in the paper follow: N
washington was thrown into
tense excitement a few minutes
efore II o'clock this evening by Dc
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