Abraham Lincoln Accounts of the Assassination
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I! N1 ^C ^ w ^ 3> » 2 t* Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2013 http://archive.org/details/accountsofassasseszlinc Accounts of the Assassination of Abraham Lincoln Stories of eyewitnesses, first-hand or passed down Surnames beginning with s-z From the files of the Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection ll-zool , ' ozzii S^-^^Sj £«K>f^e.A)< Vol. IX.—No. 452.] NEW YOKE, SATURDAY, AUGUST 26, 1865. Entered according to Act ofX'ongress, in the Year 1865, by Harper <fc Brothers, in the Clerk's Office of the District Court for the Southern GEORGJ) N. SANDERS. George N. Sanders, the notorious rebel who across our northern border has been so long con- spiring against the Government, was born in Ken- tucky, which was also the native State of Jeep Davis. lie is between forty-five and fifty years of age, and has been for many years engaged in vis- ionary political schemes. Under Pierce and Bu- chanan he was happy enough to gain a brief offi- ei.il authority. The former appointed him Navy ^~~ ***" Agent at New York, and the latter Consul to Lon- don. In 1801 he returned to this country and em- ,/A- braced tin rebel cause. was engaged in several ^ He schemes for increasing the rebel navy, all of which failed. His supposed connection with the plot to murder President Lincoln, and with other infamous schemes against the peaceable citizens of the North, is too well known to require any comment. Within the last fortnight his name has again come promi- nently before the public. It has been reported that some dangerous fellows from the United States have been engaged in a plot for the abduction of the rebel agent. It is probable, however, as the Times re- marks, that the "dangerous fellows" were only thieves who had designs on Sanders's silver spoons or Confederate gold chest. '^Z^s^7?/e^_ ct&cy EAC-SIM1LB OF GEOKGE N. SANDERS'S HANDWRITING. i |, SA_^<^*rS^"TV\Ov<vAjC *%. THE BEADING EAGLE, SUNDAY. APML 2, J9JL » in n.- Imi-- the per»"n wh'i-i I v. irv atup*' |o 1 i.i.x mid who jump."! »r itmliiinl- w.i.1 i.'.t Kdwln llo. .th I l« EYEWITNESS OESCRiBES^TO FORMER RESIDENT —\ !he I'nnlMll Mai •hul '• n.'lal l'i Ihenlre r ",ltr Puperlnlend-n'. "' ' Th« u Mi. III. (tarda, w ..a on Ihe !»*•; told h » OF READING IRE ASSASSINATION OF LINCOLN Ihe lime Kii.l m> loinlianloii thai the aawaaalll «o I'"' 11 '"', meaning kdwln. The HiiiMrrlnlrnil.-lit of 1'oll.e replied ll.-l I •* tim>i\*» nit wtiHMtn kwim'iih, now kv(i-m>vi:i> i\ tiik i»k- lU.olh. who-*J •ita-lii «u John Will.** nreaeni r\itr.iu:\ r t>r « imtitm v \m> i.mmhi it w ismxtwux, waa well known to many i> <•.. »\s thicn vni v<. mmvk ioi.r\n:i:it— VIKITKll Fr.7m the theatre we Ml" i.ltvVT Mllu II. M> Mm- IKJItli s Tllf-XTHi: TO nKK C.K>Kll\l, l'.-tera«n-a houiw The Trovoai rooni where HKK\ i;\l T.« TKI» TO VCKiMI'WY TIIK I'lllM TO SI'K V.al f.enernl entered Ihe r H, *" l, Mr. Uncoil. It.) dMng « in iti.it I'Hinncmiv or -orit \mhu<\\ ; 1 klndUU i.miu ki;r..NK who .topped me in Ihe hall. »V»I si> - hmad> on m> •>"">''' ,.i». ,d Ma are loo Lid wld: 'Young man there |mm*d,.vl- mane In her- alruvdn.' J al'joii MhiikxI !<• Nee iirrwnil Omni. lioua. and \t in.. i)n ei«n ..| tin MiooiliiK I. welll oulalde Ihe wern unlving I rend in Ulr nrw*- H-ldlera I -- i'n April aloop an . 1 j« i J i ..r I'lrimlrnl Abraham H on Ihe b»»li ,»*»«** [mi>iti> il»n l'r.-*iil.-j'it Lincoln would nod Horn, had alret.di l.lh.nli: liu. i.fli n been mi nil I ^.J I'. b.-low i. v Fit iMl-.tl » Tti.-ntre on i-'Hh eiiroei, nniiu the air.-,-'- above and «. in. w li.i In.,. porn ..' .1 .m.l l>> out ol Ihe li*:wc. n V. .nn 1 ¥ trcetr, thai even- theatre to keep ihr people .,,!i.r* wlii kite * I'-" mum .l-'e'l- Utter mi- I.- -n rnj'iil ne.l by i.cii.thI Ornnt. ii.io.- and ll..-..tr.-. The aa u pln> bona.-. fivi been i.rr.i.i.ii. uiill,- I h:.il ..-en Mr. I.lnoiihi n.-i.-r ajtaln uaed e,.i„,| II Walllrxg. I M...I ,.f i>-. i vr « lln.—»— n* Ill' 'fr.-o,iiciil).i I .ic-ircd in ham n lUKilll Had a lloewe lit .11 i'. ami w.-n! '"• Iheaire hr lerr'hle lru*.il\ hate p.iae.-.l a « a in.. I, en via I <!r.nit After Hoolh li-n the tin -.in. 1-aura Kii'ni- inn- thui where hfl Hi.- ran !•> the alley In the rear II I.UIIII ..[ Ihn.r In II). private 1"" "III. IK Our American I'nualn al In charge of B bo). plaonit had left a home , II,' nl.|.i|i w»i I'n ii|, Ul.ll fnt.il nigh' I 111 Ihe dreaa pureuert hla lllla llO'lse waaiaealefl and leaping upon It. level lh« box cn*»e» hu».- in. i atr-lito lull* Thorna* i-lr. !!• nn ihi Ki«n«i a* ovei nennlng'a Urldge. which Poiorngr tin- I.llli olll> III ' « lira d ford (Vimler*. ( IVaahineton, no'll|ili'i) I.J tin- cat bran.h of e Capitol He Ml>. I.I111-1H11 Mmh liili'ri-slcxi. mile or ao Kaal of the now rrnploted In thr Department n' Mudd'a hou.e r lull- puriued hi. way to Ur one the "Tli.- party .1 1 i\ cfl mid I'l'mmiri r and Uli'i, la of allelided to i.ini-tal tSrniii wita abaent reiving where bla leg wo., few r>cw linen'ee Ililng tnrt.nl. h llurllnxlnn. New Joraev. m llcixiarnlartl Man M'tMi *M<* «\"0< ignite in Pct<;ri»'ii lloiiw In \\ lilrli l.ln- i» deaeehdelil 17m- afterward. I «• M'- Sander*, who a 1vi-.Ii hi* children who were ntlciidinr -Home llllle lime oiln llli-d. »"»ce of the nf ilovrnnr William Bradford, (if Ijultoo! Our.- The bo* wn» (KVUI-lnl on duty at nufht In tho IJnr.-lii. Mliw Marohal tieneral when a I'll ''olony. Mum.. In nn lntrr- In -Mr mill Mm, I'rocoal mouth until he ai-iuri-d a hold on the rail tiwvn en- llnrrla. 11 itllUKlller or Srlllitiif Hnirla. delermlnnd-looklng young ilen v\ lilt Ulck-I, .iinih In, Harvey Cleveland .Major linn mid » u« able la naked for n hum of lh« of Nt<« Vurlt. mid Pnymantor : tered and llilV. It HUpe.l'H II. mill hud u (uinifr rraldriit <( r I twill I UK. now "Thill our otn.-e rurnUlied 1" llullllimii' door kind whtrp J Malted the but. i-iil » aim In til" aurprl.ed him by nd- employed nn ii i>ienoi(rujli.r in tin- I wiiutiml Iho l.lni'ulna durtriK th", proper c«ae. I J.iir.n. unil Inaerled a l:nrie> Hint II Kergrmtt i-orbeil nnd «»ni" department .ij« Mr Handera, |.rrfnriii«n»"i'. Mrx l.llnoln h.U »t: fajlin- dren-lng him a. i dropped n.ruM, th'ja '.mid be I knew hla nam- Him iront nf th.- box and dining lb« he naked me how give* his icrai.'ii i.f lh>; Hiw.i»»ln:itioii li.K Ihe door leudliiK In"' ihe hot In iteen hla at-| replied that I had plan »!"> mllSU her hunbund'ii roilld rn- "I In ii Hint r.raphli. DM filler HUfh'ii manner lh.il no una n.-wtpaper-' und lw- 10 .iim.erebl iiolnlii. \U\ would plelur- In Ihe. t.-nlloi, trr from the »lde where tha He w:.a Ihe In hie Interview Mr Hamlet, lavtd 1 al one*. l.-un (nrwitnl. rra^-nJ umlllnnly. and Inio J.znlzed klm nuilleiiic »»«. In order to Ret • >"- r "vt ihn tlui'i of Hi.' NUKumlnatlnn who had ahot Booth. <;\ »l»hl. 1 tti^n »lt biirK u IHIIc out of neieaaari lu t-JImb main aald the box 11 r.a» Lpiinae to Inq.ilrlea from me lie of I'nul.l.'iit Lincoln oil thn night nf Kiartlrtl by » I'»«t4>l Shirt. ii i- (runt Ihe Main. .hie of Ihe hurn- i that he «m at the April II. I«*.\. I nan .1 ih<. end young "Aa Uii- phy it'll nf.irliiB It »ter. ! looklnK-lhrOUKh a kn«t- Wrni lur lrg bttlldlna- ll iiintnl »h«i. 1 I uurilcd by • hv "Wlirfn thr mtdleniv iililcled down l0l h .<in-<! fnnvurd nv«-r thr bnlrmi) In light of Ihe koine, .Mlaa K.-i-ni- Weill to the box. l' 'ne aal.l that by the »'o* frrd In '.lie with w ,• v, ii.-irii-r 'h<- "hot the door. could a.-e Booth .landing h ftuiiH one bavin* nnharr.d fire he irarrotiin below «l the rld«, «h«n the box read,- to fire al the liral form 'J hen there warn a Cllll from hi. r |flc .ll«iurt)rin.'r. In th* box f |i-iiilt<- iIm-w that he "i» iip.-nir>K for water. I Jumped from Dial mlghi appear, and 1 noticed Xr». Unjoin an np- niv utientlon. Ho- Matte ond hnrrli-d Ihrourh Ihe 1,01,-inteiid to ull'iw him ItiinK iT'd mid iiarlnii ut »»nirthln« take hi.