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VOL. 24.
STROUDSBURG, MONROE COUNTY, PA MAY 4, 1865;
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IN MEMOBIAM.
Correspondence.
Stroudsburu, Pa., April 21st, 1S65
Ri:v. W. J. Paxsox,
Respected Sir: Having listened to and classic culture, stored his mind with
your excellent sermon of the 19th, dc- wlS(l01" as he toiled and reaped his har
livcrcd on the occasion of the funeral ob- j vcst from a stony field- A prince of the
scquies, over our lamented deceased Pros- j PC0P' from the people by the people's
ident, Abraham Lincoln, with melancholy , Y0ICC; a Prince of American Republican
pleasure, and we believe with profit; and , e,ucracy ; for we are a nation of sover
bclicving that a more extended circula- !e,Sns ana" our sons are all princes. And,
tion of the noble truths it contained would rb' our voice, he was a Prince of this
be productive of great good, we respect Srcat people, filling with honor, by the
fully and earnestly request a copy for . uation's choice, the highest station under
publication. j tl10 Mae heavens.
Very Respectfully, Yours, j Jic xcas a W'cat It is -true,
John N. Stokes, Wm. Davis
Jackson Lantz, Saml. S. Drchcr.
Theodorc Schoch, David Keller,
Ed. L Wolf, G. Sontheimcr,
Robert Huston.
Strou.)s:lrc., April 23, 1SG5.
Messrs. John N. Stukcs, Wm. Davis,
Jackson Lantz, Saml. S. Drchcr, Theo.
Schoch, David Keller, aud others.
Gr.XTl.KMKX :
The sermon of which you speak so
kindly, was so nearly
cxremporancous,
mat i am unaoie to lurmsti you an cn-
t.rely accurate copy; but I have endeav-
ored to reduce to writing the substance 1
w inc uiougnus prescmeu, wmcn are
iicrcwun piaccu at your service
Very truly, yours,
W:i. J. Paxsox.
SEU.MON
Dkuvf.rkd, at the M. E.
Church, ix
hTKOUDSIJURG, UY
THE RKV. Y J.
Paxsox,
On the occasion of the Funeral Obse
quies in memory of Abraham Lincoln,
late President of the United States.
'And the King said unto his servants,
Know ye not that there is a prince and a
great man fallen ihis day in Israeli" 2
Samuel, iii, 33,
Thus spoke the king of Tsracl, when
the hand of a murderer,, in the spirit of
private vengeance, had stricken down one
of his most faithful and useful servants ; j
and thus docs the voice of a great nation
pcak to-day, when by the bullet of a base
and dastardly assassin, its chosen and be
loved head lies cold in death.
Death is always a sad and solemn visi
tation ; come where or when it will, sor
row and mourning follow iu its train.
This is true in the laborer's cottairc, where
but the lew humble ones who form the '
little household shed the tears of sorrow
over its desolation it is not less true in
thc mansion of the wealthy or the great,
where gold, and rank, and power, aud but the recollection will forever remain
fame, combine to swell the throng of ' that those very utterances we may no lon
luourucrs. Every where, alike, it is the' xcr use, declared him an honest man.
scparatiou of friends, the extinguishment ! A great American statesman, one of his
of joys, the rude severance of those ten-J competitors for the Presidential office, on
dcr tics and sweet relationships, which go
20 far to make our home on earth, a type J
and foretaste of our home in heaven.
Such is death, when it invades the I
walks of private life. How much more !
Eolemn aud saddening the blow, when it'
falls on the head of a great Nation ! You, j
iny friends, will well remember, how deep
and irencral the sorrow which overspread
he land
when the lamented Harrison.
but one short mouth after his
maugura-
lion, was stricken down by the relentless 1
unnd resistless foe. Still later,-when the from North to South, from East to West,
gallant Taylor, after completing but one every State, every class, every just inter
ycar of his official term, fell a victim to 'est, the whole land! He loved his coun
bc great destroyer, what a mighty shock try's institutions and his country's unity,
was given to the Nation's heart ! All . made sacred by the blood of our patriot
lines of party, class or section were for- fathers, and he determined that by the blcs-
. m 111 I 1 1
gotten, and the whole people, with one
impulse, mourned the Nation's loss
Rut these m
en died, as most men die
by God's visitation ; in the '
bv dispjiKP. hv
usual course of man's decay and dissolu- and his life, freely and lorever upon 111s our lana, m acea auu truui
tion. All mcu must die the great as 'country's altar. He was great, in (he "The land of the free, and the home of the
well as the humble-and they fell by the fullness of a kind adero heart- ..
touch of that chill hand, which, sooner or r Of this, his whole life is the lllustra- frecdom nvesGoD lives ! Yes, and
later, will freeze the life-current iu the tion. Devoid of bitterness and malice, t wjij ijye forevcr. And, in the brightness
veins of all. Not so, my friends, died his noble heart clasped all humanity in . 0f that eternal morniug, when the Kiug
ihe great man whose loss we mourn, with1 its embrace. While he hated, with his ; douis of this world shall be rolled togcth
deep'est grief, to-day. No! shame, dis.; whole nature Treason and Rebellion, and -
grace, and grief unutterable, to you, to me, the system of legalized oppression aud m- j and joyfuny believe, will his faithful ser-
toour whole nation he died by a mur- famy from which they spraug, he had no vanls jjvc wth him, forever. And a-
derer't hand! That foul spirit of Re-' personal- bitterness towards the foolish midst that happy throng, will the redeem-
bcllion, which to perpetuate human suf-nd wicked men who have combined their , ed spirit of our slam ruler, "enter into
fcring and bondage, struck at the nation's ' efforts to destroy their country. He open- thc joy of his Lord.
.. ? . 0 ' . 1. , . . .w . , 1 ! "W tell thv doom without a sigh,
j j .
life, has now by a treacherous and cow-
ardlv blow, struck down the nation's ru-
ler!
Death loves a shining mark ! "A
2!HnCC andaOreat man is fallen this day
in Israel." A
prixce, but not of here-
ditary desccnt-
no sninn nP o vn.rol lit..
nr JK J
WC GVCr slla11 llavo 0,
my brethren,
uo accident of birth conferred on him his
dignity ; he was a prince of a nobler line ,
the child of poverty, the son of toil, who
; oy diligence and assiduitv carried out his
jOwn good name and fame who, deprived
j of the advantages of finished education
I u,at n,any are 80 called, who ill deserve
'the title. We arcprouc to imagine those
men great, who please -our fancy, agree
j in our opinions, or accomplish our wish-
'cs : and
too often, the term is but an
j empty title. Not so, with our departed
ruicr. uie whole Jand owns his true
great".css. Some of you, my friends, dif
fered from Jiim, and opposed him, on mea
sures of public policy. It was your right
to do so for it is the proud birthright of
American citizens, to scrutinize- and
wcigh their public mcu and pubHc meM,
urcs by the tegt of tiicir judgnientj their
conscience, and their country's laws.
j3ut wh;le this j3 true, I feel that I but
express your judgment, when I declare
my own, that he was truly o yrcat man.
Not, however, a perfect man ; not a
' faultless man : not free from human in
firmities. Who is that man ? where is he?
Of what age, or clime, or race, or kin
dred ? Alas, no such name, no such
character appears on history's page, save
that One, pure, spotless, holy character,
the 3Ian Christ Jesus. Rut though not
perfect, he was truly great, in the posses
sion of thore elements of character which
command the respect aud confidence of
men, and refiect the glory of the great
Creator.
Uc was great, in high moral princijtlc.
lie did not make loud professions, but he
constantly aimed to do right. lie loved
with a passionate love the great and im
mutable principles of justice and truth,
and he sought to give them practical ex
pression iu his private walks, and his pub
lic acts. Ilis integrity was proverbial a
mong those who knew him best. Like
iLost of our public men, he was known by
familiar appclations, after a custom, per-
haps, but too prevalent among us. He is
gone, and the sadness of his tragical end
must banish from our lips that familiari-
jty with which we have uttered his name;
the occasion of his first election, one who j
now lies cold in death, but who, were he
living still, would mourn him as we do
to day, said of him in the early days of
administration "Mr. Lincoln may at
times be wrong ; but the error will bo of
the head, not of the heart." A noble tes-
timouy, to a noble character !
lie was great, in a true patriotism.
He loved his country his whole country;
not a State nor a section, nor a class, nor
an interest; not a part but the whole,
;sing of God, they siiouid uc perpetuatea.
No selfish interest, nor party chains could
corrupt or shackle the lofty patriotism
with which he laid his hopes, his labors
. , . 1
ly declared that lie naa no penai .uju-1
ries to- avenge, aud uo enemies to pumsu;
and there were not a few even of his
J friends and supporters, who feared test he
might be too lenient, in the hour of tri-
umph, towards his country's foes.
lie was a great man, in intellectual
power. Not, it may bo, in the sparkling
splendid genius, which burns and dazzles,
as it flies to its goal : but in those powers
of correct perception, fair analysis, and
just inference, which conduct most sure
ly to a wise and righteous judgment. In
, these, it is not too much to sav. ho
ex-
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celled : and siirrniinrlni. ns lio wno in
' cabinet and in the field by men of mind
! and character, ho stood erect amonir them.
tne
i o 1
the peer of all, superior to most, and infc-
nor to none.
He was great in a firm and steadfast
purpose. This is no unimportant clement
of a truly great character. Without it,
whether in morals, physics, letters, or pol
itics, success is scarcely possiblo with it,
it is almost sure. Pew possess it in grea
ter strength than did our murdered Pres
ident. Uc was not easily persuaded. In
the language of one of his official advi-
scrs, (I quote from memory.)
no
XT-
rrea-
tcr mistake could be made, than to sud-
pose that his mind was uncertain, fluctu
ating, and easily influenced. He was
slow and cautious in forming a conclusion,
or determining a purpose ; but, once form
ed, it was immovable as the everlasting
hills."
He was great in'rr true pitly. lie did
not, iudced, make a loud profession. I
do not know that he ever publicly pro
fessed his faith as a Christian, although
he was a regular worshipper at the Pres
byterian Church, of which his wife is a
member. Rut, again and again, to minis-
tors and others interested iu the cause of
Christianity, he has aaid with solemn ear
nestness, "1 love Jesus." Every page of
his public history, every message, speech
or other document, referring to the mo
mentous struggle of the hour, bears wit
ness to his h'abitual trust in God. And
that beautiful, solemn, and pathetic ad
dress, delivered on the occasion of his
second inauguration, which Rebel malig
nity affected to sneer at, as "resembling"
the tail cud of a sermon ;" but which even
the haughty Rriton has confessed to be
full of the simple dignity of a conscientious
pious mind ; that address could have come
from none other than a heart filled with
faith in God. And though the fatal bul
let struck him down, without one word
escaping from his lips to tell us of his
hopes altho' he gave therefore, no dying
testimony yet the mute eloquence of a
righteous life, a pure and blameless record,
assures us that with him, all is xccll."
Rut, he is fallen Fallen, iu the hour
of his triumph over his country's foes ;
when foreign nations, whose ill-concealed
hostility, in the most trying hours of our
national conflict, was only baffled and re
trained by the wisdom and firmness of the
President and his able advisers, and who
delighted to sneer at this plebeian ruler,
so repulsive, iu his elevation to their ex
clusive theories of rank and caste when
these proud monarchs have been taught
to respect, admire, and applaud him;
when domestic treason and rebellion has
been crushed beneath the iron heel of
slow but certain retribution ; when bis
civil and military policy has received the
almost unanimous endorsement of his
countrymen, and his name and fame
like those of Washington, are enshrined
in every heart in this hour of triumph
and of glory, he has fallen ! So let us
fall, if fall we must! when our foes arc
conquered when our names are honorod
when our work is done !
Let us cherish his memory let us fol
low in his footsteps, for our country, for
Freedom, and for God. As he resolved
so-let us determine, that our country shall
be One and Indivisible with not one
star torn from her glorious banner, not
one inch of territory severed from her
vast domain, shall be, and forever be, one
united Nation. "Dipping the weapons
of our patriotism in the life-blood of our
murdered President, Freedom's noblest
martyr, we will swear at our country's al
tar, and in the name of our God, eternal
I hatred to oppression ; we will drive Re-
l ir u 1 l - :a
and jJuman Rondage to
0f darkness whence they came, a
that pit
and make
, 1 i 1 j i.i.i
Freedom,g now and Fame's;
q Qf the few, th' immortal names
That were not born to die !"
A Speech by President Johnson.
A committee of leading citizens of 111.,
including tiov. Oclesby, Senator Yate.s
ex-Senator Brownins:, and a number
other prominent men from that State,
made a formal call upon President John -
son, in Washington, on Monday last,
express confidence in his ability to direct
tue anairs or the nation through the pre
sent crisis, and to give him the assurance
of the support of his administration by
the people of that State. Gov. Oglesby
presented the delegation in a short speech,
to which President Johnson replied as
follows :
Gentlemen I have listened with pro
found emotion to the kind words vou
i . .... . .
nave addressed to me. The visit of this
large delegation to speak to me, through
you, words of encouragement, I had not
anticipated. In the midst of the sadden
ing circumstances which surround -us.
and the immense responsibility thrown
upon me, an expression ot the confidence
ot individuals, and still more of an in
fiuential body like that before me. re
presenting a great Commonwealth, cheers
and strengthens mv heavilv burdened
mind. I am at loss for words to respond.
In an hour like this, of deepest sorrow,
were, it possible to embody in words the
reelings ot my bosom. I could not com
mand my lips to utter them. Perhaps
the best reply I could make and the one
most readily appropriate to your kind
assurance of confidence, would be to re
ceive them in silence. Sensation.
The throbbing of my heart since the sad
catastrophe which has appalled us, cannot
be reduced to words, and oppressed as I
am with the new and grcatc responsibility
which has devolved upon me, saddened
by grief, I can with difficulty respond to
you at all. Rut I cannot permit such ex
pressions of the confidence reposed in me
by the people to pass without acknowledg
ment. To an individual like mvself. who
has never claimed much, but who has, it
is true, received from a generous people
many marks of trust aud honor for a long
time, an occasion like this, and a manifesta
tion of public feeliug so well timed, are
peculiarly acceptable. Springing from
the people myself, every pulsation of the
popular heart fiuds an immediate answer
in my own. Ry many men in public life
3uch occasions are often considered merely
formal. To me they are real. Your
words of countenance and encouragement
siuk deep in my heart, and were I even
a coward, I could not but gather from
them strength to carry out my convictions
of right.
Thus feeling, I shall enter upon the
discharge of my great duty firmly and
steadfastly applause, if not with the
signal ability exhibited by my predecessor
which is still fresh in our sorrowing
minds. Need I repeat that no heart
feels more sensibly than mine this great
affliction ? In what I say on this occas
ion I shall indulge no petty spirit of an
ger no feelling of revenge ; but we'
have beheld a notable event in the his
tory of mankind. In the midst of the
American people, where every citizec is
taught to obey the' laws and observe the
rule's of Christain conduct, our, Ohicf Ma
gistrate, the beloved of all hearts, has
been' assassinated, and when we trace this
crime to its cause, when we remember
the source whence the assassin drew his
inspiration, and then look art th'c result,
we stand yet more astounded at this most
barbarous, most diabolical assassination.
Such a crime as the murder of a great
and good man, honored and revered, the
beloved and tho hope of the people, springs
not alone from a solitary individual' of
ever so desperate wickedness. .We can
trace the cause through successive steps
without my enumerating theui' here,-back
to the source which is the spring 01 all
oar woes. JNo one can say it tne per
petrator of the fiendish deed be arrested,
he should not undergo the cxtremest
penalty the' law knows for crime. None
will say that mercy siiouid interpose ;
but is he alone gulity ? Hero, gentle
men, you- perhaps expect me to present
some idicatiotf of niy future policy. One
thing I will say. Every era teaches its
lesson. The' times we livo in aro not
without instruction. The American peo
ple must be taught, if they do not already
feel, that treason is a crime, and must brcT
punished. fApplause. That the G07-
crnment will not always bear with its-
enemies. That it is strong, not only 0
protect, but to punish. Applause
When we turn to the criminal code and
examine the cataloguo of crimes, we there
find arson laid down as a crime with its
appropriate penalty. We there find theft,
and robbery, and murder given as crimes,
and there too we fiud the last and highest
of crimes. Treason.- Applause. With
other and iufcrior offences our people are
familiar, but in our peaceful history trea
son has been almost unknown. The peo
ple must understand that it is the black
est of crimes and will be severely pun-
.almil r Armlfinsivn X 111 nlc r. tho. nlhisinn
not to excite the already exasperated na, aud been more or less engaged in the
feelings of public justice which 'pursuit of Rooth and different persons
should guide our action at this particular suspected of bciug connected with the
juncture, and which accord with sound gang of assassins.
public morals. Let it b(K eugraven on I The rcigmcnt were in the city, and did
every heart that treason is crime and trai- 'guard and escort duty on' the occasion of
tors shall suffer the penalty. Applause the President's funeral.
While we are appalled, overwhelmed at I A detachment of 26 men, under com
thc fall of one man in our midst by the mand of Lieut. Dohcrty, with two of
hands of a traitor, shall we aHdw more, t Col: Bakers detectives, viz.: Lieut. Col.
I care uot by what weapons, to attempt Conger and Lieut. Baker, both late, of
the life of the State with impunity 7 Raker's District of Columbia, Cavalry,
While we strain our minds to comprehend proceeded to Port Royal in pursuit ot
the enormity of this assassination, shall Rooth and Harrold, they Having re
we allow the nation to be assassinated ? 'ceived trustworthy information of their
Applause. I speak in no spirit of uu-"whereabouts froui the negroes, and some
I I r ' w ' I
kindness. I leave the events of the fu
ture to be disposed of as they occur
Jcgarding myself as the humble instru
ofnient t the American people, in this as
!lu a" thiugs, justice and judgment shall
1 1)0 determined by them. I do not harbor
to bltter or revengeful feelings toward any
In general terms, I would sav that nub
lie morals and public opinion should be
established upon the sure and inflcxblc
principles of justice. Applause.
When the question of exercising mercy,
comes before me it will be considered
calmly and judiciously, rcmemberinir that
I am the Executive of the nation. I
know men love to have their names
spoken of in connection with acts of mer
cy, and how easy it is to yield to this im
pulse, but we must uot forget that what
may be mercy to the individual is cruelty
to the State. Applause. Iu the ex
ercise of mercy there should be no doubt
left that this high prerogative is not us
ed to relieve a few at the expense of ma
ny . Re assured I shall never forget
that I am not to consult my own feelings
alone, but to give an account to the whole
people. Applause.
In regard to my future course I will
now make no professions, no pledges.
I have been connected somewhat actively
with public affairs, and to the history of
my past public acts, which is familiar to
you, l reter tor those principles which
have governed me heretofore will guide
me hereafter. In general I will sav I
have long labored for the amelioration
and elevation of the great mass of man
kind. My opinions as to the nature of
popular government have long been
cherished, and constituted as I am, it is
now too late in life for me to change them.
I believe that government was made for
man, not man for government. Applause.
This struggle of the people against tho
most gigantic rebellion the word ever saw,
has demonstrated that the attachment of
the people to' fucir government is the
strongest national defence human wis
dom can devise. Applause. So long
as each man feels that the interests of the
govern iftent are his interests so- lotrg as
the public heari turns in the' right direc
tion, and the people understand and ap
preciate the theory of our government,
aud love liberty, our constitution will be
transmitted unimpaired. If the time
ever comes when our people shall fail to
defend it, the government will fail, and
we shall cease to be one of the nations of
the earth.
After having preserved our form- of free
Government and shown its power" to main
tain its existence through the vicissitudes
of nearly a century, it may be that it was
necessary for us to pass through this or
ordcal of intestine strife to prove that
this government will not perish from
internal weakness but will ever stand able
to defend itself against all and to punish
treason. Applause.
In the dealings of an inscrutable Prov
i'deucci and by the operation of the Con
stitution, I have been thrown into this po
sition. My past life, especially my course
during the present unholy rebellion1 is be
fore vou. I have no principles to rdtraet.
I defy any one to point taacy of my public
acts at variance with the fixed principles
which have .guided-me through life. I
have no professions to offer. Professitfh
and promises would be worth holding at
this time. No one can foresee the cir
cumstances that will hereafter arise. Had
any man gifted wittprescicncc, four years
ago', written down in advance the events
of this period, the story would have ap-
pearcd more marvellous than anything in
the Arabian iNights. 1 shall not attempt
to anticipate the future. As events oc
cur and it become necessary for me to
act,. I shall dispose of each as it arises,
deferring any declaration or message un
until it can- be written , paragraph by
paragraph, in the light of events as they
transpire. ,t
The mcrbcr's of the delegation we're
then severally introduced to the Presi
dent fly Gov. Oglesby.
m 1
The Assassination.
Booth found and Shot?
Ilis Accomplice Harrold (faptturcd. '
'Fftc. Dying icords of the Assassin Jfo
Confession or repentance A Harden
ed Wretch Full Details of the A
fair. WashilVgtonVTnVi'saay, April 27,1865.
We have just received from the lips of
Sergt. Boston Corbett, of Co. L. 16th
New-York Cavalry, the' full particulars
of his capture of Booth', and the circum
stances which compelled him to shoot
him.
Corbett resides in New-York in Attor-ncy-st.,
next door to the Protestant M.
E. church, of which he is a mombcr.
His regiment has been stationed at lcn-
fj . ....
confirmatory information from" certain
paroled Confederate .soldiera.
They crossed' the Rappahanncok in a
scow ferry-boat at Port Royal on Tuesday
night, and had proceeded about three
miles beyond that place when" they ascer
tained that Rooth was secreted upon tho'
place of Henry Garrett. Mr. G. was call
ed out, and stated he had been there, but"
had been notified bv Rebel cavarlv our
cavalry were crossing the river and that
he must leave and secret himself. Mr. G
seemed to give all the information hoj
could, and his son, who accompanied the
party here, was especially nctiVe in help-"
uiir lcrret him out.
He was supposed to have fled to the woods
but upon approaching.thd barn he was
discovered secreted therein..
When challenged to come out and sur-"
render, he, in a very wild and excited'
tone, demanded to know who they sup
posed him to be, and by. what authority
desiring to know of what crime he was
charged, and evincing the greatest ex
citement, and talking very incoherently-"
The officers demanded that he should
come forth and give himself up. He re
fused to do so, and threatened, to shoot
whoever should approach. He said he"
was alone there, but would never sur
render. Corbett was stationed at a' t corner of:
the barn, where there was aboard off and
where he was particularly exposed to
Booth's fire ; he expressed a desire to go'
in and try and secure him, saying' lie was'
willing to venture his life in' the encoun
ter, and had much rather go in and, at-1
tack him, than to stand in his exposed po
sition; but it was so evident that Booth1
meant to sell his life as dearly as possible,
that Lieut. Dohcrty would not permit hini;
to enter.
The officers then gave Booth five" mini
utes to surrender, or else the barn would
be fired. Nearly a half hour was con
sumed in the parley, however, when fiW
was set to the barn. During the proffress
1 of the flames Rooth was seen by Corbett
aiming his bpencer carbine at one of the
men. Corbett, who- is a' deeply religious'
man, says Ire praye.d fervently for Booth,'
and that God woufd have mercy upon hisf
soul; and feeling that he was justified in
shooting him to preVent the possible loss'
of the life of another innocent man, ap
proached the crack in the barn, leveled5
his revolver and fired.
nis shot, by a strange coincidence, en
tered his bead' in almost' precisely the'
same soot thrft President Linr.nl
shot, the ball however, passed through'
and out of the upper part of nis neck on
the opposite side.
Booth instantly fell, and his car-'
bine dropped heavily with him ; he was'
standing at the' time supported by a1
crutch ; his body was" instantly removed1
from the burning barn ; this was just at. -daybreak
yesterday, and he lived till'
about 7 o'clock. . .
In his leather belt which he wore was
the "Sic Semper Tyrannis" dirk, he so'
tragically brandished upon the stage,'
with clotted blood dried upon its blado.
This knife, his carbine and two revolvers
which he also had upon his ncrson", hold
ing otic in his left hand' at the time of be
ing shot, and while aiming his carbine
were all brought to The Tribune builcT
ing here and exhibited at 2 o'colclc, this'
a. m.
Booth's confederate and companion
Harrold, came out of the barn at the' first'
in an excited state of ffrgfit and professed'
contrition, with his arms upraised. Ho'
also audibly besought Booth to surrender
without avail however,.
Booth, in his forced hauteur, shouted
out just before Harrold left himt "Here,"
Captain, is one man who wants to sur
render mighty bad'. He liad but a mo
ment previous insisted that no one was?
in the barn' with him.
narroid" is' pronounced a mean', cowar
dly boy. ne says he wishes Willccs;
Booth had been dead before he had ever.
so.cn him, and then remarked, with ..silly
tone and action. "He always liked Mr."
Lincolnand was very fond of his jokes.",
Harrold has been b'rough't to' tne city
and confined as the other prisoners.
Booth, before he died, was apparently
rational, but talked at random and co'n
tra'dictcdv himself as he had done through"
out, and he said. "Tell my mother I
have died for my.4 country- .Ypugcn
tlcra.cn', have spoiled my fun in Mexico.".
He seemed conscious of near approach' of
death, but died as frivolously and tiard'
enc..!' as he had- liY'e'tf.
His body was fully identified .b his:
initial on his hand in India ink, his me
morandum books and other papers and
by the Tidrsbnal rcoogition before' j&'d' a-
tcr death of the detectfive officers' who
knew him . . .
He had lW nftisfache shaved off, and
had a u'niform beard' of four or five days.'
no word a gray woolen shirt; had on
dark cassimcr pants'; one cavafry, or thea
ter, top boot, which drew up about the
knees, but was turned do.wn'when captujX
ted. On the other foot ho had aaola
shoe. Ilis leg was baudaged where it' was
broken. , .
Ilarr'ol'd says by his spur catching in
the flag festoouing the President's box,
and tripping in his leap upon the stage.
He suffered excruciating pain from this
-wound, the splintered end of tho "bono1
piercing the flesh.
( Harold says Booth had a third revolver,
which was burned in the barn. jjoothV
general appearance was rough' and unHflyy
strikingly in contrast with the liilaniiUsT
fop of other days. Corbett, whjS''is - a
joung-man' of Cro'mwclian faithsays htr
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