Ohio archæological and historical quarterly . ompliancewith your request I herewith give you my personal recol-lections of that astounding and ever memorable tragedy,the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, — one of themost remarkable men of this, or any other age, or coun-try — a tragedy that shocked and amazed the civilizedworld. I was not, on the 14th of April, 1865, a member ofCongress as you have thought. My second term, as amember of that body, expired on the fourth day of thepreceding month. I had gone to Washington with afriend. Captain W. M. Kerr, on some business of hisconnected with hi
Ohio archæological and historical quarterly . ompliancewith your request I herewith give you my personal recol-lections of that astounding and ever memorable tragedy,the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, — one of themost remarkable men of this, or any other age, or coun-try — a tragedy that shocked and amazed the civilizedworld. I was not, on the 14th of April, 1865, a member ofCongress as you have thought. My second term, as amember of that body, expired on the fourth day of thepreceding month. I had gone to Washington with afriend. Captain W. M. Kerr, on some business of hisconnected with his service in the army. On Friday,April 14th, we had successfully concluded the businessof our trip and decided to visit Fords theater. (1) 2 Ohio Arch, and Hist. Society Publications. We were not aware that the President was to bepresent. As soon as I saw the President and enter the box in the balcony tier, I called CaptainKerrs attention to the fact. He had never seen thePresident before and was, naturally, much gratified at. Abraham Lincoln. this opportunity of seeing him. Another lady andgentleman accompanied the President, who I afterwardlearned were a daughter of Senator Harris, of NewYork, and a Major Rathbone. Laura Keene and her company were playing OurAmerican Cousin, and the house was packed, as it was Assassination of Abraham Lincoln. 3 her benefit night. The play had progressed for sometime, the curtain had just been rolled up for another act,and almost immediately thereafter the audience werestartled by the report of a fire arm. I looked up to seeif I could discover from whence the sound came. I saw the assassin, as he proved to be, in the Presi-dents box making for the front. When he had reachedit he placed his hand on the banister and cried out: Sicsemper fyrannis, and, leaping over, alighted on thestage, bringing down with him some of the drapery sur-rounding the box. When he lit he sank nearly to hisknees, as one naturally would in lighting on
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