The assassination of Abraham Lincoln : flight, pursuit, capture, and punishment of the conspirators . BOOTH CROSSING THE STAGE AFTER LEAPING FROM THE BOX. THE ASSASSINATION. 23 When the party entered the box. a cushioned arm-chair (rocking-chair) was standing farthest from thestage and nearest the audience. This was also the near-est point to the door by which the box is entered. ThePresident seated himself in this chair, and, except thathe once left the chair for the purpose of putting on his. SPUR WORN BY BOOl H. When he leaped from the box to the stage it caught in the flag, whichcaused him
The assassination of Abraham Lincoln : flight, pursuit, capture, and punishment of the conspirators . BOOTH CROSSING THE STAGE AFTER LEAPING FROM THE BOX. THE ASSASSINATION. 23 When the party entered the box. a cushioned arm-chair (rocking-chair) was standing farthest from thestage and nearest the audience. This was also the near-est point to the door by which the box is entered. ThePresident seated himself in this chair, and, except thathe once left the chair for the purpose of putting on his. SPUR WORN BY BOOl H. When he leaped from the box to the stage it caught in the flag, whichcaused him to fall and break his leg. overcoat, remained so seated until he was shot. was seated in a chair between the President andthe pillar in the center of the box. At the opposite end of the box, that nearest thestage, were two chairs. In one of these, standing in rhecorner. Miss Harris was seated. At her left hand, andalong the wall running from that end of the box to therear, stood a small sofa. At the end of this sofa, next toMiss Harris, I was seated. The distance between thesofa and the President was about seven or eight distance between where the President sat and thedoor was about four or five fe^t. When the second scene of the third act was beingperformed, I was intently observing the proceedingsupon the stage, with my back toward the door, when I 24 ASSASSINATION OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN. heard the discharge of a pistol behind me, and, lookingaround, saw, through the
Size: 2084px × 1199px
Photo credit: © The Reading Room / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1900, bookdecade1900, bookidassassinatio, bookyear1901
