. The assassination of Abraham Lincoln. of the light In Mr. Sewards room on thateventful night, and the domestics of Mr. Seward were entering the room the porter, a colored bor aboutevi nteen yiars of age, threw up his bands with an excla-mation of horror, and, pointing to the man. said: fbat isthe maul I dout want to scchim: be did it; I know himby that lip 1 The servant bad already previously describ-ed some peculiarity about the upper lip of the mm whomhe had admitted to commit the foul and murderous was subsequently recognized by ot tiers as the manwho perpetrated the
. The assassination of Abraham Lincoln. of the light In Mr. Sewards room on thateventful night, and the domestics of Mr. Seward were entering the room the porter, a colored bor aboutevi nteen yiars of age, threw up his bands with an excla-mation of horror, and, pointing to the man. said: fbat isthe maul I dout want to scchim: be did it; I know himby that lip 1 The servant bad already previously describ-ed some peculiarity about the upper lip of the mm whomhe had admitted to commit the foul and murderous was subsequently recognized by ot tiers as the manwho perpetrated the murdeious deed at Secretary Sew-ards, and testimony has been procured, tracing him, stepby stc p, from Ibe time of his separation from Booth untilhe entered Sewards house. The chain of evidence is com-plete and lasten? upon him a* the perpetrator of the horridcrime which has shocked the whole community. Thevidian .was heavily Ironed and placed lu conihioineiiton oue of the gunboats. Qs&-£tbirJ J!U>L>*^<CA-Lf&jb? ysbsr. «sr THE SOLEMN FUNERAL CEREMONIES AT WASHINGTON. The City Thronged with Thous-apds of Mourners, i IMPOSING FUNERAL FAGfcMNT—SEBYICES AT Tim WHITE HOUSE. Funeral Sermon by K« * land, Columbus, Indianapolis, and Chicago, ISpringfield.(Signed) Edwin M. Stanton, , Secretary of War. 1 HE WHOLE. NATION Programme of the Eoute of the Cortege. •_ SE&. SEWARDSASSAILANTPOSITIVELY I0ENTEHE0. HE IS HEAVILY IRONED AND PLACED ON A GUNBOAT, Booth Reported to he inmsvlvaiiia. LATER F ROM* EUEGPE-TEEEI- ELE EAVAGES OF THB PLAQUE IN RUbSIA. orriciAS- isuiAKxa^. War Department, I Washington, April 19—1 p. m. J To Major General Dix: The arrangements fur conveying the Presidentsremains to Springfield have been changed thismorning. They will go direct from Washingtonto Philadelphia, Harrisbnrg, Pittsburgh, FortWayne, and theuce to Springfield. iSignadj - E. M. Stanton, Secretary or War. , I 4VAS111NUTON, April 19, 11 P. M. i General
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