Show SAW 13 LINCOLN KILLED WAS LENDER OF ORCHESTRA THAT NIGHT ho two meant lon vals fro from joha joh llor ill gillih I 1 A ic K lif info n va as arrested arar ifil fur for the murder of tits I 1 rt ri bitle I 1 it the lea lealer lor of augustin Augu atin D a I 1 y 1 s 9 orchestra i enjoys tho the distine M wai tio i of having not mf only y been at the KW theater hetter the ho night I 1 vis assassin itei tilt lilt having 4 1 nn by the dal ila get ot of tho as just a tow few monic tits lifter arter booth hid lied t the 1 eliol that I 1 ado I 1 tie I 1 inolia a 11 here e re li 19 the story ai is ile ha tells it I 1 ft is haddi of 0 the stra at tile the 1110 hlll is tile was vils to wit no neis is tho i 1 I foi manco c cf f 0 ir merican cousin I 1 bought thit th it as g tho occasion oc caBlon I 1 w dicia composo a fong so I 1 lid it as entitled honor to our sold ir Is in ml I 1 dedicated to tho the president rills ilits was aa to in junr bat between betla tv efto 0 ot of tho nt ty by a q I 1 irtes I 1 hid on cn and the bentlie comply who worn to bo attai attlies ed in the am american rican colors As I 1 aps on my attry to the 1 I root met bohr wilke 4 jut ju lt t in front of goo hinr a which adjoined the theater it v m ii a night and hi I 1 his hla his arm good 0 billy he slid come have sonia hing I 1 As act I 1 ana ats to enter the the ahei atei booth reni re arke I 1 III witness the perform im a to night I 1 noticed nothing nebout tits his de demeanor and saw pa hini him its as I 1 nas coming comina out foi tho the oN oci ettine tuie soon tle tie his ilfe maj and robt rebut it and tad their box I 1 for 1101 to the chief and alio llio aulle an clience twe cheered and the presle nt lit smilingly and bow boal c I 1 tien lie ho s bated eted aln alt fin aal I 1 sith tits his acau accustom corned cil modesti drew the curtains curtal ni ili hi if tile the box A after fit r the fiat net act 1 11 IN right the onge sent in mi sord ord ito ho would be to hale fio song sung sting at thit hit time but agull try and hale bae it rendered between the tha second and third acts A nies massago gago as amt n e it it the cioe of 0 the second net act an all I 1 I 1 asi imo I 1 started 0 t 10 60 upon the tha stage when I 1 will nocle in ili the til coni walking dolan tho the aisle in tile the direction of the presidents tInts ho bo ile HB w is seemingly attentive toward the actor tor for the tha curtain had acne up again I 1 encountered 41 60 ell eh tier iter dino antei anai d learned va was as to turn out the 11 lights in the ho theater as soon as the shot was wag fired ile he obstructed my passage what do you want ant here 7 he demanded in a reply I 1 told him it was none 0 of his business mr air wright appealing ansler Sp anler left his position on the stage alongside the box in which waa vas the apparatus for illuminating the theater I 1 closed the lid of the box and ent bat upon it to talk to the manager unconscious that I 1 was spoiling the plan mr tr wryght told me the song would be sung at the close of the performance and miss aliss keene had sent word to tho the president requesting him to stay and hear bear it I 1 was just about to return to the orchestra when the crack ot of a revolver startled stait led me all was quiet instantly I 1 saw a min jump from the presidents box on to the stage it wits was booth ile iio ran directly toward the door leading into to th the alley ealley this course bi ought brought him right in my path ile he had a dagger in tits his hand ind he waved it threaten threateningly inroy ile he evidently lid did not recognize mo ma for he appeared app Lared like a maniac hla his ees seemed starting from their sockets and his halt hall was aled with head down he ran tow toward ird mo me and cried ret let nip me piss ile he slashed at mo me and the knife cut through my coat seat iest and underclothing ile he struck iraln the point of tho the penetrating the hick bick of my neck and the blow bi ought brought tile me to the floor I 1 ft watched ditched him mike tits hla exit into the alle ond and e night sight ot of the horse hold held by peanut john the rhe commotion com moLlon in the audience was as something terrible teri ible senell act ois including harry hawke rushed out and a nian man who inho proved to be a detective lifted me up and said 1 I arrest ou nil all this about I 1 asked I 1 tit ni Et bled I 1 w wis is quickly told whit als vas the mattei iha thought flashed across my mind that booth was ass the assassin I 1 w x aj ti t i ion ien to the police station and my nig ret oil ed in the presence of mil or willich that yas was I 1 balle believe e the first intimation tint they had of oc tile the identity of the hiir icier I 1 was nt at the trial of the conspirators and the second to gle give testimony my wound boiled in a short time |