Show WOULD HAVE HIDDEN LINCOLN ASSASSIN pennsylvanian tells how gathering of former friends of booth heard of maniacs deed at washington old men paused in front TWO of the portrait of abraham lincoln in one of the great new york picture galleries there Is the noblest man america lever produced said the eldest yes said his companion thoughtfully and every time isee lincoln s picture I 1 of the meant to bide his ca several bystanders diew n little closer 1 I lived in western pennsylvania when I 1 was a boy he began and in the days of the oil tn excitement we had 11 a lot of queer experiences perien ces and met a lot of strange people among the young men who came there was john wilkes booth he came to try his fortune in the oil field my father had an office on the mabb street and booth took a sudden liking for him one day he d 1 a a p pearce without a word and the next thing we heard was the news of of Lincol ns assassination si then he opened there was a the door deal of excitement then I 1 can tell you everyone began wondering he try to get back to town to hide and there was all sorts of rumors afloat they were talking about it in fathers office one evening all the men who used to play cards with booth 1 I hope he wont come hero and ask me to hide him said father for of cauree id have to hand him over to justice just then there was the sound of voices far off down the street and a sharp rattle at the door lie has come back cried my father after him too hide bim behind the door said one man no said father in the safe then be opened the door the voices had died away the threshold was empty the wind and not a hunted criminal had rattled the latch those men thinking of booth the criminal but the quiet pleasant young man they bad grown so fond of |