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Show UKOUrSUFCVAS ATTEMPTED WITH ;. k BOB WIDOW OF PRESIDEMT'8 FR1ENI TELLS STORY. Her hhisband Saved Martyr From Ter rible Death at Baltimore When On His Way to Be Inaugurated. Springfield, 0., Feb. 8. That an al tempt was made upon President Liu coin's life in Baltimore as he was oi his way to Washington to take office is told by Mrs. Coggeshall, widow o the Springfield man who Bared th president from death. , All these years the story has remain ed a secret with Mrs. Coggoahall, t whom It was told by her husband li secrecy. It comes to light now mere ly because Mrs. Coggeshall believe Its telling can do no harm and that 1 may be an interesting addition to th Lincoln literature of the month. Her story Is that a bomb was hurle into ' the coach occupied by Lracol as It was standing In tho station i Baltimore, and that her husband firs shoved Lincoln through, the door c the car and then hurled the bom through a window of tho coach awa from the crowd. Coggeshall, who was one of Lincoln' close friends, accompanied him fror Cohimbus, O.. to Washington. He wa later sent by Lincoln aa minister t Ecuador where he died of yellow fe er. Mrs. Coggeshall says: 'A change of cars had to bo mad In Baltimore. The special car dael ed into the depot and preparations fo an Immediate change for Umj Waal ington car were made. Mr. linooi and my huBband wore tho last to loav the coach. Mr. Lincom, who was lea Ing. turned just as they readied th door and saw a hisatas bomb In th neat ho waa passing. Mr. Ooggosha turned and saw what menaced them. "He gave Lincoln a ehor that sec him out on the platforao, grabbed th bomb and hurled It out of the vlndo opposite to where the crowd w gaU ered and then bortted to Ck waittn train. When they had become oon poeed. Iinoola ercUlracdC 'Cogg haJL did I not toll you that If jro came- with me I should coma tmMy God know be-' "For a moment ray taBhaoa coui not talk. Then ho said: Mr. Pre dent, let tbie pm no furthor. Le us not giv It to tt world to be crii Iciaed.' i "Who put tho bomb la tho car( wa never learned |