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JHE MORNING POST; WEDNESDAY,- OCTOBER ;9 ' J 901 BOOTH'S CRIME RECALLED v BY AN EYE-WITNESS Man' Who Played in the Orchestra at Ford's Theatre the Night Lincoln Was Shot Tells of That Awful Tragedy In tne village of Wakefield, N. Y., there is an old man to whom the shoot ing of President McKinley comes home with especial force. He is William With ers, and he was once the leader of the orchestra in Ford's theatre, Washing- . ton, and while there he was an eyewit ness of the shooting of President Lincoln on the night of April 14, 1SG5. . "In a life of Go years, almost oO of which have been spent as an orchestra leader, I have seen many strange things," he said to a New "York Sun reporter on the night of the shooting of President McKinley, "and I have traveled all over this continent and Europe; but of all the . Things that I recall none remains so in delibly stamped upon the tablets of my liiamory as the scenes of that terrible night.' It seems but yesterday since Lin coln died. Laura Keene s company was at Ford's .theatre. and on that particular night it "was ;(Jood Friday the play was the 'American Cousin,' with. Laura Keene as the star. I was young and enthusiastic then, and very much wrapped up in my work. I had written and" . composed a song which I called 'Honor to Our Sol diers.' I had engaged a quartet and we practiced time and again. Miss Keene had promised, me that it should be sung between the acts that night. "The entrance of the presidential par ty, which was entirely unexpected, very effectually put an end to our plan. The party consisted of Mr, -and 'Mrs. Lincoln, Major Rathbone and the two boys, 'Tad' and Robert Lincoln. They proceeded to a box to the right of the stage, and four teen feet above its level. As the party walked along the passage the vast -audience cheered enthusiastically, while the orchestra struck up Hail to the Chief.' I had heard that .played often at the en trance of a president to some public gath ering, and -had frequently noted that the chief executive ignored it and failed to ac knowledge that he understood its' 'im port. Not so with Lincoln. He smiled ' and bowed politely to orchestra and au dience: then with characteristic modesiy he withdrew to a far corner of the box, so that his fcee. was shaded by the cur tain. He did not sit in front, as has been erroneously stated. DRANK WITH BOOTH. "Before t je overture Wilkes Booth and I had a drink together, and now that tin' president was seated, I saw him moving down the passageway leading to the box. He seemed to be intently watching the play. "'What has come over Booth tonight, I wonder, that he follows the play closely?' I remarked to a member of the orchestra. "This was near the conclusion of the first act. Just as the curtain was about to be rung down. J. B. Wright, the prompter, sent word to me that it would be impossible to produce my song xur night, because Miss Jve'ce was nervous over the unexpected, arrival of the presi dent, and was fearful lest something would occur to mar the.play. I was angry at' this, as Miss Keene had iriven me a positive, promise, and nau said, more over, that she would aid me as much as she could. I was naturally eager to see how the song would take as I was some what proud of it. I made up my mind, therefore, to go to the rear of the stage and remonstrate with Wright. "Just inside the door leading to the point I wished to reach, the box contain ing the governor which controlled the gas 1 jets of the entire building was placed. ..Leaning over this box was Spangler. a scene shifter, apparently watching the Tlar. "(Tt out of my way, I exclaimed. . 'irt,n v,, i t , t u l uu,-iiic55 uaic . uu licie; ne 1 demanded. MOVEMENT TO ESTABLISH A LODGE OF ELKS IN RALEIGH Durham Lodge Passes on 27 Charter Members for the Capital City Lodge Oistrict Deputy Takes Them in Hand the movement for the organization of a lodge of Elks in this city is now well under way. A list of 27 charter mem bers has been passed upon by the lodge of Elks at Durham and forwarded to District Deputy II. J. Gerkin at Wil mington, by whom the lodge must be in stitution. , - The reason the charter members were passed upon by the Durham lodge is that in forming a new lodge it is neces sary for the lodge nearest the town where the new lodge is to be established to pass upon each charter member pro ved. This is because it is -supposed that the Elks nearest the home oh the applicants would be in the better posi tion to pass upon their fitness for mem--bership. . It is impossible as yet to make public the names of the 27 gentlemen who are to constitute the Raleigh lodge owing to PUT IT ON THE TURKS Macedonia Committee Enters Indignant Denial Vienna, Oct. 8. A telegram addressed to General Zontscheff, president of the Macedonian committee, has drawn forth an emphatic denial that the committee as in any w-ay connected with the ab duction of Miss Stone. General Zont-i-'Iieff declares that it is self-evident th at the committee, which wishes to Kf-eur'e the support of the civilized world tor,. the Macedonian caufee, would not do nything so foolish. Turks did the deed, if added, and Turkey, alone is responsi The Bulgarian foreign tninistei is 'i.i!"ted here as indignantly denying the -"ingestion that ' Bulgaria "is not doing h'-r utmost to rescue Miss Stone. He fiys that three thousand ti-oops are f-rehing for her. ' ,' . . Another Combine Formed! Glasgow, Oct. 8 Another combina tion to combat the invasion of Great Britain by the American Tobacco Com ' " 'I ami going to see Mr, Wright,M re joined, 'get out "The fellow moved away, and before he had time to return to the box the whistle blew and he had to make the changes for the dairy scene. "I talked with WTright and left him in disgust, as the best he could do was to promise that, if possible, the song would be sung after the closing act, when I knew well that no onev would stay to listen-to it. I had stepped down one step of the stairs on my way back to the or chestra "when; suddenly a pistol shot rang out. I stopped, wheeled about and saw the dark, figure of a man flying through the air from ;the president's box to the stage. Half way his foot caught in the flag and he fell to the floor. He was up again in an instant and rushing in my direction. He held a dagger in his right hand. RECOGNIZES BOOTH. "As he approached to my horror I rec ognized Wilkes Booth. His face was a terrible sight. It was drawn and white and his black eyes blazed like fire and seemed to protrude from his head. His long, black hair seemed to stand on end Let me pass! me pass, ne saiu. I stood stupidly staring at him and -w . m t i : i said not a word; All at once he crouched 1. Ill , U V.-rl lw and sprang at me, lunging with the dagger as. he. came. It cut through my dress coast, waistcoat and two shirts, but did not graze the skin. He sprang again, this time high in the air and struck me from above downward. The point of the weapon buried itsvlf in the back of my'neek after passing through the coat just below the collar and I fell to the floor, with my face to the. rear door. Booth leaped over me, swung the door wide and dashed through, slamming it behind him. As the shaft of light-from the stage pierced the gloomi outside I had a momentary view of the picture framed by the darkness. I recognized the head and hand of "Peanut" John, and the heads of the two horses he was holding. I did not know at that time that Booth had broken his ankle when he fell. He moved with remarkable activity. "I was dragged to my feet by a detec tive whose name I nd longer remember, and led to the front of the stage. There was great confusion and-the stage was crowded with people who shouted for vengeance, -screaming, 'Shoot him! Kill him!' " "What is it?' I asked. THE STRICKEN PRESIDENT. " 'Look,' replied the dectective, pointing to the president's, box. I did look and saw the president's head hanging over the rail. His, face was very white. Mrs. Lincoln was-wiping his forehead .with a handkerchief, while .Laura; Keene stood beside her holding a pitcher of water. "Has Mr. Lincoln been, shot?'- I in quired. 'He has, replied the .detective, 'and you are under arrest.' "I was taken Jo the .police station. There I told my story and assured the. authorities that it was Wilkes Booth who had escaped. I was wounded, and when the dagger was fouiid an hour later in front of the patent office I was dis charged. Spangler subsequently confess ed. to his share in the plot. At the sound of the pistol shot he was to turn out the lights. Had it not been for me. he de clared, no one could ever have identified the assassin, as he would have escaped ill Liu uainiicss Mr. Witchers has been to Europe twice under Sothern and was leader in a San Francisco orchestra for five years. His last engagement was under Daly, as late as wnen lne teisha was produced. Since then Mr. Witchers has suffered from an abscess of the ear and on that i i . . . necounr. nas oeen comnenpn rn retire hp looks much younger than Go. ) the fact that the list has yet to be fissed upon by two or more Elk au thorities and until this gauntlet is run it is subject to charge. However it is not probable that there will be anv changes made as the personnel, is as good as could be well gotten together in Raleigh. The lodge will probably be instituted within .the next 30 days and the cere monies attendant thereon will attract many visiting Elks and will be the oc casion for an elaborate social program including a sumptuous banquet with its mystie 11 o'clock toast to "the absent brother." 4 . The movement, for the organization has been worked up by several young men of the city who are members nf lodges elsewhere, among themf being Mr. T. J. Pence Mr. R. C. Rivers. Mr. Ale Andrews, Jr.. Mr John II. An drews and Mr. R. L. Stevens. pany; is under discussion. The scheme as nfifolded at a meeting here convened by the Tobacco Dealers- Alliance, in cludes the undertaking by a big firm of price cutting retailers to manufacture for other retailers and to raise their own retail prices to the alliance's min imum schedule. It is expected, that from three thousand; to four thousand retailers will join the movement. TELEGRAPH TERSITIES Brussels, Oct. 8. The public prosecu tor has applied; to the chamber for leave to prosecute Deputy Sinoots for a so cialistic speech which he made to the colliers of Seraing. which is regarded as subversive of good order. Glasgow, Oct. 8. Five thousand Scotchmen will apply to the trustees of the Carnegie fund for the benefits of free education at the universities dur ing the first year, v Paris, Oct. 8. A ' dispatch from St. Nazairo' snys the French' bark Dupleix, OLD TTH1SKET la so pepn- lar, becaute to sood. 'J ak no substi tute : ,v Captain Haruga, which sailed from San Francisco May 1 for Queenstown, re ports that she- was in collision off Cape Horn with a four-masted schooner. The schooner was sunk and her crew drowned. Berlin, Oct. 8. Emperor William has conferred the German Chinese war medal on all the rulers whose troops partici pated in the operations in China. Among the number is President Loubet , of France. ' ; Colon, Colombia, Oct. 8. Senor Marti nez, the Chilean minister and delegate to the Pan-AmeiiCan Congress, leaves today by the steamer Texan for Mexico. Hong Kong, Oct. 8. Chinese troops have defeated the rebels in the Kai-Ying-Chow district. Twenty of the reb els w.ho were captured were beheaded. Three missing German missionaries were found by the troops. ' San Francisco, Oct. 8. The mansion of the late Collis P. Huntington, at Cali fornia and Taylor streets, will never be used again as a residence, according to an announcement made by the widow1 of the raihrrad magnate. Mrs. ' Hunt ington intends to give the splendid structure with its fine grounds to some charity, probably a hospital. ... f; AMENDMENT WAS LOST Dramatic Surprise in the Episcopal Convention ,San Francisco, Oct. 8. The main fea ture of the Episcopal Contention today was the dramatic surprise which await- e(i the members when they disi .. - . . , scovered Willis l irtUH-jr uiuu.- coustics of Trinity Church or some other cause yes terday, the. vote on the Huntington amendment was recorded improperly and that the amendment, for which Dr. Huntington, of Grace church, New York, has been working for years, was killed by a single Vote instead of tri umphantly adopted. The error was brought to the attention of the House by Rev. Dr. Williams, of Omaha. Af ter some discussion .Dr. Iluutingtoii came in and when he learned the facts he at once called for a correction of the roll, although it proved fatal to his measure. Later an effort was made to reeon, sider the vote on the amendment, but it was defeated again, more decisively than before.' Dr. Huntington, therefore, must .begin all over again and submit the proposed amendment anew to the convention, which can not act" finally for three years. The killing of this amendment was deplored by many del egates, especially among the laymen, as it had for its object the broadening of tho scope of the church's work. . 3 Funeral of Jlr. J. S. Bryan 1 The funeral of the late John S. Bryan, whose remains were brought here from Salisbury for interment, was conducted from Christ Church yesterday morning at 11 o'clock. - There was a large gather ing of relatives and friends and the service was conducted by Rev. John Huske. There were many floral trib utes. The interment was in the family piot in 4he city cemetery. The. follow ing gentlemen served as pallbearers: Col. W. J. Saunders, Mr. N. W. West. Dr. P. J. Haywood, Mr. Charles Mc Kimmon, Mr. Armistead Jones, Mr. P. II. Andrews. Mr. Ed Chambers Smith, Mr. K. 0. Crow. ' For Knral Graded School It was learned last night that Wil son's Mill school district, in Johnston county, held an election yesterday and jvoted to levy a special tax for tne jpurpos e or estaiuismng graueii scnoois. This is a long stride in the right direc tion and in taking this step Wilson's Mill is setting an example which other districts throughout the Mate may well (Emulate. j , Republican Carry Indianapolis Indianapolis, Oct. 8. The election for mayor, clerk, police judge and members of the city councils resulted tlay in a substantial victory for the ' Republi cans, their entire ticket being elected by about 1.200 majority. It was the first rime the party 'has earned the election for six years. A Frightful Blunder Will often cause a horrible Burn, Scald, Cut or Bruise. Bucklen s Arnica Salve, the best in the world, will kill the pain and -promptly heal it. Cures Old Sores, Lever Sores. Llcers, Boils, Felons, Corns, all Skin Eruptions. Best Pile cure on earth. Only 2"c a box. Cure, guaranteed. Sold bv all druggists. The World's Richest Town (From the Boston Herald.) . Brookline, the richest -town in the world, is more than $5,000,000 this year than last, according to the computatiou of the town's wealth, which was eirfn out yesterday by the assessors. The rate of taxation is lower. There is a gain in'the valuationof personal estate of more than $3,000,000, and more than $2,000,000 in realty. There are more in habitants and a gain in the number of assessed noils. . The total valuations this year is $83, 180,700, against $77,052,900 last year. The personal estate is valued at $26, 87,000, against $23,499,000 in 1900. Th.s very large -gain is attributed to the fact thai Brookline has such excep tional attractions for residential pur poses that a natural gain is bound to be found in each year over the figures of the preceding year, and that many new residents have established themselves in Brookline. The past year , has. acv cording to the assessors, been one in wiCu Brookline has been particularly favored in this respect. .The real estate is valued at $56,309. 000, as against $54,435,100, the figures last year. The gain in realties is large ly on land values, chiefly because of the many recent improvements and the ex tension o railway acilities. Buildings .-in the town are valued at . $23,203,600, against $22,441,500 last year, and the land valuation is put at $33,106,100, last year's figures being $32,011,000. The number of polls is 5,773, agajnst 5,630 assessed last year. The town's income rom sources outside of direct taxation is $325,000. The state taxthis year is estimated to be about $47,617.50; county 'tax, $58,129.39; metropolitan sewer tax, 42$.78G.63; parks, maximum amount, $35,000. -4 Mr. Job P. Wyatt is in Durham on business:. . s. . OLD HENRY WH1SRKV, mild, mel low and pure. Demand it and take on ftuJULtllAtA MILLINERY OPENING Boylan, Pearce & Co.'s Store Crowded With Shoppers Exquisite Display of Pattern Hats and milliner? Material 8me f the Noticeable Hats Open ing Continues Today The mammoth, store of Messrs. Boy lan, Pearce & Co., on Fayetteville street was crowded with ladies all day yesterday. They flocked there from all parts of the city and from the country arouna about to see the newest and pret ties things in millinery for it was Fall opening' day in thisdepartment of this great store, and as an evidence of the success; scored by this enterprising firm the ladies, one and all, accorded the highest praise to tho display. A large section of floor space in the rr-ar of the store is devoted to the mil linery iand for several days past Miss Louise iEdwards, the accomplished head millirer from New York, and the Miss- ses Bessons 'of this city, favorably known! as popular and tasteful milli ners, assisted; by a number of compe tent young ladies, have been hard at work .opening up and displaying the stock. iThey were successful to an emi- I nent degree. . Indeed, . the "display was a work of art. There is a profusion of millinery 'materials and many excep tionally handsome pattern hats, of the newest and richest designs. These are arrayed on tables which are prettilyy trimmed and adorned with growing plants, palms, ferns, etc., the whole blending in a scene especially pleasing to behold, the color scheme of the dec orations being red and green. . It would be an endless task to de scribe even half the exquisite creations inj hats which constitute this display. But reference must be made to some of them. - - - - There is a swell hat in black and white with black' sheared velvet trim ming and ostrich plumes. Another hat is of a pretty green rat fern. It is of fur and fringe on dark green with felt of a lighter green. It is one of Madam Ponyanne's most ar tistic designs. ' ; One of the most unique designs of all is a black Elorodora than which there seems to be no more popular and fash ionable this season: Among the children's hats there is an ex- uisite virot of dark and light shades of green with pink and green steel or naments. All these and many others too num erous to mention must be seen to be appreciated and the Post is glad to an nounce that the opening will continue today and everybody is cordially invit ed to call land the young ladies in at- tendance will gladly the display. Show them over ; POSTSCRIPTS Mr. L. W. Boney, of Wallace, was here yesterday. Mr. John Broughton, of McCuller. was in the city yesterday. Miss Rosa Simmerman of Greensboro, is registered at the Yarborough. Any one wanting programs of the shoot" at the Twentieth Century Fair can get them by applying in .person or by postal to Mr. J. F. Ferrall. . Master Robert Leach,.., the thirteen-year-old son of Mr. J. M. Leach, was painfully hurt yesterday on north Blount street by being run over byfa dray loaded with sand. . -- Four Surprised Sisters (From the Cincinnati Enquirer.) Four sisters, ranging in age from GO y.o 74 years, and living respectively in Mas sachusetts,. Florida, Kentucky and Ohio, met the past week under unusual cir cumstances. Sinniltaneosly from their far api-t homes three o the sisters arriv ed to visit the ourth in Dayton, O. Neither o them knew that the others were coming. Each lady had made un her mind so suddenly f6r the visit that there had been no time- for mail com munication by any member of the fami lies. There was no birthday occasion, no illness, no known cause whatever that might explain how the three ladies at the. same time conceived the idea of visiting their Ohio sister. Having decided very hastily on com ing, each lady started at once, and had GROSS FALL ATTRA6TI0NS ! 3 "' (0 :" We believe that- the desire for STYLE, the taste for SOMETHING THAT IS NEW AND UP-TO-DATE, the demand for SOMETHING BETTER, comes from the people wearing goo u clothes and sold by Aggressive, Pushing and Uptodate Retailers. ' Our stock this .season is so replete with many new and exclusive styles, with every fabric that is in demand thnt thejr aro that it requires no enori uu uui aiv. hit it Tpriuires uu tu-vjj. b v." w t- xnai ii jrnamntee behind .... . . ji fit and finisn ana FALL NECK nt anannibn novelties, distinctive and exclusive desigDS, 1' ,VIilj " diately find it in our store. il ATS Do you want the correct aSHOE&-Doyon buy shoes? Then we can give 'you the- neatest up-to-date Good, reliable shoes. , . - - Come in. we can please yon from head to foot. CRO S3 in tiew the extra pleasure of '-, giving the sister in Dayton "a pleasant sur prise. There was an unexpected gener al surprise. Just as the Kentucky lady walked into her relative's home the Mas epchusetts sister arrived. . Astonishment was at a great height. War greetings wfre not yet over, bonnets had not ret been removed, when . in walked the sis ter from Florida. ' The four sisters are Mrs. Elizabeth B. Bradford, of Pensacola, Fla.; Mrs. Dr. Annie B. Campbell, of Boston, Mass.. Mrs. Jennie Butterfield Smith, of Cyn thiana, Ky.j and the oldest, Mrs W'illey, agtfd 74 years o' Dayton, O. The four sisters had not met since they were call ed together 0 years ago at the death bed of their father. The quartet' were daughters of the late Hon. S. A. But terfield, Sr., who was a . prominent fig ure in the Miami galley's early Demo cratic politics. ; ; " ' . From Mr. Aydlett (Fisherman t and Farmer.) We take the liberty to present the following letter to the public: "Elizabeth City, Sept. 28. Editor Fisherman and Farmer: Dear Sir; I was surprised to see in the last issue of your paper your men tion of my name for the Supreme Court. While a number of my . friends ' have been to see me, urging me to become a candidate for the position, I told them all that I was not a candidate. I had no idea it would be mentioned in any of the papers. I wish, however, to express to you my appreciation of your kind expressions regarding me. I appreciate the expres sions of my friends and their confidence in me, and if at any time I am intrust ed w'ith any position I hope to fill it in such a way as not to disappoint them. "Yours very truly, (Signed) E. F. AYDLETT. Mr, Aydlett has not sought the of fice, but his friends recognizing his great ability and high" character qualities which eminently fit him for the high position of an associate justice of the Supreme Court present his name as RALEIGH COOPER BROS, Proprietors. Raleigh, N. C. MONUMENTS Write for catalogue. We pay the freight. At Tuckpr's St hi A for A t! i aiior WE ANNOUNCE THE ARRIVAL OP OUR TAILOR - MADE SUITS, AND ARE . NOW ON SALE. TT TTTTTT- TT uu Ave - - " , them. Look and be convinced . - , . , style. Where better can you find them? LINEMAN, Up-to-Date Clothiers and Furnishers their candidate before the State con vention. Throughout this whole i section Mir. Aydlett stands at the head of the legal profession, although a young, man, and no man in the State would carry to the office more ability or character than this representative eastern , man from a portion of the State which should gam recognition through its favorite son. ;'; 'VV """ ' ;." Mr. A. M. Rucker, of Greensboro, was here yesterday. 'TONIGHT. ANDREW ROBSON And an Excellent Company in a Superb Production of diehard; Carvel A Dramatization of "Winston Churchill's Great Novel. .PRICES: 25, 40, 75c $1.00 and $1.50. Balcony reserved seats 50c. ACADEMY OF MUSIC R. C. fllVBRS, manager. 3 NIG-HTS 3 COMMENCING i Thursday, October 10 LILIAN TUCKER CO. IN A REPERTOIRE OF MODERN PJLAYS AT POPULAR PRICES. THURSDAY NIG-HT : CHANGE OF PLAY AND SPECIAL-. TIES EACH NIGHT, -Prices: 10. 20 and 30 cents. Ladies free opening night. ore. L v 'uj, wuu an xne style, If there is anything new you Im ma Dunlap, Stetson and the cheaper rrade foot wear to be found anywhere, - - - . I d mi lei adles TT A TV "V
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