The Lincoln Memorial: A Record of the Life, Assassination, and Obsequies of the Martyred PresidentJohn Gilmary Shea |
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Page 58
... firing behind his neck , between his legs , and in many strange and awkward positions . For his escape he had no less carefully provided . He took a stable in the alley in the rear of the theatre , and on the after- noon of Friday hired ...
... firing behind his neck , between his legs , and in many strange and awkward positions . For his escape he had no less carefully provided . He took a stable in the alley in the rear of the theatre , and on the after- noon of Friday hired ...
Page 64
... fired . I turned , looked up at the President's box , heard the man exclaim ' Sic semper tyrannis , ' saw him jump from the box , seize the flag on the staff , and drop to the stage ; he slipped when he gained the stage , but got upon ...
... fired . I turned , looked up at the President's box , heard the man exclaim ' Sic semper tyrannis , ' saw him jump from the box , seize the flag on the staff , and drop to the stage ; he slipped when he gained the stage , but got upon ...
Page 66
... fired behind the scenes , on the right of the stage . Looking to- wards it and behind the Presidential box , while it startled all , it was evidently accepted by every one in the theatre as an introduction to some new passage , several ...
... fired behind the scenes , on the right of the stage . Looking to- wards it and behind the Presidential box , while it startled all , it was evidently accepted by every one in the theatre as an introduction to some new passage , several ...
Page 72
... fired so closely to to the head . The ball was evidently a derringer , hand cast , and from which the neck had been clipped . A shaving of lead had been removed from the ball in its passage of the bones of the skull , and was found in ...
... fired so closely to to the head . The ball was evidently a derringer , hand cast , and from which the neck had been clipped . A shaving of lead had been removed from the ball in its passage of the bones of the skull , and was found in ...
Page 173
... firing in mem- ory of the honored dead . The hall was draped in the most artistic style , and in the centre , behind the Speaker's desk , was a portrait of President Lincoln , looking natural as life . The Speaker's desk was handsomely ...
... firing in mem- ory of the honored dead . The hall was draped in the most artistic style , and in the centre , behind the Speaker's desk , was a portrait of President Lincoln , looking natural as life . The Speaker's desk was handsomely ...
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