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The Life, Crime, and Capture of John Wilkes Booth

The Life, Crime, and Capture of John Wilkes Booth

by George Alfred TOWNSEND (1841 - 1914)

A series of articles by the New York World newspaper's special correspondent covering the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, its background and subsequent events. It should be noted that some statements in this contemporaneous account have since been shown to be inaccurate. Summary by Delmar H. Dolbier


Extra Mural Scenes

Introductory

Obsequies in Washington

Solution of the Conspiracy (1)

Solution of the Conspiracy (2)

The Assassin's Death (1)

The Assassin's Death (2)

The Detectives' Stories

The Executions

The Martyr

The Murder

The Murderer (1)

The Murderer (2)

The Trial