Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, April 24, 1879, Page 1

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Mysterious Allusioné to a Wrong Done to Some. One by Booth. Ho Refuses to Divulge the Cause Whick Mado Ilim Seek the Actor's Life. | Mr, Booth Utterly Ignorant of the Man or His Motives. Statenfonts of Hyo Witnesses of What They Saw at the Thsatre, A WOULD-BE ASSASSIN, Shakspeare's historical drama of Richard II. came within au ace last evening of ending in a tragedy in real life. Edwin Booth, who personated the King, was abot at. while on the stage of MeVicker's. Theatre by Mark Gray, a dry-goods clerk from St. Louis. This fs probably the first timo in the. history of the atago that an attempt was cver made to assassinate an actor while playing his role. Many years ago, almost so long ago as to haye escaped the recollection of the oldest in- habitants, Gussto Bench, an’ actress, attempted to kill ber husband, George Beach, an actor, in the lobby of Wood's Muscum, which in the ante- fire days ateod on Randolph street, pear Clark, Georgo receivedy'a slight wound, from which he recoyered in a few weeks. In the case of Mr, Booth the marks- man was much tess succogsful. None of the bullets struck lim, though‘one passed over his hend st a distance of about two feet. Mark Gray, the would-be a%auslo, was formerly a resident of Keokuk, but subsequently moved to St. Louts, from where hot now hails, In an interview with a Trimunr reporter he claimed that some yenrse ago Mr. Booth {njured ono of his‘ friends,—whether man or woman he deélined to state,— and that for two years aud a balf ho ned made up lis mind to kill him, Although he talks quite ratlonally, the indicitions are that he fa deranged to a certain extent, ,how far none but experts can determine, thongh, Judging from the Stevens trial, it is very Hkely that they would fall to agree, A letter written by him to a young lady fu Keokuk, found on his person, reads os if he had been at: one timo stare- struck, and had given some iittle attention to dramatic eriticiam, THE EVENTFUL SCENE-THE SHOTS The bellrang, the lights bad been turned down, and the curtain rose to plaintive music upon the third scene of the fifth act represent- ing the dungeon ot Pomfret Coatle, where dich- ard (a presented fn eaptlyity and in which the inanner of his death 1s exhibited. ‘hose famil- far with the play of “ Kichard 11"? remember the setting of the Beene, ‘he ataye ta darkened. In the flat there is a small grated window through which the moonlight shines, ‘To the night stands a rougu table and stool, at which Atichard 1s Uiscoyered, Mr, Booth, dressed in a sombre costume, seated there, began his speech: { have been studying howl may compara this prison whore I live uute tho world, 'Yhe audience were attentive, und the actor, of course, completely engrossed by his soliloquy, had reached the line— Forno thought fa contented— when the would-be assassin, who was seated in the part of the dress-circle nearest the actor, stood up and deliberately fircd a pistol-shot at Mr, Booth, which missed {ts mark fortunately. When this shot was fred, neither ‘the audience nor Mr. Booth reallzed what the matter was, The former thought ft was part of the busi- uvss of thu scone, und the actor surmised that a plstol belonging to some of the audience had gone off by mistake. ‘They oll remained perfectly etill until the fellow again leyoled his weapon at Booth, and again fired, the shot making a hole in the flat about throo feet trom whero the actor gat, ‘Then at this sacond dis- chargo the audicuce became alive tu the situa. tion, and yoll of horror wont up which was hoard olf a block away, Women screamed and ncn nade a rush for the villain, somo shouting to throw him over the gullery, while others wanted to lynch him, Meantime Joby, the officer of the theatre, hud reached hin and provented the dlschargo of avother shot. Mr. Booth, fn the iwidst of tha consteruation al exclte- ment, was apparently undisturbed, and camo forward to the footlights to ansure his audience of his safety, and poloted out the shooter to his captors. Fortunately the scenu was 8 dark one, and the actor was dressed. fu an uncertain color, and this fact only can be ascribed as the causo for the bullot missing {ts mark. There was vo futention evidently un the port of the follow to miss, because he tool. deliberate alm when he fired tho fret shot, and was ns cuol us onan could be when he pointed the pistol for tho second tine. Ho had appar- ently been during the evening exceedingly at- tontive to what was transpirlug on tho stago, an when hy found Booth entering alone on it, with nothing that ho could sve to impede his elfort, ho, without uttering a word, coolly and quictly attempted to carry bis diabolical scheme suto oxecuton, ‘Tho event, as one can readily imagine, created Ascnsationou the stuse. ‘The people beblud the scenes, Hko the audience, paid ng attention 1879—TWELVE PAGES. to the first shot, but the second, and the yelling of the men and women fo front, brought the pinyers from thelr rooms, and they ran from one to another ina flutter, Inquiring what the matter was. Mra. Bouth was tp her husband's dressing room at the time, and someone rushed to her shouting that “he people tn front are shooting your husband.”* Such an announcement mado suddenly, Immediately after the renorts and upon the heels of the commotion outside, near- ly paratyzed the poor lady, who was only re assured by the nelf-posacssion and presence of tnin) of Mr. Booth, who continued the acene after the man was removed, atid tnished the play. When the curtain went down a search was made for the bullets. Ono was found which liad ons clear through the flat and Innded on the other afde of the stage. The bullet appear- ed to be a No.8. ‘Theother could not be found, although {ft had left its mark upon the scenery, Mr, MeVicker touk charge of the bullet. TNR LAY OF TIE LAND. ‘The following dingram of the stage will give a pretty good flea of the situation at the time the shots were Bred: a B He) A—Aesonsin, ..~-Couree of dnilet. ‘Ince in acene where ball entered, Table, D~Chair in which Booth was seated, ‘ i indow through which light was snining on him, '—Entrances to stage. G—8eene, H—Footlights. TNE ARREST. ‘The smoke had not cleared away before a ter- rific yell burst, it scemed, from every throat within the walls of the theatre. ‘Lhe piercing wails ofthe women mingled with the angry cries of the men. ‘The spectator sitting neareat the would-be agsnssin—and hls name could not be fearned—grappicd with him aud held his arms. Gray offered no resistance, and, while the audiences did not move, the men standing wild nud excited In thelr places, the worncn almost falnting In thefr seats, ho calm- ly allowed himself to be Jed toward the dour, ‘Ihe officer of the house and Detective James Morgan, who happened to be Inthe house, quickly made thelr way to him, Morgan put the come-along cord about the prisoner's wrist and Jed bim down the stairs and out the afde.entrance {nto the alley. ‘The news of tho attempt bind spread further and with more rapidity than the reports of the pistol, Tn front of the dogrs stood an excited and infurlated crowd of, Amen, whose numbers augmented cach rainute as the male part of the nudlonce’ rushed . hurriedly out, Cries of “Hang him!’ Kit hia!” “Lynch bint? were heard on every hand as the two offlcera ‘hurried lm away In the darkneas toward the Central Station. On the way he told the ofllcera: “1 don’t seo how I huppened to miss lilm; and agalu he sald that he was sorry that he had not accomplished his purpose. ‘Lain sorry that 1 didn’t take some Ivasong in pistol practice before I tried this thing? Upon reaching the Central Station be was Jed into the reception-rooi sud finmedinte- ly searched, while surrounded by oflicers and a horde of cayger news-gleaners. He appearcd somewhat astonished at the situation in which he so suddenty found tlm- self, and eat in a chair with his back avainst the wall in auything but a cheerful manner. Itls mien betrayed a nervousness and an. ex- eitement which he tried hard to suppress, Ue spoke sumewhat diseonnectedty in reply to the bundreds of questlons rapidly propounded to him,—the babel of yolees rendering his utterances even Jess futelltgible aud in- coherent. THe was) searched, and upon his person were found a revolver, “True Blue” pattern, calivre 88, with threo chambers loaded, aud the other two contatniug exploded shells; a pair of sulssors; a pawu-ticket for ao coat pledged fur $3.50 to Joseph May & Sons; a card bearlug the name Katio Davern; a four- bladed pocket-knife; a small stub of a lead- pencil, and a coupon for hfs seat at the theatro Jost nleht, which was Section F, seat 10, fu the first buleany, THE LETrers. In hts pockets were also found everal letters, of which the following are copies yerbatin: Ctticaco 22d, 1870.—Dean Kare! iFatnive those brief but horritie Muca, I det Monday evening, The frm 1 was with would fart increase my malar, sot nade up my mind to ras turn to Ke hut being u lover of fie acting, Tcaine to a to gee Booth, Hut dwas sadly mistaken, “It woald take Booth ova year of cone stant acting to compete with Lawrence Barrett's Richolue, ‘To-uight he plays Richard-1L Katte, i go to-night he will kill me or 1 him, In rall ~~ Sheakespear = works I ind but one mea ae compete” with — Booth and that is Jago. Se eg ought to foretell nie that wince J call Hooth Zugo, he could no mora play Richelieu than the devi} could be an at don't no what do, overy lino T write l Prance ‘tho Noor as though | was playing dlauilet, 1 am sorry Lcamy here, forlthivk the Hangman a rope fur inc, Kumember moto your mother ond sisters. Yours truly, AUK GRAY, ‘The above was written !n 9 fair tand, bold und strong at first, but healtating and nervous to- wards the end. 1t was written in vencil, und ads dressed to Mias Katle Davern, Keokuk, Ja. Laesbes Noy, 19, 1878.—Mr, Mark Gray, care vee Vandervoort & Harney, St, Louis Dian Sti: We are shortof help, wud would Ike io know iF pou-waulll ike to poled tack lneres Please let us know by retury nail, Yuunken Unos, Tho above letter was fuclosed in an cnvelopo containing anothor addressod to Scrugya, Van- dorvoort & Barnoy, Nos, 421-3-4 North Fourth atrect, Bt. Louis. Alter a short tarry at the Central ho was taken in tow by Dotectives Morgan and La Bounty and Jed off to the Armory on Harrison street, the come-nlongs still around his right wrist. Eu route ho talked ina rational and yet carcleas and Indifferent way. He walked, perhaps his natural galt, slouchily and rather dragging his fect along. Iu reply to the focular inqulsitiveness of La Bounty, he said that he did not care for what he had done. Ho was sorry thutho had not stiffened him. “Your gun wasn’t ble enough,” suggested La Bounty.” “Tt would Maye Leen pig enough ff it had struck blu,” replied tho sonchalent Gray. “ perhaps they'll come up here and mob you to- night,” cheerfully suggested the fmperturbable La Bounty. ‘If they av they will fod me ore- parad. Ifiave good cousn for it’? He again sald that he had como t> Chicago purposcly to xl Booth, and he was sorry that he had not done It. Reaching the Ar- mory, and followed by the {samo crowd of newsgatherers, he walked boldly, and yet not defiantly, upto the ratl,and {In rently to the questions of tho atation-keeper sald that his name was Mark Gray, ago 23, slnglo, and adry- goods salesman by profcesion. Hu as cons Sucted to acell below. MARK GRAY IN HIS CELL. A spare, medlucn-slzed, sallow-faced young fellow, with black cyes, rather prominent nuse, uot specially observable mouth, and with long, binck hair reaching down and just falling over the collar; countenance indicating cuolness anid determination rather than excitability; u face that denoted both the ability and the willing. ness to cherish. revenge for a reat vr fancied wrong, and a digntfed sume- phing above the {dea of resorting to “ qunolug ” for mero purposes of notoriety, or, in the more common phrase of tate, the theat- rical advertising dodge,—such was the facial make-up of the young man who popped away at Booth last night, missed him, regretted his want of success, und was lodged in a dungeon: cell at the Armors—a cell with which no tele- phone communicates—to spend the mtht and the usual after-period of time devoted tu reftee- tlon, He threw bis soft, i-shaped hut on the rude bench, and sat down slonzslde of It. ‘There was nothing in the rest of bis dress to {indicate elther extreme poverty or any- thing borderiug on the condition known as well-heeled. A luose coat, somewhat on the blouse style, pants of no distinctive type, o high vest, a turn-down collar with a well-worn black stock underneath und descending to the rexlon beneath bia vest, completed hic attire. Most nentander such elreumstances would huya betrayed some excitement, however little, Hu evinced none, but was as cool and self-pus- seased as If nothing extraordinary had occurred, The reporter lost no time in getting inaide that cell, and putting him through the usual Interviewing exercise, If it wasn't thoroughly successful, [t was owlny to the black-featured young man's bringing up. He is just frum St. Loufs, aud fant exactly up to Chicaro ways, but practice on theatrical people and the resulting acquaintances formed with newspaper men will nu doubt fix him up so that being in- terviewed will be us pleasant und easy w process as shooting itself. “What is your name?! asked the reporter, by way of giving the thing a starter, “Mark Gray.” ‘ow old are yout” “Twenty-three? He louks older than that, but perhaps that Is owing to the cultivated appearance of the bair,— the theatrical aping, a3 it wera. “Came from St, Louls, didn’t you! “Yes,"" “When did you leave there?" “Monday nlght; got here ‘Tuesday morning.” “What did you dy fp St. Louis!" “Dry-gouds salesman tn the ribbou depart- ment of Scrogus, Vandervoort & Barney, on Fourth street, near St. Charles." “Did you leave your tobi"? “Yes; Saturday night.” “Whyi? “ Asked for more wages, and they wouldn't give it.” “What did you come np here for?" “Vo shoot Buoth.’? "This was said iu the most matter-of-fact way fmuzinable. “What prompted you to try uit sort of thing?” “On that 2 am silent.” Evidently the motive was to be worked out— gotten at zradually. “You got hore Tuesday morning, ch?! “Yeg" Where have yout been stopping?” “Atthe hotel near the Ilinuis Ceotral De- pot.” “What did you do Tucaday?” “Oh, took in the town.” Tio said this with the strained, blase style of farin-hand on his firat visit to the elty. “Did you meet Booth while taking it tug? “No. = “Go to any place tn the evening?” “Yes; to the theatre.” “Which one?" “ MeVieker's{™ “Why didn't you oop hin, thon, if you wera fn for that. sort of thug??? “Well, Dsvasn't ready, that’s all? “Where did you go to-day 1? “Went to Haverly’s this afternoon.” And you went to MeVicker's to-night to have a little matinee of your ownt?? “Well, I went todo what Tdld.” “Did you take alm i” “Yes, and I thought J had the drop on lim, eure. Don't sea how 1 iofssed him. Guess [ ought to haye had a little more practice, though, before IJ tried it." He sald this with o smilo that was gloomy, but contuyious. “Well,do you regret what has hanpenedt You've got youravlf inte a rather bad box.” “Oh, Ldontt know about that, But Lregret that Ldldu't bring him down.’* ‘This was the very essence of cold-blooded- ness ‘Did Booth ever do you an injury? “No, Lean’t say ho did to me," “Well, to any friend of yours]? “Yes, I suppose 60."" “Who was the friend?" Well, Im silent on that, They may pump a tittle out of mo on the trial, but not much? “Waa It a man or woman! “Well, Pa not going to tell you, I say." Jt was necessary to goat it in a sill more rouudabuut way, “How long have you lived in St, Loutsi" “Was born aud ralaed there, and buve Hyed there all my life but about the last teu years.’ “ Aud'where did you Hye during that thuot? “In Keokuk, Ia.” “Got any folksi” “Yes. “Father living?! Yea, my father {9 living," ‘Thero was a peculiar accant on the last word, ag ff to imply that the old genticman had some difllculty in drawlng the breath of life. © Mother Hyings” Yes." “Wherot” “Tn Keokuk—with my stepfather.” ‘There seomod ta bua surt of dislike against the adopted mato parent, judging from the tone. . * Got any other relatives fa Keokuk" “Ono alter.” How otd (s shot” _ Twenty-five? ; * What ald you do tu Keokuk" “I was In the dry-yoods business there, too." “With whan i? “Younker Bros." “4 When did you Ieave them?” “Last fall? “And how long did you work for Scroggs, Vandervoort & Barney?" “ Evor sinco—about elght months.” Did you ever aspire to the drain yourself?" WNg This is sald with a deal of Huo scoru, 2 Ss gy. g = J PRICE £36 CENT Se “ Did your, Ss Ww ONG" “ Ever hat 3 relatives on the ataga?"” “Wish, toy * hado't.” How long have you bad this purpose to snuff out Mr. Booth's candle? * About two years and a half." “When did you last seo Buotu—before to- night? “Last fall, fn St. Louis.” “Why didn't you go gunning for him thent* “Well, you sea F didn’t expect to aco him, and wasn't prepared.!* ‘This Io said with an appearance of lasting re~ gret. “But you were prepared to-night?” “Prepared enought, but missed him after all. That's the only thing 1m sorry for.” “Did Booth know yout? “Well, he ought to.’ “Howt" z “Well, Ldon't knuw, unless tt [a we look altie.!? This fs not altogether flattering to the Mving embodlinent of Hamlet, but lis will have to set- tle that with the shooter, who is responsible for the comparison. “You never met him, did you,—that is, never knew ita personally a) “ But he knew youtt Well, ho ought tu.* Why? Have you tricd this thing beforot? “No; but be hias seen me.’ “Now, this fnjury to this friend of yours,— when did {t eccurt” “Oh, several yeara ago.” “ Five, ten, or how many? “Well, Ita sileut on that? “Were yong over tarricdt * “No “Were you ever engaged to. young lady?” “ Supvose so,” fs the half-mumbled reply. “Does she tive in St. Loulst? 8Ny “Where does she live” Then, as if he thought he had, perhaps, sofd too much, he added, “Oh, I wasn't engaged: . you wouldn't call ft engajed.”” “Does the frieud who twas injured live fo Keokuk" “Yea. “And your sister Hves thera!" “Yes “Now, lan’t {t a fact that this friend of yours who was Injured by Booth was a lady now Iiving iu Keokuk?” “Well, wow, you can’t get anything more out of me.” “Did you ever write a threatening letter to Booth?” s Nyt “You didn't write the anonymous letter they tell abont, then, as having been received by Booth vesterday?”” “No, “Do you know anybody here to go your ball?" “No; Idon't know a soul.” “ Now, hudn’t you better come: out with tho whole story—tell us all about that friend, aud the injury, and the whole business??? “No, Go to Buoth, and be'll tell you.” © Well, we'll see Booth, but we're seving you now to vet your statement and run it in along with hia.” “No, E haven't got anything more to say.” 1 “Well, good night. “Goud night. Send mea paper in the morn: Ing. “ And all this wasn’t an advertising dodge,” asked the reporter, Kkeptieal on general princt- ples and venturing the inquiry morc as a dernier resort than anything else, for the would-be as- sassin had nuthin about iim tu ftudicate the cheap advertising business. “ No," was the indignant reply. hs Reut up-and-up, straight-out business, was ie 5 “ You meant to stretch hlin, did you?” “7 ditty and am sorry I missed tin. “ Good-ntylit.? “Don't forget the paper in the morning.* Posstbly Gruy ts crazy, but he knows enough to keep the real nub of the business, to-wit: the injury, or the fancied alight, or whatever it is, to himself, aul to manifest the normal amount of curivalty to ace bly uae in print fo a Chicaye paper, WHAT MR. BOOTH SAYS. As soon as the curtain dropped on the last act, Mr. Booth very hastily changed nis uttire, and, entering u carriage, accompanied by his wife, was driven rauidly to the Grand Pauitle otel. His desire to geek the seclusion which his room grants was actuated by two fmnvulses, to give ts wife rest and quiet her oery- ous ‘conditlon, and algo to —eseaps the numerous annoyances = which — the case Would develop in the shape of calls from sympathlzing frlenda who wished to congratu- lute him upon hts escape, and at the same time Het away from the proas reporters,"who desired to get a straight statement from lim aa to his idea of the causes which had led to the ot+ tompted tragedy. Mr. Booth succeeded fn get- ‘ting away from his acquaintances, but he was not so successful in bis endeavors to escape wie press representatives, ‘Tie TtetnuNn reporter was at the hotel about 8 sv0n as Was Mr. Booth, and, a3 suon as the Jatter gentleman had reached his room, tho card of the former genticmun was lald before Lim, and he fustructed the porter tu “show lin ay!? “Mr. Booth, it is unnecessary to explain why this late call ts made, further than tu say that ie relates tu ‘thu eveuts. of the past half-hoyr. ‘fun Trmune would be pleased to make ayue statement public.” r “ Uut," replied the tragedian, "I cannot say that ] buve any statement to make.” “Nothing whatever, Hint would throw spy Vght upon thts attempt upon your Hf i “Nothing that could possibly explain the cause of it," was Mr. Booth's reply, “Do you know anything of this man who fa now in custody, Mr. Booth, and who gives bls uume as Mark Cray 1? “Tuever heard of the man before, so far as by memory Now Berves tne,” “ Aud are nut aware that ho has cyer thrent+ ened to take your Hret!? “ART kuow fs what Mr, Toraca McVicker told mua little while age. Ho sald this man had stated that for three years past ho bad une deayored to tind tha opportuaity to take my life, ‘That was the frat lutimation [ had re- ceived of such Intent on the part of this man who ja sald to have fired the shots, who fa now in custody 1 believe, and who gives his namo a3 Gray.” “Wer you aware, Mr. Booth, that you wera the target for this man's bulletsd “f£ cannot éay that I was, I heard tho ro- porta, und noticed that thero was considerable confusion in the house. It wasin the prison scene, as you probably ary aware, I took advan- tage of the confusion to leave the stuge fur the purpuse of composing my wifo, who was in wy dreasing-room, Stic hae been and still ja quite A), and ft dashed upon ino that sue mightapyre= bend that sume accldeut bad befallen me,—as shu undoubtedly board tho wolse,—and 60, with out appreciating that L inyself was the ous on whose behalf it was raised, slipped to the dresses {ng-room. 1 then immedistely returned, -re- sumed wy lines, and the bly went on to tha end,” “And you did not know that you had been shot ati? “1did not. When tho curtain foll on the Jost uct Mr. Horace MeVicker approached ma 4 und excitedly told mie that a madman, or some