(Lincoln Assassination Newspaper) Front page newspaper account of the assassination of Lincoln as reported in the Atlas Argus, Albany, Monday Morning , April 17, 1865 The entire page is bordered in black, and the story is headlined The President Shot Last Night - It Is Feared he Is Mortally Wounded - Escape Of The Assassin - Secretary Seward Assassinated The three-column report gives a detailed account of the shooting, quotes Booth as saying Sic Semper Tyrannus , describes Mary Lincoln's screams and the anger of the crowd, and also gives an account of the wounding of Seward. A final bulletin reads The President Is Dead! with editorial commentary on the crime. Other news includes Sherman's advance on Johnston in the Carolinas, rebel movements, etc. Front page only, lightly toned. Great for display.