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John Wilkes Booth decided to kill Abraham Lincoln in the back of the head because during the Civil War he was a Confederate sympathizer.
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After shooting Lincoln, Booth leapt from the presidential box onto the stage. Then he ran off backstage of the theatre door into the alley where a horse awaited him.
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John convinced the people gaurding the bridge out of town to let him pass claiming it was a family emergency. Divid Herold later joined him in escaping.
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Lincoln lived the rest of April 14 but was shot behind his left ear and the doctors said he was uncurable. The next day Lincoln was pronounced dead at 7:22 a.m.
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Booth and Herold rode to Dr. Samuel Mudd's house in look for medical needs of Booth's injured leg. Mudd learned of the assassination but did not report him for it.
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Not only 24 hours after Booth and Herold left authorities showed up and questioned him, after that he was found guilt sentanced to life in prison.
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Booth and Herlod showed up at the doorstep of Cox, it is unknown if they ever entered his house.
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A service was held for Lincoln at the White House. Thousands of Americans lined up in the street to witness.
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Edwin Stanton ofers at 100,000 dollar award for Booth and Herlod to be caught dead or alive.
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Booth and Herold make it to Virginia where Confederate soldiers help them cross the river and find Garrett's barn for shelter.
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Soldiers surround the Garrett's barn and Herold surrenders but Booth refuses, the barn is set on fire. Booth was shot in the neck and died at sunrise.
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Eight prople were found guilty that day and four were sentanced to death and hung but the rest were put in prison for life.
