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National Police Gazette. New York: George W. Matsell and Company, April, 29, 1865. Vol. XX, Issue No. 1026. 4pp, 19.25 x 27 in. Exceedingly rare, highly graphic newspaper featuring front page woodcuts illustrating the events involving Lincoln's assassination, Booth's escape, and the arrests of conspirators G.A. Atzerodt, and Lewis Powell, also known as Lewis Payne. Scenes include "Booth Escaping from the Theatre" on horseback; "Conveying the President from the Theatre to the House of Mr. Peterson [sic];" "Identification of Payne by the Negro Servant as the Assassin of Sec. Seward;" "Arrest of Payne at the House of Surratt;" "Tarring and Feathering at Swampscott, Mass., of a Justifier of the Assassin;" and "Arrest of G.A. Atzerot [sic], one of the Conspirators against the Life of Pres. Lincoln." Condition: Some brittleness at the margins, light cases of foxing, and typical folds. One tear towards the bottom center fold.