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A physically imposing and loyal co-conspirator of Booth’s, Powell was tasked with killing Secretary of State Seward. He gained entry to the Seward mansion by claiming to be a messenger from the injured secretary’s doctor. Once he learned the secretary’s location in the house he rushed into the room. He then had to fight Frederick Seward, Sergeant Robinson, Augustus Seward, and Fanny Seward. He brutally beat them, but at the last moment decided against killing Sergeant Robinson. He also told Augustus that he was insane. A couple days later, he sought a safe haven at Mary Surratt’s boardinghouse, but was instead arrested there.
Lewis Powell Quotes in Chasing Lincoln’s Killer
The Chasing Lincoln’s Killer quotes below are all either spoken by Lewis Powell or refer to Lewis Powell. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Chapter 3
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The sergeant and Augustus wrestled Powell into the hall and into the bright gaslight. Powell and Augustus, their faces inches apart, fixed their eyes on each other. Then Powell spoke. In an intense but calm voice, the assassin confided to Augustus, as though trying to persuade him, the strangest thing: “I’m mad. I’m mad!”
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Chapter 9
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Whatever papers Booth read, they all condemned him for his heinous act. Even worse, Booth saw the beginning of a change in how Abraham Lincoln was viewed by America. Lincoln was transformed from a controversial and often unpopular war leader into a martyr and hero. Stories reported in the papers condemned Booth by name in the most unforgiving, vicious language.
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Lewis Powell Quotes in Chasing Lincoln’s Killer
The Chasing Lincoln’s Killer quotes below are all either spoken by Lewis Powell or refer to Lewis Powell. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
).
Chapter 3
Quotes
The sergeant and Augustus wrestled Powell into the hall and into the bright gaslight. Powell and Augustus, their faces inches apart, fixed their eyes on each other. Then Powell spoke. In an intense but calm voice, the assassin confided to Augustus, as though trying to persuade him, the strangest thing: “I’m mad. I’m mad!”
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Chapter 9
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Whatever papers Booth read, they all condemned him for his heinous act. Even worse, Booth saw the beginning of a change in how Abraham Lincoln was viewed by America. Lincoln was transformed from a controversial and often unpopular war leader into a martyr and hero. Stories reported in the papers condemned Booth by name in the most unforgiving, vicious language.
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