1. The show goes wrong By: Liam McRae

2. I am John Wilkes Booth and I killed Abraham Lincoln because I believe that African Americans should not be able to vote so I will kill the president before he can carry out these plans.

3. The date is 14 th April 1865 and I am going to kill Abraham Lincoln. I arrive at Fords Theatre at the play “Cousin”. This is were the 16 th president of America, Abraham Lincoln will be assassinated by me.

4. In the booth I see Major Henry Rathbone and his fiancée Clara Harris and of course Abraham Lincoln and his wife, Mary. Henry Rathbone

5. The booth is supposed to be guarded by John Frederic Parker, but for some reason he isn’t there, which will make it very easy for me to kill him today.

6. I knew the play off by heart, I shot Abraham Lincoln when the leading actor was on stage alone saying the famous line “"Don't know the manners of good society, eh? Well, I guess I know enough to turn you inside out, old gal; you sockdologizing old man-trap!“. This was a perfect time to take him out as the gun shot was muffled by the crowds laughter.

7. The shot hit him just behind his left ear with my Philadelphia Derringer, the President of America slumped forwards in his chair I felt good I had achieved my goal it was actually quite easy. Mary screamed, I didn’t have any time to loose I had to get away from the crime scene.

8. Rathbone got up from his seat and tried to stop me. He failed. I stabbed him violently in the arm with my knife.

9. Rathbone recovered quickly he tried to stop me he was to late I stabbed him again and lurched of the 3.6 M(12 foot) railing the pain was great as I fractured my tibia.

10. I held my bloody knife above my head and yelled out "Sic semper tyrannis!“ the Virginia motto which means” Thus always to truants”

11. I hobbled across the stage to the door the crowd now realised that this wasn’t part of the show. I snuck out the side door to my mate who was keeping the horse I jumped on, bashed him in the forehead with the handle of my knife and kicked him with my good foot. I am now a wanted man.

12. Bibliography http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assassination_of_A braham_Lincoln en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Wilkes_Booth