The New York Times/1865/4/15/Excitement in Wall-Street
EXCITEMENT IN WALL-STREET.
A Speech in Defence of the Murderer of President Lincoln.
About eleven o'clock this morning, a man of respectable appearance stationed himself on the sidewalk in front of the banking-office of Vermilye & Co., No. 43 Wall-street, and commenced a speech in defence of the murderer of President Lincoln. The speaker said that the hand of the murderer had been directed by Providene, and that the President's death was a proof that he was no longer needed by his country. The crowd which had gathered round the speaker, now became greatly excited and bustled him down the steps leading to Vermilyea & Co's banking-office. One of the members of the firm, fearing that violence would ensue, took the man into the office, where he was detained until the crowd dispersed. It is supposed that the man is insane.