and as news4's mark seagram reports, it was found in the trash. >> it's now kept under lock and key inside chief of police office. only a few people are authorized to handle it and they must wear protective gloves. >> as you can see, the book is in very delicate condition. >> reporter: this is the original police blotter from the eighth district headquarters from the years 1862 through 1865. like all police blotters it's a daily handwritten record of every arrest and incident. april 14 1865 had several routine entries. >> vacancy for one, suspicion of the other one, assault and battery for another one. >> then comes a very lengthy and detailed entry that stands out from the rest. >> that abraham lincoln, president of the united states had been shot. >> reporter: unlike the rest of the daily entries which take up a single line, the lincoln report is lengthy and provides a lengthy account of that night, including how it impacted the police officers. >> the gloom that overshadowed the nation by that occurrence deeply affected the whole force. >> the entry also reveals that the superintendent