The weekly sun. (New York [N.Y.]) 1851-1869, 1865-05-06
Another Account Of the Capture.

WASHINGTON, AprI 27.-rhc following .ocount Of
the pursuit. Of Booth and HaIoi IL later than thosc
hitherto Published.
on Monday. the g5th met, n detachment Of tho
cock 10 report to ieut-Col Baker, Special Detective
Of the War Department. The detachment numbered
70; Y men so, 9nSeF &c command nm Of Lieut. PTsher H9
Lieut.. Col CONFER and Lieut.. Baner Of hi, detective
force % go ~ pursuit. Of ooh placing the sforc.aid
BODY o. cavalry In their charge and by their explicit
ccmmand at two ? ". the force len this city on tho
steamer :. lde., and At 10 +, ". they di.eu-
harhod At Belle Plain and took the toh towards Fic
derckshurg. travelling thereon three miles. and The,
turning In a souih-cascry direction to~arls the
Rappahannock. They slopped at all the houses
on tho route in'Iuirns tor any Maryland
men, Of Lee, army who misht he travelling
through the nisht mud the newt dhy tiii noon when
they reached rort Consay, on the north side OF tho
ins photographs u Booth, llaloli aud surra point.
cd TO the two former the two men he
Wa po.itive. he hal seen the DAY before
/ =. ". at Port Conway. lie -rid three men Gu
deavored N hire him to convey them TO Bowling
Green, hut they could not In the bargain, and
that subsequently Harold came to him and ssid they
had met freud, end did not want his ,cr-
vice.. Their Informant neo stated that lie
saw party Of rebel soldiers convey tho two men
whom he had recognized by the photographs, snfo.e
Lieut.. Col Conger and Lieut.. Baker decided 10
tske this man as guide. They commenced crossing
M river with their force At T.. N. iia'nS loaf
"a not finish crossing I'LL tive O'clock.
Bowling GIeon, where they founi some women, who
stated that n party OF Confederate soldiers had
that neither Of tho.e who came buck vas lame rh"y
sutro lueuuy aoccftnlncd that She soldiers vent
thrre miles with booth 10 the house Of Mr. John w
GArrtL and that lIaIuid continued TO Bowling
ttreu on MONDAY, also that Harold retained 10
The puf-ulnf force passed Gsrtctts house a few
moments after Harold. return t. IT, and
went on -oin. hiteon miles 70 Bowling Green. There
they captured one Of the Confederate soldiers, who
had been with tooth the dn' before. lie made A
.,stem"n, 10 them I" 20 tie WHEREABOUTS and
that above given. THIS Wa o'clork on tuesday
night. They went back to GAIetr., which they
and out-housc. TO the dnt question a. "a
tho whrreabout. OF Booth, the Garrett family
one Of the Garrett brothers conie,scd ha know ledge
Of them, 10th being NJ that moment IN the barn
The force was then formed around the barn, dis
lance Of about thlrty feet from the barn.
20, c9ngsr, sent naIfrits men into the barn to
and come ont aud deliver Themselves. Booth threat,
ened them ssy Ing he hal Dctmyrd the'u and must
leave the BAN. Lieut. Hlkcr then vent 10 the door
OF the barn and demanded their surrender which
after long psfley was retn-i
Lieut.. Col. tonfer then pulled some has thruugh a
crack, ifnei II, aud pressed It back into the haru.
Booth then came near the corner where Conger stood
lie stood with pistol raised pcofinr into the darkness
but WA unable 10 perceive any one. lie then
burned and gaked upon ihe flames, ana then started
IN violation Of orders LETT the limo, and going close 70
the Wall teiore him. fired pistol through the crack
IN II, shooting Booth In the head IL Tell a. "A
shot-the bail sevcrng the thoraI. Lieut.. Col Con-
ser and Lieut.. Baker then entered the harm and
RED Booth into the yard. LIeut Col. COnger placing
HE esr 70 the mouth II tho dying man, heard him
say "Icll mother died ior my country "
A messenger aIs dispatched to Front Royal for a
physlcian. When the Gocor arrived Booth was too
much exhausted to be eyiyed by human sklll Booth
was also heard 20 -ay: II ihought was doing the
Get for the country. Kill me, XII me-" Az Lent
Baker rubbing his hands, he said IT 4.lrss,
useless" lie shot ~ 10 minutes pat on Iue.-
day mornlnr and dlCd ten minutes
past seven twelve minutes earlier than the
great FOUL Of HE victim left earth to l.Ar wit
nerh fhintf MN mon lls hAsGIIu. him.
Inc photographs OF all the parties IN custody were
taken this Afternoon,