The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1865-05-11
Established 1926.
Full Report OF tn. Parl.y a, the Barn

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New YORK, April % 9-It appears
by Harrold's account, Colonel Baker
sent Lieutenant Colonel Cohger and
Lieutenant Baker, of his detectives.
with Lieutenant Daugherty and his
cavalry. On reaching Garrett farm,
they were ted BY u son Of Garrett,
that there were two men in the barn
This was "A. NJ. Wednesday. Pro-
cccding to othe barn, Lieutenant Baker
was sent forward and called upon Booth
to come out, give up bis arms and sur.
render, and that young Garrett would
20 into the barn TO receive the arins -
Upon his entering the barn, Booth ex-
claimed: Get out OF here you have
betrayed me- A rolloquy then en-
sued of which the following is the sub.
stance:
Lieutenant Bakcr-You must give
up your arms and surrender We
have conc to take you prisoner, and
Will treat you as IL prisoner. We will
give You five minutes to surrender or
we will burn the barn.
Booth-who are you and what do
you want?
Instructions had been given to Lieu
tenant Baker not to disclose the char
ac,er Of those in pursuit.
Lieutenant Bakcr-"Wc want YOU;
we intend to take you prisoner"
Booth-''This is II bard case; it may
be that | am to be taken By my
friends"
After some further colloquy of this
sort. Booth. seemingly convinced that
he was in the .oils OF Federal soldiers
said:
"Givc me chance for my life; nm
Il cripple. with on" leg; withdraw Your
men one hundred and sixty yards
from the barn, and l will come out
and fight you
Lieutenant Baker We did not come
here to fight. bntto take you prisoner
You must give up your arms and sur
render
Booth--"Lct me haze time to con-
siJcr.'
a consultation in the barn bctw zen
Booth and Harold then took place
which was not heard by the party
outside. In about fifteen or twenty
minutes, Booth called out:
"Who are you? could have picked
off half dozen Of yonr men while we
were talking. | could have shot you
two or three times, but don't want to
kill any body"
"Lieutrnant Baker-"Then ggiya2 n NlPp y Q
CONE here to take YOU
Booth ii will never surrender.
/ will never be taken alive"
Lieutenant Baker-lf you don't dc
so Immediately, we will set fire 10 the
barn"
Booth-Wcll, my brave boys, pre-.
pare strctcler for me.
After this, conversation took place
between Booth and Harold, during
which Booth was heard to say:
"You damnc1 coward, will you leave
me now? But go! so! | don't want you
to stay with me-
; He then addressed the party outside
and said:
, There is a man here who wants t(
come out"
Lieutenant Baker-"Thcn let hin
hand out his arms and come out"
Another talk here occurred between
Booth and IIarrold,in which it appear
ed that the latter was begging to be al
lowed to take out some arms with him
: and BoOth was heard to say:
! $50 away from me; | don't want an.
= thing more to do with you"
Harold then came to the door an
asked TO be let out.
Lieutenant Bakcr-"No, hand on
t your arms.
- Harold ii have none"
+ Lieutenant Bakrr-"Ycs you have
t You carried carbnc when you cam
c here. You mast hand it out.
g Booth-"lIc has no arms; they are a
II mine. Upon my word as Il gentleman
d he has no arms; all that are b,long t
u me-"
Lieutenant Baker then approache
" the door Harold thrust ont hi
e hands, and was pulled from the doc
q tied and put in charge ofa guard.
II Colonel Congcr was then Statistic
: that further parley with Booth W;
: vain and proceeding TO the other sid
!, !, of the barn, he puIIcd out a wisp of la
"a and lighted it. Within u few minute
! the blazing hay lighted up the insit
!" of the barn. Booth was diScovcre
leaning on n crutch, which he thrc
Is aside, and with carbinc in his hand
came toward the side where the fiji
', had been kindle !, paused, looked
~ tho fire moment, and then startC
.e toward the door. When about Il
+ middle of the barn he was shot. CT
~ Congor and Lieutenant Baker at on
+ entered the barn and brought Boo
! out. ..
q, The Heralds correspondent sa
- the parley with Booth lasted lol
la while; that Booth told Licutena
Dougherty he had a bead drawn
Of him and could shoot him if he cho'
In that Booth could see those outs
q plainly, while they could not see hi
Z inside; that when the fire was light
ur Booth could be seen, and then LieU
- enant Dougherty ordered Sergea
or Corbett to fire, which ne did throu!
- one Of tho crevices. Booth was arm
%, with two -barreled and one sove