The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1865-05-02

fractured his log whom he sprsng from the Presi-
d'nts box upon tic stage. II icing one oil me
small bones u 10 not probable that he discovered
the extent Of the injury until the next day. On the
ni.ht 81 the assaasinati0n, the conicderaes On
Booth were actively engn red IN measures 10 divert
pursuit from The night direction, and numtcr OF
horses wero turned loose, with no other OBJECT
| than TO convey the idea that the assassins we're
still In the city. Tie report Of i0t's teing seen
10 P-nnsy vsnis was also started by his friends u
Is belicv' 4 tut al such cRuArts we're negleciet'
| the detectives steadily and surely tracing the
| murderer In all his wAndarngs through hAfy.
| land. Early on Saturday morning the detectives
Branch, others following ia quick succession,
until Prince Geotge'A Charles AMI 81. MNys
| counties wero fully enveopcd Col iudinS'on'
Chief ouArtsrmAs,er Of this Department. was
| called on h. furnish horses aud at one time
| there was not len at headquarters sin lo wagon
| or sv.il,ble horse. TIE hrst reliable Information
| concerning Roth was obtained on SATURDAY morn
| In, At sursu's tavern, about ten miles from the
| city, on tho road 70 yantown. The milllAry
| called At this place but failed 70 get any ueihlh
| statement unhl the detectives came up. Inc Va
| vern 10 owned by Mrs. Sursu, and leased TO the
old man VII - keepst. Upon aclOsetertinlnailon'
he st.ts,i that Mrs. surau had beon there on FRI.
| dAy afternoon, and len word that two men would
| arrive during the night who were 70 De senefous-
| ~ provided for. She also directed nai Two car
bines suspended by string bet"c"n the pissterlng
| Of . partition should be given them. Booth Ahd
Harold arrived a. expected and remained Until
| some time Saturday forenoon tut on leaving
| " 9th ds clued to iAhe catIlufs thahuk hAss AN
was to- lame W carry n. Harold, however took
| one and the two set out Tor the lower counties
| Upon reaching the noightorhcod Of B-ysn"Wn'
near Port Tobacco Booths leg becsme TOO
| psinful to proceed further, and inc ser
vice, Of Dr. MUD, Of that vicinity. were called
into r,oui.uun. After the fracture hAd utrn
dressed and Booth hsd lefi, the detectives afrcseu
| Mudd, who denied al knowledge OF the chsrAc",
| OF hi, pAt,cnt The boot, however, which had
| bosn cut oil from Booth's foot, the Inflammation
| rendering IA impossible ~ draw b. on, was iouhd'
| and IN u was written wh Ink, " "hAes' he
| word "Booth" evidently having ueeh t,h',uen i
| on, with a knife WY any portion OF the nsnlo
| Was lrn Ia mystery, unless . sudden alarm hht-
ed 81 the party teiore the complexion OF 1ne era
| sure. Tn. next place Booth anu hArou "cIe
hoard from was Ht The house Ct " 90 .cr
| lstts, ,,nor teing questioned denied uAtihs So
| any p - rites hut said that thr'e paroIod reuol
| s,t.s. n spIliei there for sccoinmoiAunhs
| and had Ie.n sent away. Coxo'H Servants, now
,vs, al .s.r,ed that the two men had stan i.eie
Owe, nih,. that their master had enterisih,i the"
an m. rnn.t hosnitable manner, ana upon s'tI Nv
| parttre n,.t morning gave esch qush''y VI
| wlisky The detectives next csinr upon Mo 'usI-
tlves near ,he s.chiAr sNanl, ~ si.'tv occ,,,s "a
nv a, oId eolored woman, who stated 'hat on
that morning two men, one oil 'h''u WV a
crutch, bad come out OF the "oo.l7 snt 1sNod
Tor something 70 cat, ouer;ht ~ No. - u W
| nothing, a., ,h.re were no white people around
there. ADD that they could get no'lus ots' IN WAT
vicinity The lame mAn tneh htu'eu NC uu,S-
ton 70 the great swamp, Wh-oi So go, nv VIC
two went Of The shAuty s'lhds III = Sinai V'et-
ing surroundeJ on All sides by dense piue woods,
| with ,hn execution NJ one site' bounded by the
swami The Eighth Illinois Cavalry ahu toA 'ieht
q; ctlorei troops were immediately 49, '..'
swami in every direction, searching every thlcEe''
but without finding any trsco of the assaSslnS The
latter ev iently having 4ecreted themselves 10 ihe
| pine woods and made Their escape while she swamp
was being secured. On Sunday Eternoon Eootn
| and Harold crossed the Potomac n swan Point
.hor, distance below Matthias point and passing
Port ROYAL en- route 10 Louisa Court House, were
captured, as previously drs,rhet, a, usrre,,,'
rvey that Rooth and his accomplices had, lie
fore carrying their plans Into eHeeusion' decides
( upon the routes 10 DO taken in making hell
escape Mars, understood 10 10 10 the posses
sion Of tho Government and which are known
l 10 have bclngei 70 these parties bear dishnc
q marks Of thc routes laid out by them Booth anI
Harold were to escape TO rebeld0m and seeH Jeti
Dsyias protection who was finally TO assist them II
l. | leaving The country. Harold, IN . conversation
q with An acquaintance Of his who resides IN Mary
. | land, some time previous TO me m'irder OF frcsi
dent Lincoln, msdc remark TO eenect thAt thor
c | was no crtraditou treaty between the Unite
l. States and Spain, remark that excited no specs
attention at the slime, but in tie light 81 suosequeu
. events Il would appear that Booth and hmse v con
J. temuis,ed shelter somewhere in the Spanish dc
/. | minoua. Surprise has been expressed that boot
selected such q shallow'paIed biab-mouth :
u Harold as his nearest sceomphco IN ~ tcrr'b
1 a
~ ulaped in this way Harold young man
: Idle, yagahond habits, was good shot aud
70 capital boatnsn, spending much oil MIS- nme
,r cunning aud fishing excursions in the low'
> counties of Maryland SECURING in ibis way
. | AuRpush knowledge OF tie country, espcCial
vi lls hy-pAths forests, swsmps aud creeks s1usl
Is only Nv tie hunter and fisher. On the outbrca
l. of tie rebellion his knowledge made ms seryic
- valuable III tho capacity Of guide for block
T. runners, gud there ia no dOult that DO has bos
Re actively engaged in that business throughout
, war. Doubtless he Was recommended TO Both
suitable guido In his flight aud tha, the scquan
IL Ancc between them was formed IN that way. IL
r for the injury received by Booth IN Jumping 60
, Stage by which 10 was crippled, It rs possible IL
80 the well arranged plan ui cseafo might have 81
III ceeled. Bu. the outraged flag Of our couutr
,rampled upon by 9th in his eN rom tho DO
would seem TO have ueon endowed with powers
vol.tIun. se!lns HIM ~ the spun aud causing him
fll crippled ou the sga.e, whereby lis hislt "
AMER, cptcd aud lis few day OF Caln-hko eAIstcn
NC made days Of agony !neusc. II is believed 81
,e had he not cen Immediately Captured death wou
have ensued II m IL JriincaIlon oI MS trJAtn leg
uneared ioT as 10 necessarily WAC and In coustA
In use, Traces at po.n.s 81 hls ruuIe Indicate u
nm he attempted 10 oll.erste ,he te'Iae marks Of
:, crut-A IN the Garth, whereby his route hight
nd traced and that he noppcd on one leg i oh
'rs points not using the cruten, 10 Iho same end.
oa LErTkBs rom Various parts OF the Irish prov inc
-. show thai the people are already preparing in
siderable hunters to emi4rste during the sprir
In ther friends in this country having assurel tn,
ht already that the pdr is nearly over, and that
Ter restoration Of peace will he followed by . bri
~ demand for labor. One communication from
SUI county OF Longfor states that tere are IRE Of
he female for oHe OF the male sea quitting the ",
est try. In epery instance which came under
in writer's notice the money 10 pay the passage q
,rt free ticket came from relatives on this sds Of
AZ ocean