New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-04-28
Oar srcCiai Account.

Oar special Account.
Special Di,rat,l to The y =. Tribune
WASHINGTON, Thursday, April q, 1865.
Booth was surrounded and shot yesterday.
His dead body brought here last night and is now
Oh board gunboat in 'he river.
VIII send the particulars as soon as possible.
SCOOP DIspATcn.
WASHINGTON. Thursday, April %, lsCj
The Republican has been permitted by the
War Department to issue Extra giving the following
particulars capture and death of Booth the Pres
idents Assassination;
About clock last evening we received the intel
gence Of the capture Of J. Wilkes Booth. the assassin
Of Abraham Lincoln and one Of bis aecompces in the
murder, David G. Harold. Tie following such Of
the particulars enabled 10 gather. which.
with the exception o the precise ocalitywhere tho
occurrence took place We give being trustworthy
and correct. Booth and his accompice had crossed
the Potomac River. at near Acquia Greek. our cav
airy scouts in that vicinity have been in consequence
unusually active in their endeavors get their trail
Early yesterday morning squad Of about twelve
men belonging 10 the 10Th NeW.York Cavalry under
command Of o Lieutenant whose We did not learn,
succeeded in discovering The fugitive in barn the
road leading from Port Royal to Bowling Green, in
Caroline County. va. As soon they discovered
The place surrounded and the asassns ordered TO
surrender This they both refused to DO Booth declar
ing that he would not be taken alive and offering 10
fight tae whole squad he would he permitted to place
hmseftwenty yards distant from them. His PROPOSE
ton not however. accelei TO, and they persist
ell in their refusal 20 surrender the Lieutenant deter
mined to burn them out and accordingl. fire TO the
barn. Shortly afterward Harold came and gave
himself mp Booth remained IN the burning building
for some time and until driven by the ire whel he
rushed out and was Immediately shot through the meek
b. the seIgeanfofthe squad
Since the above put in type we haye had an in
tcryiew with two Of the cavalrymcn engaged in the
capture of the assass.ns.
From them we learn that the whole party consisted
Of p including Two detectives The first Information
respecting Booths crossing the river and his probable
whercabolt, was obtained from disbanded Rebel
soldiers who were met with in all directions in that
part ofihe country. From and another of these
tie clue 10 Booths movements gathered and held
until just at doybreak they upon the barn where
lie and Harold secretcd.
a parlev was had and Booth manifesting the most
desperate determination not 30 taken alive, and 10
take ar many Of the lives Of the party possible Lieut.
Edward p. Doherty, who commanded the scouting
party determined to male short work OF him. When
Harold saw the preparations for firing the barn lac
declared lis willingness 10 surrender, and sad he
would not FIGHT if they would let him out Booth, on
tie contrary mpudently defiant offering at first
t. fight the whole squad at 100 yards and subsequently
al 30 yards He hobblng crutches apparently
very lame. He swoIe he would die like man, etc.
'Harrod having been secured. the burning
hay lighted the interorOf the barn sufficiently to render
the scowlng face Of Booth the assassin, visible Sergt
Boston Corbett fred upon him. and be fell The ball
posed through his neck He pulled OF the barn
AMI one Of his crutches and carbine and reyoyeIs
secured
The wretch lived abont two hours. whispering bias
phemies against the Government and messages TO his
mother desiring her be informed that he died for his
country
The time Booth shct he leaning upon one |
ciutch and preparing to shoot his capors Only one
shot was fred the entire affair that which killed the
assassin.
Lieut.. Doherty is Of the brayest fellows in the
cavalry service having distinguished himself in sharp
affair at Culpepper Court House and other ocea
sons The 10th New-Y York Cavalry is commanded by |
Col Nelson Sweetzer and has been doing duty in Fair
fax County This regiment formed part of the cavalry
escort on the dey Of the Presidents obseques in Wash
inston The body Of Booth and the assassins accom-
plce Harold, were placed board the Ica and
sent to Washington arriving here about1 o'clock this
morning"
LA1RR-Booth's body has been fully recognized and
placed upon gunbOat in the stream. The knife he
brandished with the blood Of Capt Rsthbone dried
thereon is here; also his revolyers and Spencer rifle
He claimed 10 have been deserted by all his conieder
u Harold aud that be rode twenty miles
with the bone Of his leg proruding and chshng against
bis saddle.
THIRD DISPATCH.
epeeisl Di'p,teh to The ". Y. Tribune.
WARRINGTON, Thursday, April 81. 1865.
We have just received from the lips of Scrgt
Boston CoIbett. OF Co. L. 10Th New.York Cavalry. the
f1I particulars OF his capture Of Booth and the crcum
stances which compelled lin to shoot him.
Corbett resides in New York in Attorney.st nextI
door 10 the Protestant M. 4. church. of which he is
member. His regiment has been stationed at Vienna
and been less engaged in the pursuit Of Booth
and different persons suspected OF being connected with
She gang OF assassins.
The regiment we're In the city, end did guard and
escort duty ON the occasion OF the dents funeral
detachment Of 26 men, undt command Of Lieut..
Dohelty with two o. Col. Bakers detectives, viz.
Lieut. Col Conger ana Lieut. Baker, both late oil
Bakers District Of Columbia Cavalry. proceeded to
Port Royal in pursuit % Booth aud Harold, they hav
ing received Trustworthy inor nation Of Their where
sbouis from the negroes and confrmstory inor'
nation from certain paroled Confederate soldiers
They crossed the Rappahannoch in scow ferryboat
Of Pors Royal on Tuesday night, and bad prQeeedsdI u