Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1865-04-28

on tne rlgnt Danke OF the Rappahannock
river, ~ miles below Fredericksburg.
SECOND DISPATCH
The Star in later edition, has the fol-
lowing of Booth: E
Booth and Harold reached ,Garrett's
some days ago, Booth walking on crptches.
A party of four or five accompanied them,
who spoke of Booth as wounded Mary
lander on his way home, and that they
wished to leave him there short time, and
would take him away by the 26th, yester-
day. Booth limped somewhat and walked
on crutches about the place, complaining
of his ankle. He and Harold regularly
took their meals at the house, and both kept
appearances well. One day at the dinner
table the conversation turned on the assas-
sination of the President, when Booth de-
nounced the assassination in the severest
terms, saying that there was no punish
ment severe enough for the perpetrator. At
another time some one said in Booths pres
ence that rewards amounting to 100000
had been offered for Booth, and that he
would like to catch him, when Booth re-
piled, "Yes, it would be good haul, but
the amount would doubtless soon be in
creased to $500,000."
The two CARROTS, who lived ON the place,
allege that they had no idea that these par
ties (Booth and HarrOld) were any other
than what their friends represented them
paroled Confederate soldiers, on their way
home. They also say that when the caval-
ry appeared in that neighborhood, and they
heard that they were looking for the as
sassins, that they sent word to them that
these two men were on the place. In 9TH
er words, they assert that they are entirely
innocent of giving the assassins aid and
comfort, knowing them to be such.
The Ida tug boat reached here about 2
o'clock lastnight with Harold and the two
men above referred to, as well as the body
of Booth. Harold was Immediately put
in safe place. He thus far, it is stated has
manifested no disposition to speak of the
affair, but as he was known as very talk
ative young man he may soon recover the
use of his tongue. Booth and Harold were
dressed in Confederate new gray uniforms.
Harold was otherwise not disguised much.
Booths moustache had been cut of, appar-
emily with scissors, and his beard allowed
to grow, changing his appearance consid-
erably. His hair had been cut somewhat
shorter than he usually wore it.
Booths body, which we have above de-
seribed, was at once laid out on bench
and guard placed over it. The lips of
the corpse are tightly compressed and the
blood is settled in the lower part of the face
and neck. Otherwise the face is pale and
wears a wild haggard look, indicating ex-
posure to the elements and a rough expe-
rience in his skulking flight. His hair is
disarranged and dirty, and apparently had
not been combed since he took his flight.
The head and breast are alone exposed to
view, the lower portion of the body, in
cluding the hands and feet, being covered
with tarpaulin. The shot which termi-
mated his accursed life entered on the left
side at the back of the neck, point, GU
riously enough, not far distant from that in
which his victim, our lamented President,
was shot.
No orders have yet been given as to what
disposition will be made of the body
Large numbers of persons have been seek
ing admission to the Navy Yard to-day to
get sight Of the body, and to hear the par
ticulars, but none excepting the workmen,
the officers of the yard and those holding
orders from the Department, are allowed to
enter. A Spencer carbine, which Booth
had with him in the barn at the time
he was shot by Sergt. Corbett, and large
knife, with blood on it, supposed to be the
one with which Booth cut Major Rathbun
in the theatre box on the night af the MUIR
der of President Lincoln, and which was
found on Booths body, have been brought
to the city. The carbine and knife are now
in possession of Col. Baker, at his Office
The bills of exchange, which were for a
considerable amount, found on Booths per-
son, were drawn OH banks in Canada in Oc-
tober last.