The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1865-05-04
Booths Oapture--I Incidents and
Particulars.

| WASHINGTON, Arril 2I-festcrdav
morning s,uadrOn Of the 10th New
York cavalry traced Both aud Hlrrold
to barn between Bowling Green aud
PUr, II yaI. near Fredericksburg, Va.
The barn was surrounded, and demand
made for their surrender, which III irro ID
was ia favor Of doing, but upon Booth
calling him n coward, he refused to d,
50. The barn was then set on fire, aud
upon its getting too hot, Harold Ugain
presented himself, and put his hands
through the door 10 Oe handcufi,sd.
While this was going on Booth fired
upon the soldiers; upon which sergeant
fired at him. The ball Of the sergeant
took effect in the head OF Booth, Killing
him. ii irold was taken alive, and he
and Booths body were brought to the
Washington Navy Yard last night.
When Booth was discovered in the
barn by the cavalry, he declared his in.
tcntiDn never to surrender; aud said he
would Fl ght the whole squad, consist NJ
of % mon, If they would permit HIM to
place himsCIf20 yards distant.
HIS DEATH.
The scouting party was under COM
mand Of Lieut.. Edward Dougherly.
Booth was on u crutch, aud was lame.
He lived two hours after he was shot,
whispering biasphemies against the Gov
ernmcn:, und sending farewell message
to his mother. A. the time he was shot,
it is said he was leaaing on his crutch
preparing 10 fire again upon his captors,
HOW HE WAS TRACED UP.
The Star has the following particulars
of the capture of Booth: To Lieut.. Col.
l.. c. Baker, special detective OF the War
Department, aud his admirable trained
detective force, and to the 10Th New
York cavalry, active pnrricipators in the
seizures OF the criminals, the country
owes a debt Of gratitude for this timely
service. 1t seem0 that detachment Of
the 10th New Yerk cavalry, numbering
about 20 men, was dispatched from this
citv on Monday, under the direction OF
Col. Baker, in command OF Lieut.. Dough.
crly, accompanied by some of Colonel
Bakers officers, who captured and killed
Booth, ant captured II rrpld, one of his
uccomplices, alive. The cavalry, aft .r
leaving here, landed at Belle Plain in
Z
suit OF Booth aud Harold, having previ-
ously uss 'rtained from a colured man
that they had crossed the river into Vir-
ginia, at Swan Point, in u small cnnoe,
hired by Booth from q man for $500.
Proceeding on towards Bowling Green,
sumo three miles from Port ROYAL, Lieut..
Dougherty, who was in command of the
cavalry, discovered that Booth and Hir.
rold were secreted in a large barn
owned by man named Garrett; aud
were we'll armed. The cavalry thon
surrounded the barn and summoned Booth
aud Harold tp surrender.
BOOTH DEFIANT TO THE LAST.
Harold was inclined at first to accedt
to the request, but Booth accused him o
cowardice. Then Booth peremptoriIy re
fused to surrender, and they made prrpa-
rations to defend themselves. In ordeI
TO take the conspirators alive the barr
was fired, and the q imes getting too no
for Harold, he approached he door o
the barn and signified his wil,infness tt
be taken prisoner. The door was ther
, opened sufficiently to allow Harold /,
put his arms through that he might b.
handcUffed. As an officer was ubou
, placing the irons upon Hnrold's wrists
Booth fred upon the party from the barn
which was returned By the Sergeant o
the 10th New York cavalry, the bal
: striking Booth in the neck, frum the ei
fects OF which he died in about fou
hours.
THE MESSAGE To HIS MOTHER.
u Before breathing his last he was aske
e II he had anything to say, when be &c
/. llied, "Tell my mother thai died for IN
q country" Harold and the body {
Booth " ere brought into Belle Plaine .
8 o'clock last night, aud reached the Nav
a Yard here Mt O'clock this morning.
: ms IsytaIEs PROM THE FALL OF HI
HoHsE-TNE OF HIS DEATH.
II The statement heretofore publishe
that Booth had injured one OF his legs b
. the falling of his horse, has pruved to b
correct. Alter he was shot, il was dil
covered that one OF his legs was badI
Ii,jured, and that he was compelled /
I wear an old shoe, and use erutc6cs, whic
lbe had with him in the barn, Booth wa