Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-04-28

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his home in Massachusetts, 10 morrow. AZ yet
be has not been assigned 70 sry special duty.
eoouen eaorts haze bees made BY Influential
persons 70 hare him placed IN command Of this
. department IL i not known that Botle- would
accept the command IL rendered
Inc worlds Raleigh correspondent says.
me sp'rt OF Sostmsn's army i somewhat in
the Wy Of moral Developments That can h.rd
~ be credited. Men who have been on trsmp-
from eight o'clock N the morning Of one dsy
till past three Of the next afternoon. sc.rce sun
cient time to eat boil coffee snd bolt sst of
pork and cracker spring forth early and rush on
their way shouting yelling, aud cheering a. Il
their hard lite was the iolliesi state Of existence
ia the world
Col. Plrrost OF the II Ioss Absolutely revolt.
ed in the idea OF starting ahead again before he
had tine to lie down.
The Richmond Wig Of the 25sh has the FOL.
lowing:
Davis Vas al HiIlsboro from the 18th TO the
| l4ih tie then went TO Greersooro, whence
with sn esoor; Of 1000 cavalry. selected from
Wbeeler's command he started on horseback
due south 70 Ashboro aud Cherav. By this
route he left Salisbury 60 miles to bis right
Prom Cheraw he probably struck southwest 10
| Co.um6ia, :. from which place the country
was open before him until he reached the line Of
Generals CANDY and Wilson. His own object
now Is TO reach Trans Mississippi. and he eanno,
/ 1A0EEr
hss ran the blunt Of the L 5. armies nov opor
ating In Alabama Davis. Breckinridee. Tren-
holm, Beniamin, ST John and Reagan all ride
10 the center Of 'h,t iorlorn band OF 1000 cav.
airy
wssuISeros. April %.
The fourth edition OF The Star has the follow
Ing details Of the capture of Harold and killing
OF Booth
4 detachment Of the 10th New York cavalry.
under Lieut.. Dougherty. numbering % men. and
accompanied by two OF Col. Bakers detective
| force, which went down the river on Monday,
| obtaiued the fret Bcws OF Booth, at Port Royal,
on Tuesday evening, from an old man. Who
stated that six men. in company with q rebel
| captain, had crossed the Rappahsnnock river q
short time previous. gsing in the direction Of
Bowling Green. He added that the captain
would probably he found in that place. as be was
counting lady there.
Pushing on to Bowling Green. the captain was
! found az hotel aud taken into custody. There
it was ascertAned that Booth and Harold we're
st the house of John and VIM. Garrett, , miles
| back towards Port Royal, and about one halfa
mile from the road passed over by the cavalry.
In the meantime. IL appears that Booth and
Harold had applied TO Gsrret, for horses to ride
| 10 Canisa g. Il The latter fearing that the
horses would not be returned, refused 20 let them
| 90, notwithstanding large sums were offered to
to him.
These circumstances together with the dia-
logue between Booth and Harold each charging
the other with the responsibility Of their Difficult
| ~. aroused the suspicious Of Garrett. The Gar
rett brothers urged Booth and Harold TO leave
before they lthe Garretts should get into trouble
With our cavalry This Booth refused 10 do
without the horses
Booth and Harold tben retired 10 the barn,
| the door Of which. after they had entered. Gar
rett locked, and remained guard in neigh
boring crib. as he alleged. to prevent their
horses from being taken and ridden of in the
night.
Upon the approach OF oGr cavalry from Bowl
ing Green about 3 o'clock on Wednesday. Gar
ret came out Of the crib to meet them, and one
OF them lnqu.iDg for Booth, was. directed 10
the barn Booth Immediately summoned to
surrender but refused.
Harold expressed his willingness TO give him
sell up. but orerrulei by Booth for some
time, but finally surrendered leaving Booth in
the barn. The latter then assuming defiant air
| called out to the commanding officer. and pro-
| posed TO him thst his men shocld be drawn I'D
| at llty yards distance when he would come out
| and fight them After the barn had been burn
| ing three or four hours, and when about TO fall
| in, Booth who bad been standing with a revolver
| in ono hand and csrbine resting on the hoor
Tado a demonstration rs though TO break
| through the guard. To prevent this Serg't Cor
btt fired intending to biz Booth so as TO cripple
him. The ball however struck little too high
and entered the neck resulting fatally
Booth had short heavy bowie knife. With
which he struck Major Rathbone, a Spencer
| caIbine seven shooter, Of Massachusetts, manu-
| iactuIe, three royOlyers and pocket pistol. He
wore. besides his ordinary suit of gray. cloth
cap. heavy high topped cavalry boot on his
right foot, With The top turned down. and gov
| ernmeut shoe oh his leis foot
| No clue could be obtained Of the other two
men. The two Carrots we're taken into custody.
The command Immediately started for Wash.
ington.
Sergeant Corbeii, Who shot Booth was ban
| TIED in Boston about seven years ago. at which
time he assumed the name OF Boston Corbei,
To day be has been greatly lonized. and ia tie
| street was repeatedly surrounded by citizens
who occasionally manifested their appreciation Of
him BY loud cheers.
| The Carrots are dressed in rebel gray. having
belonged TO Lees army, and just retrned home
| on parole. They profess 10 have been entirely
| ignorant of the character Of Booth and Harold.
and manifest great uneasness concerning their
connection with the affair
| Booth and Harold narrowly escaped on this
side o. the Potomac Marshall, Murray and
Pease. detectives Of New York, ira ektd them to
within short distace Of Seven Points. bu, Mar
shall being unacquainied with the country, and
without guide. during the darkness of the night
took the wrong road, and before be could regain
the trail Booth and Harold succeeded in cross
ing the river.
| The report that Booth tried to shoot himself
while in the barn is false. although his parley
with HE besiegers indicated tia, be would rot be
taken alive
His manner throughout was that Of harden
Cd desperate. Knowing bis doom Vas sealed
and preferred to meet it there in that shape that
the more ignominous death awaiting him if cap
tured; he appeared to pay little regard or
attention to tie ire raging abou; him until the
roof began TO tall in when he made q desperate
aitemp, TO cut his way out, and perhaps really
hoped 20 escape amidst the smoke and confusion
Ii was tue movement on his part that caused
| COrbitt to FIRE
| Harold before leaving the barn laid down he
pistol which wasimmedlstsy picket up by Booth
| who had IL ia bis hand &C the time he was shot.
Corbett who killed Booth, lie said to be man
OF deep religious feeling. who has at prayer
meetings lstely prayed that the assassin Of the
late president might be brought to justice.
Ii is said alec that in pulling the trigger gu
Booth ne sent up an audible petition for the soul
of the criminal
The pistol used By Corbet, wac . regular
larged sized cavalry pistol. BE Was offered
81 600 this morning for the pistol with ts Eve
Ioads.
This afternoon, Surgeon general Barnes. With