The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-04-28
Additional Details Of the Capture
Appearance of Booth after his
Press Dispatch.l


Press Dispatch.l
WARRINGTON, AprI27.-The Star, in a
late edition, has the following about
Booth, Booth and Harold reached Gar.
retts some days ago Booth walking on
crutches A party of four or five accom-,
panied them, who spoke of Booth as a
wounded Marylander OH his way home,
and that they wished TO leave him there
a short time and would take him away
by the 26th Yesterday 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 Booth kept up appear
an2es we'll.
One day at the dinner table the con-
versation turned on the assassin alton OF
the President, when Booth denounced
the assassination in the severest terms,
saying there was no punishment severe
enough for the perpetrator. AT another
time some one said in Booths presence
that rewards amounting to 100000 had
been offered for Booth, and that he
would like to catch him, when Booth
replied "Yes, it would be good haul,
but the amount would doubtless soon
he increased to FIVE hundred thousand
dollars"
The two CARROTS, who lived on the
place, allege that they had no idea that
these parties, Booth and Harold, were
any other than what their friends repre-
sented them, Confederate soldiers on
their way home. They also say that
when the cavalry appeared i'll that
neighborhood, and they heard that they
were looking for the assassins, they sent
word to them that two men were on the
place; in other words, tney assert that
they are entirely innocent OF giving the
assassins aid and comfort, knowing them
to be such. The identical boat reached
here about two o'clock last night with
Harold and the two men above referred
to, as well as the body of Booth Har-
rold was Immediately put in a safe place
He thus far, it is stated, has manifested
no disposition to speak of the affair, but
as he was known as very talkative
man he may soon resume the use OF his
tongue.
Booth and Harold were dressed in con
federate gray, new uniforms Harold
was otherwise not disguised much
Booths moustache had been cut OIL, ap-
parently with scissors, aud his beard al
lowed to grow, changing his appearance
considerably His hair had been cut
somewhat shorter than he usually wore
it Booths body, which We have above
described, was at once laid out on bench
and a guard placed over it. The lips OF
the corpse are tightly compressed and
the blood has settled Oh the lower part OF
the face and neck Otherwise the face
is pale and wears a wild. haggard look,
Indicating exposure to the elements and
rough experience 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, including the hands and
feet, being covered with tarpaulin.
The shot which terminated his accursed
life entered on the left side, at the back
of the neck, point, curiously 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 ol persons nave
been seeking admittance to the Navy
Yard to-day to get sight of the body,
and to hear the particulars, but none ex-
cepting 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 at the time he was shot by
Sergeant Corbett, and large knife with
blood on it, supposed to be the one with
which Booth cut Major Rathburn, in the
theatre box on the night of the murder
of President Lincoln, and which Wa
found on Booths body, have both been
brought to the city, and are now in the
possession of Col. Baker, at his Office
The bills of exchange, which were fol
a considerable amount, found on Booth S
person, were drawn on the Bank OF Can
ada in October last