Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-05-01

shaw's brigade, and all compelled 10 sur
render, except coTbets, who stood out
marfully, and Fred his revolver and
twelve shots from his breech-loading rifle
al his assaailAuts before auKrenderiRgs
which be did after firing his last round
of ammunition. He was taken 70 Lynch
burg, and thence to toAndeFsonville, where
be experienced the same treatment that
others have 90 numeFously testified 70.
Out of fourteen membersof has company,
fellow-captives, bat one besides himself
returned Upon one occasion be made
bis escape, bat was tracked BY blood
hounds and returned to captivity. When
exchanged, be was skeletons but noW
appears to have gaiEed his regular
weight and strength. sas { Feasl
Booth had two crutehes m the barB-f
When Lieut.. Dougherty started 20 re-
turn with the then dead and living pris-
oners, Harold refused to walk, when o
rope was fastened around bis neck aad
the other end to the saddle of one Of tbe
cavalrymen. As soon as horse could
be procured, he was placed upon u and
brought up to this city in irons. Lieut..
Dougherty, who commanded the party
~hich captured Booth and Harold, was
formerly Of Boston, Mass. He is gal
liant officer, fnll Of energy aud plaok.
10 the first Ball Run battle be belonged
to the 7lst infantry. He subsequently
participated In many battles Of the war,
In all of which he was remarkable for
his courageous conduct. He was, some
time ago, much extolled By the press foF
ksa ga la anf~w =, o1nIrnssxw a rao1nn1sa-
ance at the head Of q detachment Of the
10th New York cavalry, in which be ran
into aud sut his way Through division
Of cavalry near Culpepper Court Rouse
Virginia. - - al
The following additional details are
from the Republican Extra ....'
One OF the detectives stood In the
barn, where he was found, an hour and
half parleying with Booth to induce him
to surrender. AL this sime the assassin
sat with q knife pointed st bis heart, in
one hand, aud revolver With the mnz.
zie directed at his head, in the other
hand, and swearing that be would never
be taken alive; that be would blow his
own brains out if they approached him.
1t is stated that Booths horse fell with
nam Ou tnS mernknS OF tns AObn instl
at about the very time the President
died. He broke his leg below the knee.
Harold assisted Booth in reaching the
house Of DR. Nudge, at Bryan, on the
road 10 the Patnxent river He Was
known to be all right on the secesh ques-
ton. He dressed the wound, after cut
ting the boot from Booths lrg, and then
directed Booth to the swamp where be
secreted himself until Sunday night last,
when he and Harold reached Port To-
bacco and crossed the Potomac in a ca
noe, in hope Of reaching guerrilla par
ty near Port Royal DR.. Nudge was ar
rested some days ago, and the boot taken
from Booths leg was found in bis house.
Both are now in the city. we
Upon the person of Booth were found
bills Of exchange on bank in Canada,
dated in October last, at the time Booth
was there, showing that the assassination
was planned by the rebels in Canada.
Booth said to Lieut.. Dougherty: "Y GU J
have spoiled my Mexican business, svi-
IDENTIFY referring 70 bis plans of eecape TO
Mexico rs q