Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1865-05-04
BOOTH CAPTURED.
Official Bulletin.
WAR DEPARTMENT,
Washington, April q, 1865. J

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Major General Dix:
j. Wilkes Booth and Harold. were chased
from the swamp in St Marys county, Md, to
CARROTS farm, near Port Royal, on the Rap
pahannock, by Col Bakers force. The barn
in which they took refuge was fired, Booth,
in making his escape, was shot through the
head and killed, lingering about three hours,
and Harold was captured. Booths body and
Harold are now here. E. NJ STANTON,
Secretary of War.
STATEMENT OF THE MAN WHO SHOT BOOTH.
Special Dispatch to the Cincinnati Gazette.
Washington, April 27-The following is
the statement of Sergt Boston Corbett,, the
soldier who shot the assassin Booth on Tues
day afternoon: r., n,, D
Dougherty received information that two per-
sons answering to the description of Booth
and his accomplice Harold were concealed
in barn on the place Of Henry Garrett, about
three miles from Port Royal, in the direction
of Bowling Green. There we captured aman
named Jett who ferried Booth and his COM
nanion across the Potomac At first he de-
MED knowing anything about the matter, but
when threatened with death if he did not re-
veal the spot where the assassns were Sc
creted. he told us where they could be found
and piloted us to the place. Booth and Har-
rold reached the barn about dusk on Tuesday
evening The barn was at once surrounded
by our cavalry, and some of our party en-
gaoed in conversation with Booth from the
outside. ug -
HHe was commanded several times to sur
!. render but made no reply to the demand
save that, If you want me you must take ,m1e me
When first asked to surrender ne asked' '"ht
do you take me for2 A short time afterward
lin response to the question as to whethel
. there was any body else with HIM In the oarn
Ihe stated that he was the only person IN th'
building-that his companion, Harold ha'
taken another direction, and was beyond tn
reach of capture. ,.,.,
"At three o o'clock, or little after, the barr
was fired. Before the flames were kindle'
8 Boo,h had the advantage Of US in respect t.
LIGHT. He could see US, but we could not Sc
= him. hut after that the tables were turne'
u ooo;nst him-we could see him plainly, bu
could not be seen by him. The flames az
/ neared to confuse him, and he made spri,n!
y toward the door, as if to attempt to force hi
way out As he passed by one OF the GREY
ices Of the barn, I fred at him: aimed
his body; did not want to kill him; l took dt
l. liberate aim at his shoulder, but my aim wa
too high The ball struck HIM in the hea.
!. lust below the right ear and passing through
. came out about one inch above the left ea
y / think he stopped to pick up something jSs'
}. as / fred. That may probably account fe
! the fact Of his receiving the ball in the hea'
/ was not over eight or ten yards distant froi q
/, him when fred. was afraid that II dl
:, i not wound him he would kill some OF our me'
u After he was wounded, ! went into the bari
/. Booth was lying in reclining position on U
\ i floor. asked him, where are you wounded =
4 4 He replied in very feeble voice, his eyebal
- plaring with peculiar briliianey, In U
g. q 6ead-eyou have finished me. de was the ie
!. ~ carried out Of the burning building INTO u
'' open air, where he died abont TWO hours al
~ half afterwards" -.
y y Il is stated that Booths horse fell with 81 !,
u : on the morning Of the 18th inst at about u
= time the President died. He broke his leg
- - low the knee. Harold assisted Booth !
rs r reaching the house of DR.. Nudge, at Brya
=, y on the road to the Patuxent River. ne "
Z. e. known to be all right on the secesh qaesIo
n n BE dressed the wound, after cutting the %