Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1865-04-28

1t seams that detachment of the lot
y New York Cavalry, numbering abou
atwer ty five mer, was dispatched from thi
scity on Monday, under the direction
sColonel Baker, in command of Lieutenan
s Dougherty, accompanied by some Q
Z Colonel Bakers officers, who captured an
9killed Booth and captured Harold, one
Z his accomplices, alive.
q The cavalry after leaving here landet
] Ia. Belle Plain IN the night, and at ono
sstarted out in pursuit of Booth and Harold
sbaving previously sscertsined from q col
8ored msn that they had crossed the rive
sinto Virginia st Swan Point, in a small
canoe hired by Booth from man 70
sthree hundred dollars.
{ Proceeding on towards Bowling Greer
some three miles from Port Royal, Lieu
Tenant Dougherty who was in command o.
4 the cavalry, discovered that Booth snC
Harold were secreted in a large barn
owned by a man named Garrett, and wert
well armed. The cavalry then surrounded
! !he barn, and summoned Booth and Har.
lrold to surrender.
Harold was inclined at first to sccedC
Ito the request, but Booth accused him Of
ieowardice. Then both peremptorily re
fused to surrender, and made preparations
/ 20 defend themselves. In order to take the
3conspirstors alive the barn was fred, and
the flames getting too hot for Harold, he
approached the door of the barn and signi-
fed his willingness to be taken prisoner
The door was then opened sufficiently to
allow Harold to put his arms through
bn 1rhE - saay,ra1rr han1nV1 Tod
las an officer was about placing
he irons upon HsrrOld's wrists Booth
Tired upon the party from the barn, which
was returned by 8 sergeant of the 10th New
York, the ball striking Booth in the neck,
from the effects OF which he died in about
'our hours. Before breathing his last he
was asked if he had anything TO say, when
be rep led: "Tell my mother that I died
for my country"
Harold and the body of Booth were
brought into Belle Plain at six o'clock last
night, and reached the Navy Yard here at
one o'clock this morning.
The ststement heretofore published that
Booth had injured one of his legs by fall
Ing from his horse has proved to be correct.
Alter he was shot it was discovered that
one of his legs was badly injured, and that
ne was compelled to wear an old shoe and
lse crutches, which he had with him in
the barn.
Booth was shot about 4 o'clock in the
morning and died about o'clock. Booth
nsd upon his person some bills of exchange
but only $l75 in Treasury notes.
It appears that Booth and Harold left
Washington together, on the night of the
murder of President Lincoln, and passed
through Leonsrdstown, Maryland, conceal
ing themselves IN that vicinity uLtil an Op1
oortunity was afforded tkem to cross the
liver st swan Point, which they did. As
lbove stated, the men who hired Booth and
bis accomplice the boat in which they cros-
ed the river, were captured, but, we un-
ierstsnd, afterwards made their escape
Harold has been lodged in secure place.
Bowling Green, near which place Booth
was killed, is part of the village capital If
Caroline County, Virginia, on the road
from Richmond TO Fredericksburg, forty
five miles north of the former place. Port
Royal is q post village In Caroline County,
Virginis, on the Rsppahannock, and two
miles bsloW Fredericksburg.
NEW YORK, April 27.
The Post says A private dispatch from,
an official source, received yesterday after
noon at 4 o'clock, reported that Booth had
broken his leg, and that the surgeon who,
attended him was DR.. Mudd, of Charles
county, Nd, and had been arrested. Thus q
clue to Booths whereabouts was obtained.
Harold is supposed to have been an &C. 4
of the man who attacked Secreta-,
" Seward He was formally clerk in a.
frug store in Washington. He is unmsr-
led, and about twenty-five years of age.
Later information states thst Booth had
ais leg set by DIR. Mudd, at o'clock Sun
lay morning of the 10th. The doctor fur
nished Booth pair Of crutches. When
Mudd was arrested he had one of Booths 8
boots in his possession.
WASHINGTON, April q.
Tho Star in later edition has the fol-
lowing of Booth.
Booth and Harold reached CARROTS s
,ome days ago, Booth walking on crutches.
A party of four OF five accompanied them,
who spoke of Booth as a wounded Mary
lander on his way home, and that they
wished tc leave him there short time, and
would take him away by the 26th, yester-
day. Booth limped somewhat and walked
On crutches about the place, complaining
Of his ankle. He and Hsrrod d took their
meals regularly at the house, and both
kept up appearances Will One day at the
inner table the C lnversstion turned upon
.he assassin ion Of the President, when
Booth denounced the assassination IN the
everest terms, saying that there was no
punishment severe enough for the perpe-
trator. At another time some one said in
Booths presence, tFat q reward of 5000 900
asd been offered for Booth and that ne
would like to catch him, when Booth re-
oiled, Yes, it would be good haul, but the
amount would doubtless soon be increased
to $50O,GOO.
The two Carrots who lived on the place
sllege that they had no idea that these
parties, Booth and Harold, were any other
than what their friends represented them,
osroled Confederate soldiers on their way
home. They also say that when the cavalry
appeared in that neighborhood, and they
heard that they were looking for the as
ssssins, they sent word to them that these
TWO men were on the place. They assert
that they are entirely innocent of giving
aid and comfort to the Asssssins, knowing
them to be such. The officers arrived here
about two o'clock last night, with Harold
snd the two men above referred to, and
Booths body. Harold was Immediately
put in g safe place. He has shown no dis
position to speak of the affair, but SIS he is
known 10 he a very talkstive young man.
ne may soon resume the use of his tongue.
BooLh and Harold were dressed in con-
federate gray, ne v uniforms. Harold was
otherwise not disguised. Much of Booths
lmoustache had been cut of, apparently
with scissors, and his beard allowed to
grow, charging his appearance consider
ABLY. HIS hair had been cut somewhsi
shorter than he usually wore it. Booths
body, which we have above described, wa!
at once laid out on bench and q gusrC
placed over it. The lips of the corpse art