The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1865-05-27

tell mo that they cans there withou, his
that hs didn't want then to stay;
I said don't want any long stories from
you. I just want TO know whore these
men have gone; he commenced TO tell mo
over tho Same tning; turned to ono OF tho
men and told hi1n to bring me lariss, End
cause he did not tell mo what be knew; one
Of his eons then came in aud said. ''Doi,'s
hurt the old man, I will tell you where the
men are;" sxid THAT is what want to
know; ne said They arc in the barn." and
went to the barn, and as soon as got
there heard somebody walking on the hay.
stationed men round the barn, and
Lieutenant Baker said to one of the young
CARROTS There had two Of them appeared
by this time) "You must 20 In the barn
and get the arms from this man;'' think
he made some objection to going; Baker
said he knew you, and you must go in;
Baker shen said 20 the men inside tina. one
of the men whom he had been stopping
with was coming in to get their arms, and
they must deliver them Wy; Garrett went
IN. but came out very 5000, and said this
man says "D-n youi you have betrayed
me-" and threatened to shoe: me; asEed
shoot him: he said he reached down into
the hay and got his revolver; directed
Lieut. Baker to tell the men inside they
were to come out and deliver themselves
up, aud that il they did not In i've minutes
We would fire the barn; Booth inquired,
"Wh0 are you; what do you Want-what
do you want7'' Lieut.. Baker said: 1--WE
want you; We know who you are; give up
your arms and come out" Booth replied:
Baker said: VERY we'll" Some ten OR
fifteen minutes elapsed probably, before
any thing further was said; Booth again
asked: who are you; what do you want?"
l said to Baker: "Do not by any possible
intimation or remark, let him know who
We are; II he choose to take US for Rebels
or ffiends. we will take advantage of it; We
will not lie to him about it, but will not
answer any question on that subjsct; SIM
Baker replied to Booth; ut don't make
any difference who We are, We know who
you are, and want you;' Booth said: "This
10 hard, because 1t may be am to be taken
by my friends some time during the con-
versation Booth said3 ssCaptain, know
you 70 b brave man, and believe you to
b an honorable one; have got bat one
leg-1 am cripple; il you viii withdraw
your men ono hundred yards from the
Baker replied: I'VE did not come here to
tght; We simply came to make you pris-
onef." Oncs after that he said: "lf you
viii take your men dfty yards from the
door, viii come out and light. Give me
. chance for my life;'' there was the same
reply, and then, with singularly theatre
cal voice. Booth called out: "Well, my
brave boy., you 'nay prepare 2 stretcher
for me-" requested one OF the Garrett
boys to pile some pine boushs against the
barn; he soon came to me and said: This
man says il I put any more brush up there
he will put = bali through me;'' "Very
we'll" said I, You need not go there any
more" after . while Booth said: There
is man in here who wants to come Ou.;''
Lieut.. Baker said: Every well, let hin,
take his arms and come out;" some talk
passed between them in the barn; one OF
the expressions heard Booth use TO Hxr-
leave me now5 But 60, gol would not
have you stay with me;;' further words
passed between them, which suppose had
reference 70 bringing out Of arms. which
was one ofthe conditions on which Harold
wxs directed to come out; what the words
were was not heard; he came to the door
and ssid: "Let me out;" Lieut.. Baker
ssid to him: Hand out your arme;' the
reply was: II have none;" Baker saic
out" Booth replied: ''the arms are mine;
have got Them" Baker said: this man
carried = csrbine, and must bring it Out"
Booth said: "Up0n the word and honor OF
gentleman the arms are mine, and have
got them"
(. I told Lieut.. Baker: ~.Never mind the
1fms, but let the man cut" Harold put
ont his hands, and Lieut.. baker took bold
Of him and brought him out passed him to
the rear; then went round the barn, pull.
ed some straw out, and twisted . little rope
90 hi
back, 1t seemed to be loose broken hay
that had been taken up from the barn
floor; II blazed very rapidly anu lit up the
barn at once; looked through one o! the
cracks; aud just then heard some. hing drag
On the door, which supposed to be
Booths c1utch, when first noticed him
his back wan toward me; he was looking
towards the front door; he Their came back
within five feet Of the corner of the barn;
whe4 h game was carbine; he raised the
caroline 70 His breast and looked along the
cracks rartd1y: ne then looked at Che fire,
and from the expression Of his face am
Satisfied he looked 70 see II he could put il
out; but he could not, it was burning too
rapidly ] started to. 90 around to the front
o. the berp. snd& Ei6en I was about rous.l
I nss1a a. M, rsk1sAeo1ss pistol; wen. on
holding or raising hiifnp. SAID me had
shot himseli;" RaRtrraid He had not;'' I
asked where no wa9 Shot; he raised him
self up, and the blood lIfuu. of his wound
I then said eyes, he had shot himselt;''
Lieut.. Baker replied very earnestly, .'}ie
had mott" eald that 1--WE mus. curry him,
out, or this will soen be burning us,H We
took him up and carried him out on the
grass little way from the door, beneath q
lccust tree. went back into the barn to
see ii the fire could be Put out, bu. found
1t could not, and returned to where he was
lying; before this supposed him 10 be
dead; he had all the appearance Of dead
man, but whea came back his eyes and
mouth were moving; called Immediately
for water, and put some in bis face: ht
seemed to revive and attempted to speak
I put my ear down to his mouth and Heard
him say. TELL my mother l died for my
countrJ;" repeated the words to him
and said, us that what you would ssy7'
He said YES" They carried him TO the
porch Of CARROTS house, and laid him or
To- ~ had ASrlr - l..