Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1865-04-29
Associated Press Report.
SHOOTING OF BOOTH.

NEW YORK, April %.
| 1t appears by the Herald's account that
| Colonel Baker sent Lieut.. Col. Conger and
Lieut.. Baker of his detectives, with Lieut..
Doherty of his cavalry in pursuit of Booth
and Harold.
On reaching CARROTS farm they were
told by q son of Garrett that two men
were in the barn. This was st o'clock
on Wednesday morning. Preceding to
the barn, Lieut.. Baker was sent forward
and called upon Booth to come out and
! give up his arms, and surrender, and that
young Garrett would go into the barn to
receive the arms.
When the boy entered the barn, Booth
excleimed to him: acct out of here, you
have betrayed me-"
a colloquy then ensued, of which the
following Is the substance:
Lieut.. Baker-"You must give up your
arms and surrender; we have come to take
you prisoner and will treat you as pris-
Oner. We will give you five minutes to
surrender, or we will burn the barn.
Booth-"WhO are you, and what do you
wsnt2"
Instructions had been given 10 Lieut.
Baker not 10 disclose the character Of those
who were in pursuit.
Lieut.. Baker-'fWe want you; we intend
&c take you prisoner"
Booth-HThis is hard case; il may be
that am TO be taken by my friends"
After some further colloquy of this sort,
Booth, seemingly convinced that he was in
the foils of Federal soldiers, said: "Give me
chance for my life; am a cripple, with
one leg. Withdraw yourmen one hundred
yards from the barn and 1 will come out
and fight you"
Lieutenant Bsker-"We did not come
here to fight, but 10 take you prisoner.
You must give up your arms and surren-
der"
Booth-GLet me have time to consider"
A conversation in the barn between
Booth and Harold then took place which
was not overheard by the party outside.
In abeut fifteen or twenty minutes Booth
called out "Who are your could have
picked off half dozen of your men while
we were talking. l could have shot you
two or three times, but don't want 70 kill
any body"
Lieutenant Bsker-"Then give up your
arms and surrender. We hSve come to
take you"
Booth-"I will never surrender; l will
never be taken alive"
Lieutenant Baker-"If you don't do so
Immediately We will set fire to the barn."
Booth-"Well, my brave boys prepare
a stretcher for me"
After this q conversation took pls ce be-
tween Booth and Harold, during which
Booth was heard to say, "You damned
coward, viii you leave me nOw2 But GO,
90; don't want you to stay with me-"
He then addressed the party outside, and
said TThere is man here who wants to
come out"
Lieut.. Baker" Then LET him hand out
his arms and come out"
Another talk here occurred between
Booth and Harold, in which it appeared
that the latter was begging TO be allowed
to take out some arms with him, and Booth
was heard to say, "Go away from me, l
don't want anything more to do with
you" Harold then came to the door and
asked to be let out. Lieut.. Baker said,
No, hand out your arms" Harold re-
piled, al have none"
Lieut.. Baker" Yes you have; you car
ried csrbins when you came here; you
must hand it out"
Booth" He has no arms, they are sl
mine. Upon my word as gentleman he
has no arms. All that are hsIe belong to
me-"
Lieut.. Baker then approached the door,
Harold thrust out his hands and was
pulled from the door, tied snd placed in
charge of 8 guard. Colonel COnger was
then satisfied that further parley with
Booth was vain, and proceeding 10 the
other side of the barn, he pulled out q
whisp of hay and lighted it.
Within few moments the blazing hay
lighted up the whole Of the barn. Booth
wss discovered leaning on q crutch which
he threw aside and with 8 csrbine IN his
hand came towards the side where the fire
had been kindled, paused and looked st
the fire q moment and then started towards
the door. When about the middle of the
barn he was shot. Then Colonel Conger
and Baker at once entered the barn and
brought Booth out. After Identification
by the War Department the body was
properly covered in the clothing which
was upon it
The HerSlds correspondent says the par
ley with Booth lasted q long time; that
Booth told Lieutenant Doheriy he had q
bead drawn on him snd could shoot him
if he chose. That Booth could see those