The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1865-05-04

person some bills Of exchange, but only
Sl75 in Treasury notes.
Booths sovENESr's ON rHE WIGHT OF rHr
MURDER.
II appears that Booth aad Harold len
Washington together on the night Of the
murder Of President Lincoln, and passed
through Lsonard,own, Nd, csncealing
themselves in The vicinity until an oppor
tunily was afforded them to cross the
river at Swan Point. which they did a.
above stated. The man who hired Booth
und his aec1mplcc the boat, in which
he crossed the river, was captured. W.
understood, but afterwards made his es.
cape. Harold has been lodged in Sc.
cure place.
THE LDcALirY OF ms cArrURE.
Bowling Green, near which place
Booth was killed, is a post village of the
capital of Caroline county, Va, on the
road from Richmond to FEEDER cksburu,
65 miles north Of the former place. pori
Royal is post village in Caroline county, 1,
Va, on .he right bank Of the Rippahun.
mock river, - miles below Frrdcr icks-
burg.
HOW BOOTH WAS FouNp-ARREsr OF THE
SURGEON.
New YORK, April 27.-The Post says
a private dispatch from an official source, 4,
received yesterday afternoon al O'Clock,
reported that Booth had broken his leg.
aud that the surgeon who atetnded him
was DR.. hudd, of Charles county, Md,
who had been arrested. Thus clue to
Booths Whereabouts was obtained.
Harold is supposed to have been the
accomplico of the man who attacked
Secretary Seward. He was formerly
clerk in drug store in Washington.
He is unmarried, anl about % years of
nge.
Later Information states that Booth had
his leg set by DR.. Mud at 3 O'Clock
Sunday morning, the 10Th. The Doctor
furnished Booth a pair of crutches
When the Doctor was arrested he had
one of Booths boots in his possession.
BOOTH DURING MS coScEALAEMr.
WAsHfNGTOS, April 27-The Star. in
later edition, has the following of
Booth:
Booth and Harold reached Garretl's
some days ago, Booth walking on crutch.
cs. A party OF four or five accompanied
them, who spoke Of b 10Th as wounded
Mary ylandcr, on hisway home, aud tnat
they wished to leave him there a short
time. aud would take him away by The
! 26lh yesterday.
Booth limped somewhat and walked on
crutches ab ut the place, complaining of
his ankle. He Gad Harold regularly
took th ir meats at the house, aud both
kept mp appearances well. One day at
the dinner table the conversation turned
on the assassination Of the President.
when Booth denupnc ID the assassination
IN the verest terms, saying that tn re
was M punishment severe enough for the
peFpctr hOr. Al another tim, sume one
saih, In Booths pres ncn, that rewards
| amHunti"g to 100000 ha been offered
tor Both, aud That ne would like catch
him, when Booth replied: "Yys, il
would be II good haul, but the amount
would doubtless soon be incrr1s ID to
$500 ,0O0."
The Two Garrttt's, who live on the
place, nllegc that they had no idea that
these parties (BIolh and ii rrnld) were
any other than what their friends rrprc,-
ented them parolcd confederate soldiers
OF their way home. They also sny, that
when the cavalry appeared in tn 1t ne igh-
burhood and they heard that they were
looking for the assassins, that they sent
word 10 them that thes, two m,n were
on the place. In other words, they as.
sert that they are entirely innocent of
giving tho aSsussins aId and comfort
knowing to them be them su Ii.
The Ida, tug boat, reached here about
about 2 o'clock last night, with ii lrru.d
aud the two men above referred to, as
the body of 10Th.
Hrrrrld was Immediately put in n safe
place. He thus far, il is stated, has
manifested NJ disposition 10 speak of the
uffair; but as he was known as very talk.
alive young man he may soon resume the
use oi his tongue.
Booth aud Hrrrold were dressed in
in Contetate grav, new uniforms. Har.
rold was otherwise not disguised much.
Booths moustachc had been cut off up.
purently with scissors, and his beard al.
lowed to grow, changing his appearance
! considerably. His ha r had been cut
shorter than he usually wore it.
Booths body, which we have above de.
scribcd, was at once laid out on bench
and guard placed over il. The lips of
the corpse are tightly compressed, and
the blood has settled in the lower part of
the face and neck. Otherwise the face
is pale, and wears, wild, haggard look,
indiciting exp sure IL the elements and
ar ugh experience in his skulking Il ght
HIS hair is disurraDged and dirty, aud op.
parrently hud not been cOmbed since he
took his flight.
The head and breast are alone exposed
to CIV. The lower portion of the body,
including The hands and feet, being COW
cred with tarpauln. The shot which
terminated his uccursed lite enterel on
the left side, at the back of the neck; a
point, curiously enough, not lar distant
from that in which his victim, our lamen-
ted President was shot. No orders have
yet been given as to what disposition will
b , made oi the body.
l. ,rge numbers of persons have heen
seeking admission to tho Nivy Yard, to-
day, to get u sight If the body, aud to
hear the particulars, but none, excepting
the Sorkmen, the off iers Of the yard, and
those holding orders from the department
are allowed to enter. A Spencer CIR
bine, which Booth had with him. in the
Daru Ut the time he was shot by Sergeant
Corbett, and large knife, with d 10Th on
it, supposed to be he one with which
Booth Cut Maj'r Riihburn in the theatre
box, On the night OF the murder ol Presi'
dent Lincoln, aud which was found on
b olh's hody, have been brought to the
city. The cIbine and knife are now in
the possession of Colonel Baker at his
office. The bills Of exchange which
were, for n considerable amount, found
on Booths person, were drawn on banks
It Canada, in October last.