Washington telegraph., 1865-05-10

DEATH OF j. WILKES BooTH-A dis
patch from Washington dated 9th Guilt J,
gives detailed accoun. OF the death of
Booth. the assassin Of President Liucoln
After leaving the theatre he, IN company
with an scconplice, Hcrrold. escaped
from the city over tho brids. across the
East Potomac, kn7l,I1 q, lig tiIe Navy yard
bridge On the morning Of Saturday,
the 18th. after riding hard all night.
Booth was taken to the house OF Doctor
Mott, near Bry yantown. harlcs county.
Maryland, Ivy Herrold. to have one Uf his
legs attended to, which he represented
70 have been fractured by fall from his
horse. IL appears however. that it was
caused by his leap from the box to the
| stage. Booth remained ashort time and
departed with his leg so swollen he could
not wear q boot. The boot which he
left had his name written on the inside.
and gave 4 clue to the detectives 1t
does not appear that Dr. Mott knew wha.
was done. but he was arrested and taken
TO Washington.
From that place the fugitives were
traced to the Potomac. Th.ir progress
was slow. They crossed he Potomac
at Swan Poiut on the night Of the 23d,
and proceeded to Port Royal, where they
crossed the Rappahannock, Booths leg
being all the tim. in such condition as
to prevent him from walking Before
crossing the Potomac it is believed they
were furnished with suits of grey, and
passed for psroled soldiers Of Lee's arInv
After leaving Port Royal. they turned
aside to avoid Bowling Green. and stopped.
accompanied by four or five others, at
tho house Of two brothers named Gar
rctt. whore they LETT Booth 70 awhile,
representing him az a wounded Mary
land soldier on his way home Uerrold
remained with him. Both took their
regular meals at the house, and kept up
appearances we'll The CARROTS say
they had no idea that Booth and Her
rold were any other than they represent
ed themselves to be
Meanwhile, a party Of Federal eEval
ry. sent out by Col Baker under com
nand Of 1t. Baker, having received in
formation of their escape across the Po-
tomac, crossed the happa hammock at
Fredericksburg. moved down Oh the Bow
ling Green road. and then over % Port
Royal. Here they received information
from a negro that rebel captain in COM
pany with four or Ave men had crossed
the Rappahannock, going in tho direc-
tion OF Bowling Green.
The cavalry returned TO Bowling
Green. found the captain at hotel, and
ircrived information from him that the
parties II whom they were in search
were at the house Of John and William
Garrett. They came up to the house
about 3 o'clock on the morning Of the
26th, and obtained from one Of the Gar
re;ts a confession shat tile criminals were
ia his barn, VIII. .ch was then surrounded.
Lieut.. Baker knocked on the barn door
some time with the butt Of his pistol,
saying. " Booth, we wait you" "IIsre
1 am,' replied Booth "wAo are You,
Confederate Or Yankee r. Upon baing
informed. ho fatty refused 10 surrender.
Booth could see them through thu cracks
of the barn. but they could not see him
H-rrold sxpre ssed a desire to surrender,
but Booth told him We was add co9ard
TO do SO. He swore lie could not be- tax
en- siive, aud declared he could kill fivs
men and then kill himself, sheald they
break into the barn. Lieut.. Baker then
fired the barn with hay pulled through
the cracks The fire ran up tho barn
and over the top of the hay Booth
climbed upon the NOW and vainly en-
deavored to eztinguish it. He then re-
turned to his position between the two
doors. with his back against the hay
NOW and a revolver in each hand
Meanwhile the soldiers approa ched the
barn and Herrold started with a pistol
to surrender. Booth said, {" You ID
coward, leave your pistols. or l will
shoot you dead" just as the hay NOW
cracked, as if about to fall, Herroid
dropped bis arms and rushed out Of tho
barn.
Ii now become evident lat o'clock
10 n,.) that Booth would kill himself or
kill any nar ~hc rame rts--,ha. he