The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1865-05-04
Booths Death.


WASHINGTON. April 27-The fourth
edition of the Star has the following adj
ditional details of the capture Of Har-
rold and the killing of Booth. A de-
tachment of the 10th New York cavalry,
under the command of Lieut. Dougherty,
mum bering twenty eight men, ana ac-
companied by two of Col Bakers de-
tective force, which went down the river
on Monday, and obtained the first news
of Booth at Port Royal, Tuesday even
ing, from an old man, who stated that
four men. in company with rebel Cap
tain, had crossed the Rappahannock but
a short time previous, going in the di-
rection of Bowling Green. He added
the Captain would probably be found in
that place, as he was counting lady
there On rushing into Bowling Green
the Captain was found at the hotel and
taken into custody. From him it vas
ascertained that Booth and Harrold's
whereabouts were at John and VIM. Gar
ret's, three miles back towards Port
Royal, about quarter Of mile from
the road passed over by cur cavalry.
In the meantime it appears that Booth
and Harold applied to Garrett for
horses to ride to Louisa c. II. The lat
ter, fearing the horses would not be re-
turned, refused to hire them, notwith
standing large sums were offered These
circumstances, together with the recrimi-
nations of Booth and Harold, each
charging the other with the responsibili
ty of their difficulties, had aroused the
suspicious of the Garrett brothers, who
urged Booth and Harold to leave, lest
they (Garretts) should get into trouble
with our cavalry. This Booth refused to
do without the horses, and the two men
retired to the barn, the door of which.
after they entered, Garrett locked, and
| remained himself on guard in a neigh
boring corn crib, as he alleges to prevent
his horses from being taken and ridden
off in the night by Booth and Harold.
Upon the approach of our cavalry from
Bowling Green, about three o'clock on
w ednesday A. NJ, Garrett came out of
the corn crib to meet them. and. in an
swer to their inquiries, directed them 10
the barn
Booth was at once summoned to sur
render, but refused. Harold expressed
willingness to give himself up but was
prev ented by Booth for some time, but
finally surrendered, leaving Booth in the
barn. The latter then assuming defiant
air, called out to know the commanding
officer, and proposed to him that his men
should be drawn up at fifty yards distant,
when he would come out and fight them
After the barn had been burning three
quarters of an hour, and when the roof
was about falling in, Booth, who had
been standing with a revolver in one
hand and carbine resting on the floor,
made a demonstration as though to break
through the guard. To prevent this,
Sergeant Corbet fired, intending to hit
Booth SO as to cripple him The ball.
however, struck little too high, and en-
tered his neck, resulting fatally.
Booth had in his possession the short,
heavy bowie knife, with which he struck
Major Rathbone- Spencer carbine, q
seven shooter, of Massachusetts manu-
facture, three revolvers and pocket
pistol. He wore. besides his suit of gray,
ordinary cloth, a cap, heavy, high topped
cavalry boot on his right foot, with top
turned down, and Government shoe on
the left foot No clue could be obtained
of the other two men Taking the two
Carrots into custody, the command i'm
mediately set out for Washington after
releasing the Captain.
Lieutenant Doughcrty who command
ed the squad entered the service with
the list New York militia Sergeant
in Boston about seven years ago, at
which time he assumed the name of
Boston Corbett To day he has been
greatly lionized, and on the street was re-
pea,ediv surrounded by citizens, who
occasionally manifested their apprecia-
ton by loud cheers.
The CARROTS are dressed in rebel grey
having belonged to Lees army. and just
returned home on parole. They profess
to have been entirely ignorant of the
character Of Booth and Harold, and
manifest great uneasiness concerning
their connection with the affair.
Booth and Harold narrowly escaped
on this side of the Potomac. Marshal
Murray and posse of New York detec-
tives. traced them TO within short dis
tancc of Swan Point. but the Marshal be
ing unacquainted with the country and
without q guide during the darkness Of
the night, took the wrong road. and
before he could regain the trail Booth
and Harold succeeded in crossing the
river TO Virginia.
The report that Booth attempted to
shoot himself while in the barn is incor-
rect. He, however, in his parley with
his besiegers indicated that he would
not be taken alive His manner through
out was that of harden desperation.
knowing his doom was sealed and pre-
ferring to meet it there in that shape to
the more ignominious death awaiting
him if captured. He appeared to pa,
little attention to the fire raging abou
him until the roof began to fall. whe,
ne made movement indicating his pur
pose to make desperate attempt to Gu
his way out Perhaps he really hope,
to succeed amid the smoke and confusion
1t was this movement on his part which.
seems to have caused Corbetts fats
shot
Harold, before leaving the barn. lai
down his pistol, which was irnmediateI
picked up by Booth, who had it in hi,
hand 1T the time he was shot