Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1865-05-17


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P1ffdenI.H Booth ihon eome ~ aud Heroid Ia
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ritnr; hslold !.Pses,nise enet1 e b vounaed
HonBld fksn wenl u he road with u add ~
tufnad ~ oArroif,a he nekt day HcrOld Intro.
daced Boob 70 ne By tho name Of Boyd, and
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pass under the name Of noydi on Wednesday,
liursii len NJ nbont half-past tive e'elork \
aid not zee them any more until the morning az
fedsraiea, having on the Confederais aBilcfm.
cross -examlned- --HsrolA wanted NJ 10 aid him
In getting further South and seemed much dis
Appointed whoa We told them We could not DO Il.
fsrpld seemed much agitated WHOM 10 told rs.
Booth said he ought not 70 hava tnld ~. herpld
aaid 1--WE are the asaaaanaiors Of the President
Then he pointed 70 Booth and said, "yonder Il
The Inas, :; wilkes Booth, whe KILLED ibs Pres.
bath o. ailsgianee, bat was perfectly willing TO
COZ. coHanR,
havlHs hepA CALLED and sworn, stated that hewas
enRaged In the pursuit Of the murdeforu % the
Pfsddent I went inle . FOom n hotel Al
Bowling Green found TWO men In . bed one was
named Jet; assci him who're were the Two men
who came over the river with him from Port
said, az know who you are, and Iwiil tell you
where they eaa be found. They arc on the
road 70 Port Royal. II Mr., 0arrett'a house.
viii 90 WIN o1 , ssS ne. hs s e. Ss
tore We got 70 0arrctt's hoase Jet said we gre
near the house nov, We had better 80 aronhd
We won't in the gate and up % the house Lieut..
Baker waa II the door telling acme person 70
strike iiKht; the Afst peruoa W. saw was an old
man, said 10 be nArasd Garrett; Asked him
where are the two men who stopPod NJ yeur
house he said they had E2a. 2 the ya9a.i
you whero the insh are they arc IN the baru : :
We went % the barn and stationed tho men
around. Lieut. Baker aid to one Of the Oar
rs.t. yea na', - "a .hs barn and Sc The arm;
very soob and said I: This man says DIN you,
you have betrayed me, and threatened 70 shoot
him. ] then directed Lieut.. Baker % tell them
70 cone ont o. We would nrs the barn n I'VE
baker said, 1--WE know who you are and We want
you. = Booth replied, ''let Us have some little
time 10 consider -
some ten or hfteen minutes INTERVIEWED between
10 Lisnt. Baker, "Dont allow him 10 know who
We Are II he thinks wo arc his friends We VIII
get him. :, The reply was made, I'VE want to
may b that am being taken by my friends. :
He said, captain, I know you 10 DO 4 brave
man believed you TO be honorable and would
Lieut. Baker said; ave aid not come 70 asht'
Booth said, Take your men hfty yards from the
door, and we will come ont and Aght.n Booth
said, well, my brave boys prepare stfeieher
for me - ff-
Booth said 20 Hsrold, " 90. 20, you damn fool !
would not have you stay with met Daker de-
inahdod his carblne. and Booth said, "The arms
are inins, upon ths honor q . gent; he Ia.
and pulled out some hay and lighted 4 heard
something drop on tho floor; supposed II was
booths eutch he came along with earbine
raised, looking At the crack. rapidly looked
u put; in . few moments heard pistol and
witness then said, " lie has shot himself ~
Baker replied earnestly no had not. We got
barn 20 SEQ II the irs could be put out; saw no
chance for that aud returned 10 Booth heard
him say, "Toll mother died for my country. /"
He repeated IT, Witness described the last mo-
mcnts q Booth after ihey, carried him % the
porch Of the house. Booth said two or three
times a'Kll melii "Kill met Had sent for q
physician took Booths things away and len
HIN with Baksri soon after the doctor, who
witness here Identified belt and weapons
iaken from Booth. The earbine and pistols
were loaded the bills Of exchange found on
from Heroid a pIsss q nap u IN. STATE Of vir-
ginla. embracing The country whore they were.
Booth MAS shot three miles from PORT Royal, in
Caroline county. Pocket compass found With
cross-exsmined BY HsrOid's sounsel.--r think
we got IN the barn about two o'elock, and Booth
was carried out. aiieI being ahei Al nts9a min.
sis, pas. three o,eloek, a m We were thsS al
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bbh0f bosIvh oVhhhIt =,
with his hair parted In the middlel was called
and sworn.
He tesuhed 70 the part ne took IN the capture
snd killing o. booth. NY omeer, whe9 We
house we then ionnd Booth was In the barn.
and We invested y elosely. soosh MADE many
replies 70 me omeefA, VINO demanded NM 70
s ~ Sa hn nsned them Hno tsey ,ooe MN
wen, ny brave peys, you may get a.retehef
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make make shor. work Oh me- showing MN 70 ps ga