St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1865-05-04

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your srms.. - "sl1.sh oaai4s 1=swef I'd, IS {
f ;. Harold replied,r.:1 have, ,,ope.n'! naa -.
Lieut.. Baker-"Yes, you have. YOU
carried: 't !. e zesrbine Y b, 9 when yop .eame here.
You must hand It ont.'' ..,.......: .
Booth-"He has no arms. rhev
are all5miue:A Upon my word as i gen.
tleman, he has no arms. All that are
here belong to, me-" fg,
Lieut.. Baker then approached, and
Harold, approaching, put out his hands
and was pulled from the door, tied i and
placed in charge of a guard.
Col, !Conger was then satisfied that
further parlry with Booth was vain, and
proceeding to the other side Of the barn
he. pulled out q wisp Of hay and light
ed it. Within a:ifew minutes the bla.
zing hay lighted up the inside Of the
barn. Booth was discovered leaning
on crutch, which he threw aside, and
;.fl & cartiae ii his hands eamc sto-
wards the side where the fire had been
kindled, paused, looked at the fro a
moment, and then started towards the
door. When about the middle OF the
barn he was shot. ~ s.a.'.,.42
Col. Conger and Lieut. Baker at once
entered the barn and brought Booth
out. .,. ...
T. After identification, ~ order of the
Wsr Department, the body was pri-
vately inferred in the clothing which
was before upon it. :. " J. ''a
The Herahfs correspondent says
that the parley with Booth lasted 9, long
while; that Booth told Lieut. Dough-
erty he had a bead drawn on him and
could shoot him if he chose; that
Booth ] ) could see thoao outside plainly
while they could not see him inside ;
that while the fire was lighted Booth
could be seen, and thea Lieutenant
Doushcrty ordered Sergeant Corbett to
FIRE, which he did through one OF the
crevices.
>: Booth was armed with two six bar.
relied and one sevea barrclled revolver.
When the party started to return
with the body, Harold rcfusedto walk,
when rope was fastened to bis neck
and the other end of it to the saddle of
one of the cavulrymen. As soon as a
horse could be procured, he was mount
ed.
The Worla's; correspondent says it is
earned that Harold joined Booth just
after the assassination, and it is believ.
ed he brought the horse; into the alley.
Sergeant Bouton Corbett, who fred
the shot that killed Booth, says in his
statement:
." At 8 o'clock, or little after tie barn
was fred, and before the flames were
kindled,,) Booth had, the advantage Of
us in respect ato:Gght.: He could see
US but We could not see him, but after
that the, tables we're turned against
him. We could see him plainly. but
we could not be seen BY him, and he
made, a spring towards the door as if to
attempt to force his why out.
AS he passed by one of the beams in
the barn l fred at him. I aimed
at his body. I did not wish to kill
him. I took deliberate aim at his
shoulder, , I'D but my aim was too high
the ball struck him in the head just be-
low the right ear and passing through
came out about an inch above the left
ear: I think he stopped TO rick ap
something just as I fired, that may
probably account for his receiving the
ball in the head. I was not over eight
or ten yards distant from him when I
fred. 1 was afraid that if did not
wound him he would kill some Of our
men. ~ -. ~. -. ..., .'<.} 80
After he was wounded I went into
the barn. Booth was lying in reclin.
ing, position on the floor. 1 asked him,
'"Where are you wounded ?" He replied
in feeble voice. his eyeballs glaring
with a peculiar brilliancy, ,"In the
bead *-,;Yea yo;fnished lme.:' J
He was then carried out of tho burn
ing building into the open air. where
he died about two hours and 9 half at.
%orv.rds ? < = : q,
About an hour before he breathed
h,s last he prayed; for us 70 shoot him
through the heart, and thus end his
misery. His sufferings appeared to be
intense. : ~ " d. ="
Booth, although ghe5eould have kill.
ed several of our party, seemed to be
afraid to fire. Nine was the only shot
fred on either side. When he fell he