New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-05-18

pheo 70 BOOM: 1t don't make any dincienco " Nv Io
are we know who you are. and want you; pootn saiH
ms is hard, because II may be am 10 De lans" ~
my friends some time during the conversation bOotn
said: Captain, know you to be brave man. and
believe you to be honorable one have got bnt one
leg-l am cripple II you viii withdraw your men
ysTa Ia the viii out ana
here to fight; We simply come to make yon pris-
oner. Once after that he said: III you win take
your men my yards from the door, ! wi, VII
there the same reply, and then. with sngularly
theatrical voice, Booth called out: "Wel my bravo
boys you may prepare stretcher FOR me-" requested
the barn; he came to me and said: " This
says put any more brush up there he win put ball
90 there any more" after a while Booth said "Thero
! Is a man in here who wants TO come OUT" Lieut. Baker
said VERY we'll let him take BIS arms anu come out
expressions heard Booth use 10 Harold was: foq
id coward, will you leave me nowt But 20. goi l
would not have Won stay with me- further WORDS passed
between them, which suppose had reference % prtng
inc ont arms which was of the conditions on when
Harold was directed TO some ont; Wnat tue woi is
were was not heard; he came TO tne door nu s ont
''Let me outs" Lieut. Baker said to bins hahu ous
vour arms" the reply was Il have none
Baker said: "you carried carbne; you must hana ~
out, Booth replied: "tie arms are nine; nave gos
Them Baker said: "this man carried carDins. anu
mnst bring 1t out" Booth said: Upon the WORD anu
honor of a gentleman the arms are mine ana nsso
got theIn' tod Lieut. Baker; Never MIND the
arms bnt let the out" Harold put out hls nanus
and Lieut. Baker took hold of him and brought MN OUT
and passed hun to the rear; then went round tho
barn, pulled straw out, and twisted niue rope S
big your finger fired it, aud stuck 1t back IL seenieu
to be loose broken hay that had been taKen u1
from the barn floor; it blazed very rapiay anu
lit up the barn at once; l looked through one VI
the cracks, and just then heard something drop Vn
the floor, which / supposed to be Booths crutcni
when first noticed him his back was toward me; no
was looking towards the front door; be tDen came paca
within five feet Of the of the barn. the only tnS
noticed he had in his hand when be came was car.
bne; he raised the carbne to his breast and iookc9
along the cracks rapidly: he then looked at the re ana
from the expression Of ms face satisfied he looked
to If he could put II out but he could not 1t was
burning rapidly; started to go around to the front
of the barn. and when was about around heard the
report Of pistol; on round 10 the door went in
and found Lieut. Baker looking at him, and rather hold.
ing raising him up; said He had shot himself;
Baker said lie had not;" asked where he was shot;
he raised him up and the blood 01t Of his yonnd
then said Yes, he had shot himself" Lieut. Bs6er ie-
Piled very earnestly He had not;" sad that we
must carry him oul, this will soon be burning US;
we took him up and carried him out on the grass
little way from the door beneath locust tree went
back into the barn 10 see II the IRE coud DC put o oe
found it could not, and returned to where he was
lying; before this 1 supposed hin to De dead
he had ali the appearance OF dead man, but when
came back his eyes and mouth were moving ca''eu
Immediately for water and put some in his face; no
seemed revive aud attempted to speak, put my ear
down to his mouth and heard him say len my .otner
died for my country" repeated the words to him
and said, Ills that what you would sayt' he SAID.
Yes" they carried him to the porch OF GaIiebs
house and laid him straw bed or tick ut that time
lie had revived Considerably anu coGiu
per so as to be ntelglbly undersood he could not
speak above a whisper; be wanted water;
gave it to him; he wanted 70 turn on his face;
said TO him be couldn't lie on his face; ne wanted ~
be turned on his side; turned him his side three
times: but he could not lie with any comfort and asked
Immediately to be turned back; he asked me to put my
hand on his throat and press down, which dldj 10
said Harder" pressed hard as thought neces-
sary he made very strong exerton to cough, BUT was
unable to do IsaPpose he thought there was oiooa
in his throat asked him to put out his tongue when
he did; / said, There is no blood In your throat;
he repeated several timcstwo or three times at LEAST
KIN me- Kill 1sPeG then 40 took lo, WHAT sas thngs
he had in his pockets and tied them up in paPer;
had previously for physician. who came there to
perhaps in i've minutes mis- pulse would almost die out,
and then there would be slight motion again. ieiS
him with the prisoner Harold IN charge Oh Lieut..
Baker, saying that II Booth recovered again 70 wait an
hour and If likely 70 recover 10 send over TO Belle ram
Tor surgeon from Of the gunshps: II not, to gee
the best conveyance he could and bring him over dead
Q. You left before he dedi A. No; staid there
some ten inmates after the doctor who was there
said be was dead.
AT this point the knife belt cartridge-box pistols,
pocket compass and carbne in tho possession OF hSnt
when he was killed wers produced ana idehtihed ny
O. Is thai what is called Spencer Repeating RiHef
A. Yes; IL is Spencer ride or cabine IL cavalry
wespon, il has that mark the breech Of il:
o. Were these arms loaded A. Yes. the pistols
wee loaded when brought into secretary otauton
office; unloaded the caTbne myself; did not count
the number Of balls in it, there was one IN Tue pifeI
aud tae chamber full; the chamber was oent some
one had tried TO unload It previously ana was ca"'u
lrbe sour and file were also exhibited to the witness
and he was asked if he could identity then
Uunsss-That file was taken out OF Bo0tns pocketsi
the spur is like the he had o. but could not den
tify il as the same spur WITNESS then examined ana
identified the bills Of exchange found on the person
o. In what State and county did this occnrs A.
think it is Caroline County State Of Virginia three
r lies south Of Port Royal on the load 70 DOWNING
Green. u,,...,
GU took of the barnf A: do.
u. What articles did you take from Harold any
A. I took little piece OF q map Of the state OF VIZ
GINA including part OF Chesapeake Bay. a.
O. Do You remember whether the map embraced tne
rart os Virginia where they were A. IL did; lcoy-
cred tn II portion Virginia known as the Northern
Neck ~, -.
O. Was it a map prepared in peneilt A. No. it was
o part Of an old scnoo map that had originally been
sixteen inches square; La portion Of map was SHOWN
wtncss; yes. that is Ill tina; was the only properly
Cross.errmined By Mr. SsoHe--Q. Did you find any
arms on Harroldf A. No.
o. You stated that Booth had some conversation in
the barn with before he OUT did You observe
whether in that conversation, Harold seemed Wiling
10 surrender himsefi 4. do not know anything about
ii except from the remark have stated that Booth
made; did not hear any part OF the Conversation .
o. In that remark Booth spoke hashiy u Harold
and called him coward did he not' A Yes.
q How long Won at the barn' A. think
looked az soon could conveniently after We got TO
the barn. and it was about O'Clock in the morning:
Booth was shot and carried out on the grass about 10
minutes past 3; 50 We remained there about an
hour and quarter.
q Was he carried almost Immediately on the grass
after he shoti \. Yes
Q. Did you hear Booth say anything else In relation
to Harold than you have stated, \. No.
q. DO you remember hearing him say that Harold
was not blame A. have ndistnct recollection
of something of that kind; will tell You as rear as
can what II was he said: Here is man who wants
TO come out and think he added, "who had nothing
to do with it," that Is as near as can r.neni-
Der what he said; cannot remember anything
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