Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1865-04-27

Booth and Herold reached CARROTS some
days ago, Booth walking on crutches. A
party Of four or five accompanied them, who
spoke OF Booth as a wounded Marylander,
on his way home, and that they wished to leave
him there short time, and would take him
away by the Goth, yesterday. Booth limpea
somewhat and walked on crutches about the
place, complaining of his ANGLE. He and He
rold regularly took their meals at the house,
and both kept up appearances well.
One day at the dinner table the conversation
turned on the assassination of the President
when Booth denounced the assassination In
the severeet terms, saying that there was no
punishment severe enough for the perpetrator,
at another time some one said ia Booths pres
ence that rewards amounting to S2OO,OOO had
been offered for Booth, and that he would like
to catch him, when Booth replied, eyes, it
would be good haul, but the amount would
doubtless soon be increased to $5OO,0O0."
The two Carrots who lived on the place
allege that they had NO idea that these parties
Booth and Herold) were any other than what
their friends represented themselves-paroled
Confederate soldiers on their way home. They
also say that when the cavalry appeared in
that neighborhood. and they heard that they
were looking for the assassins, that they sent
place. In other words, they assert that they
are entirely innocent of giving the assassins
any aid and comfort, knowing them to be such
The Ida (tug boat reached here about two
o'clock last night with Herold and the two
young men above referred to, as we'll as the
body Of Booth. Herold was Immediately
placed in a safe place He thus far, il Is stated,
has manifested no disposition to speak OF the
affair, but as he was known as very talka-
tive young man, he may soon resume the use
OF his tongue.
Booth and Herold were dressed in Confed-
crate grey-new uniforms. Hereld was other
wise not disguised much. Booths moustachs
had been cut off apparently with scissors, and
his beard allowed to grow, changing his ap-
pearance considerably. His hair had been cut
somewhat shorter than he usually wore it.
Booths body, which we have above de-
scribed, was at once laid out on q bench and a
guard placed over 1t. The lips Of the corpse
are tightly compressed, and the blood has set
tied Ia the lower part Of the face and neck
Other wise the face is pale and wears wild
bag gard look, indicating exposure tosthe ele-
ments and o rough time generally IN his skulk-
ing flight.
His hair is disarranged and dirty, and appa-
rently had not been combed since he took his
flight. The head and breast is alone exposed
to view, the lower portion Of the body, in
| Guiding the hands and feet, being covered with
| q tarpaulin thrown over it.
| The shot which terminated his accursed life
entered ON the left eide at the back of the neck
a point, curiously enough, not far distant from
that In which his victim, our lamented Pzesi
dent, was shot. No orders have yet been giver
as to what disposition will be made OF th'
body.
Large numbers Of persons have been seeking
admission to<he Navy Yard to-day, to get
aight OF the body, and to hear the particulars
bat none excepting the worxmen, 'the omee1