The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1865-05-05
C4PTURE and DEATH OF
BOOTH, THE ASSASSIN.
Interesting Narrative of the Pursuit and
Arrest.
From Perley in Boston Journal. !

Arrest.
From Perley in Boston Journal
Booth, after aSsaSsinating Presiden
Lincoln and making a tragic exit from
the stage of the theatre, mounted his hors,
and rode off, accompanied by an accom-
pIice named Harold. a young Marylander
TO avoid suspicion they separated, meet
ing ut a place called Marlboro. Booth
in jumping from the box fractured one o
the small bones of his left leg, just above
the ankle, and the limb had swollen durin,
the ride, causing much pain Harold took
him to the house Of a DR.. Nudge. wher,
The boot was cut off and the limb band
aged. The two fugitiveS remained some
days in Maryland, and Harold states that
he saw the cavalry and detectives very
near their place of concealment severa
times They were harbored by sympathi
zers with the rebel cause, and the only per
SONS who have given any information
about them are those LOYAL Southerner.
who are easily distinguished by their dark
skins. On Monday Col. L. c. Baker
Provost Marshal of the war department
received intelligence that Booth and Har.
old had probably crossed the Potomac al
Swans Point Those engaged in search
III. for them did not know they had cross
ed. Col. Baker made up his mind tina,
Booth and Harold must have gone to the
vicinity of Port ROYAL, Il quiet village be-
low Fredericksburg, on the Rappahalnock
He accordingly wrote to Gen. Hancock
requesting him to detail commissioned
officer and twenty-five cavalrvmen to re-
port to any one he might designate. ii,
then gave instructions to two of his ietcc-
tive force, Lieut.. Luther Is. Baker and f.
J. Conger.
The escort. which subsequently report
ed and started off under the orders of De-
tectiveS Baker and Conger, belonged t,
the Sixteenth New York Cavalry, which
has for some months been looking after
MoSby's gucrilIa> over i'll Virginia Lieut.
Edward Z. Dougherty commanded the es
cUrt.
Sergeant Boston Corbett, who Sho
Booth, is a rcli gious enthusiast. who ha
made the character of Cromwell his study
He was born in England about thirty-thrc'
years ago. About seven years since
while in Boston. he experienced religion
and when baptized assumed the name o
the city where he became converted
Since then he has always prayed for di
vine instruction before taking any step il
life, and says that he has always beer
prompted what to do. He was at on
time Il prisoner at AnderSonville, and wa
one of a party OF sixteen who escaped
They were hunted down with bloodhound
and only himself and one of his compan
ions were brought back alive.
The detectives and their escort wen
down in Il steamboat to Belle Plain, wher
they landed before day ON Monday morn
ING and struck across for the Rappahan
mock.
There is ferry above Port Royal, am
the terryman denied having felried owe
any men answering to the description o
Booth and Harold; but a colored man
looking over Lieut.. Bakers shoulder at :
photograph of Booth which he was show
in~ the terryman, exclaimed:
Il got that mani got that MAJ
across the river! He was in Wagon
with three other men -"
The although sable-Virginial
was right. 1t appears that Booth an,
Harold had crossed the Potomac in a ca
noe, for which they paid three hundre,
dollars, and were met on the Virgin;
shore by two Confederate officers with :
two-horse wagon. Both wore gray suit
without any military insignia of rank.
At Port Royal the detectives learne,
that one of the Confederate officers had ;
sweetheart at Bowling Green, and ha(
probably gone there; so the party started
in pursuit, passing on their way farm
where resided two brothers named William
and John Garrett, who have been in thu
rebel army, their house being about ;
quarter of a mile from the road. Aftel
having gone about three miles beyond the
CARROTS house the party met loya
Virginian (of dark skin, of course), anc
from him learned that Booth and Harold
were at the Carrots. Right about wa
the word and about three o'clock in tn,
morning the pursuers arrived there.
Here let us state what the CARROTS say
about their visitors, who came to thei
house on Friday or Saturday oflast week
The fugitives were brought in a wagon by
two Confederate officers, who spoke O
Booth as a wounded Marylander on hi
way home, and that they wished to leave
him there short time, and would take
him away by the 26th. Booth Impet
somewhat, and walked on crutches abou
the place, complaining of his ankle. He
and Harold regularly took their meals al
the house, and both kept up appearances
WELL
One day at the dinner table the CONVEX
sation turned on the assassination of the