Litchfield enquirer., 1865-05-04
BOOTH KILLED 1!
rhe right, Pur,tlIt and Death
 of the Assassin.
THE FLIGHT AFTER THE MURDER.

Mon that Booth his been captured, the ne. ooss;,v for withholdidg the facts and Incidents co.nccted with his Ajght from Washington no icncer exist. It is duE to the oficialset Wash- ington that many dfs these iaets snoa'u l s's made public. k.-v-~-s.;. .;. ...
 It appears thatsBpPth has TOT sone 'ile aM pssi ss;,a;rr ssR: Eesenblinr kery much one of those .hartv stsnctur9s eretted by workmen along sSa inc ofa rlilroad turing it's construction Th;s stable was on thb right hand side of the alley as.you go. from Ford's Theatre in the rear. On the day of dhe assassination the sta ble was unoccupied. It appears that his horse hod been sent to somA other locality, and was not to be found on thatjpight, nor subsequently,, as far as we can learn. It also appears that his horse was to bear dDme confederate Tn the plot and not Booth froA the city. On the day of the assassination Booth hired one of the best bIooded and Hsetelt animals that could be found in the citS. This was the horse that was held for him ih thelrear of the theatre.- The animal stood within three feet ot the small door leading to the rear of the stage, there waiting for the assassin to go through with hls tragic deed. The fact that his horse could not be found anywhere within the District of Go. lumbia, was proof that Booth had fled from the
 it is now known that Booths horse fell with him and broke his leg belov the knee early on Saturday morning, April 10th, at the identical hour that the President died. Sufficient evil dence had been obtained early on Saturday to prove that Booth had gone, with the aid of Harold, into Maryland. and had sought refuge at the house of Dr. Mudd, on the eastern shore of that State, in the vicinity of the Potomac Here his wounds were dressed, and he and lis accomplice carefully hid for nearly week ;-- but the government authorities had not been idle, the swamp in which he was secreted was immediately surrounded.
 The Eighth Illinois Cavalry were immedi- ately ordered o1 an expedition, with four days rstiops--tfey knew pot whither until they were about departing. But their mission was into Prince George and St. Mary's coun. ties, to picket and SCOUT the whole country over. Tickets were established along this shore of the Potonjac as close to each as prac Ii able, with their force and the nature of theil countsyvia-the-h hole of preventing Booth from crossing the Poton3ac into Virginia.
 Booth and Hariold narrowly escaped cap. ture on this side |of the Potomac. Marshal Murray and pofee of New Yosk detectives tracked them to within short distance of
 
 ed with the county and without guide, du- ring the darknesP Off the night took the wrong road, and beford he could /regain his trail Booth and Har5 5oId succeeded in crossing the river to Virginia ....
 On Thursday t was reported that Booth had attempted to cross the river short distance from Point Lookout, having hired for that pur- pose negro to ferry him across the river- But the boat was intercepted, and he made a hasty retaeat to the Maryland shore Thus at first they were two or three days behind him, but generally obtained traces of him nearer.- The soldiers were ordered to examine every bush, log, house, barn, cabin, and in fact every hole in that section, which was being carried out to the very letter. The orders of Stanton had the effect to frighten the inhabitants who had been harboring Bootk, and some of them begun furnishing information of his wherea- bouts, until fnaIlx Booth was traced into . swamp in St M6rFs county, and his escape across the riyeA a3qertained hut a. few hours after he isft. BootR and Harold fled to the .Gsszettfs pear Pofl. Rasals Booth -walked %1 zulcHg 4 FaffY oi four or i've accompa- nied them. who spok& of Booth as wounded Marylander on his way home. and that they wished to leave him there short time, and would take him away by the 26th. Booth iimped somewhat. ana Walked on crutches about the place. comklaning of his ankle.- He and-HHtfod regularly took their meals at-the house, and ybot4 kept up appearances we'll One day at Ithe hinner table, conyersa- uQn turned on the assSssination of the Presi. dent. Booth den0pscdd the murder in the se- verest terms, saying nd punishment was severe enough for the perpetf}tors. At another time some one said that rewards amounting to $200,O00 were offered Tor Booth, and he would like to catch him. whdh Booth replied, yes, it would be good haul, ,Ehut the amount would doubtless soon be incfessed to $500, O,000.
 The i've Gasrett'g who lived at the house aIlege they had n6| idea these parties were Booth and Harold, For were any other than what their friendss represented them, that is paroled Confederate soldiers on their way home. They say when the cavalry appeared in that neighbofhoodA and they were looking for the assassins, they sent word to themSthat these two men were ol the place. In dner words they assert tpey were entirely innocent 2. of giving assistanceN0r iny aid and comfort to
 Booth and Herroldl were dressed in Coafed- crate gray, new unifofhs. Harold otherwise g not disguised mhch. Booths moustache had been cut of appaiently with scissors, and his beard allowed to krow, changing his ap- Pe1Iancc coasiuefaUy dlS nair had been Cut somewhat shorter than. De usually wore it.
 A detachment of th} l6th NY. Cavalry obtained the first news of Booth at Port Royal, Tuesday evening, from dld women, who stated that four mes. in compai6 with a feAsk cap thin, had crosses the kappahannock a.shor. time previoas. going ia ihe direction of Bow hng Green, and she adEed~ that the captain would probably be foulb in that place, as he vas leourting a lady There. Pushing on to Bowling Green, the caHkain was found at ho !, tel and taken into custody. From him it wat aseertained that Bootg and Harold were at the house of John andE William Garrett. three miles back towards lPoA Royal, and about . quarter of a mile from the road passed over by the cavalry.
 In the meantime it apbears both Booth and Harold applied to Garfet for horses to ride to Louisa Court auuse. but the latter fearing his horses would not be ret9rned refused to let them notwithstanding large sams were offered. These circumstances, together with the recrimiua. l tions of Booth and Harrdld, each charging the | other with the responsibility of their iiaieul res, had arroused the suspicious of the G. brothers, who urged Booth and Hs- re,t leave: lest they (Garreas) shopi' .rold to trouble with our cayelfy, T .a pet into |qsed sc do without b6rs. .nis Booth re. retired to the barn. and inc two m men they entered. GsS .e door of which, after himself on g, -1k locked and remained