The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-04-28
DeorH's FLIGHT FROM WASHINGTON.

ow thA4J wilkes Booth has been captured the necss
hvfw withholding tho facts and incidents connected
- BIZ flight from Washington longer exist. II Is
- 70 the oioias at atwashington that many Of those
ss shouldbs made public Some Of the radical journals
We been csnsurng Secretary Stanton In regard TO his
Defamation IN Ssfsronce 70 the inhabitants Of Prince
Asssgs and 81 Marys counties, Maryland, for their
Astsd hostilW TO the government and protection
- rebel bloekAde runners, rsbol spies and every
tpssies Of public enemy, and that Booth fed in that
asoaon. Several journals Of that school have sndea.
tEsd 70 make out that the administration were not
sigflant In their efforts 10 capture the assas.
~ and With some Of the sheets here, TAX
- their cue, doubt, from General Butler,
She originated theory which convinced himself that
ssh did not leave Washington denounced the oacias
- los searching every house within the District Of Co.
nbiA This class appeared snraged that their theory
- s adopted But the facts In the clearly prove
las the officials know very we'll that Booth did leave
Warrington on the night on which ho committed tho
lssd ana that, passing through LsonardtOwn, Nd, he
- found refuge In Maryland-n the very locality indi
SnAsd by Stanton in the bulletin Of the 22d instant
SAGsA reads as follows:-
WAR DEPARTMENT
WASHINGTON, April az, 1855. !
n counties OF Prince George Charles and 81 Marys
have during the whole noted for hostility the
ks rebel spies aud every species of public enemies the
nuserers of the President harbored there before the
eardr and Booth ned In that direction. II he escapes
j VIII BIO owing TO rebel accompl es In that region.
EDWIN NJ STANTON, Secretary OF War.
appears that J. Wilkes Booth has for some time
past kept q ncot saddle horso at . stable-a
Unan building resembling very much Of those
shAny erected by along the line Of
. mfroad during It's construction This stable was
N the right hand side Of tho alley you 70
from Ford's theatre In the rear On the day Of the
assassination the stable unoccupied appears that
bor,o hail h,on athar
bo To- nd that night subsequently far as
ye have been ablo to learn 1t also appears that his
horse was to bear somo confederate In the plot and
not Booth from the city, unless It stationed q
bey ut point outside Of the city On the day OF
)he assassination Booth hired Of tho best blooded
Ind neetest animals that could be found in the city This
was horse that held for him the OF the
theatre The animal stood within three feet of the small
Door leading TO the of the STAGE there waiting for
shs 80 throg with his tragic deed Tho fact
Mat this horse could not be found anywhere within the
District Of Columbia wac proof that Booth had fed the
My.
lie now known that Booths horse fell with him and
Eoke his leg bsow the knee early Saturday morning.
April 15 at the identical hour which the President a.
bunicen. evidence had been obtained early satur-
aAy prove that Booth had gone with the aid Of Harold
into Maryland and had sought refuge at the house OF Dr.
Mott the eastern shore Of that State, In the vicinity
Or the Potomac Here his wounds were dressed and hc
md his socomplce carefully hid for nearly week. but
he authorities had not been idle, the swamp
y which he cretod immediately surrounded
The Eighth Illinois cavalry were Immediately ordered
@ an expedition, with four days ratons-thcy knew not
whittier until they about departing But their mis-
Ton was into Prince George and S. Marys countics 10
picket and scour tho whole country Pickets
Established along this shore OF the Potomac as coseto
zach other as practicable with their force and the
f the country in the hope Of preventing Booth crossing
lie Potomac into Virginia
On THURSDAY II was reported that Booth had attempted
10 cross the river short distance from Point Lookout
having hired for that purpose negro ferry him aoross
Me river But tho boat was Intercepted, and he made
hasy retreat ~ the Maryland shore Thus at rst they
we're from two or three days behind him. but generally
sbtaned trace Of him The soldiers were ordered
70 examine every bush og, house. barn, cabin aud In
tact every hole that section which beng carried
cut to the very lotter The orders Of stanton had tho
effect frghten the inhabitants who had been harbor.
ng Booth, and OF them began 10 furnish nforma.
rou Of his whereabouts, until finally Booth traced
Into swamp "a - hary's county, ana his escape
e river ascerained but fow hours after he lett lie
pas followed At once into Virginia, aud found "a has
been announced by the Secretary Of War; in barn The
Auidlug was hrod, and Booth attempting 70 escape,
rho, and Niilod.
Thus w be that the administration done oil that