Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1865-04-29

outside plainly while they could not see
him inside; that when the fire was lighted
Booth could be seen and then Lieutenant
Dougherty ordered Sergeant Corbett to
fire, which he did through one of the crew
ices. Booth Was armed with two six bar
relied and one seven barrel revolver
When the party started to return with
the body, Harold refused TO walk, when
rope was fastened TO his neck and the other
end of it wss fastened to the saddle of one
of the cavalry men. As soon IS horse
could be procured, he was mounted. The
Worlds correspondent says it learned that
HAl r0ld joined Booth Just after the 1885,
sination, and it is believed brought the
horse into the alley.
The following is the statement of Ser
geant Boston Corbeti: sOn Tuesday P. NJ,
my superior officer, Col Doherty, received
information that two persons answering TO
the description of Booth and his accomplice
Harold, were concealed in g barn on the
place of Henry Garrett, about three miles
from Port Royal, in the direction of Bow
ling Green. They then captured q man
named Jett, who ferried Booth and his
companion across the Potomac. Attirst he
denied knowing about the matter, but
when threatened with death if he did not
reveal the spot where the ssssssins were
secreted, he told US where they could be
found and piloted US to the place.
Booth and Harold reached the barn
about dusk on Tuesday evening. The barn
was at once surrounded by our cavalry, and
some of our party engaged in conversation
with Booth from the outside. He was
commanded TO surrender several times, but
made no reply to the demand, save that
"If you want me you must take me-"
When first asked to surrender, he asked
"Who do you take me for" a short time
sfter, in response to the question as to
whether there was anybody else with him |
in the barn, he stated that he was the only !
person in the building that his companion |
Harold had taken another direction, and |
was beyond the reach of capture.
At three o'clock or little after, the barn |
was fired. Before the flames were kindled |
Booth had the advantage of us in respect |
to light. He could see US but we could not |
see him. But after that the tables were
turned against him. We could see him
plainly, bat could not be seen by him. The
flames appeared to confuse hiU, ind he
made spring forward TO the door, as If TO
attempt to work his way out. As he passed
by one Of the crevices 1 fred at him; 1
aimed at his body, did not want to kill him.
took deliberate aim at his shoulders, but
my aim was too high. The ball struck
him In the head Just below the right ear,
and passing through came out about an
inch above the left ear. I think he stop
ped 70 pick up something just as fred,
and that may probably account for his re-
,eiving the ball in the head. was not
,vsr eight or ten yards distant from him
when fired. was afraid that if did
lot TouE him he would kill some of our
nen. Af.er he wss wounded 1 went into
he barn. Booth was lying in reclining
,Osition on the aOor. asked him, "Where
re you wounded" He replied Ia feeble
-oice, his eye besming with peculiar
,rillisncy, "In the hesd, you have tinsned
ne." He was then carried out of the
,urning building into the open sir, where
Ie died about two hours afterwards.
About an hour before he breAthed his last
Ie prayed for US TO shoot him through the
ieHrt. His suferings were intense. Al
hough he might have killed several of our
'srty, he seemed to be sfcaid to fire. Mine
vas the only shot on eitder side. When |
70 fell he had in his hand s six barreled |
evolver, and at his feet wss lying q seven
hooter, which he dropped sfGer he was
Two other revolvers we're found
ear him. He declared that the arms be-
1nged TO him, and that Harold had moth
lg to do with the murder. We gave him
rsnby, and four men went in search Of
octor, who was found about four miles /
way, but when he arrived Booth was dy-
,g. He did not talk much after receiving
is wound. When asked if he had any
hing to say, he replied, al die for my
ountry," and asked those standing by to
ell his mother so. He die not deny his