The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1865-05-27

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BY Judge Holt:
Q:-You may state what part you took
in the pursuit, capture and killing of Booth.
beginning the narrative At the point where
you arrived at the house.
A.-WheE arrived at the house nv SUI.
periO- officer, Lieut.. Doherry, told NE that
Booth war there, and directed me- 70 &C.
ploy men TO the right and lett around the
bHi]ding, and see that NO one escaped by
us Vine icIasfies had been made AZ the
house, and II was asoertaine,; that Eootb
fjtaa not IL the house, but in ta.. ,ayn; The
greater part Of the guard was withdrawn
tro9l tue house snG placed roand Inc barn,
and orders weNSGiyen to allow no one to
escape; We had been previously cautioned
to see that our arms were in readiness Tor
use; after being ordered TO surrender, and
told thatthe barn would be hted i. they
die NOS, we remSined there seine minutes.
Booth inc uiSed who We took him for; he
seid His leg was broken, and what did we
want With tim; he was told thar il made
no difference who we were; tha. we knew
who ey-~eSe, and that they must surren-
dsr themselves as prisoners; he wanted; 10
know whore they would be taken if they
gave themselves UP: no reply was given;
the psrley lasted much longer Tran frs!
stated probably; should think fully half
aE hour, more or less; IN the course Of that
time many words passed, and Booth posi-
lively declared he would no; surrender. at
one time he said, "Well, my boys. Won
may get A stTetcher for me- mt. another
time he said, "Well, captain, make quick
work, shoot me through the heart" or
words to that effect, SO that knew he was
perfectly desperate, and would Not surren-
der; after = While heard Whispering there;
Booth had previously declared. that there
was no other person in there; the other
person, who proved to be Harold, scanned
to be trying to persuade Booth 30 surren.
der; We could not hear the words. After q
while Booth sung out, captain, there il a
man In here who wants to Surrender
words followed, but could not hear what
they were; Booth said: "Oh, go cut. and
clare before my Maker this msnss inno-
cent OF any crime whatever" " words "a
that effect; further words followed. ia
which Harold seemed &c tell Booth tint
he would not surrender: be wax told Ia
take his arms and come out; Harold d.
clared he had no arins; Booth also decls re.1
that this other man was unarniad and thu;
tho arms belonged to him
Immediately after this, Harold hav;,7s
been taken out with arms. Detective ,ie,,fo
Col. Conger came over to the side where I
! was and directed tho barn 10 be fred. I
had been previously standing before a
! crack In the boards large enough to mt in
you. hand I knew that Booth could sea
| ", AND could picked us Off: and he In fact
| made tho remark, 81 could have nick al
thee Or four of your men off just draw
your men of fifty yards and I will come
out;" he used such words many times .
when the fro was lighted, which was al,.
most Immediately af.er Harold had been
taken ous OF the barn, oould see him dis.
! ti,1cily i'll tho middle of the barn he atari.
cd 1T first toward tho door, and haG full
front dress view Of him could have shot
him much easier than At the time did, but
q long % be made NO demonstration I did
not shoot him I kept my eye on him
| stesdily; he turned toward the other aide
he brought his piece up to an aim, ana
supposed he wa going to dght his way out;
thought the time had come. and I TOOK 4
steady aim upon him and shot him he
ball entered. biz bead little back Of the
cay. ana came out . little higher on the
Other side ofthe head; he lived, I think. m
I'll about7 o'clock that morning, perhaps
two or three hours after he va ahot:
I did 40. hea, him speak sftex 10 Nee shcf