Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1865-05-06

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| given as 10 what disposition will be made of
the body
Large numbers of persons have been seek
ing admission to the navy yard to day to get
a sight of the body of Booth and TO hear the
particulars, but none excepting the work
men, the officers connected with the yard
and those holding orders from the Depart.
ment are allowed to enter. A Spencer car.
bine Booth had with him in the barn at the
time he was shot by Sergt. Corbett, and a
large knife with blood on it, supposed 70 be
the one with which Booth cut Rathbun in the
theatre-box on the night of the murder of
| President Lincoln, and which was found on
Booths body have been brought to the city.
| The carbine and knife are now in possession
of Col. Baker at his Office. The bills of ex-
change, which were for considerable amount,
found on Booths person were drawn on banks
in Canada in October last.
WASHINGTON, April 20.
1t appears by Harolds account that Col
Baker sent 1t. Col. Conger and Lieut.. Baker
with Lieut. Dougherty, and on reaching Gar
rett's farm they were told by son of Garrett
| that there were two men in the barn. This
| was at 2 A. NJ, Wednesday. Proceeding to
the barn, Lieut. Baker was sent forward and
called upon Booth to come out, give up his
arms and surrender, and that young Garrett
would go into the barn to receive the arms.
| Upon his entering the barn Booth exclaimed,
Get out of here. You have betrayed me. F"
A colloquy then ensued, of which the fol-
lowing is the substance:
Lieut. Baker" You must give up your
arms and surrender We have come to take
you prisoners and will treat you as prisoners
We will give you five minutes to surrender or
we will burn the barn"
Booth" Who are you and what do you
want p"
instructions had been given to Lieut. Ba-
ker not to disclose the character of those
who were in pursuit.
Lieut.. Baker-"We want you. We in
tend to take you prisoner"
Booth" This is hard case 1t may be
that am to be taken by friends"
After some few colloquies of this sort,
Booth, seemingly convinced that he was in
the tolls of federal soldiers, said, "Give me
a chance for my life. | am cripple, with one
leg; we'll. draw your men 100 yards from the
barn and will come out and fight you"
LIT. Baker. 1--WE did not come here to fight
but to take you prisoner. You must give up
your arms and surrender"
Booth. Let me have time to consider"
A conversation in the barn, between Booth
and Harold, then took place, which was not
overheard by the parties outside.
In Is or 20 minutes Booth called out "who
are you? | could have picked off half doz
en- of your men while we were talking.
could have shot two or three times, but
don't want to kill any body"
1t. Baker. "Then give up your arms and
surrender. We have come here to take you. F"
Booth. 81 will never be taken alive"
1t. Bake. "If you don't do so Immediately
we will set fire to the barn"
Booth g Well my brave boys prepare a
stretcher for me-"
After this conversation took place be-
| tween Booth and Harold during which
Booth was heard to say You damned cow
ards will you leave me now +? But GO go
l don't want you to stay with me-"
Booth then addressed the party outside and
said: There is a man here who wants to
come out"
Lieut. Baker then let him hand out his arms
and come out.
Another talk here occurred between Booth
and Harold, in which it appeared that the lat
ter was begging to be allowed to take out
some arms with him, aud Booth was heard to
say Go away from me; l don't want any
thing more to do with you"
Harold then came to the door and asked to
be let out.
Lieut.. Baker said "No, hand out your
arms "
Harold replied, 81 have nome"
Lieut. Baker-"Yes, you have. You car
ried a carbine when you came here hand it
| outn
BoOth-"He has no arms; they are all
mine Upon my word, as a gentleman, he
has no arms. All that are here belong to
me-"
Lieut.. Baker then approached the door.
Harold thrust out his hands and was pulled
f,Ot ha cd ,,la ~,
guard.
Col. Conger was then satisfied that further
parley with Booth was vain, and proceeding
to the other side of the barn. he pulled out
wisp of hay and lighted it. Within a few
minutes the blazing hay lighted up the inside
of the barn. Booth was discovered leaning
on a crutch, which he threw aside, and with
a carbine in his hands, came toward the side
where the fire had been kindled, paused,
looked at the fire moment, and started tow
ards the door. When at about the middle of
the barn he was shot. Col. Conger and 1t.
Baker at once entered the barn and brought
Booth out.
After Identification, by order of the War
Department, the body was privately inferred
in the clothing which was upon it.
The HerdtdS correspondent says the parley
with Booth lasted long while, that Booth
told Lieut. Dougherty he had bead drawn
on him and could shoot him if he chose, that
Booth could see them outside plainly while
they could not see him inside. That when
the fire was lighted Booth could be seen, and
then Lieut.. DougEerty ordered Sergt. Cor
bett to fire, which he did, through one of the
crevices. Booth was armed with two six
Darrell and one seven barreled revolvers.
When the party started to return with the
body Harold refused to walk, when a rope
was fastened to his neck and the other end of
it to the saddle of one of the cavalry men,
As soon as horse could be procured he was
mounted.
The Worlds correspondent says it is learn
ed that Harold joined Booth just after the as
sassinatioD, and, it is believed, brought the
horse into the alley
STATEMENT OF SERGT. CORBETT.
New YORK, April %.
The following is a statement of Sergt Bar
ton Corbett:
Tn Tuesday L. M, my superior omcer,
Lieut.. Edward P. Dougherty, received in
formation that two persons answering to the
description of Booth and his accompice,
Harold, we're concealed in barn on the place
of Henry Garrett, about miles from Port
Royal, in the direction of Bowling Green
There we captured a man named Jett, who
ferried Booth and his companion across the
Potomac. AT first he denied knowing any
thing about the matter, but when threatened
with death if he did not reveal the spot
where the assassins we're secreted, he told us