The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1865-05-04
NO.. 10.

! pdIOieu OOnIeucTate soldiers
They crossed the Rappahanncok in
scOw ferry-boat at Port Royal on Tuesday
night, and had proceeded about three
miles beyond that place when they ascer.
tanned that Booth was secreted upon the
place of Henry Garrett. Mr.. g. was call
ed out, and stated he had been there, but
had been notified by Rebel cavarly our
cavalry were crossing the river and that
he must leave and secret himself Mr.. G
seemed to give all the information he
could, and his son, who accompanied the
party here, was especially active in help
ing ferret him out
He was supposed to have fed to the woods,
but upon approaching the barn he was
| discovered secreted therein.
When challenged to come out and sur
render, he, in very wild and excited
tone, demanded to know who they sup
posed him to be, and by what authority;
desiring to know Of what crime he was
charged, and evincing the greatest ex-
citement, and talking very incoherently.
The officers demanded that he should
come forth and give himself up. He re-
fused to do so, and threatened to shoot
whoever should approach He said he
was alone there, but would never sur
render.
Corbett was stationed at corner of
the barn, where there was board off and
where he was particularly exposed to
Booths fire; he expressed desire to go
in and try and secure him, saying he was
willing to venture his life in the encoun-
ter, and had much rather go in and at
tack him, than to stand in his exposed DO
sition; but it was so evident that Booth
meant to sell his life as dearly as possible,
that Lieut.. Doherty would not permit him
to enter.
The officers then gave Booth five min
utes to surrender, or else the barn would
be fired. Nearly half hour was con-
sumed in the parley, however, when fire
was set to the barn. During the progress
of the flames Booth YVES seen by Corbett
aiming his Spencer carbine at one of the
men. Corbett, who is a deeply religious
man, says Ire prayed fervertly for Booth,
and that God would have mercy upon his
soul and feeling that he was justified in
shooting him to prevent the possible loss'
of the life of another innocent man. ap-
preached the crack in the barn, leyeled
his revolver and fired
His shot, by strange coincidence, en-
tered his head in almost precisely the
same spot that President Lincoln was
shot, the ball however, passed through
and out of the upper part Of his neck on
the opposite side.
Booth instantly fell, and his car
bine dropped heavily with him be was
standing at the time supported by a
crutch his body was Instantly removed
from the burning barn; this was Just at
daybreak yesterday, and he lived till
about o'clock
In his leather belt which he wore was
the "Sic Semper Tyrannis" dirk, he SO
tragically brandished upon the stage,
with clotted blood dried upon its blade,
This knife, his carbine and two revolvers,,
which he also had upon his person, hold
ing one in his left hand at the time of be-
ing shot, and while aiming his carbine,,
were all brought to The Tribune build
ing here and exhibited at o'colck, this
a. m.
Booths confederate and companion,
Harold, came out of the barn at the first
in an excited state of fright and professed
contrition, with his arms upraised. He
also audibly besought Booth to surrender.
without avail however.
Booth, in his forced hauteur, shouted
out just before Harold left him, "Here,'
Captain, is one man who wants to sur
render mighty bad" He had but a mo-
ment previous insisted that no one was
in the barn with him.
Harold is pronounced mean, cowar-
dly boy. He says he wishes Wilkes
Booth had been dead before he had ever
seen him, and then remarked, with silly
Gone and action, "He always liked Mr..
Lincoln, and was very fond of his Jokes"
Harold has been brought to the city
and confined as the other prisoners.
Booth, before he died, was apparently
rational, but talked at random and con-
tradicted, himself as he had done through
out, and he said: "Tell my mother I
have died for my, country, You, gem
tiO"Shj h"'O oPOliOu NY iun III NHOAiOO'
He seemed conscious of near approach of
death, but died as frivolously and hard
enct as he had fv6d.,
His body was fully identified by his
initial on his hand in India ink, his me-
morandum books and other papers, and
by tie personal reception before AID az
ter death of the detectiTs officers whc'
knew him.
He had his n1usfaChe shaved off, and
had a uniform beard of four or five days.
He wore gray wooden shirt had on
dark cassimer pants one cavalry, or thea
ter, top boot, which drew up about the
knees, but was turned down when captuy1
ted. On the other foot he had an old
shoe. His leg was bandaged where it was
broken.
Harold says by his spur catching in
the flag festooning the Presidents box,
and tripping in his leap upon the stage
He suffered excruciating pain from this
wound, the splintered end of the bone
,;arcinp the flesh