The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1865-05-04
Particulars Of Booths Capture and Death.

Lieut.. Edward p. Dougherty received
information that two persons answering
to the description Of Booth and Harold
were IN barn on The place of Henry
Garrett, about three miles from Port
Royal, in the direction of Bowling Green.
Here was captured man named letters,
who feried Booth and Harold across the
Potomac. At first he denied knowing
anything about the matter, but when
threatened with death if he did not re-.
veal the spot whore the asssssins were
secreted he told US where they could be
found, and piloted us to CARROTS barn,
when Lieut.. Baker, Of COL Bakers de.
tectives, was sent forward and called UP.
on Booth to come out, give up his arms
and surrender, and that young Garrett
would 20, into the barn to receive his
arms. Upon his, entering the barn, Booth
exclaimed "Get out of here! YOU have
betrayed me-" A colloquy then ensued,
Of which the following is the substaD ce:r
Baker-"You must give up your arms
and surrender. We have come to take
| you prisoner, and will treat you as
prisoner. We will give you FIVE minutes
to surrender, or we will burn the barn."
Booth-"Whoe are you, and what do
you want!" ssSasi
Baker-We want you. We intend to
Booth-'Tbis is hard case. 1t may
be that I am to be taken by my friends"
He then said, "Giye me chance for my
life. l am cripple with one leg With.
draw your men one hundred yards from
the barn and | will come out and fight
you. ~4-5ea. a..s. ed.
Bakcr.-"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 consid.
er." o.
A conversation in the barn, between
booth and Harold then took place, which
was not overheard by the party outside
In about fifteen or twenty minutes Booth
called out: "Who are you? l could
have picked off half a dozen of your men
while We were talking. l could have sho
you two or three times, but l don't want
to kill anybody"
Baker-"Then give up your arms snd
surrender. We have come here to take
you"
Bocth-"I will never surrender; I will
never be taken alive"
Baker-"If you don't do so immedi.
ately We will set FIRE to the barn"
Booth-"Well, my brave boys, prepare
stretcher for ME"
After this conversation took place
between Booth and Harold, during which
Booth was heard to say, "You damned
coward, will you leave me now? but 90,
60, don't want you to stay with me-"
He then addressed the party outside and
4 said: =. There is man who wants to
come out" &C.,. %
Baker-"Theh let him hand out his
aims and come out"
] Another talk here occurred between
Booth and Harold, in which it appeared
that the latter was begging to be allowed
to take out some guns with him, and
Booth was heard to say, $50 away from
ma. l don't want anything more to do
with you" Harold then came to the
door aud asked to be let out. Lieut..
Baker said: "No, hand out your arms"
Harold replied, II have none" -s.3
Baker-"Yes, you have-you carried
carbine when you came here. You must
hand it out" r. -+r"
Booth-"He has no arms; they are all
mine, upon my word as e gentleman. He
has no arms. All that are here belong to
me-" ..a.. .~
Lieut.. Baker then approached the
door. =. Harold thrus. out bis hands aud
was pulled from the door, tied and placed
in charge of a guard Col Conger was
then satisfied that farther parley with
Booth was in vain, and proceeding to the
other side Of the barn, Lieut., Baker pull
cd out wisp of hay and lighted it.
Within few minutes, the blazing hay
lighted up the inside of the barn. Booth
was discovered leaning on crutch, which
he threw aside, and with carbine'in his
hands, came towards the side where the
Ere had been kindled, paused, looked at
the fire moment and then started to:
wards the door. .p3.z.t Il ssls.sztess
The following is the statement of Ssrgs
Boston Corbett: "Before the flames
were kindled Booth had the best of US
in regard 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 plain but he could not see
| u.s.. The flames seemed to confuse him
aud he made spring toward the door as
if to attempt to force his way out. As
he passed by one of the crevices in the
barn l fired at him. | aimed directly for
his body and did not want to kill him. l
took deliberate aim at his shoulder, 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 stoop.
ed to pick up something just as l fred.
| l was afraid that if did not wound him
he would kill some of our men. After
be was wounded | went into the barn
and asked him whcreabe was wounded,
He replied, in . feeble voice, his eye,
1 balls glarng with a peculiar briliancy,
"In the head. You have finished me-"