Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1865-04-29
BOOth-Further Details of the Cap.
ture.

sOn reaching CARROTS farm they were told
Sby son of Garrett that there were two
linen in the barn. This was at 2 A. M.
"wednesday. Proceeding to the barn Lieut..
8Baker was sent forward and called upon
BBooth to come out, give up his arms and
'ssurrender, and that young Garrett would
Ago into the barn to receive the arms. Upon
ahs entering the barn Booth exclaimed,
.9"Get out of here; you have betrayed me-"
IA colloquy then ensued, OF which the fol-
Flowing is the substance:
4 Lieut.. Baker-You must give up your
Farms and surrender. We have come to
Wake you prisoner, and will treat you as
IA prisoner, We will give you five minutes
Ito surrender, or we will burn the barn.
A Booth-Who are you, and what do you
Awant?
Instructions had been given to Lieut..
Baker not to disclose the character of those
awho we're in pursuit.
4 Lieut.. Baker-We want you. We intend
Ito take you prisoner. .al
Booth-This is hard case. 1t may be
ggthat am to be taken by my friends.
After some further calloquy of this sort
Booth, seemingly convinced that he was in
1.-THE tolls of Federal soldiers, said "Give
ame chance for my life. l am cripple,
Awith one leg. Withdraw your men 100
zand fight you." ...-... ....-..
Lieut.. Baker--We did not come here to
flight, but to take you prisoner. You must
ygive up your arms and surrender.
a Booth-Let me have time to consider.
A A conversation in the barn between Booth
Hand Harold then took place, which was not
4overheard by the party outside. In about
Sfifteen or twenty minutes Booth called out:
H"Who are you? / could have picked off
&half dozen of your men while we were
%talking. could have shot you two or three
3times, but / don't want to kill anybody"
Il Lieut.. Baker--Then give up your arms
gand surrender. We have come here to take
gyou.
Il Booth-I will never surrender. Twill
Fnever be taken alive.
4 Lieut. Baker-If you don't do so immedi-
1ately we will set fire to the barn.
4 Booth-Well, my brave boys, prepare
8stretcher for me. -rt,'uT
a After this conversation took place be-
Stween Booth and Harold, during which
Booth was heard to say, "You damnedeow-
zard; will you leave me now? But go, go.
III don't want you to stay with me-" He
Sthen addressed the party outside and said:
a"There is man here who wants to come
sout." r ~ r.- -rt
a Lieut.. Baker-Then let him hand out his
Earms and come out.
A Another talk here occurred between
Booth and Harold, in which it appeared
Hthat the latter was begging to be allowed to
xtake out some arms with him, and Booth
2was heard to say, "Go away from me. l
Edon't want anything more to do with you."
4Harrold then came to the door and asked to
abe let out. ,oc.,- d, ,,--.-
l Lieut., Baker said-No, hand out your
zarms. ~
Harold replied-I have none.
Lieut.. Baker-Yes you have. You car
zried carbine when you came here. You
Unjust hand it out. ,''''''i'
j Booth--He has no arms. They are all
zmine.7 Upon my word as gentleman he
4 has no arms. All that we have belong to me.
4 Lieut.. Baker then approached the door;
sHarrold thrust out his hands and was pull
led from the, door, tied and placed in charge
Sof guard. Col. Conger was then satisfied
THAT further parley with Booth was vain,
land proceeding to the other side of the barn
she pulled out wisp of hay and lighted it.
aWithin few minutes the blazing hay light
led up the inside of the barn. Booth was
discovered leaning on crutch, which he
Sthrew aside, and, with a carbine in his
shands, came toward the side where the fire
Shad been kindled, paused, looked at the fire
Ia moment, and then started toward the
fdoor. When about the middle of the barn
she was shot. Col. Conger and Lieut. Baker
lat once entered the barn and brought Booth
tout. .' '''i'r -''
After Identification, by order of the War
Department, the body was privately inter-
5red in the clothing which was upon it.
The Herald's correspondent says: The
parley with Booth lasted a long while; that
Booth told Lieutenant Doherty he had a
sbead drawn on him and could shoot him if
HE chose; that Booth could see those out
ssiue plainly, while they could not see him
Inside; that when the fire was lighted Booth
1could be seen, and then Lieutenant DOH
serty ordered Sergeant Corbit to fire, which
ihe did, through one Of the crevices. Booth
WAS armed with two six-barreled and one
seven -barreled revolver. When the party
Started to return with the body, Harold
refused to walk, when rope was fastened
Ito his neck and the other end of 1t to sad
Idle of one of the cavalrymen. So soon as
"a horse could be procured he was mounted.
The Worlds correspondent says: 1t is
learned that Harold Joined Booth just af-
tier the assassination, and it is believed
brought the horse into the alley. ~ 2NN
The following is the statement of Ser
igeant Boston Corbit: No Nlu .sa.-<
On Tuesday afternoon my superior Off
!cer, Lieut.. Edward Doherty, received in
formation that two persons ansN ering to
1.-The description of Booth and his accom-
lplice Harold, were concealed in q barn on
1.-The place of Henry Garrett, about three
miles from Port Royal, in the direction of
Bowling Green There we captured man
named Jett, who ferried Booth and his COM
panions. across the Potomac. AT first he
fdenied knowing about the matter, but when
\ hA1 Il .Ak IL
the spot where the assassins were secreted,
he told us where they could be found, and
<piloted us to the place. :, ,....f u
Booth and Harold reached the barn
Jabout dusk on Tuesday evening; the barn
Twas at once surrounded by our cavalry,
land some of our party engaged In CONVEX
ssation with Booth from the outside. He
1was commanded to surrender several times,
HUT made no reply to the demand, save that
3.sIf Won want me you must take me-" When
36rst asked to surrender he asked, tWhol do
ivo,I take me for ?" A short time after, in
7respopse to the question as to whether there
Twas any body else with him In the barn, he
Stated that he was the only person in the
building; that his companion Harold had
2taken 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 advant-
>age of us in respect to light. He could see
Eus but we could notsee him. But after that
:the tables were turned against him; we
scould see him plainly, but could not
he seen by him. The flames appeared
ito confuse him, and he made q
Spring toward the door as if to
'attempt to force his way out. Ashe pass
led by one OF the crevices in the barn J fired
lat him. = I aimed at his body. Il did not
want to XIII him. took deliberate aim at