The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1865-05-03
Details OF the Capture or IInrrOld, aud
the Killing oi IlOOth.

10 lientcnRnt OuiOnul H. ~. Blkcr, sSpe-
cinl Detcctkpe of the War Department aud
his admirably trained detective force, and
the 9th New York Cavalry, active partici.
pators IN the seizures of the criminals, the
country owesa debt of gratitude for their
ilnoly service. ht seeMH tlInt deiaCh.
mrnt of tho 9th New Yurk N,lyalry. mum.
bering about 20 meu, was dispatched from
this city on Monday, under the direction
ofGoloncl Baker, in command OF Leuten.
iurt iOuughcrty. accompanied by snmo of
'C,lonel Bakers officers, who captured and
killed Booth aud captured Harold, ono of
his accoml Ices, alive. The cavalry after
leaving here, landed at Belle Plain in the
night, and at once started ont in pursuit OF
Booth and Harold, having previously 49,.
ccrtantd from u oolOrod mar. that they
hal crossed tho river into Virginia ut Swan
Point, in small canoe hired by Booth frnm
u muu for $500 Proceeding on toward
Bowling Groen sOme three miles from Port
Royal, tliioulGupnt Dougherty, who was IN
command of the cavalry, discovered that
Booth aud Harold were scCreted in u large
barn, owned by II mou named Garrett, and
were well armed, Tho cavalry then sur
rounded the barn aud Summoned Booth aud
Harold to surrender
Harold wus inclined, at fret, to acccde
to the request, but Booth accuscd him OF
COwurdioo then both poremplolily refused
to surrender, aud made preparations to de-
fcnd themselves. luOrder TO take the con
! sp ralors alive, the barn wns fired, and the
! Il mos getting too hot for Harold, he ap-
! prOnOhed the dUor,Ol the barn aud signilied
his willingness to bo takon prisoner. The
door was ,thaR spened sufficiently TO allow
Harold to pnt his arms through that he
might be hnndcuifcd. As AN officer was
about placing tho irons upon lIarroldh
wrists, BuOth fred uponthe party from the
barn, which waa returned by the Sergeant
of the J 9Th New York, the bali striking
Booth in the neck from the eifrctso which
he died in about fonr hours.
,poiore breathing his last he was asked il
he had anything to say, when he replied
"Tcll my mother that died (or my coau
| try llarrOldland the body of Booth wcrr
brought into Belle Painc at g o'clock last
night, aud reached the Navy Yard here at
o'clock this morning.
! Tho statement heretofore published that
! Booth had Injured one of his legs 10y the
falling of HIS horse, Inns proved to bo cor.
rect Aitor he WIS shot it was discovered
that ono oI his legs was badly injured, and
that he was compe led to wear an old shoe
and was on crutchea, which he had with
him in the barn, Booth WAS shot about 4
o'clock in tho morning, and diod about Z
o'clock. Booth had on liis perssn some
bills of exchange, but only Sl75 in rreasu
ny notes.
1t appears that Booth and lIerrOlG left
! Washington together on tho night of the
murder Of President Linoon, 3nnd passed
through leaDorlstown, Maryland conceal.
] "a, t,.tf
| pOrt,mity was afforded them to cross the
river at Swan Point, which thoy did us
above stated.
The man who,hiped Booth snd his ac,
complice tito boatiiM which they crossed
| the rMor, was captured, We Understand,
but afterwards made his ESCAPE,
lluurold has been lodged in socur,
llqcc.
Bowling Green, near whithu,lace lootl
was eaptured is y post village, the capita
OF Caroline county, ,Nitgiumppn the right
bnnk of the llappahannock river, % milo,
below fredericksburg.
Nvw YonK, April 27-yThe Post says {
dispatch from an oIlioiIl source, received
yesterday AFTERNOON Mt O'clock reported
! that Booth had brokct Ills leg, and that th,
surgeon who attended was Dr. Muld, o
Charles County, Maryland and who had
been arrested. Thus clue TO Booths
/ whereabouts was obtained. llarroll is
supposed to have been the acoompliee q
the man who attacked Secretary Seward
No was formcrlya clerk in drsg store Ii
! Washington. lie is unmarried, aud abou
% years Of age.
Later information states that Booth hat
had his leg set by a DR., Mudd, at oclocl
Sunday morning, tho 10th, The doctor fur
nished Booth u pair Of crutchos. Whei
tho doctor was arrested he had ono o
Booths boots IN his possession.
WAsuNeroN, April 26.--The lSsar in
late editisn has the following of Booth;
isocth aud Harold reached Garrett som
days ago. Booth was walking Su erutches
and n party of ionr or Eve aeeompanie,
them, who spoke of him as u wounded Ma,
rylander ON his way home, and that the
wished 10 leave him there short time. an
would take him away by the 26lh, yestel
day. Booth limped somewhat, and walke
on orutehes about the plaae, complaining /
his ankle Ito and Harold regularly too
their moalSat the house. and both kept u
appearances well. 0nc day at the dhne
table the cOnversatiHR termed on tho assas
siuation OF the President, when Booth ds
nOnnced the assassination ia the severeS
terms saying that thcre was no pnnisl
ment severe enough ior the perpetrator
At another time some nne said in Booth
presence that rewards amounting te $500
, 600. had heen ollerc1 for nnolh, and tha
he would like TO catch him, whom Booth +,
piled "(es, il would be u good hazel. br
the amount would donhtless Soon hc IN
creased to $500 900, Tho two Gj rrotl
who lived on the place. allege that they la
, no idea that these parties (llooth aud lla
rold) wero other than what their friend
represented thom, psrOled Confederate 50
diers o0 their way home. They also sa
that when the cavalry appeared in thg
neiehborhood, and they heard That the
were looking for the assassins, that the
seat word 90 them that those two nae
were on the place. Ia other words the
assert that thoy are entirely innocent
giving the assaSslns aid and comfort, know
7, ing them TO ho such. The Ida, tug hoa
! reached here about , O'Clock last nigh
with Harold aud the two men reporto
above, aud the body ef Booth.
Hrrola was imnodiat, ly put in q sa
place. lla has thus far, It is stated, mau
tested 40 disposition to speak oG the allai
= but aS lac Was known az a very talkatiN
youug man, lao may soon resume the use
his tongue li0oth and llarrold were drcs
ed ia Confederate gray new uniforms.
Harreld was otherwise not much disgui
ol.
f BSoths moustacho had hoen cut on. ~