Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-04-29
PROGRESS OF THE FUNERAL CORTeee
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erty and bis cavalry.
On reaching Garretts farm they were told by
a son of CARROTS that there were two men in the
barn This was at ? p. Wednesday Pro-
ceeding to the barn, 1t Baker vas sent forward
and called upon Booth TO come out and give up
his arms and surrender, and that young Garrett
would 60 into the barn to receive the arms Up
on his entering the barn, Booth exclaimed:
"Get out of here; you have betrayed me
coloquy then ensued. OF which the follow
ing is the substance:
II. Baker-You must give up your arms aud
surrender We have come to take you a prison
er, and we will treat you prisoner. We will
give you five minutes TO surrender, or burn the
barn.
Booth-Who are you, and what do you wauti
Instructions had been given 10 Lieut. Baker
not to disclose the character of those who were
in pursuit
IT Baker-We want you; We intend to take
YOU prisoner.
Booth-This is a hard ease IL NAV be that
IN to be taken by my friends
After some further colloony Of this sort,
Booth, seemingly convinced that he wss in the
power OF the federal soldiers. said:
Give me a chance for my life | am a Grip
pie with one leg. Withdraw your men hundred
Yards from the barn and | will come out and
fight you
Lieut. Baker-we did 10. come here to fight
bat to take you prisoner; you must give your
self and arms up and surrender
Booth-Let NE have time 10 consider.
consultation in the Darn between Booth and
Harold then took place which was not overheard
by the party outside.
In about Is or 90 minutes Booth called out,
Who are your / could have picked off half
dozen of your men while we have been talking
| could have shot you two three times, but
don't want TO kill anybody
Lieut.. Baker--Then give up your arms and
surrender. We have come here TO take you
Booth will never surrender. ] will never
be taken aliye.
Lieut. Baker--Ii YOU don't do 20 Immediately
we will set fire TO the barn.
BOoth--Well my braves prepare strecher
for me.
After this conversation took place beta cen
Booth aud Harold, during which Booth was
heard 10 say. You damned coward, will you
leave ne nowl Bat George 90. | don't want
you to stay with me
He then addressed the party outside aud said
there's man here who wants to come out.
Lieut.. Baker--Then let nim hand ont his
aud come out
Another talk here occurred between Booth
and Harold, in which it appears that the latter
begging 10 be allowed to take out some
arms with hilG and Booth was heard 10 saw,
Go away from me, don't want anything more
to do with you.
Harold then came 10 the door and asked 10 be
LEI out
Lieut.. Baker said, Nc; hand on, your arms.
Harold replied. l have none,
Lieut.. Bakeries you have; YOU carried
carhne when you came here; YOU must hand it
out.
Booth--He has no arms: they are ali mine
Upon my word as a gentleman he has no arms
all that are here belongs to me
Lieut.. Baker then approached the door. Hsr
rold thrust out his hands ard was pulled from
the door. tied, and placed in charge of 4 guard
Colonel Conger then satisfied that further
parley with Booth was vain, and proceeding to
the other side of the barn, he pule1 out wisp
Of hav, and lighted il Within a lew minutes
the blazing hay lighted up the inside OF the barn
Booth was discovered leaning on L crutch which
he threw aside. and with carbine in his hands,
came towards the side where The fire had been
kindled, paused, looked at the fire e moment,
and then started towards the door When abou;
the middle of the bsrn he Was shOt.
Colonel COageF ard Lieutenant Baker a. once
entered the barn and brought Booth out
After Identification by order OF the war de
paitment the body was then privately inferred in
the clothing which was upon it,
The Herald's correspondent says the parley
with Booth lasted long time That Booth told
Lieutenant Dougherty he had bead drawn on
him, and could shoe, him il he chose That
Booth could see those outside plainly, while they
could not see him inside. That when the FIRE
was lighted, Booth could be seen, and then
Lieutenant Doueherty ordered Sergeant Corbett
to FIRE, which he did through one OF the crevices
Booth Was armed with two six bsrrellei and one
seven barrelled revolver
When tie party started 20 return With tie body
Harold refused to walk, when a rope was fasten-
ed to bis neck aud the other end of il to the
saddle of one OF the cayalrymen. As soon rs a
horse could be procured he was mounted.
The Worlds correspondents says il is leaIBei
that Harold Joined Booth just after the assass-
nation. and il IS believed brought the horse into
the alley
The following is the statement OF Sergeant
Boston Corbett:
On Tuesday afternoon Iny superior officer, L..
DougheTty, received information that two per-
sons answering 10 ibe description of Booth and
his accomnlice Harold we're concealed in : bsru
on TIC place OF Henry Jarrett, abOu, three miles
from Port Royal. il ;he direction OF Bowling
Green. There ve p;uFed man by the name
Of le,i, who ielrep Booth aud bis secomplice
across the Po;omac ~ f., he denied know
ing anything about the matter. bas when threat
ened with death II he di9 ns, reveal the SPOT
where the assa>s.ns we're secreted. he told IS
where they could be found, and pilotei q, 10 tie
place. Booth and Harold reached the barn
about dusk on Tuesday The barn WAS at once
surrounded by our cavalry, ard While some Of
our PARTY engaged IN conversation with Booth
from the outside, he wa- commanded 10 surren
der several times. but made no reply TO the de
mand, save that II You wait me. come and
take me When FIRST asked 10 surrender. be
asked, "Wh0 DO YOU take me fcrf' short
time after, in response TO the question to
whether there snybcdy else with him in the
barn, be stated taal he gas the only person in
the building: that his companion, Harold. had
taken another route. and was beyond the reach
OF capture. At 3 o'clock, or after the barn was
fired, before the flames were kindled. Booth had
the advantage of Us in respect to light He
could see us, but We could not see bin: bu. at.