The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1865-05-11

"A correspondent VI tho NOW lOrk
World has seen the detectives and ca.
valry who found and killed Boorn, and
gives some particulars Of the last hours
and movements Of the murderer that
are new. We quote, Tho last words
Booth said, before the barn in which
he was found was fired, wero
"'Captain, give me q chance Draw
off your men, and l will fight them
singly. could have killed you six
times tonight, but ] believe you TO be
u brave man, and would not murder
you. Give lame man Il shoS.'"
After the barn was fired 1
Behind the blaze, with his eye TO
crack, Congcr saw Wilkes Booth stand.
ing upright upon crutch He likens
him, at this instant, 10 his brother
Edwin, whom he says he so much re-
semblcd that he half believed, for tho
moment, the whole pursuit 10 have
been mistake. AT the CLEAN Of the
fire, Wilkes dropped his cruteh and
carbinc, and on both hands crept up
TO the spot to espy the incendiary and
shoot him dead. His eyes were 1us4
trous, like fever, and sweIled and roll
ed in terrible beanty, while his teeth
were fixed, and he wore the expression
Of one in the calmness before frenzy
In vain he pcercd, with vengeance in
his look the blaze that made him vi
sible, concealed bis enemy.
after he was shot, they dipped
rag in brandy and water, and this bo-
ing put between Booths teeth. he sucks
ed it grccdily. When he was able to
articuIate, hc muttercd to Mr.. Baker
the same words, with an addenda.-
Tell mother died for my country. I
thought did for the best Baker re-
peatcd this. saying at the same time,
Booth, do Irepeat it corrcctlyH' Booth
NODDED his head. .... .....
Twice he was heard TO say, rkill
me, kill me-" His lips often moved
but could complete no appreciable
sound. lie made once q motion, which
the quick eye Of Congcr understood to
mean that his throat paincd him
C9ngcr put his finger there, when the
dying man attempted TO cough, but
only caused the blood, at his Perfor-
atcd neck. TO flow mere lively. He
bled very little, although shot quite
through, beneath and behind the ears,
his collar being severed on both sides.
Booth asked 10 have his hands rais-
ed and shown him. They wero so
paraIyzed that he did not know their
location. When they were displayed,
he muttcred, with q sad lcthargy,
Useless, useless These were thelast
words he ever uttered. As I've began
to die, the sun rose and threw beams
into the tree tops. 1t was Of mans
hight when the struggle Of death
twitched and fingered in the fading
bravos face. His jaw drew spasmo-
IDEALLY and obliqueIy downward his
eyeballs rolled toward his feet, and be-
gan tv swell; lvidness, like horrible
shadow, fastened upon him, and, with
sort Of gurgIc and sudden check, he
stretched his feet and threw back his
head and gave up the ghost"
and old carriage was used, drawn by
Il negro, and:
when the wagon started, Booths
wound till now scarcely drippingjbe-
gan to run anew. 1t fell through the
crack OF the wagon, and fell dripping
upon the axle, and spotting the road
with terrible waters. 1t stained the
plank, and soaked the blankets; and
the old negro, at stoppage, dabbied
his hands in it by mistake; he drew
back instantly, with shudder, and
stiillcl expletive, 'Gor-r-r, dat'll never
come off in dc world it's murderers
blood lie wrung his hands, and look
cd imploringIy ut the officers, and
shuddercd again: CORR, wouldn't
have that on me fur tousand, tousand
dollars. "
THE END.
Yesterday the Secretary Of War,
without instructions of any kind, COM
mitted to Colonel Lafayette G. Baker,
Of the secret service, the stark corpse
of. Wilkes Booth. The secret ser
vice never fulfilled its volition more
+ secrctivcIy. What have you done
with the Lody?' said to Baker, "Thar
/ is known" he answered, ito only one
man living besides myself. 1t is gone
will not tell you where. The only
man who knows is sworn to silence
Never, till the great trumpcter comes,
shall the grave Of Booth be discover
, cd" And tins is true. Last night
the 9th OF April, a small row-boat re.
ceivcd the carcass of the murderer
! two men were in it; they carried the
y bo ~ off into the darkness, and out o
o. that darkness it will never return. Ir
the darkness, like his great crime
4 may it remain forever, inpalpable, in
$ visible. nondescript, condemned to tha