Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-04-28
II. w. HALLECK,
Maj Gen. Commanding
Full Particulars OF the Arrest oil


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Booth
WASHINGTON, April Yesterday q
squadron Of the 10th New Y ork cavalry
traced Booth and Harold to barn, be-
tween Bowling Green and Port Royal,
near Fredericksburg, Va The barn was
surrounded and demand made for their
surrender, which Harold was in favor
Of doing, but upon Booth calling him a
coward, he refused TO do so. The barn
was then Get on FIRE, and upon its getting
too hot, Earrold again presented him
self and put his hands through the door
to be hand-2uffed
While this was going on, Booth fred
upon the soldiers upon which sergenrt
fred at him. The bali OF the sergeant
took effect in the head of Booth, killing
him. - a4+ $40
I Harold was taken alive, and he and
Booth body were brought to the WASH
ington navy yard last night
When Booth was discovered in the
barn by the cavalry, he declared his in
tention never to surrender, and said he
would fight the whole squad, consisting
of % men, If they would permit him to
place himself 20 yards distant.
The scouting party was under the
command of Lieut.. Edward Dougbsrty.
Booth was on q crutch and was lame.
He lived two hours after he was shot,
whispering blasphemies against the Gov.
eminent, and sending farewell mes
sage to his mother.
At the time he was shot, it is said, he
was leaning upon his cruteh, and pre-
pairing to FIRE upon his captors.
The Star has the following particu-
lars of the capture of Booth:
To Lieut. Col L. c. Baker and his
special detective Of the War Department
and bis admirably trained detective force,
and the 18th New York cavalry, active
participants in the seizure of criminals,
the country owes debt of gratitude for
their timely service.
IL seems that a detachment of the
10th New York cavalry, numbering about
% men, was dispatched from this city,
en- Monday, under the direction of Col.
Baker, in command of Lieut.. Dougherty,
accompanied by some of Col Bakers
officers, who killed Booth and captured
Harold, one Of his sccomplices, alivei
The cavalry after leaving here landed
az Belle PLANE in the night, and at once
started out in pursuit of Booth and
Harold, having previously ascertsined
from q negro that they had crossed the
river into Virginia, at Swan Point in a
small canoe, hired by Boolh from man
for $500
Proceeding on towards Bowling Green,
some three miles from Port Royal, Lieut..
Dougherty, who was in command Of the
cavalry, discovered that Booth and Har-
rold were secreted in large barn, own
ed by a man by the name of Carrot, and
were well armed
The cavalry then surrounded the barn
and summoned Booth to surrender.
Harold was inclined at first to accord
to the request, but Booth accused him
of cowardice, when both peremptorily re-
fused to surrender, and made prepare
tons to defend themselves In order to
take the conspirators alive, the barn was
fred, and the flames getting to hot for
Harold, be approached the door of the
| barn and siguifed his willingness to be
taken prisoner. The door was then
opened sufficiently far to allow Harold
to put his arms through that he might
| be hand-cuffed
As our officers were about placing the
irons upon Harrold's wrists, Booth fired
upon the party from the barn, which was
returned BY the sergeant Of the 10th
New York, the ball striking Booth in the
neck, from the effect of which he died
in about four hours. Before breathing
his last be was asked if he had anything
to say, when he replied: "Tell my
mother that died for ray country.
Harold and the body of Booth were
brought into Belle Plain st s o'clock
last night, and reached the Navy Yard
here at clock this morning.
The statement heretofore published,
that Booth had injured one of his legs
| by the falling of his horse, proved cor
rect. After he was shot, it was discov-
ed that one of his legs was badly injur-
ed, and that he was compelled to wear
an old shoe and use crutehes, which
were found with him in the barn. Booth
was shot about 4 o'clock in the morning
and died about Z o'clock
Booth had upon his person some bills
Of exchange, but only $175 in Treasury
notes. 1t appears that Booth and E.ar-
rold left Washington together on the
night of the murder of President Lincoln
aud passed Leonardtown. The boat in
which he crossed the river was captured,
we understand, but he afterwards made
his escape Harold has been lodged in
safe place
Bowling Green, near which Booth wa;
killed, is a post village Of the capital O.
Caroline county, Virginia, on the road
from Richmond to Fredericksburg, 45
miles from the former place. Port Roy
al is a post village in Caroline county
| Va, on the right bank Of the Rappahau'