, 1865-04-29
C;HE1IC&GO, S ShF FuRDDAiY, Il APRIL. 294 1866

side and ss1d @s,Ihe1e is*a man who .Wsnts: g
Lieut. let him bind outhis = rms n
sAno,heT: IN here occurred between Booth
was begging ia he allowed 10 luke out eorna uns
With him: and Boo1h Was heard to say. ,. 90 away
iIom neIl ro9't want snythtng more TO % wsth
Jour armz.,,'' HarEoIa replied y hare nouc:"E.'
p lient} Baker Yes, yon .haye-you csrrfed g
easere ca, i; when came here; " You mu7t Hsd Y
BootB :. e has no arms they a:e all mine,
rpon ny word as a rentlsusn: %'He has no arms.
All that nre here belong to rne.r
Ieutin.utt bike! then approached tha door
Harold thrust ont his hsnds ind Was pulled fro q
1hS M doo. @ ted ,na plaeea 1n;eaafre b q gu5fId:
wi.h Bpoth: WI Il. vain: and pFoeesd!ns ,o thie
otter side Of lthe barn, Lieutenant Baker pulled
out vi. nof.: hay and llehted It. Within g lew
IN Ssts Ss aay e neaan q
czutch, which he threw aside, and with rhaue
in his !haEds, came towards the aide where the
When III about the middle OF the barn he was
shot. Colonel Oonger and lieutenant Baker at
oncu eateE. the burn sud brought Beott ont AZ
msns os he nsy was inferred ne so'h
with Bpofh lasfed a long willie; hit Boota toid
tanl icQ Qu.d Hho01 him 1t he, chose that Booth
not ses Ii@ inside; thst wheia nc fra was light
etty otdercd Serge mt Corbest 20 -hre. which he
armed;'gj.h two six ha1reled ;nd one seyen bar
wi Whan he pa1y staftea to roturn b body,
ed to htt neck, and other ena Oh 1T to the tad
die Of upS OF the carslryrnea. a. SOON d. horse
conld hs rIocuxed be wa7 monnted- :, ~ .s,t: !;
that HalrolI joint Booth ju.t aitar the assassin
suon,ttsnd ii Is believed brought tae horse int3
.ne aliey. y.n.AS:;: :-4,S:' -: :: .,,;s
Ihs tel' owing Is the statement OF Sergeant Bos
6h 3assday evening ny superior oiicef 1seat
EdWHd Z: :Doughe,ty. Iecelysd 1n!ormati9p. hat
and h1s accomplics aarrold we1a concealed III a
ba.n On tae place Of Henry Garrett, about three
miics hon Pert Royal, IN tae direction Of Bowl:
Ing Green. .1here We captured man natned Jctt
who frrtieh Booth md his accomplice ,acro;s the
Potomac At frat Lie denied kAaw,ng .aoythin.
aeout The matter, but when thrsateasd with death
were secreted, he told ns EhtIe they could he
te1na and ploted us 10 the place. Booth and lar
roa reached the barn 2hout dnsk On Tuesday even
ton With the ru1an. from the outatdet. He was
coE lnsnd.d to surrender several times, but male
| me, you nust take me- When drst asked to sur
reGdrr, &c asked: : Who do you sake nd for?' 4
shert tsnc after, in response to the question as to
| Whether there Was AM body else with him In the
barn, lie. stated he was The only pcrson III the
buii6frE-.:ttat hts conpaufon, Harold, had taken
sbotheF direction, and was beyond the reach Of
capture At three o'slock, or little after, th
haules were ksndled.- Boolh hsd the advantage OF
us ~ rctrtct to light. lie coalf seq rs, but we
could ne. a;e him PIT a'ss5 that ne tables
plainly. hut could not be: seen ~ him.
Tho asloes appesred:. to :.contase h1Ea, and
he msds - spring toWard the door, as
be pissed by one oi. the. ereTices IN IT,.
barn, I fired Ut him. u aimed at his body. did
nntwant to LII hio. n took deliberate aim st his
straeE hiu. IN 'hs head, Just below she ris1t ear,
and psss1D: through eane ont about an snch above
thsfen ear think he stopped to pick up somc-
Tor: lis lrcel7tns tic ball ii the head: Fas not
nlsd: ! ~ ,frald that III dit not Wound him he
wohndci went linto ,ha barn. Booth was a lJins
in reclining posiuon on The door: 7 asked him,
where are'you woundedf' He replied, IN fceols
s'ass s ha7s
H8 was then carried out of the bnrplax
building inlo ,he opsu eit. where he DIED aooat
hour hcfa1e be breatted Its list be prayed for "
10 thoot him through the heart, aud thus end bis
hs e Be i1tsns
the only ehot fred on either eIde When be fell,
he:had IN bis hand q az ,barrelet revolver, and
| ut his feet WIS lying a etvcu.shooteE, which he
| dropped after he wuB !W0un1ed-' Two other, re-
volyers were also nrar him. lie declared that The
arms belonged TO him, a1l tAat llrtoid had no
| thing 10 DO with tie mprdet. We g4ve him bgun-
dy4 and four men went in search OF q doctor,
i whom VIC found about dye miles from the ,scene
oftte occurrence. 4us when the doctor arrived,
Booth wss dying. ne aId mol tall mach after 10:
ce1vfng h's wound: When asked II he had auv-
thing ~ tay, he replied: Idle for my country
unu aekcd tli.se enctng by 10 tell his mother so.
! Ec did Lut gerry his CRIME. r. t,.,t
! NAsu1sGfoA, April rs The excitement which
pfcysi!cd il this city yesterday has cohsdoF Aoly
subtidcd- + hue all regret that the assassin, ON
| lfec tl the rathners anouc the soldiers eng 19td
| IN the capture Sas not taken aliye. hey at the
Fame tine felt grateful tn IT. the n1urdexet had
paid the penalty. of his crime. Had he been
brought 10 the Washington Navy lard alive,
| nothIu. could haye W,thstuo. the fury OF the CT
| cited ctDgtegateh thousands. What disposition
WAS made OF Bro h's body nfterithe autopsy npou
It. 1t If impossible 10 asctrraln, hnE that htung
citpcsa! III keeping vi b his fcuom.ntous career
was m-dc, ~ certain. :
Harold who has b. en- exhibiting ereat stoicfsn
ttnte Ills capture, now appearA to re1ltzc the aw
lul position In which lie t. ptnccti and thEou.t
| the ds5 las Stren way 10 frtqut nj weeping. u l.
| quite JoELs, und his lpp+uT4rct would luclc3tt
INN to b. not oter twenty Some titue ago hf
was an applicant for tbs position OF aureeon'
/ steward in the Potomac hou1la, but was .1nsuc
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