The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1865-05-05

accomplice Harold were concealed
in barn on the place of Henry Gar
rett, about three miles from Port
Royal, In tile direction of Bowling
Green. There we captured a man
named Jett who ferried Booth and mis-
companion across the Potomac. AT
Prst he denied knowing anything
about the matter, but when threaten,
ed with death If be did not reveal the
spot where tpe assassins were secre.
ted' ne tod us where they could be
,ouhd and piloted us TO the place
brOth and Harold reached the barn
about dusk on Tuesday evening =
The barn was at once surrounded 10y
our cavalry, and some of our party
engaged in conversation with Booth
from the outside
ale was commanded several times
TO surrender, but madt no reply to
the demand, save that, III you want
lme you must take me. When first
asked to surreuier he asked, Who
do YOU take me forp' A short time
afterward, in response to the question
as to whether there was anybody else
With him in the barn, he stated that
be was the only person in the bull
,ding-that his companion, Harold,
had taken another direction, and was
beyond the reach OF capture.
"At three o'clock or II little after.
the barn was fired Before the flames
were kindled Booth hal the advan.
ltage of us in respect To light. He
could SC us, but we could not see
him; hut after that the tables were
turned against him-we could see hiu
PLAINLY, but could not he seen by him.
The flames appeared to confuse him.
and he made a spring toward the
door, as f to attempt to force his way
out. As he passed by one OF the
creyices of the barn, I fired at him
! | aimed at his BODY; did not want to
kill him; | took deliberate aim ut his
shoulder, hut nv aim was too high
The hall struck hi u in the heal, just
below the right ear aud passing thru,
came out about one inch above the
left ear think he stopped to pick
up something just as fired. That
may probably account for the fact of
his receiving the ball in the head.
was not over eight or ton yards dis
slant from him when | fired | was
afraid that il | didn't wound him he
would kill some of our men. After
he was wounded.I | went into the barn.
Booth was lying in reclining posi-
tion on the floor | asked him,
where are YOU wounded2' He re-
piled in a very feeble voice, his eye
balls glaring with peculiar brillian-
cv, In the head-you have finished
me- He was then carried out of the
burning building into the open air,
where he died about two hours and Il
half afterwards.
"About an hour before he brePthed
his last he prayed for us to shoot
him through the head and thus end
his misery. His sutferings appeared
to he intense Booth, although he
could have killed several of our par
", seemed t1 bc afrai e. fire Mine
va, the only shot fired on either side
When he fell he had in his hand a six
barrel revolver, anil at his feet was
lying n seven shooter, which he drop
ped after he was wounded. Two
other rcvolvers were also near him.
He declared that the arms belonged
to him, and that Harold mad nothing
to do with the murder. We gave him
brandy, and four of our men went in
search of doctor. whom we found
about four miles from the scene ofthe
occurrence; but when the doctor ar
rived Booth was dying. He did not
talk much after receiving his wound
When asked if he had anything to
say, he replied; Il die for my coun
try, and asked those standing ny 10
tell his mother so he lidn't deny
his crime"
Sergeant Corbett, tie soldier, who
shot Booth, the assassin, belongs t.
Company L, 10Th New Yurk Cavalry.
He was born in London, England. in
1882, and cams to this country at
seven years of age. He has lived in
Troy, New York, where he learnel
his trade ~ hat fnisher, and sub
sequently worked in Albany, Boston,
Richmond and New York. and enlist.
ell in the latter city. Corbett is a
regular Cromwellian, and a devout
Christian. About seven years ago he
became converted. and joined the
Methodist Episcopal Church in Bos-
ton. Never having been baptized,
he says he was at loss what name
to adopt, and he therefore made it II
subject of prayer, when he believed
himself instructed to take the name
of Boston, the place of his conversion.
He was accordingly baptized, upon
joining the church. "Boston, and his
name stands upon the muster-roll of
the company as Boston Corbett. His
religious faith in the present age
would almost be called fanaticism. -
On Friday night he visited McKen,
dree Chapel, and prayed with great
earnestness that God would not lay
innocent blood to our charge, but
bring the guilty to punishment. He
feels assured that Booth was deliver
ed into his hands in answer To his
prayers. He appears very intelli.
gent young man, aside from modest
reserve, converses with much intelli
gence and interest