The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1865-05-03
capture Of Booth and Harold.
WASHINGTON, April 81.

april ~
The fourth edition Of the Star has this
following details Of the capture of Har-
rold'and the killing of Booth /:
A detachment of the 10th New York
Cavalry, under Lieutenant Dougherty,
numbering % men, and accompanied by
two of Colonel Bakers detectives, went
down the river on Monday, and obtained
the first news CT Booth at Port Royal on
Tuesday evening, from an old man, who
stated that four men, in company with a
rebel Captain, had crossed the Kappa
hammock short time previous, going in
the direction OF Bowling Green. He ad-
ded that the Captain would probably be
found in that place, as he was counting
a lady there, On pushing on to Bowling
Green, the Captain was found at a hotel,
and taken into custody.
From them it was ascertaincd that
Booth and Harold was at the house of
John and William Garrett, three miles
back toward Port Royal, and about one,
fourth Of a mile from the road passed
over by the cavalry. In the mean time,
it appears that Booth and Harold APP
piled TO Garrett for horses to ride to
Louisa Court house. The latter fearing
the horses would not be returned, refused
to hire them, notwithstanding large sums
we're offered. These circumstances, to.
gether with the recriminatiOns Of Booth
and Harold, each charging the other
with the responsibilities of their Difficult.
ties, had aroused the suspicion of the
Garrett brothers, who urged Booth and
Harold to leave, lest they (Garretts)
should get into trouble with our cavalry
This Booth refused to do without horses,
and the two men retired to the barn, the
duor CT which, after they had entered
Garrett locked, and remained himself on
) guard in a n~eighboring ctrn-crib, as hi
: alleged, to prevent their horses from be
I ing taken and ridden off in the night b.
Booth and Harold.
r Upon the approach of our cavalry from
Bowling Green, about 8 o'clock Wcdnes
J day morning. the Carrots came out o
I the corn crib to meet them, and, and il
F, answer to their inquiries, directed then
I to the barn, Booth was at once summon
ed to surrender, but refused. HtrroI
expressed his willingness to give himsel
up, but was overruled by Booth, bu
finally surrendered, leaving Booth in tb
barn. The latter, then Gssuminga def
e ant air, called out to know the command
ing officer, and proposed to him that hi
men should be drawn up at fifty yard
distance, when he would como out an
fight them.
After the barn had>been burning abor
three.fourths of an hour, and when tb
u roof was about to fall in, Booth, who ba
been standing with revolver in ore han
aud carbine resting on the floor, mad
demon STATIONS rs if to break throug
the guard. To prevent this, Sorgeal
a Corbett fired, intending to hit Booth
as to cripple him. The ball, howeve
!; struck a little too high, aud entered tt
neck, resulting fatally.
Booth had in his possession. the sho
heavy Bowie-knife with which he struc
n Major Rathbone;a Spencer carbinc, seve
n shooter, Massachusetts manufacture; thr,
revOlvers, and u pocket pistol. He wor
besides his suit of gray, an ordinary cioI
e cap high-topped cavalry boot on i
right foot, with the top turned down, al
a Government shoe on his left foot.
" No clue could be obtained of the 9th
two men, and taking the two Carrots il
to custody, the command Immediately S
t. out for Washington, after releasing Il
y Captain.
b Lieutenant Doughcrty, who comman
=. ed the squadron, entered the service wi
y list New York Militia. Sergeant c.
Ia bett, who shot Booth, was baptised
j. Boston about seven years ago, at viii
or time he assumed the name of Boston c.
bett To-day, he has been greatly lie
lied, and, on the street, was repeated
IN surrendered by citizens who manifest
lie their appreciation Of his services by 10
n cheers.
n. The two CARROTS ere drosscd in rel
gray, having belonged to Lees army, al
% have Just returned homo on parole.
s. They profess to have been entirely ignt
g. ant of the character of Booth and Ill
rold, and manifest great uneasiness &C
corning their connection with the affair
Booth and Harold narrowly esCap
on this side Of the Potomac. Marsl
Muir y and a posse Of New York Dot,
le tivos, tracked them to within a short d
lance of Swan Pint, but the Marsl
being unacquainted with the COUNT
re and without a guide, during the darknC
of night took the wrong road, and befc
he could regain the trail, Booth aid Ill
~ rold succeeded in crossing the river
y. Virginia. The report that Booth atteml
ed to shoot himself, while in the barn,
~ incorrect. He, however, is his parl
W. with his ~besiegers, indicated that
would not be taken alive. His mann
of throughout was that of hardened desp
Y. alton, knowing that his doom was seal,
10, and rreferriug to meet it there, in Il
in shape, to a more ignominious death avs
ing him if captured. He appeared
/, pay little attention to the fire rngi
=, about him, until the roof began to Fl
when he made o movement indicati
~ the purpose. to make the desperate
I.n tempt to cut his way out, and, perba
really hoped to succeed amid smoke a
w confusion. It was this movement on
'u' part that seems to have caused Clrh
- to fire. Harold, before leaving the ba
81 laid down his pistol, which was immC
ately picked up by Booth, who had it