, 1865-04-28
Booth mud an Acrompllce I'm earthed-
Ih* AccempI1cc Captured Alive
"Details OF the capture.
WAR DEPARTxEST. !
WASHINGTON, April :7-9229 4 N. {


WASHINGTON. April s7-9ss9 u N.
To Ms}or General DIX:
j. Wilkes Booth md Harold were chased from
the fwaup in st. Mary's county, Maryland. to
Garrcttss farm, near Port Royal, on the RappAhan.
mock, by Colonel Bakers force. The barn in
which they took refuge VIE fred Booth WIS eho.
through the head, nnger.ngkabout three houss.
Harold was captured. Booths body and Harold
are now here. E. N. STANTON,
= secrstary OF Var.
WtsnEcroE, ARItl 27.-Yesterday morning a
Booth and Harold % . barn between Bowling
Green and Port Royal, near Fredericksburg. Va,
The tatu Wns surrounded. And;a demand made for
their fpsrender' which Harold vas IN favor of
lefQtcd to do 80. The barn was then set on arc,
and upon Its getting too hot, Harrold again pre-
eenteo himself md put II hands through the
Booth fired upon the soldiers, upon which ser
reant fired ut him The bs!l OF the sergeant took
effect in the head Of Booth, Killing him. Hasrold
the Washington navy yard Int night.
Booth was discovered in the bs.n By the cavalry.
He declared hts Intention never to surrender, aud
wenty-e,rht men, # they would permit :him to
p1nce himse1f twenty yards distant. The scouting
party ,wst undet The command Of ueut Edward
lam. He lived two hours afser no was shot,
whispering blsephemses seatnst the Government
and eendIpg mesesge to his mother. Al the time
and preparing to fire again upo1 bis captors
The S1ar has .he following particulars Of the
capture ofsBGoth:
dex Give Of The War Department ana hts admtfa-
bly trained detective force, and 10 the 1Ch NeEYork
cavalry active part1ctpatcrs In these seizures Of
the crim:rale the country owes adeht Of gratitude
nent Of the 18th New York cavalry, numbering
t~entJ-nse men, WEE dispatched from thts city On
Monday, under the direcuon Of Colonel Baker, IN
command Of Lieutenant 0ourherty, accompanied
ly sonc of Colonel Bakers of9cera. VIII o captured
and killed Booth, and captured Harold, one Of
hfs acccmplices a1ive: The cavalry, after leaving
once started ont in pursuit Of Booth and Harold,
having previously aecer1ained from colored man
ttat they had crossed The river into Vireipia, at
a man lor 500. Proceeding On 1owsEd Bowling
Green, come three miles from Port Bora, Lien.
tensl't Donghert5, who vas IN command Of the
Garrett, snd were well med. Ths cava.1y then
surrounded the barn and summoned Dooth and
Harold 10 surrender:
About fcut hours before breathing HE last ha
{Booth( was naked II hr tac anysh'ng 70 say. ~hen
lie replied: " Tell my mother that I died for my
country"
Belle PLANE et o'clock last night, aud reached
the u+yy yard hero at o'clock this morning.
: The etateunent heretofore published that Booth
had injured cDe Of his legs By the filling OF his
horse has proved to be correct Aftet he wAa
shot, II was dtecovered that ons OF his legs was
badly inju' ed, mt that be was compelled to wear
an uid shUe, and use crutchce, which he had with
him IN the barn.
Booth was ahot about o'clock In the morning
a1d died about Z o'clock. Booth had upon his
persoY. some bills OF exchange, hut only $ts5 IL
urssury notes. 1t sppeare that Booih and Harold
;ers Washington together on the night Of the mur-
Ger Of pres1dert Lincoln and passed through
Lons1atown, nd, concsaIiDs themaelves In the
vicinity until an opportunity Fas offered them TO
csofe the x:vcr at Swan Point, which they did as
ehose stAtd.
The nnn who hired Booth and his accomplice
the boat Oh which he crossed the rivE1 WAS esp
:u'rd We understand, hut afterward made his cs-
Rowling Green, nesr which place Booth wes
ktllco, Is post village, and the capital Of Caro-
nnt c3unty, Vitciule, on the .roal from Rich
mora toAffede der1cksbure, forty fvc miles north
2. ~ loimeF place. PORT Royal Is a post village
~ ~ ~ Sa'ne county, virginia, on the right o1nk
;n ~ river, twenty two miles be-
= NV Soae. apriEi 7.-rpe aD.t e,v, n,tx,,e
dsps1eh. from IN Official eoure: recstyed water
Gag a1te1noon ut four o'clock. reported Booth ha
t'rded Tim wat Dr.. Mudd, Of chsr3cs countv ~
| MfYysant. who had been alsesred. Tins a cIne
! 10 BooIh'e whereabouts wax Obtained. Hsrrnid
| IS supposed 10 hare been the accoDplice Of III
| rpau who attacked Secretary Seward de VA
| formerly clerk in Ding store III Washiuctou
AIatrr information ststes That Booth had his le,
eaf hv Dr. Mptd. at ihEec o'clock, Sunday nun,
| 1I.e, 1t;h, The d~ctor furnished Booth i psfr q
r. ntcits, When the Doctor vas arrested liz ha
| orr o. Booths poots In lis POSSESSION.