The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-04-19
The Detectives ON Booths Track.

which by some means he released Nothing
positive, however, Is known the subject
The Detectives ON Booths Track.
WASHINGTON, April 1s-l1 so A. n
At two O'Clock this morning arrested enter
suratts house. who has been Identified by Secretary
Sevards servant the assassin Of the Secretary of
State.
is now regarded certain that at least Of the
right men has At last been caught.
Is felt very confidently to-day that the assassin OF
Secretary Seward is in irons. perfectly secured
The State detectives confident that they
Booths track
Booth and HIS Co-consp.ratcrs Reported
Surrounded by Our Cavalry.
BALTIMORE, April Is, 1895.
gentleman, who was at Point Lookout yesterday
morning, was Informed by oncer OF Of our gum
boats that Booth and the other twen
y In numbsr-were in St. Marys county, heavily armed,
and endeavorng to make their way the Potomac
which was strongly pckctcd and allowed to pass
He also stated that Sunday evening small squad
OF our cavalry had collision with them, and had beon
repulsed, but succeeded in capturing Of them.
In the meantime our cavalry were reinforced yesterday
morning and were understood TO have them completely
g. rounded and their escape ieomed impossible.
Arrest OF = Suspected Man In Pittsburg.
PirTsBURo, Pa, April II, 1865.
man supposed to be J. Wilkes Booth arrested by
Provost Marshal Coulter ut Greensboro and held for
Identification, but it proved not to be him.
An Additional Reward or Ten Thousand
Dollars offered for the Arrest OF EOoth.
BALTIMORE, April IS, 1858.
Tho City Councils have offered reward Of ten thou
sand dollars for the OF of President
Lincoln hare Ia Jv
sized by the fact that he is Baltimorean and It Is
desired by the people that who has dsgraced the
fair fame Of Baltimore should meet with speedy Justice
Arrest OF q Woman and Two Men at
Norfolk.
MR.. THEODORE O. WILSON'S DESPATCH.
EASTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA
NORFOLK, April II, 1855. !
Arrests made this morning Fortress Monroe OF
parties supposed to be implicated In the assassination
Washington A party Of two young and wo-
man were arrested on the steamer Louisiana by detec-
tves under Provost Marshal Captain j. E. johnson, and
turned over 10 Captain Gchrist for examination. The
lady gave her Mrs. Stephens, of Providence
and says she has been living for the last four years
I'm North Carolina Ono Of tho men arrested gave his
name as c. W. Pearce. This Of the two appeared
much agated, and is said to have almost tainted last
evening whom It remarked aloud that Booth had
whom shot fred from Of the government vessels
flor TO to. There Appeared to be 'somsthing
amiss' in the behavior Of the whole party. Attention
was rs attracted to the parties by remarks thoy
reported 70 have made Of rather disloyal character
Booth, the Assassin, q Cousin OF Beall,
the Pirate.
from the Buffalo Courier, April Ill
We are assured by gentleman who claims to have
positive knowledge the subject that Booth own
cousin Of the rebel Captain Beal who was executed
few weeks since Governors Island. very strong
effort It will DO remembered, made TO induce the
President to pardon Bea, but without avail 1t would
be emnently consistent with the known character Of
Booth H. consequence Of this fact he had bound him
self to be the avenger Of his relative and had pursued
his hellsh purpose TO It's contamination mainly from
motives Of personal revenge.
Booths idea OF Immortal Fame.
[From the Cleveland Leader, April Ill
We learn the best authority that when wilkes
Booth In this city, year and half ago, he re-
marked to prominent citizen that 'the who killed
Abraham Lincoln would occupy higher niche Of fame
than George Washington" This demonstrates tina, his
Infamous deed long prcmeditated.
(From the Chicago Journal
theatrical gentleman Of this city informs that in
the carly part Of lse3 during engagement Of wilkes
Booth at Mcvickers theatre he made the remark one
day "what glorious opportunity there u fr . 10
immortalize himself by killing Lincon,"
'what good would that dof" he was asked
He thon quoted those lines
The ambitious youth who fired the Ephesian dome
Outlives In fame tho pous fool who reared IL
"well, who that ambitious youth-whsf was he
name7" was then asked.
'That don't know" Booth replied.
'Thsn where's the fame you speak fS'
This, our informant tells US, nonplussed him
From this IL would that the assassin has had tho
commission Of this hoid crime in his mind for at least
two three years
The Character OF Booth, the Assassin.
tfrom the Washington Union, April ISL
Everything pertaining 70 this individual
will be Of interest TO readers We him yesterday
on tho avenue and a short conversation with him, he
stated that q number Of Canadian theatrical managers
were dosirous of engaging him for . season. He also
stated he had lost about In oil by the foods
at OIL City. He appeared be perfectly SOBER though
we recoect that at times he seemed abstracted,
and to have movement OF his arms and body,
AS II snxiousy thinking OF somsthng II Ia true that he
drank and INDUCED in other excesscs but not 70 an
extont to characterize him reckless and dssoue yet
when aroused, he vindctivc and violent and would
20 10 any extreme for tho sake Of revenge He was
I've speak Of him as dead, very handsome man. but
We should hardly thought him possessed Of SUN
cent TO the deed that will forever render
the same infamous. The last time he appeared the
stage was ct Growers theatre, In tho character OF
Romeoho volunteering for the occasion Of Miss Ayona
Jones benefit
Arrest OF the Treasurer OF Ford's Theatre
[From the Washington Inteligencer April Isl
The authorities took possession yesterday of rord's
theatre Clay Ford Esq, Of the theatre
with two or three other persons belonging W the com
psny, were, II is said, sent TO the Old Capitol
Arrest OF Prominent Rebels at Rich mond.
tFrom the Washington Republican,
Judge Campbell Mayor Mayo and all the rebel ofccrs
in Richmond parole, have been arrested, aud will be
held for any future contingency that may arise fba,
prominent rebel officials have had something 10 do with
this assassination by organizing the conspiracy there
seems 10 be doubt