The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-04-28
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10th New York Oassjsy t,ss,d booth s,
Harold to barn 6stween Bovlibx Greei
an4 Rort Rsyals Assf Fsedsstekebuse
We. The barn wat surrounded Ina a
nand mads fcr shsIs ssrrssd( v1Aiol
Hsssla wss 10 iavos 81 dsise; b1e.spes
booth calling him : coward, hs kefase 4
dO -. Ths barn vas thes - a ~. 80
upon its getting too hot Harold aeain ~
sentod hinssT cad put hie lnad1 rhrcnei
the door to b hsndcuied. While thia
was going on BeosA fred ppsa shs soI.
diers. Upon which Sseeanj fred ..
bin. The ball Of the & Eeant took sf.
Ieet 10 the hsad Of BoeGl, killing him.
Harold vas taken alive. BoaAs body
wss brought to the WahinRtoh Navy
Ysrd last night.
Booth ms discovered In ths barn BY
The cayalry. He declared his Intention
nsvsr - saf5e1d9, and mid b would
light the whols squsd, euusistisg of twsn-
ty-eight nsn, il they woald permit hin
z PlAss lissel lgsnty ysfds distant.
The scouting pdFty vss undsr command
Of Lisnk Edwssd Donghefty.
Booth Was On . orntch and NJ lame.
He lived two houfs sfter hs was shot,
whispering bla1phsaies sgsinst she Gov
eminent and sending : message to bis
mother. At the time hs vas shot it is
said he ~ leaning . bic ssuteh and pro-
pairing to Ere agaia spon his captors.
The Star has the following particulars
Of the captare Of Booth:
To Lieut.. Col. Baker, Dessctive OF the
War Department. and his admirably
trained detective force, and TO the 10th
Nsw York cavalry. activs participaiors ID
the seizure of the criminals, the coausry
owes debt Of gratissde.
Il seems that detachme0t OF the 9Th
New York Cavalfy, numbering about
twenty-five men, vas despatched from
this city on Monday, under the direction
of Col. Baker. in command Of Lieuieaaat
Dougher.y, accompanied by some Of Col.
Bakers officers. Who captured and killed
Booth and captured Harold, one Of his &C
slive.
Ths cavalry after leaving hare landed
1t Belle Plain ir the night, and Is once
started Out 10 pursuit Of Booth a1d Har-
old, having previously sscertsined from .
colored man that they had croes ed the
river into Virginia u Swan Poi BIT, in .
small csuoe hired BY Booth from ! man
for $500. Proceeding on towards Bow
ling Green, some three miles from Port
Royal. Lieut. Dougherty, Who Ess in
command Of the cavalry. discovered that
Booth and Harold we're secresed 10 .
large barn, owned By : man named Gar
rett, and wsrs veil armed. The cavalry
then surrounded the barn and sumnoned
Booth and Harold 70 surrender.
Booth refused and fred upoD The party.
The Gre Vas retarsed and Booth tas shot
in the neck, from the effects Of vhich he
died ia about four hoars. Before breath
ing his last he vas asked If be had any
thing to say. when he replied. sTell my
mother thai died for my eooetry
Harold and the body Of Bodih we're
brought into Bslle Plains at o clock last
night and reached the navy yard here At
| clock this morning. The statement
heretofore published ihat Booth had in
iurcd one Of his legs BY the falling Of his
horse has proved 70 b. correct. After he
wss shos it was discovered that o1e Of bis
legs was badly Injured, and thas he vas
compelled to wear IN old shoe and uss
crutches. Booth vas shot about four
o'clock in the morning and died about
seven o'clock. Booth had upon his per-
eon some bills Of exchange. bps only
SITS in treasury notes. II appears tha,
Booth and Harold left Washington to
gether on the night Of the murder ol
President Lincoln. and passed through
LsonardtowD, Nd, concssling thAImse!sea
in the vicinity until N Opportunity was
offered thsu 90 oross the RIVER at Swan
Point, which they did . shove stated.
The man who hired Booth and his 90
conplice the bost ia which be croYsed the
river vas captured, Ne understand, bui
Afterwards made his escape.
Harold has been lodged in secure
place.
Bowling Green, near which place Booth
was killed. u . post village and the cap
ital Of Caroline county, Virginia. on thu
road from Riohmond 70 Frsdesicksburg
forty ave niles north Of tho formtr place
Porl Royal is . post village in Carolin'
county, Virginis, on che right hask Q
the Rsppahannock river, twenty-tw'
miles below Frederick sbpTg. W m
The Funeral Train at 1eeAsster.
| Rochester. April q.