Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1865-04-28
By Telegraph.
REPORTED FOR THE DAILY EMPIRE
LATEST NE Ws.
FORENOON REPORT.

detectives, with Lieutenant DoughsrtS and
his cavalry. On reaching Garretts farm they
were told by son of Garrett that there were
two men in the barn at two A. NJ Wednes.
day. Proceeding to tho barn, Lieutenant
Baker was sent forward and called upon
Booth to come out and give up his arms and
surrender and that young Garrett would go
into the barn and receive the arms. Upon
his entering the barn Booth exclaimed fge,
out of here you have betrayed me coilo-
guy then ensued Of which the following is the
substance:
Lieutenant Baker-"You must give M
your arms aud surrender we have come to
take you a prisoner, and will treat you as a
prisoner. We will give you Eve minutes to
surrender or we will burn the barn"
Booth-"Who are you, and what do you
want" INSTRUCTION had been given to Lieu
tenant Baker not to disclose the character OF
those who we're in pursut)
: Lieutenant Baker--"We want you and in.
tend to take you prisoner"
Booth-"Ths is hard case. II may be
that | am to be taken by my friends"
After some further colloquy of this sort,
Booth, seemingly convinced that he was iu
the tolls Of Federal soldiers said:
1iive me a chance for my life ] am
cripple, on one leg; Withdraw your men
one hundred yards from the barn and will
come out and fight you"
Leptenant Baker-"We did not come here
TO fight you, but to take you prisoner. You
must give up your arms aud surrender"
Booth-'sLet me have time to consider"
The conversation in the barn between
Booth and Harold then took place, which
was Eot overheard by the party outside. In
about fifteen or twenty minutes Booth called
are you. could have picked
off half dozen OF your men while we were
talking, could have shot you two or three
times"
Lieutenant Baker-"Then give up your
arms and surrender. We have come here to
take you"
Booth-'T will never surrender will
never be taken alive"
Lieutenant Baker-"If you don't do SO i'm.
mediately, we will set fire to the barn"
Booth-"Well, my brave boys, pre- pare
stretcher for me"
After this a conversation took place be.
tween Booth and Harold, during which
Booth was heard to say: "You damned COW
ard, will you leave me now2 But go.-go
don't want you to stay with me-" He then
the party outside and said. "There
is man here who wants to come out"
Lieutenant Baker--"Then let him hand out
his arms and come out
Another talk here occurred between Booth
and Harold, in which it appears the latter
was begging to be allowed to take out some
arms with him, and Booth wrs heard to say
go away from me- l don't want anything
more to do with you"
Harold then came to the door and asked
= kal ~ D.l.
hand out your arms" Harold replied ~
nave none" Lieutenant Baker--"Yes you
lave. You carried carbine when you came
here you must hand it out"
BoOth-"He has no arms; they are all mine.
Upon my word as gentleman he has no
Irms. All that are here belong to me-"
Lieutenant Baker then approached the
loor Harold thrust out his hands and was
,ulled from the door, tied and placed in
harge Of guard. Lieutenant Conger was
hen satisfied. that further parlsying with Booth
vas vain.
Proceeding 70 the other side of the barn |
hey pulled out wisp of hay and lighted it. |
Within a few minutes the blazing hay lighted |
p the inside of the barn. Booth was diseov.
red leaning on crutch, which he threw
side and with carbne in his hand, came
owards the side, where the fire had been kind
ed, spassed, looked at the FIRE a moment, then
tarted towards the door When about the
middle Of the barn he was shot Lieuten-
mt CoDger aud Baker at once entered the
arm and brought Booth out.
After identification, by order of the War
Department., the body was privately inferred
n the clothes which was upon it,
The Herald's correspondent says the parley
nth Booth lasted long while; that Booth
old Lieu tenant Dougherty he had bead
rawn on him, and could shoot him il he
hose; that Booth could see those outside
lainly, while they could not see him inside.
Vben the fire was lighted, Booth could be
cen. Then Lieutenant DoughertY ordered
ergeant Corbett to FIRE, which he did, through
ne Of the crevices. Booth was armed with
To six barreled, and one seven barrel re.
Oliver fi
When the party started to return with the
ody, Harold refused to walk, when q rope
as fastened to his neck, and the other end to
le saddle Of one Of the cayalrymen.
AS soon as horse could be procured, be
as mounted
The Worlds correspondent says: It is
armed that Harold joined Booth Just after
le assassination and it is believed brought
lie horse into the alley.
The following is the statement of Sergeant
oston COrbett: "On Thursday afternoon
y superior officer, Lieutenant ED. T.
ougherty, received information that two
ersons answering to the description. Of
Doth and his aeeomplice, Harold, we're CON
saled in barn on the place Of Henry Gar 1
EFT, about three miles from Port Royal, in I
ie direction Of Bowling Green. There we /
lpiured man named Jett, who ferried I
Doth and his companion across the Polo- !
Ac. At 6rst be denied knowing anything i
bout the matter, but when threatened with 3
aath II he did not reveal the spot where the I
Isassins were seereted, he told us where e
icy could be found and piloted US to the