The New York herald., 1865-05-04

asaassina wsfe William velt captain In
hosby's gssrillas, and who lives In wsstmore-
land county, near westmoreland Court House,
Leuesnanf =. B. Rugges, son Of General Rugses, Of
the rebel army and Lieutenant A. r. cambridge both
resdenh Of King Georges county, and Of Mosbys guer
obtain their paroles under the terms Of surrender agreed
upon between Gems Grant and Leo Nosby isbanded his
battalion near tho end Of Apr It Tauquier and It IL
raid when he made his farewell address Il brought tears
70 the eyes Of most Of bis men, who much devoted
10 him The copy her with appended your oorrespon
dent having obtained IL from Captain W. Jett:-
xosBY's ADDRESS TO his SOLDIERS"
~ FAUQunR, April 81, 1895.
last time The vision we have chsrshed for free |
and tnaepcndent country has vanished, and that |
Ssas your p0 IN q 70 ,r
wandering 70 our enemies. am no longer your CON-
nsnder After an association Of more than two event
generous kindness TO myself; and now At this
Of bidding you final adeu accept the Of my
unchanging confidence and regard Farewell.
'g Colonel commanding battalion.
AFTER CROSSING THE yKRRY
~ Port Royal Jett and his companions took their charge
70 several farm houses, trying to leave the lame
BOOTH with some Of them They visited Mr. Pritlan,
W. Cattett and l. 0bhs representing to them that
Booth one Of MOsby's men, and had faon from his
hcse thereby breaking his leg Each Of these families
wese deaf TO his eptroaties and they passed
on till they arrived at CARROTS farm, situ-
aaed about five miles from Port Royal and
about . quarter Of . milo on the main
road 70 Bowling Green Jett and Ruggles came up TO
the door OF Mr. Garrets house with Booth and intro
duced him 70 Mr. Garrett Mr.. Boyd, Confederate
soldier, who belonged TO General A. p Hills corps and
who haA been wounded ct Petersburg, requesting Gar
rstt keep him day two Till they could send for him.
This he consented TO do whom tho parties left and joined
their companions Harold and Bainbrdge at the fenco
Of Mr. Garrets plantation The four then proceeded to
Bowling Green This was quito late in the afternoon Of
Monday, April 2e
THE APPIARANCE OF THE CAvALRY.
On Tuesday afternoon Harold came IN great haste to
carrett's and Informed DsotA that the cavalry were
crossing Che ver end he bad better take tho woods
Ne Immediately called 10 one Of Mr. CARROTS and
requested him to 80 up stairs and get his two revolvers
which he did, when Booth and Harold went or and
hid themselves IN the woods ull after dark They
subsequently, rstasned 10 the house and had supper
after which they requested permssion Of some Of As
CARROTS family TO sleep in the barn. II tobacco
house, but had not been used such for some time
Permission granted, and ono Of Mr.. CARROTS sons,
thinking 1t not aogether right said they must consent
tobe locked Up In the harn which they did, After dark
bayn and lguary and secreted themselves in the gran
ay fearing ahss the object Of tho Two IN hiding to
steal the horses out Of the stable and demp during tho
night This accounts for the boys being therc whom tho
cavalry arrived and surrounded the barn
The restor the details Of the affair have already teen
published In the EsRAID csrSetts house h 90 Of
those nics comfortable two story Virginia farm houses
that you frequently with IN travelling through the
rich and sere valleys Of that STATE having the usual
'outhousss and apprrtsnances oommn 70 such pl~,cs
-THE CONVERSATION WITH THE GARRBrr FAMILY.
The conversations had between Besth and the nembera
Of the Garrett family differ In respects fros, those
that have been pUblshed heretofore He said that he
was advised " leave his skin at ks. -'s On upper
hachodee creek bt some ganboat hailed them and they
/ we're afraid, 80 they put into Gsmbsr's creek
After the shooting or Booth, DR.. Urquhafs Of Port
Rbya called ca to attend to and dress tho wound
The death Of the has bcsn fully noted in the
HERALD
TIE OBJECT OF TUE SECOND ExPEDrWoH.
Az there many parties supposed 10 be either d.
recty ca indirectly mpcssed in aiding tho escape or
Booth, il was deemed advisable that a second expe-
dton should be sent oct with a Wow 90 collect
all the testimony bordering the case; alse 10
ferret out all parties implicated Accordingly tho.
matter was placed In the hands Of Colonel L. C.
Baker chief detective Of the War Department, and
a company, consisting Of Lieutenant L. b. Baker,
Lieutenant p. McNaughton, OF Company H. Sixteenth
New York cavalry, and squad Of twenty cavalry wcrs
despatched last Saturday evening 10 Belle Plain with
epecal Instructions Your correspondent accompanied 4
The expedition, which returned TO Washington this after
noon having obtained much valuable information rea-
tive to matters much Of which has been detailed above
We reached wan1t Trce landing, ON the Potomac
creek, Sunday morning, and after travcrsng the,
corntry to Port Conway on the Rappahannock, We
eesded in the afternoon to Ganett's residence
After we crossed the Rappahannock there were many
silly rumors anoat In regard TO tho shooting OF Booth &c
One to the effect that Captain W. Jett had betrayed
him with view to himself and obtain part of the
reward that had been offered for tho capture or his
friend he told Mr.. Garrett he was These hswevcr
entirely withopt foundation.
We arrived M Garretts just before sundovn Sunday
evening tho young ladies expressing great delight at
seeing Lieutenant Bakcr and extremely anxious TO learn
when their brotbcwoud be released 10 come homo 10
them There Is doubt that this whole fanny are en-
trey and absolutely innocent Of any participation tho
harboring aud secretng Of Booth aud bis accomIaice
knowing them to bo the guilty parties
II appears that on Sunday morning Mr.. Garrett went
over 10 Bowling Green to see Captain W. Jctt, who
tho residence of Mr.. Goldman, with view for him 20
sign certificate setting forth the fact that he Je hal
introduced Mr. Boyd, who afterwards proved to bel w.
Mr. Garrett not personally hcquainted with Jett but
knew tho family who live in neghbouring county
westmoreand countyand out OF respect them, and
with that lberaity and hospitality for which he is pro-
verbal all that district OF country he took the word
and honor Of young Jett that Boyd alias Booth,
friend He treated him q neghbor would do friend
of a neighbor The result s too well known The |
certificate, Of which the following is copy, Dr. Jcu
refused sign He admitted the facts SET forth but said
he wanted To consult bis father before signing H. The
fact Is, Is supposed he was engaged 10 one Of the
daughters Of Mr. Goldman, at Bowling Green, and tho
lady Of the house prevailed him TO sign the ccr
tiHcate In fact he said that was the reason why he
would not sign H. Hero II H.
ruE cERrIFIoArs WHICH CAPT. JET REFUSED TO
SION.
lowLro GxKnx, Caroline county Va
hereby certify that did, on Monday evening tho |
oath OF April 1861 call At the residence Of Richard NJ
Garrett and that had with msstwo other men, one of
whom INTRODUCED 70 Mr. Garrett a. Lieutenant kngges
and the other ny friend Mr. Boyd that Introduced
Jcfi and Init Ias(d NJ n |