The Cleveland leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1865-1865, 1865-05-02
The Arrest of IunIus Brutus Rooth

The Arrest of JunIus Brutus ROOGh
From the Philadelphia Enquirer, April ISL
An order for the arrest of Booth was re-
ceived by telegraph, from the authorities
at Washington, and its execution was en-
trusted 10 Isaac NJ. Krupp, special agent
of the fourth district of Philadelphia.
About o'clock on Tuesday afternoon, Mr..
Krupp proceeded to the residence of rela-
tive of BooIh's, in the western part of the
city, where he, Booth, was stopping, and
after obtaining an interview with him, in
formed him that he had a warrant for his
arrest in irons, and instructions TO convey
him 10 Washington.
Booth seemed for q moment dumbfound-
ed at the announcement but soon after
said:
"Do you know if it is in regard to that
letter.
The officer not boins tho-o tU znawor
questions, gave him no satisfaction, but in
formed him that although he had authority
to take him in irons, he would dispense
with the use of them. Booth thanked
him, and in a state of considerable sgits-
ton, prepared to leave the house at once.
The twain proceeded on foot to the station
house, Thirteenth and Brsndywine streets,
where Booth remained for several hours.
While there he employed part of his time
in copying extracts from the bible, some
of which were from the forty-ninth psalm.
He appeared at times wrapped in thought
and somewhat detected. During the eve
ming he was conveyed in q carriage to the
Baltimore depot and left in company with
Officer Krupp in the II O'Clock train.
He had little TO say during the trip, but
st one time remarked that he "wished
JChn hsd been killed before the ssssssins-
tion, for the sake of the family name" &c.
Arriving at Washington at 81 A. NJ. on
Wednesday, he was furnished with q good
breakfast, and st o'clock was taken to the
War Department. During brief exsmi-
stated that the published accounts of the
contents of the letter slluding to The oil
business contained different phraseology
from what he had written, and he desired
to have the whole letter published. After
the interview at the War Department he
was taken to the Old Capitol prison, where
he was safely qusrtered at FIVE minutes of
4 o'clock, having been kept at the War
Department for several hours. Officer
Krupp returned TO this city yesterday, and
sent by Adams Express a quantity of
clothing, &c, to Booth, at his particular
request.
Mr.. Booth arrived in Philadelphis on
Wednesday last, from CicInnsti, and kept
his apartments closely until the time of his
arrest. On arriving in the city he notified
United States Morshal Millward of mis-
presence and was visited by that official or
some o. his deputies, but not
Interfered with. Before the arrest Booth
frequently spoke eff the oil letter. Speak
ing of the name of "Alice" mentioned in
If, he said he merely added q postscript in
his latter to the assassin, requesting him
to give his love to her, as the lady in ques-
tion had frequently sent him such tokens
in her correspondence. "Alice" is believed
to be an actress employed in one of the
theatres in Washington.
There does not appear tOhsve been any
thing unusual in the manner or demesnor
of Junius during his stay in this city, but
he seemed at times concerned about what
he calls the false construction put upon the
letter in question. Immediately before his
arrest he wss calm and apparently uncOn-
cerned, and quietly engaged in smoking,
evidently not anticipating any moleststion.
We learn that the assassin was IN Phila-
delpbis about the l4th of February LAST,
and while with his relatives here frequently
gsvr expression to his feelings of antipathy
to the Government He left here and went
to New York, where he remained short
time and then proceeded 10 Washington,
where he remained until the fendish pur-
pose he had at heart was consummsted.
His mother wrote to him requesting him to
come North, but be wrote word back that
his time was so occupied with his oil bust
ness in Washington that he could not leave
At times he expressed strong desire to
join the Southern army, but his relatives
here dissuaded him from taking such
step.