Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1865-05-04
Details OF the Capture and
KtIIing OF Booth.

NEW Ohh' Aprll -.
1t appears by the Hcrulds account, that
Col. Baker sent Lieut. Congcr and Lieut.
Baker of his detectives, with Col. Dohcrty
and his cavalry. On reaching CARROTS
Farm they were told by Il son of Garrett
that there were two men in the barn. This
was at . A. NJ Wednesday. Proceeding
to the barn, Lieut.. Baker was sent forward
and calling upon Booth to come out and
give up his arms and surrender, and that
young Garret would go into the barn to re-
ceive the arms. Upon entering the barn
Booth exclaimed Get out of here, you
betrayed me" A coloquy then ensued, of
which the following is the substance
Lieut.. Baker--"Yu must give up your
arms and surrender; we have came to take
you prisoner and will treat you as prison
er. We will give you five minutes to sur
render, or will burn the barn.
Booth-"Who are you, and what do you
want.
Instructions had been given to Lieut. Ba-
ker not to disclose the character of those
who were in pursuit.
Lieut. Bakcr--"We want you; we in
tend to take you prisoner"
Booth-'"This is hard case it may be
that | am to be taken by my friends. "
After some further colloquy of this sort,
Booth seemingly convinced that he was in
the foils of Federal soldiers said Give
me a chance for my life. | am cripple
with one leg. Withdraw your men 100
yards from the barn, and willcomc out and
fight you.
Lieut.. Baker-"We did not come here to
fight, but to take you drisoner. You must
give up your arms and surrender" a con-
versation in the barn between Booth and
Harold then took place which was not
overheard by the party outside.
In about fifteen or twenty minutes Booth
called out, "NYho are you? / could have
picked off half dozen of your men while
we were talking could have shot you
two or three times, but don't t want to kill
anybody.
Lieut.. Bakcr-''Then give up your arms
and surrender. We have came here to take
you.
Booth--'I will never surrender; / will
never be taken alive.
Lieut. Baker--"If you don't do so imme-
diately we will set fire to the barn. "
Booth-"Well, my brave boys prepare a
strctcher for me.
After this conversation took place be
tween Booth and Harold, during, which
Booth was heard to say, 'You damned
coward, will you leave me now? But go,
go | don't want you to stay with me- -
He then addressed the party outside
''There is q man here who wants to come
out.
Lieut.. Baker--"Then let him hand out
his arms and come out.
Another talk here occurred between Booth
and Harold, in which it appeared that the
latter was begging to be allowed to take out
some arms with him, and Booth was hcarC
to say, "Go away from me, don want any
thing more to do with you Harold thel
came to the door and asked to be let out -
Lieut.. Baker said, "No, hand out you
arms" Harold replied 81 have none"
LIT. Baker.-"Yes, you have; you carrieC
II carbine when you came here; you mus
hand it out. "
Booth--"Hc has no arms, they are al
mine Upon my word as a, gentleman HI
has no arms, all that are here belong tt
me.
1T. Baker then approached the door
Harold thrust out his hands and was pull
ed from the door, tied and placed in charg
of guard. Colonel Conger was then sat
isfed that further parley with Booth wa
vain, and proceeding to the other side of th
barn, he pulled out whisp of hay AM
lighted it,
w
lighted up the whole of the barn. Boot
was discovered leaning on a crutch whic
he threw aside and with carbine in hi
hand came toward the side where the fir
had been kinded, passed and looked at tn
fire n moment and then started toward th
door. When about the middle Of the barn
he was shot; then Colonel Conger and Ba
kcr at once entered the barn and brough
Booth out After identification by orde
of the War Department, the body wa
properly covered in the clothing which wa
upon it.
The HcralTs correspondent says the pal
ley with Booth lasted a long whilc tha
Booth told Lieutenant Doherty he had
bead drawu on him and could shoot him
he choose. That Booth could see tho,
, outside plainly while they could not sec hi
, inside That when the fire was lighte,
@ Booth could be seen and then Col. Dohert
+ ordered Serg' Corbett to fire, which he d
o through one Of the crevices Booth W;
:, armed with two six barreled and one scvc
barrecd revolver,
C When the party started to return wit
& the body, Harold refused to walk, when
$ rope was fastened to his neck and the 9TH
end of it fastened to the saddle Of one
the cavalry men. AS soon as n horse cou
nc pTOcuTcu, lc WIS lllpultcu iHc U"I"'
correspondent says it learned that lIarro
S Joined Booth, just after the assassination
IF and it is believed brought the horse into Il
,fI alley,
u The following is the statement Of Sc
lf geant Boston Corbett On Tuesday,
70 NJ, my superior officer, Col. Doherty, /
No ceived information that two persons answo
II ing the description of Booth and his accol
- plce Harold, were concealed in a barn
the place of Henry Garret, about thr
miles from Port Royal, in the direction
Bowling Green, They then captured
" man named Jctt who terried Booth and |
N companion across the Potomac. At fiji
10 he denied knowing about the matter, b
y when threatened with death if he did n
re reveal the spot where the assassins were :
al creted he told us where they could
Mt found, and ploted us to the place.
Booth and Harold reached the barn
Tuesday evening about dusk. The ba
was at once surrounded by our cavalry, a
some of our party engaged in conversoti
~ with Booth from the outside. He "
A. commanded to surrender several times b
/. made no reply to the demand save that
you want me take me. When first ask
to surrender lie asked "Who do you TIA
me for 2" A short time after, in the +,
$ ponsc 10 the questions as to whether the
A.. woe anv hndv also with him i'm the harm