Daily national Republican., 1865-04-27
THE CAPTURE OF BOOTH,
ADDITIONAL PARTICULARS.
Booth and Harold Dressed
In Confederate Gray.
The ISaalns Warned BY Rebels Of III,
Approach Of Our Cavalry.

We have learned some interesting particu.
lars respecting BoorH's exit from the stage
Of life. II appears that BoorH had been
warned BY the rebels that Federal cavalry
force was approaching @ ARnRTr's farm, whore
hs was concealed, and left the barn AGl
took to the woods. Colonel BAKERS party
therefore missed BooTn and HAROLD.
Amer an examination Of the premises, the
party moved on about three miles, when
Lieutenant DoHHRrT and the detectives con.
cludod they had lost the scent, and returned
to GARRErT's house. Upon making fresh
inquiries they were told BY GARRErT that
BoOTH and his aoeompliee had returned 70
the barn, and that habitAtion Of beasts was
surrounded by the scouting party. Thiswas
about half past two O'Clock In the morning.
BoorH clustered md bravadoed n good
deal, telling the soldiers he could kill some
SiT Of them, at any rate, and that be didn't
caro- for his own life. He had the advantage
Of the outsiders so far as the light was con.
cerned. Ho was in barn whose interior
was as dark as the grave. while he could
peer through the wide cracks and discern
their forms in the dim light Of The stars and
the creeping gray Of the early dawn. Ser.
geant CoBBsrr, who fred the death shot
was at crack Of the building watc hing for
a glimpse Of the assassin, whom he could hear
talking inside.
BooTH, with lying lips, had been denying
that his hocomplice, HAROLD, was there, and
asserting that he had escaped during the
night. But whom the kindling wood was pre-.
psrod and the match was about to be applied
tho coWardly HAROLD came forth, by hi,
presence and action giving the lie to the
"hrst villain" Of the tragedy, and receiving
as he gave himself up the curses Of BooTH
who damned him for coward, deserting him
ay tho last moment.
v At this time moments wero precious
The barn was fired and hostile force might
come down upon the little band and rescue
tho Rssnssins. CoRRarr says he meant 20
hit BooTH In the shoulder and disable him
as soon rs he could sec him In the light of
tho kindlipg flames. As the hre rose and
took hold Of the dry hay and spread lurid|
light through the interior Of the barn, coR-
HErr 'drew q bead upon the assassin,
whose form now began to bo disclosed
As 1t had boon often In melo-drPmn|
by the blue and rcd ERE Of the stage. The
sergeant discharged his revolver but his sim
was little too high, or else (and this is Con.
BErr'S belief on the subject BOorh was Just
stopping 20 pick up ono Of his supplementary
weapons, and the ball passed through the
head and neck Slantinsly, beneath the Suri.
clio on one side, and above 1t on the opposite
side.
Thus fell the assassin Of the Commander
in.ChiOf by the hand Of a soldier. Although
the desire for vengeance may hnv" been dis.
appointed by this summary killing Of the
murderer, who shall say that the end is mott
we'll
II BooTH had beOn captured alive his triA
aud execution would have been n nightmare
upon tho country. Until his execution there
might have been a doubt whether he would
not somehow miss the ends Of Justice. But
now his doom is>soRlOd, and the public will,
on reflection, fOel SOnse Of relief.
HAROLD was fastened with a halter 10 the
saddle Of q ea'Alryman, and made to march
towards the river. Whether he will get an
other dose Of hemp or not remains for the Au-
thOrities to determine,