The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-04-29
THE ASSASSINS.
Full Details of the Capture.
Account of Sergeant Corbett.
Inieresting Details Of Booths Death
and Harrold's Capture-Full Report
Of the Conversation between Booth
and Lieui. Baker.

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New YoRk, April 2s.-1t appears by
Harrold's account that Colonel Baker
Lieut. Colonel Conger and Lieut. Baker
of his detectives, with Lieut. Dougherty
and his cavalry, on reaching CARROTS
farm, were told by son Of Garrett that
there were two men in the barn. This
was at two A, NJ. Wednesday. Proceed
ing to the barn Lieut. Baker was sent for
ward and called upon Booth to come out
and give up his arms and surrender, and
that young Garrett would 60 into the
barn and receive the arms. Upon his
entering the barn, Booth exclaimed:
Get out of here, you have betrayed me" j"
A colloquy then snsued, of which the
following is the substance:
Lieut. Baker-"You must give up your
arms and surrender We have come to
take you as a prisoner and will treat
You as prisoner. We will give you five
minutes to surrender or will burn the
barn"
Booth.-"Who. are you and what do
you want2" Instructions had been
given to Lieut. Baker not to disclose the
character of those who were in pursuit ]
Baker-"We want you; we intend to
take you prisoner"
Booth--"This is hard case 1t may
be that am to be taken by my friends" 4"
After some further colloquy Of this
sort, Booth, seemingly convinced that
he was in the tolls of Federal soldiers,
said: "Giye me chance for my life. /
am cripple with one leg Withdraw
your men one hundred yards from the
barn aud I will come out and fight you ="
Lieutenant Baker-"We did not come
here to fight, but to take you prisoner -
You must give up your arms and surren-
der. "
Booth-"Let ME have time to consid
er"
A conversation 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: Who are
you2 l could have picked off half
dozen of your men while we were talk
ing. / could have shot you two or three
times, but don't want to kill anybody"
Lieutenant Baker-"Then give up
your arms and surrender. We have come
here to take you"
never be taken alive"
Lieutenant Baker-"If you don't do so
Immediately we will set fire to the barn"
Booth-"Well, my brave boys, prepare
a stretcher for me-"
After this a conversation took place
between Booth and Harold, during
which Booth was heard to say: "You
damned coward will you leave me now?
But go, 60, don't want you to stay with
me-"
He then addressed the party outside
and said: There is man here who
wants to come out"
Lieutenant Baker-"Thenl 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 allow
ed to take out some arms with him, and
Booth was heard to say: "Go away from
me; don't want anything more to do
with you"
Harold then came to the door and
asked to be let out. Lieut.. Baker said:
"No, hand out your arms"
Harold replied: "Ihave none"
Lieut Baker-"Yes, you have. 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 arms All that are here belong
to me-"
Lieut.. Baker then approached the
door. Harold thrust out his hands and
was pulled from the door, tied and placed
in charge of guard. Col Conger was
then satisfied that further parley with
Booth was vain, and proceeding to the
other side of the barn he pulled out
wisp of hay and lighted it Within
few minutes the blazing hay lighted up
the inside of the barn Booth was dis
covered leaning on crutch, which he
threw aside and, with carbine in his
hands, came towards the side where the
fire had been kinlled, paused, looked at
the fire a moment, and then started to-
wards the door When about the middle
of the floor he was shot. Col. COnger
and Lieut. Baker at once entered the
barn and brought Booth out
After Identification, by order Of the
War Department the body was privately
inferred in the clothing which was upon
it.
The Herald's correspondent says the
parley with Booth lasted long while;
that Booth told Lieutenant Dougherty he
had a bead drawn on him and could shoot
him if he chose; that Booth could see
those outside plainly, while they could
not see him inside that when the fire
was lighted Booth could be seen; and
then Lieutenant Dougherty ordered Ser
geant Corbett to fire, which he did
through one of the crevices. Booth was
armed with two six barrelled and one
seven barrelled revolver.
When the party started to return with
the body. Harold refused to walk, when
a rope was fastened to his neck and the
other end of it to the saddle of one Of
the cavalrymen Assoon as ahorse could
be procured he was mounted
The Worlds correspondent says it is
learned that Harold joined Booth just
after the assassination, and it is believed
brought the horse into the alley
The Account Of Sergeant Gorbest.
Press Dispatch G
New YORK, April % The following is
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