The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1865-05-04
KENosHA WISCONSIN, THURSDAY, MAY, 4, 1866.
The Killing Of Booth and Capture Of Harold
his Accomplish.
WAR DEPARTMENT,

| nlA Acc0mpllCe.
! WAR DEPARTMENT,
WAsHINGToN, April 27--920 a. m.
TO Major General Dix:
j. Wilkes Booth and Harold were chased
from the swamp i'll st Mary's county Mary
| land, To CARROTS farm, near Port Royal, on
the Kappa annock. by Colonel Bakers force
The barn i'll which they took refuge was
fired. Booth was shot through the head,
| lingering about three hours Harold was
captured. Booths body and Harold are
now here.
E. NJ. STANT, N,
Sec, etary of War.
WASHINGTON, April Pr Yesterday morn
ing squadron of the 10th New York cav
airy traced Booth and Harold to barn
between Bowling Green aud Port Royal,
near Fredricksburgh, Va. The barn was
surrounded, aud demand made for their
surrender, which Harold was i'll favor of
doing. but upon Booths calling him cow
ard, he refused to do SC. The barn was
then set fire, and upon it's getting too hot,
Harold again presented himself and put his
hands through the door to be handcuffed
While this was going on, Booth tired upon
the soldiers upon winch ii sergeant fired
at him. The ball Of the sergeant took eff
feet in the head of Booth, killing him. Har-
roId was taken alive Booths body was
brought to the Washington navy yard last
night.
Booth was discovered in the barn by tine
cavalry lie declared his intention never
to Surrender, and said he would fight the
Whole squad Consisting of twenty eight
men, if they would permit him to place
himself twenty yards distaut. The scout
my party Was under the command of Lieut.
Edward Douglerty. Booth was on crutch
and was lame He lived two hours after
he was shot, disappearing the Gov
eminent, and sending message to his
mother AT the time lie was shot it is
said he was leaning on his crutch aud pre-
paring to lire again upon his captors
NEW YORK, April % The following is
the statement of Sergeant Boston CorhiIt
On ihuis lay m. my superior oid ser,
Lieut. Edward p. Doughorty, receyeI in
formation that two persons answering to
the description OF Booth and Harold. were
concealed IL "A barn on the place of Henry
Garrett about three miles from Port Royal
III the direction OF Bowling Green. There
We captured nlan named Jett who ferried
Booth AMI ms companion across the PotO-
mac. At first tie denied knowing about the
matter. but when Threatened with death if
lie did not reveal the spot where the assls
sins were secreted, he told where they could
be found and plotted them TO the place
Booth and Harold reached the bwu about
dusk on Tuesday evening The barn was
at once surrounded by our cavalry. and
some of our party engaged in conversation
with BIuth trouI the .OutSi ie. He gas com
IN 'ndcd to surrender several times. but
made 10 reply To the demand save that if
you wailt me you must take me When
first asked t. surrender iIe asked, who do
you take me for
y short time after, III response to the
question ;ts to whether there was any one
else with him IN The barn. he Stated that
lie was the only pershi in the building
that his companion, Harold bad taken
another direction and was beyond the reach
of capture. AT three oc!o k or little at
ter, the barn was fired. Before the flames
wire knnled Booth had the advantage of
US III the respect to light; h. could See us
but we conId not see him But after III It
the tables were turned against him We
could set him plainly bat coulI not be seen
oy him The hams appeared to confuse
him aud he nude a sprIng toward the door
as if To attempt to force his way out AS
he passed by one of the crevices in the barn
fired at linn. | aimed at his body; did
not want to kill him.
took deliberate aim at his shoulder, but
my aim was too high; the bail struck in the
head, just below the right ear, and passing
through came out about all inch above the
left ear. think he stopped to pick up some
thing just as | fired, that may probably ac-
count for Ills receiving the bail in the head
Was not over eight or ten yards distant
when fired was afraid that if did not
wound him he would kill some of our men.
After he was wounded went into the barn.
Booth was j. ing in u reclining position on
the Il or | asked him. ''Where are YOU
wounded?' He replied in feeble voice. his
eyeballs glaring with a peculiar brliaucy:
lin the head you have finished me-" lie
was then carried oui of the burning build
ing. into the open air, where lie died two
hours and u half afterwards About AN hour
before he bIeatlIed his last, he prayed for
lis TT shoot hin through the heart and thus
end his misery. lis sutferiugs appeared to
be intense.
Booth. although he could have killed sew
eral OF our party, seemed to he afraid to fire
Mine was the only shot fired on either side
When he fell lie had i'll his hand six bar
relied revolver, aud at his feet was lying "A
Seven shooter, which he dropped after he
Was wounded. two other revolvers were
also near hlm. He declared that the arms he
longei 10 him, and that Harold had moth
ing To do with the murder We gave him
brandy, and four men wen; in Search of :,
doctor whom we found four miles from the
scelle OF the occurrence: but
when the doctor arrived Booth was diving.
lie did not talk much after receiving lis
wo nnds. When asked 1t he had anything
to say. he replied. Il die tor my country
aud asked those stInliug Ivy to tell Ills