Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1867-11-27
DEATH PLACE OF BOOTH.

Virginia, gives the following account c
lit: ss' A dog barked as [ rode down tn
lane, through second gate, and turnin
up toward the locust grove and dwelling
Steps came down the porch. | climbed
the wooden steps and asked the old man
/ if could buy some supper. He said b.
| did not keep a hotel, but that it did no
become him to dismiss people hungry or
the road Come in and share. [ wen
/! through the same portal, my horse to the
ssite of the same barn the assassin made
memorable. A table was already spreac
and [ sat down to Virginia supper. ]
knew all the people around me. The son
who had crept into the barn, and deman-
ded the surrounder Of the fugitives, sat al
my side, quiet countryfed lad. The
sisters who had sponged Booths mouth
when he was dying aud heard alone, OF
all women, has last Words,< were passing
! in. and out with relays of warm bread.
The old man, who had been strlcke en-
dumb by pistol presented at his head,
ere he was we'll awake, was Wheezlly
munching at the food. Here were, the
same prints on the wall, and among them
an'illustrated papers depictions of the
shooting Of Booth in the barn. "a 1t gave
me opportunity to say: . Times are less
troubtous, and guests, | hope of surer
| character z dcT" yra f...a..-.....r. ~. SD
we can't say the last, altogether, sir.
Tpereisfbeens so many. summons to 60 to-
court. and SO many Inquiries about u.s.
that. we don't feel quiet secure yet: In
fact we got a bad visitor once, and the
ghost, of him don't seem to quit US. Our
barn was a good one and we felt the loss
of it. Nobody ever paid US for it.919'The'
Officers tore up our bed linen, and got
one of our horses. We 5hever'received a
cent in pay. For a good while people
roamed around our house without pefs
mission. They did say we were1aparty
of the assassination there for a while. tt
vas Just an accident, as [ may say, that
saddled Booth. Why, bless you,gh was
desperate enough to compel us toogive
him bed and )food.'gUo5 5sohio 8fT tDdI
Further CLEANED these impressions
of the final hours of booths life He
was in sort of a wild state after he enter
ed the house His limb panied him very
much, and he slept on settee. brokenly
and nIutteringly. He was polite, how
ever, but very nervous, andI greatly des-
irousI of having Harold come to him. 4
His manner alternated between the dark
est dependency and sort of ecstacy
He spoke of his mother once in sort Of
a childish dependence. He was feverish
and drank much water, looked we'll to the
road, and kept his carbine close, to him.
Some of the family suspected him to be
one of the conspirators, but had little idea
idea that he was the head Of the tragedy.
Once or twice his manner changed from
the conversational to the threatening and
he succeeded in keeping the whole house
hold tolerably we'll alarmed The young.
er folks believed him merely dischargs
ed soldier, wounded aud highty. Once
be said: Men are all selfish, North and
South You might as we'll die for ma
tioE of Yankees as of Virginians. daqo
Another time he cried out silence:
Good God, to be dying, and going away
from home all the timep He asked ques-
tons with regard to the murder Of Mr..
Lincoln, and said that he was the worst
tyrant that ever lived. His pain Of body
was the chief theme he had, all werek kind
to him, but when Harold came back, they
conferred together and resolved to hide
in the barn, to the relief of all in the
house. f"s[ -aa -..~ua .iH-sa- e aa3u
Booth had not slept wink when the
place was surrounded. Although it was
then near morning, he had been heard
groaning and grumbling in the straw all
night, so much 50 that it was said IN the
house be was as great nuisance as a
howlng dog zaaas@ae.sT 51or 5 Gals :.
After he was shot his hour or two of
life was pitiable paralysis, He could
neither say nor motion anything eloquent.
His face got to be e1pressiyeless of any
/ sort of intelligence; and, though once
very handsome, it, looked, almost like q
a negro IS when he died" .et,