The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-06-01


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I e Was here introduced him to my son, John
c,,oain. Thsy. walked up the road from my yard,
and seemed to be in earnest conversation. Very
horseback returned, riding very rapidly lone OF
whom was Lieutenant Rugglesl and said TO the two
Port Royal, and You must take care Of yourselves
l was short distance from my house where my
laDorers were at work, and on coming TO the house
Soon after getting TO the house one Of these men,
and my son said to him we should not be surprised
II these forces were In pursuit OF him and his friend
them us but tna he Haa heard that
federal soldiers that were stopping the night before
a. place called The Trap here and NJ Bow
Pected these forces were sent down from
to to capture the
on towards the place at Which the horses were
Harold went to the woods and brought his friend
back to the house. They took supper with my
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men went TO my front porch. My son said they
seemed to be very uneasy and that they said they
were anxious to get Q conveyance to Orange Court
House, at which place they heard there were good
many Marylanders, who were endeavorfng to get
60 with tn them Yey asked my som he knew Of
any conveyance they could get that evening to go
man living near by who had horse and carryall
that he hired 0ut at times They endeavored to get
my son 81 so e carry them about twenty miles on
the way. He told them he could not go that night,
but that II they wished to 60 next morning he could
that night hut my son objected as he thought nom
their excited manner there was something wrong
my front porch; but he told them we had bad dogs,
and they might be annoyed by them. They then
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nay in the tobacco house, and they could go In there
They went in there, and after they did SO my two
sons, having heard Harold say 1--WE should ike to
get the horse we saw you riding this evening" and
horses and go or my sons concluded to take their
blankets and go into Q courthouse, between the to-
oncc0 mouse anu STABLE ana gaafa sae1r
heavily armed, that If they attempted to take the
horses they might have great difficulty and might
key to the house and lock the door outside to
prevent them coming out II they wished it. This
Is the reason why the door was found locked
when the officers went to the house. About
two O'Clock A. NJ was awakened by the violent
barking q my a dogs rd arose nom my bed and
rounded by armed forces. drew on my panta-
looms and, without waiting to put on any other
when did SO three men rushed in and one of them
put pistol to my head and said to me, care there
not two men In your house Y'' said no. that there
were two men here last evening; that they went to
the woods when you were passing and afterwards
returned "a and got their supper and did not know
supper to my sleeping room, and did not know
where they had slept.
The officer said was not telling them the truth
and called for rope and said they would hang me.
Being thus rudely treated ! no doubt appeared
scared and arfrighted About this time my son,
M. officers
that these men were In the tobacco house, and they
put me under guard and carried my son with them
to the tobacco house, had the door opened and
made him go in and try to bring the men out. When
he went in he addressed Booth as Mr.. Boyd, as the
surrounding the house and he had better
render He ordered my out and appeared to
be drawing pistol and he out. The Oflcer then
parleyed with the men inside for some time, when
Harold expressed a wish to surrender, and Booth
said to the officer that the man in here wishes to
come out. The officer told him to hand his arms
to one OF them, believe to my son at the door, and
to come out. Booth said the man had no arms they
were all his, and they would not be delivered up.
Harold then came out, and Booth refusing to sur
render, Colonel Conger ordered the house fired to
force him out. When he gave these orders Booth
said to him, 'Dont destroy the gentleman's prop
erty; he is entirely innocent, and does not know
Sergeant Corbet shot Booth, and he was brought
out and died In my porch 1t was not until after
had no idea that they were the mur,lerers OF the
President. When the forces passed my house they
went to Bowling Green and got lett The man who
he left Booth at my house. When he came here l
asked him why he brought that man to my house
and left him here as wounded Confederate soldier,
and had brought so much trouble upon me. He said
he wished to get clear OF him and left him at the
first house he came to after leaving Port Royal;
that he had told the officers, when they came to
Bowling Green that he had left him with me as
Confederate soldier and that l not apprised
who he was. told him to make that declaration
to an officer In my presence He made 1t to Lieu
tenant Dougherty, who was the officer In command
OF the regular forces, Colonel Conger being a de-
tective, but In command as understand, OF the ex-
petition These the facts of the case; those in
regard to the burning OF the barn were learned of
my sons who were present. The subject of the
murder OF the President having been talked of at
church the day before Booth came to my house,
condemned it publicly in unmeasured terms.
RICHARD II. GARRETT.