The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1879-10-10
j. WILKES ROorn.s cAPTeR.


'o''H INC 9'o'S " us 's"''"',' 'e-''' ''i'''
Lincoln" demonstrations
Capt. Edward =. Dohcrty, who COM
manded the detachment of New York
cavalry which pursued and captured
John Wilkes Booth, Lincoln's assassin.
Is now city contractor in New Orleans.
lie says the stories about Booths being
still alive are all bosh, ,tor-he knew Booth
personally, saw him die, and knows that
four years after Booths body was
buried in n pcnitenllary cell Mt Wash
ington arsenal 1t was delivered to his
relatives, and now lies i'll the family
vault near Baltimore. Capt. Dohcrty
has given reporter OF the New Or
leans Picaynnc graphic description of
Booth's capture. which he accomplished
with force OF 70 cavalrymen and two
citizen detectives. Tho captaiirs com
mand was stationed at Germantown,
Va, at the timc, and he was informed
that HQoti and his associates were in
the iieigllboihpod 7ll frcdericksburgh,
where 40 iroups had been stationed for.
some time. Hut Capt. Dohcrty learned
a'tcr he siarlod that q. regiment OF un-
ION cavalry mad already gone to Fred
crirk, ruig. ami he at once made for the
sOuth fude oil the Rapphhauock. The
caplaiiIand an orderly proceeded ahead
OF the conmand to Port Conway ferry,
mhero they showed Mrs. Rollins, the
7 iq'tymaf. 5 wife, the photographs of
Bpoth, lialrolod and Surrat, represent
illg them us rebel friends who were
sur -unnware OF Lees surrender. Mrs,
| ltoHins said that Booth aud Harold
had. .' hired her husband y to
lake them to Orange ConiIt-house the
| elenng bctorc, lIieuts. l'urbl1dge, ,iiug
gles aud Jet, or Mosby's' Gommand
isgplng with thetn| The woman said
NDat one OF ihc party lBooth) was
wounded IN the leg, and as Jctt was
c9uuiin@ he daughter OF llotei-keeper
Goldman, of bowling Green, cighiccn
!. miles distant. all hands had probably
gphe there. Captain Doherty at once
sent The orderly after his command,and
after the last load of horses had been
ierricd across, he arrested ferryman
lioiliils ami got him 10 guide them to
lowing Greep, surrounding him with
~ guard win drawn pistols that his
'icighbcrs might think he was forced to
10 II.
The party rode directly to Bowling
-t tHrcen, passing tho house OF one Gar
pfflt on the way, where Booth and Ilar-
t,rOld were stopping and took to the
woods unnoiiced. But Captain Do
hcrty and his men found Lieut. Jctt al
Goldman's hotel, and making him be-
lievc that he knew all about his move.
mcnts for the last three days, and
threatening TO hang him if he lied, the
captain got him To own up that Bootl
lad stopped at CARROTS. Jctt wa,
forced TO guide the command back, and
when thcy got within quarter of ;
nile 'oi the house the captain went oi
ahead TO survey the premises, placed
SIX men as a patrol in the rear of the
house with the rest. Garrett said tina
Booth and Harold went to the wood
the afternoon before, but one of thu
sons was finally forced to confess tha
they had returned and were hidden il
tho barn. Sergt. Boston Corbett wa
at once ordered TO dismount the force
.lclail a few to watch the house and sur
ronpd the barn with the rest Th
barn was locked, but one OF the Gar
rctt bows was found hiding in the orch
ard with the key in his pocket, ant
Captain Dolierty called on those insid
to come ont and surrender.
At first there was no reply, but whe
the threat was made to burn the barn
Booth called out, ''Who do you take u
for?v Captain Doherty replied, Z"
don't make any difference who ! tax
YOU for, I'm going to arrest you.
Booth answered "Doys, fetch me
siretcher, another stain in our gloriou
banner" Capt. Doherty heard whi
pcred conversation between Booth an
Harold from the inside, after whic
Booth said aloud: 81 am crippled an