Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1882-01-19

cursed me most violently, and putting
a pistol at me, ordered me TO return.
1 said: "No, sir, am going to see that
fire" The barn was then burning, and
few moments after the fatal shot was
fred, and Booth was brought up and
laid upon the porch with his head near
the door through which you came in.
They tried to lay him upon mattress,
but he wouldn't let them; neither
would he let them place pillow under
his head. He seemed to suffer a great
deal, especially just before his death.
He could not talk much, as the wound
was through his throat. 1 heard
him say: "Tell my mother" and
the detective who stopped over him
said that the rest Of the sentence
was "that l died for my country"
The detective would not let us come
near him. They were constantly bend
ing over so as to catch any word that
he might utter. The detectives would
call for what they wanted, and my old
er sisters, who were then young ladies,
would get it for them. They were con-
stantly calling for brandy for him and
sister would saturate piece of cloth
which the detectives would hold to
Booths lips, and he would suck it ca
gerly. This would revive him for the
time being, but of course nothing could
help him then. can never forget the
sad scenes of that night. They fixed
themselves indelibly upon my mini.
remained around during all the hustle
that attended them, and looked on,
little realizing the meaning of what
was passing. Booth died as the sun
came up.
"Where was the barn in which Booth
and Harold were secreted, where Booth
was shotT
"Yonder, to the left Of the orchard"
she replied. "And here is where Booth
was brought and laid upon the porch"
she said, pointing the spot near the
door where Booth breathed his last.
Looking in the direction in which
she pointed, the stains of the blood
which gurgled from Booths throat, as
he lay in the death agony were still
plainly visible.
"They say that a murderer's blood
can never be washed out" she said.
1T seems to be true. For years the
stains upon the porch where he died
remained very distinct, and you see
that they can yet be easily traced"
STORY OF ANOTHER EYEWITNESS.
The correspondent then hunted up
the young Mr.. Garrett, one Of the boys
above alluded to, who gave the follow
ing account of the incidents as he saw
them:
Those were serious times indeed.
And 1t has always been a wonder to
me that the facts about his sojourn at
our house have never yet been truth
fully told. was Booths constant COM
panion nearly all the time he was at
our home. Between 2 and 3 o'clock on
the afternoon of the 18th of April Capt.
Jett brought Booth to our place. He
told father that Booth was a wounded
Confederate soldier; that he had sur
rendered with Lees Army, and that
he had gone TO his home in Maryland
where they had demanded that he take
the oath of allegience; that he would
not do this, and was now making his
way back to JOIN Johnston's army in
North Carolina. Father said that he
would, of course, do what he could for
him, aRd took him m. L came home
shortly afterward, and was with Booth
almost constantly until he was shot.
Whatever he had to say was about
the war. He never alluded to the as
sassination of the president. He re-
iterated the story that Capt. Jett had
told my father, and he also said he had
been engaged in the riots in Baltimore
when the Massachusetts, troops were
fired upon. Although he talked so
much of the war, could not ascertain
what regiment he belonged to. 1 had
beena Confederate and had Confeder-
ate uniform which he wanted, and
agreed to exchange with him."
81 am going back to the army and
need your uniform, and you are going
to be a citizen and need my citizens
clothes, he argued"
He had on a very good suit Of clothes
for those times. / thought was max
ing a good bargain by trading my old
Confederate uniform for them.
He played his part to perfection.
The first night he was at our house he
slept in the room with my brother and
me, but he had very little to say. The
next day he aAd / were around all day
together. and yet suspected nothing.
"Were you the one that brought the
papers in announcing Lincoln's assas-
sinatiORw
"NO, sir; that was my brother Jack.
We were all at dinner when that oc-
CURED. Brother Jack said that the
president had been shot, and that
100000 reward had been offered for
the apprehension Of his murderer. l
said, Gracious! don't wish he would
come this way and could capture
him. Booth turned upon me, and
said. with great earnestness:
"Would you betary him for 800, 900
IL you could9"
81 would, indeed, replied; 100000
is a great lot of money"
"Booth turned away and became
thoughtful. and had very little to say
after that. Some time after Harold
came from Bowling Green, and they
went away to the woods together. Be
fore they returned father had deter
mined that they could not remain in
the house over night lie had become
convinced that they were some kind
Of suspicious characters. We imagin-
ed that they were members of Mosby's
gang, and might steal our horses.
When he told them they could not
sleep in the house they asked If they
could not go under the house. Father
said that would not do, as the dogs
would get after them.
LET US go into one Of the outbuild-
ings. said Booth. Father finally con-
sented to this, and they went out into