The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1884-04-09
The Supreme Tragedy Of the
War.
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ZONES mad - surrender forever. Booth
hal about three hundred dollars Ia h.
po,Sesuou, AMI b. told Jones that lie
was poor. ard intimatel that lie would
give him a check Or draft "a some one,
or gu sjme bank. No, sad Jones .
Il don't want your money want to
get you away for your own safety and Tor
ours.
1t was net unit. months after this that
Jones ascerlained that the iugi;lves did
not succeed in crossing the river that
FRIDAY night. They struck the food tide
10 a few minutes, were inexperienced IN
navigating, aud D., hen they touched the
shore sometime that night and dlscoy-
cred a house pear by. to which Herold
made his way, the latter saw something
familiar about the place, ne knowing al
that country well. II was the residence
ofColonel John j. Hughes, near NAME
moy Stores, IN Maryland, directly west of
Pope's Greek, about eight or nine miles.
The Potomac Is here so wide and has 50
many broad inlet., that in the darkness
the Virginia shore aud the Maryland
shore seem the same. Herold went 10
the house and asked for food, aud said
that Booth was in the marsh near by,
where they had pulled M the boat out
of observation. The good maa of the
house was much disturbed. but gave
Herold food. and it is supposed that after
lying concealed that day they pushed of
again IN the evening. and this time sue
~cessfully made the passage of the river,
though they had to come back twelve TO
fourteen miles. The keeper of the house
at Nanjemoy became frightened alter
they left, and rode into Port Tobacco and
told his lawyer OF the circumstance, who
took him at once before a Federal officer.
Some time on Sunday morning, the
ninth morning after the assassination,
the fugitives got to Machodoc Greek, at
Mrs. Ouesenberry's, with whom they
left the boat. 1t Is not sure that they
entered her house, but they vent to the
house of a man named Bryan on the next
farm, and probably revealed themselves.
Bryan next day took them to the summer
house of DR.. Richard Stewart, which i
two or three miles back in the country
This DR.. Stewart was the richest man in
King George County, Virginia, and had
a very large brick house at Matthias Point
on the river; but on account of the
malaria and heat be went in summer to
= large barn-like mansion back in the
woodlands. a queer, strange house two
stories high, with a broad passage. He
was entertaining some friends lust re
turned from the Confederate service, and
was much annoyed to find that on his
place were the assassins of President
Lincoln, after the war was all over. The
men were not invited into the house, but
were sent to an out-bulldiDg of some
kind, either the negro quarters or the
barn and Booth was SO much chagrined
at this welcome to Virginia that be took
the diary which was found on his dead
body and wrote a letter in lead pencil to
DR.. Stewart. ~sorrowful rather than angry
saying that he would not take hospitality
extended IN that way without paying for
1t, and sending three dollars.
Booth procured a CONVEYANCE, or one
was procured for him, from DR.. Stewards
10 Port Conway it was driven by a negro
named Lucas. He probably spent sun
day in Bryan's house. and got to DIR.
where he asked for breakfast, and the
River and ven across with Captain Jet.
This crossing was made on Monday, the
twenty-fourth of April. That afternoon
he was lodged at Carrots farm three
miles back. He spent the next day at
this house and slept in the barn. Being
informed that a large body OF Federal
cavalry had gone up the road this Tues
day, he became much distressed. On
Wednesday morning, soon after midnight,
the cavalry returned, guided by Captain
Jet. The barn was set afire and Booth
shot soon after three o'clock ia the morn
ing. He died a little after sunrise on
Wednesday, las brave and true as any
martyr of the Lost Cause!)
| may recapitulate Booths diary dur
ing those days as Jones has indicated it.
At ten O'Clock Friday night, April 18th.
Booth shot the President. A little after
midnight he was at Surratt's tavern.
where he received his carbine and spirits.
| forgot to say that, among the articles
OF comfort given to Booth by Jones when
he went to the bopt, was a bottle of
whlsky.) In gray dawn of Saturday
morning Booth was at Dir. Mudd's, where
he had his leg set, and a laboring white
man there Whitfield him a crutch. On
Saturday night, near midnight, he was
at Cox house, and some time between
that and morning was lodged 10 the
pines, where he remained Sunday, Mon
Day, Tuesday, Wednesday. Thursday and
Friday and Friday night, between eight
and nine O'Clock, he sta ted on the boat.
speut Saturday in NaDjemoy Creek, and
arrived some time Saturday night or be-
tore light On Sunday at Mrs. Ouesen-
berry :. 1t is understood that on the
Virginia side he was welcomed by two
men named Hardin and Joseph Baden,
the latter of whom is dead. The boat In
which Booth crossed the river he gave
Mrs. .Quesenberry, who was arrested.
The beat was put on a war vessel and
probably carried to Washington.
\ few days after Booth crossed the
river and had been killed, suspicion turn
ed upon both Jones and Cox. The ne
gro who had taken the fugitves to Cox's /,
gate gave Information. Negroes near
Jones 5 farm SAID he had recently con
cealed men, and showed the officers a
sort Of litter or camp about two hundred
wards from his house. Here. IN reality.
quite a different fugitive ha hidden
some time before. Jones looked az IL IN
his mOurntul Way, and expressed the
OPINION that 1t was nothing but where a
hog pad been penned up. He vas ar
rested and taken to Bryantown. and kent
there eight days IN the second story of
he tavern where Booth had stoT pod aud
IN sight Of the country Catholic church
where Booth first met DR.. Nuld ana
lthers. SIX months before. Cox wa
here, bat was IN two or three DAYS SEM
to Washington The detective, from All
the cities Of the Fast sat 10 the street
under Jones, aud descr bed how he was
to he hanged He remarks Of Colonel
W els: lie were a most bioodthir.ty
man, and tried to scare out Of me iust
what IN tellin' of you now" In eight
DAYS jones was sent to the old Carroll
prison, Washington. There he contriyel
10 communicate with I,nx who ~ nnm-