Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1884-05-02

yards from the house the assassin and
his pilot stopped under two peartrees.
At this moment a very pathetic IN
cident took place. Jones whispered
to Booth: Now | will 90 in and get
something for you to eat, and you eat
it here while | get something for my
self" Booth, with sudden longing,
exclaimed: "Oh, can't | 90 in the
house just a moment and get little
of your warm coffee: :" Jones says
he felt the tears come to his eyes when
he replied: "Oh, my friend, it would
not be safe. This is your last chance
to get away. | have negroes at the
house land if they see YOU, you are lost
and so am - But Jones says. as he
went in, he felt his throat choked. To
this day he remembers that wistful re-
quest of the assassin to be allowed to
enter "a warm habltatlon once more be-
fore marking on the wide and un-
known river.
The negro, Henry Woodland was in
the kitchen stolidly taking his meal,
and neither looking or asking any
question, though he must have sns-
pected from the occurrences of few
days past that something was in the
wind. "Henry.' said Jones, 'did You
bring the boat back to Dents meadow
where | told you - "Yes, master"
''llow many shad did you catch Henry"
Il caught about seventy, master. "
And you brought them all here to
the house, Henry:' Yes master.
Jones then took his supper without
haste. and reioined the two men. 1t
was about three quarters of mile to
the water side, and. although it was
very dark. they kept on picking
their wav down through the ravine,
where little, almost dry stream ran
off to the marshes. Not far from the
water side was a strong fence, which
thew were unable to take down
Booth was now lifted from the horse
bv Herold and Jones. and they got
under his arms. he with the crutch at
hand. and so they nearly carried him
to the water. The boat could be got
nv little wading. and Jones brought
it in. Booth took his place IN the
storm. He was heavily armed, and
Jones saws had not only his carbine
as had Herold. but revolvers and ;
knife. Herold took the oars. which
had been left in tie boat. and sa
amidships. jones then lighted {
piece of candle which he had brough
with him. and took a compass which
; Booth had brought ont from Wash
ington. and bv the aid of the candle
he showed Booth the true direction Il
! steer. Said he: Keep he course
lay down Tor YOU. and it will brin!
, YOU right into Machodoc Creek. Row
+, mp the creek to the first house, where
} you will find Mrs. Qnesenberrv, and
think she will take care of you if yot
use my name.
They were together at the water
side an unknown time, from fifteer
} minutes to half hour. At last Bootl
> with his voice full Of emotion, said t
Jones: God bless you, my Gear frienc
: for all YOU have done for me- The
last words Jones thinks Booth sale
! were: Good bye, old f,llow. - There
was moments sound of oars on th'
water, and the fugitives were gone.
For the danger and the labor o
' those six DAYS Jones received from
| Booth seventeen dollars in green backs
. or little less than the cost of tn
:, boat which Jones had to surrende
forever. Booth had about three hun
:. dred dollars in his possession, and h
| told Jones that he was poor, and init
: mated that he would give him chec
: or draft on some one, or on som
e bank. No." said Jones; 81 don
i want your money. | want to get 20
: away for your own safety and for ours.
$ 1t was not until months after TIN
t that Jones ascertained that the fug
/. tives did not succeed in crossing tn
j river that Friday night. They struc
$ the food tide in few minutes, wer
inexperienced in navigating. and whe
they touched the shore sometime tina
s night and discovered house near b,
|. to which Herold made his way. tn
latter saw something familiar abor
u the place. he knowing all that couDtr
;, we'll. 1t WIS the residence of Colon'
|. John j. Hughes, near NanJemo
e Stores, in Maryland. directly west {
: Pope's Creek. about eight or min
e miles. The Potomac is here so wild
i and has many broad inlets, that
d the darkness the Virginia shore an
e MARYLAND shore seem the same. He
d old went to the house and asked fc
s food. and said that Booth was in tt
s marsh near by, where they had pulle
:. up the boat ont of observation. I'll
e good man Of the house was much di;
r. turbed, but gave Herold food, and
Y is supposed that after lying conceale
: that day they pushed off again in tt
It evening, and this time successful
n made the passage of the river, thoug
e they had to come hack twelve to foul
t teen miles. The keeper of the hous
e at Nanjemoy became frightened afte
IS they left, and rode into Port Tobacc
l. and told his lawyer of the circumstane
b who took him at once before FEEDER;
d officer
Some time on Sunday morning, tn
', ninth morning after the assassination
e the fugitives got to Machodoc Creel
is at Mrs. Quesenberry's with who1
IT they left the boat. 1t is not sure thu
" they entered her house, but they wei
h to the house of a man named Brya
o on the next farm. and probably reveale
It themselves. Bryan next day took the
5, to the summer house Of Dir Richal
e Stewart, which is two Or three mil,
1t back in the country. This DR.. Stewa
e was the richest man in King Geors
l county, Virginia, and had a very lars
e. brick house at Matthias Point on tt