The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1888-06-16
BOSTON C0RBETT.
The slayer Of John wilkes Booth Makes
his Escape from Lnnaiic
Asylum.
Topeka { Kan.,) Times.]

Topeka (Kan.,) Times.]
Boston Corbett, the notorious slayer
of John Wilkes Booth, President Lin
coins assassin, who has been an innate
Of the state Insane asylum for liitIe
more than q. year, made his escape from
the asylum yesterday morning about
O'Clock. Corbett aud number OF In
mates were taking their usual morning
walk In company with one of the At
teudants. Corbett dropped short dis
lance behind the others, and coming TO
a visitors horse hitched to the fence,
he sprapg upon the horse and before
the attendant knew anything about 1t
Corbett was bounding away. He has
been unusually violent lately. and mao
threatened 10 take the life of Governor
Martin and the state officers, who he
thinks are responsible for his being Pla-
ced in the asylum. Word was at once
sent to the governor to watch out, the
superintendent thinking II possible that
Corbett would start for the state house
at once, He did not put In an appear
ance. however, and is still at large.
It IL thought probable that he has gone
west with the intention OF reaching MS
farm 10 Cloud county, which he claims
is now occupied by people who are MS
enemies, and whom he has threatened
to kill, A number of men were out
hunting for Corbett all day yesterday,
aud secured the country In every direc-
ton, but they were unable to get any
trace of him.
Corbett rode of medium light bay
popy which had been left at hitching
=, Ifn 6arlS hair
parted in the middle. chin whiskers
and mustache, and Is about five feet
four inches in height. He has on .
gray jeans suit with his name marked
thereon, and dark soft hat.
It will be remembered that Corbett
was doorkeeper In the House of Rep
reseniatives at the session of 1887. His
mind has always been affected, but 1t
is only in recent years that he became
dangerous. He performed the duties
Of doorkeeper satisfactorily until one
day the idea struck him that some oi
the officers Of the House were endeav.
Oring to get him out of the way; TIC
appeard one morning with pistol and
threatened to kill several persons. lie
was at once taken to Probate Judge
Qutnto, and was pronounced insane
aud has since that time been an Ia
mate OF the asylum.
1t was on April 18th, 1863, that Boot
assassinated the president. He mount
ed horse and rode over toto Mary
land, and cavairymen, after securing
the country for eleven days, trace
Booth to barn on CARROTS farm nea
Port Royal. The soldiers surrounded
the barn and demanded that BUoii
surrender, but he refused. The bari
was fired. After the fire had beer
started, Boston Corbett stepped up 4
the barn and through crevice sho
Booth in the neck. Corbett fired with
out orders. He was something Of
fanatic, and for Il breach OF discipline
had been court-mariialed and seDten
ICED to be shot. The order, however
was not executed, but he had bee
drummed out of the regiment. He be
longed TO company l. of the Sixteent
New York cavalry. He was EngIis
by birth, but was brought up in tn
country aud learned the trade of ha
tinisher. while living in Boston, Mass
he joined the Methodist church. Nev'
having been baptized he was at To-
to know what name TO adopt, but aft
making it a subject of prayer he too
the name Of Boston, in honor of II
place of his conversion. He came
Kansas about twelve years ago and f
number of years resided on far
in Cloud county In a dugou'.