The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1895-03-14
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for my life.'
al did not come here to fight. have 81
men. and can take you,' / said.
He waited few minutes Then he said:
"0b, Captain, there is man here who wants
to surrender pretty bad
"'You better follow his example and come
out, too answered.
No. have not made up my mind, he re-
piled.
~ then told Harold to hand opt his arms.
| own all the arms said Booth. He has
no arms. may have to use Them
by this time Harold was at the door.
again commanded him to give up bis arms. lie
said he had none. opened the door slightly
and told him to put his hands out. i took him
| by the wrists and turned him over to Corp'l
Newgarten. Just then heard shot. thought
| Booth had shot himself
THE hay in the barn, which had been set on
fire at the other end. was blazing up brightly.
"Serg't Corbett had been looking through
the crack where / had stationed him, and in
the light of the fire he saw Booth raise his rife
TO shoot NE or Harold as / caught hold of the
latter by the wrists when he surrendered. Cor
bett put his pistol through the crack and shot
at Booth, intending TO hit his arm and disable
him so that he could not shoot me or Harold.
He was splendid marksman. But instead of
hitting Booth in the arm, as be intended. he
bit him in the head, within an inch of the
place where the President had been hit.
81 rushed into the barn. Booths crutch
had fallen. He was trying TO support himself
with his rife. / sprang forward and caught
him in my arms as he was falling
1--WE carried him out of the burning barn
and laid him down just outside the door. While
he was lying there spoke to him. He tried to
raise his hands. He seemed powerless to do SO,
and / took hold of his hands and raised them
7 bn Cd Rut
he shook his head and muttered:
90 Useless uselessi'
I've picked him up again and carried him
TO the veranda of the Garrett house, because
the FIRE was too hot to let him remain where
we first put him. ] sent over to Port Royal
for DIR. Urquart He examined Booths wound
and pronounced it fatal.
1T was between 4:30 and 5 o'clock, the
morning of April &c, 1865 when Booth was
shot. He died few minutes before o'clock
the same morning. Although he was conscious
almost all Of the time, he did not speak after
having shook his head and said, Useless, use
lessl'
Those were the only words he uttered after
be was shot. All the stories about the message
for his mother were made out of whole cloth.
As soon as Booth died, sent the troopers
about the country to get wagon. took my
two saddle-clotbs and had them sewed together
for a blanket. 1t was not until nearly o'clock
that the men found wagon, with a negro for
driver. We put Booths body in it, and COW
cred it with the improvised blanket. Then we
started back to Washington.
I'VE got to Belle Plain just as the steamboat
John S. 1de was sailing away, according to my
orders. But we sifnaled TO her. and she came
back. We went on board and sailed TO Wash
ington. There turned over Booths body to
the officers Of the ironclad Nontauk."
Congress appropriated $4,000 to pay the re-
wards offered by the Government for the
capture of Booth and Harold. ii took year
for the hearing Of the various applicants for
portions of this reward. Every man, woman,
and child who had given any information of
even the slightest value and many who gave
no information at all, received part of the
money. Capt. Doherty received $500. the
largest amount given to any one. Col Baker
received about $1,000. The two Sergeants.
eight Corporals, aud 16 privates in Capt. Ba-
ker's detachment, who were the captors Of
Harold. and one Of whom, Serg't Boston Cor
bett, killed Booth, each received sums ranging
from about 81, 100 to $4,000 each. Two Wash
ington detectives got 81. 600 each. Other claim
ants received smaller sums.
Harold was hanged with Mrs. Surratt, Payne,
and Atzerath, on July z.
Capt. Doherty has picture of himself and
Serg't Boston Corbett, taken the day they got
back to Washington. Capt. Doberty is a big
man. Serg't Corbett was q short, spare man,
and looked something like an undersized Uncle
Sam.-Nep York Times