The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-26

Of valuable furniture belonging to the
people of Port Royal, covered with hav
and other provender. After they had
entered Jack Garrett locked the door
and took the key to the house and
gave 1t to me, saying that he would
leave it in my care and that I must
not let any one have IT, as it was his
opinion they intended trying to steal
the horses and escape. Then, arminS
themselves, he and his brother Willie
went out into q shed opposite the to =
bacco house to spend the night
About 2 o'clock the next morning
"wednesday the family was aroused
from sleep by the loud barking of
dogs, the clanking Of arms, and the
heavy tread Of sentinels pacing up and
down the porch. Soon it was discover
ed that a sentinel had been placed at
every door and window and that the
whole yard was full of soldiers. All
at once there was heard a rush for the
porch at the end Of the house, fol-
lowed by violent battering against
the door. with demands that 1t be
opened.
Hearing the racket Mr. Garrett
arose, partially dressed himself. and
fastened to the door to inquire the
cause of the tumuIt. Instantly he was
seized and asked what he meant by
harboring Booth, the murderer Of the
ing the entreaties Of his wife and little
tWo-year-old daughter, he was taken
by force from the house, half-clad
and threatened with handouts and the
rope, and pistol was placed at his
breast Then he was carried into the
YARD ana set upon a block, where he
remained until o'clock in the morn
ing with two soldiers guarding him.
thereby contracting a severe cold from
which he never recovered. Again and
again he was importuned, with threats
Of hanging, to disclose the whereabouts
OF Booth. the murderer Of the presi-
dent Again and again did he profess
his Ignorance.
At length Mr.. Garrett learned that
Lieut.. DOugherty, with thirty Of forty
men, accompanied by Col. Congor and
Lieut.. Baker, the detectives, and Wal
tiers, a New York reporter, had come
to arrest Booth. Then it dawned upon
him that this Boyd must be Booth.
ana also that these men must have
been directed thither by Jet, who,
When brought forward in the mOrning
and accused by Mr.. Garrett of plotting
the soldiers there and of bringing that
trouble upon him, made no reply. but
hung his head
At this juncture Of affairs Jack Car
rett came up from the shed, and per-
celvlng his fathers perpIexity, said:
Gentlemen, If you want to know where
those men are I will take you to the
place. They didn't sleep in the house
tonight, but in an clubhouse"
At once they compelled him to pile
ught wood around the building Then
ne was sent in after Booth, who warn
ed him not to come in again, and said
10 those without: Gentlemen, who are
you and what did you come for?"
Ihey said: I'VE want you; we came
for you
Booth answered: Then prepare q.
stretcher, for 1 will never surrender"
Jack Garrett said: There are nearly
hfty armed men and escape is utterly
impossible. Act like a man and sur
render"
Booth rejoined: Surrender? I have
never learned the meaning Of that
word. There is one here, however. who
will surrender"
Then Jack Garrett was sent in after
Herold, who was brought out and
placed under guard. The light wood
Delng set on fire, Booth called out:
Now | can pick off eighteen of Won
oeIore stop, but have accomplished
all 1 want to-
At once the fire was put out: Again
bo0th cried out: Give me fifteen steps
ana L will make good my escape
The rejOinder was: NO. we win not
give any"
Give me ten" said he, land 1 win
This was refused asCzix7a mo e,.,,,
said. Ne
No we p vii not give you any"
take notice Of one thing; the gentle
man with whom I am stopping knows
not who l am or what l have done
AFTER this lighted torch was thrown
INTO the barn, which soon set on fire
the nay and other combustibles. maxi
ing a great confagratiOn. Then. TAX
ing advantage Of the light within and
the darkness without. Sergeant Cor
bett thrust his revolver through A
crack and shot at Booth, the ball pass
ing through the juguIar vein and TAX
ing IN one Of the cervicaI vertebrae.
AS soon as it was discovered that
Booth had been shot, Jack Garrett was
sent IN TO bring him out. Booth was
carried TO the house by four men and
Lald upon the front porch
AT once mattress upon which to
place him was asked for. But he said:
NO, no. Let me lie here. Let me die
here" 0-0
Then one Of the officers calculated
Inc - rebel is still living" and
Immediately despatched a message for
IT. Cfquehart, Of Port Royal A pill
low was asked for and l brought If
and while Lieut.. Baker held him M
l placed it under his head. Wine was
offered him. but he refused it. Then
water was presented, but he would not
drink it.
Presently he protruded his tongue
l took my handkerchief and diDnej
II IN water and mOistened his Inns h
said: Tell my mother 1 died for nv
country: l did what I thought to be
pest L again mOistened his Inns and
ne repeated the message TO his mother.
Soon he gasped. l mOistened his Iins
ana tongue third time and the pull
sation IN his temples grew weaker and
weaker. II was then that Lieut.. Baker
asked me 10 rub his forehead and tenn
pie. did so. The end was near
Gasping three times and crossing his
hands upon his breast Booth died ius+
as the day was breaking and the doc
tor was reaching the house.
About s o'clock that morning the
body Of Booth was sewed UP in a
United States blanket belonging ia
Lieut.. Baker, and, together with
Herold and the two Garrett bows was
conveyed TO Washington After ali
had gone and the family had become
little more composed I went to the
bookcase to get some books for the
children, as 1 was teaching school in
the family at the time. The first thing
that greeted my eyes was a pair Of
opera glasses. I knew that they di5
not belong to any of the family.
concluded they must be Booths. so
took them TO Mr. Garrett and asked
him what I should do with them. He
replied: Take them out of nv sight
L 90 not want TO see anything that
will remind me of this dreadful af-
fair"
told him that I would send them
UP to my mother in a 5ay Or- two r