Evening star., 1897-04-10

and Herrold had better make good their
escape, for he understood that the federal
troops were crossing over from Port Con-
way to Port Royal, then gailoped off Jett
gcing in the direction of Port Royal to
meet, as it is conjectured the troops who
were coming in answer to his summons.
Arrival of the Troops.
About an hour before sundown the federal
troops were seen dashing along the road
in the direction of Bowling Green. While
they were passing, Boyd and Herrold hid
themselves in the Tickets, which were
scme distance from the house and did not
emerge until after the soldiers had passed.
Upon being asked why lhey. ex-confeder-
ate soldiers. should hide themselves, now
that the war was over, Boyd replied that
he did not care about meeting with any OF
them.
Failing to comprehend the action of these
two men, Jack Garrett resolved to institute
some investigation. Upon inquiry he learn
ed that the federal troops We're in pursuit
OF two confederate soldiers, one of whom
was wounded, and the description which
Trey gave corresponded exactly with those
or the two men at his home. So, returning
home. he asked Boyd If they had got into
any trouble, saying: You know what you
have done. Now, if you have got into any
difficulty, you must leave at once for l do
aged father" To which BoSd replied that
they had had a little brush over in Mary
land, but 1t was a over
In the evening, as they were sitting on
the porch, Boyd asked Jack Garrett to
take him up to G Iiney's station that night,
offering him SO When asked WHY he
wanted to go there, he said that he had
heard that there was confederate Mary
land battery near Louisa Court House
which hadn't disbanded and if he could
reach that he would be safe. Jack told him
tnat he could not take him that evening
out would 90 SO the next morning, giving
hat ha
BOYD agreed to this, and gave him the KIN
in advance ~ Wv
When the hour had arrived To retira
ooyd asked Jack if there was an out house
~ IA "hich ne could sleep that night, In order
that he need not go upstairs On heing
asked why he wished to sleep out. he re
pied: Il had rather not go upstairs nv
peihe tod that there was 10 place in which
ne coGld De made comfortable he renlied
mat anywhere would do rather thsp ao
UPSTAIRS Then he and HerTold were CON
uCcted 10 a large tobacco house in yhicb
"as stored away a lot of valuable furniture
peiohgIhg 10 the people of Port ROYAL. COW
trei with hay ard other provender Aftar
'hey had entered Jack Garrett locked tho
door ana took the key to the house an i
80 II 10 me, saying that he would leave
IL III my care, and that / must not LET any,
one nave u. as it was his opinion they IN
tended trying TO steal the horses and es
SSpe. lnen. armlng themselves he ard hjs
brother Willie went cut into shad onrosi,o ii.o
4
Surrounding the Hou...
About O'Clock the next morning Cyya1
pesdaD the family was aroused FROM
sieep by the loud barking of dogs the
clanklng OF arms ard the heavy tread of
Sehtln9is pacing up and down the porch
Soon 1t was discovered that a sentinel had
teen placed at every door and window and
mat the whole yard was full of soldiers.
All at once there was heard q rush for ~
porch at the end of the house. followed
oy violent battering against the door
with frequent demands that it be opened
rearing the racket Mr.. Garrett aros.
partially dressed himself and hastened IN
tte uoor 10 inquire the cause of the tumult.
instantly ne was seized and asked what
ne meant by harboring Booth, the mur
derer or the President, upon which moi
Wins iahdlns 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 to his breast: then
| he was carried into the yard and set
! upon block, where he remained until 3
0 CLOCK In the morning, with two soldiers
guarding him. thereby contracting a Sc
\ we're cold. from which he never recovered
| Again and again he was importuned, with
aoouts OF Booth, the murderer of the Presi-
| dent. Again and again did he profess his
/ ignorance.
| AT length Mr.. Garrett learned that Lien
| tenant Eougherty, with thirty or forfv
men. accompanied by Colonel Congor and
Lieutenant Baker. the detectives and Wa
| ters. New York reporter, had come To
arrest Booth. Then 1t dawned upon him
that this Boyd must be Booth, and also