The National tribune., 1903-09-03

and began dragging the men out of bed
and holding their revOlvers to their heads
as an awakening. Capt Jett and the
other two were plainly scared, and feared
that they were going to hang them right
then and there without any further pro-
ceedings.
Capt. Jet called the officers to one
side and told them that Booth and his
companions had been with them, but had
stopped at the farm of a man named Gar
rett, about three miles from Port Royal.
which was just across the river from Port
Conway.
Something told me soon after we cross
ed the river that we We're going too far,
and L was quite ready to go back, though
our horses were jaded with the fearful
ride over the rough roads. Capt. Jet was
made to dress himself, get on his horse
and pilot us back to the Garrett farm
1t was one of the worst rides we ever
made, because our horses We're tired, and
stumbled constantly over the ruts and
stumps, but 1 was feeling a rising hope
all the time that we We're nearing our
object.
1--WE reached the Garrett house between
two and three o'clock in the morning, and
Immediately surrounded it, the officers
rushing at the front door and banging upon
it as though they would break it down. The
old man, in his night clothes. opened the
door, and the instant it was wide enough
to let hand in Coils. Conger and Baker
clutched him, jerked him out on the porch,
and thrusting a revolver into his face,
ordered him to instantly tell where those
men we're, or they would kill him.
His boy, STRIPPING of 16 or there
abouts, in rebel uniform, was also
caught and yanked out on the porch. The
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Garrett, but stammered something about
the men not being in the house: that they
had left and gone away. The officers
were so threatening to him that the boy
was frightened for his father, and begged
him to tell the truth. that the men were
hid in the tobacco barn, about 100 yards
from the house. The old man at last ad-
mitted this.
1.-The boy was sent in to get a candle,
which was lighted, and Col. Baker, taking
it in his hand, led us out to the shabby
old barn, which not only had little crop
OF tobacco that Garrett had raised the
previous year, but a quantity of hay,
thrown, Virginia fashion, almost any
where, and this time on some furniture
which had been put in the barn.
Lieut. DOherty ordered Serg't Relman
and me to deplOy the men around the rear
and both ends of the barn about 80 yards
from 1t to prevent any escape. while the
officers advanced toward the front. We
could hear some one moving in the barn.
and Col. Conger called out, Come out,
you men in the barn there, and surrender.
We have come for you.'
WHO are you,' Booth answered from
the barn. Are you friends or enemies?
1T seemed that he had hopes that we
were rebels.
" IF don't rrhn MI
Baker answered. We have come for you,
and we mean to have you. The barn is
surrounded with so men armed with car
bines and pistols, and you cannot get
away. Come out and surrender
'Then they took young Garrett and
made him go into the barn and tell the
men there who we We're. and urge them to
come out and surrender. The boy, though
he had served in the rebel army. and been
in many battles, was worse scared than he
had ever been in his life. as we could
plainly see by the light of the candle
Booth refused to listen to him. and
said with an oath. - you, get out of
here. You have betrayed u.s. The bow
backed out of the barn. and 1 called Col
Bakers attention to the fact that the
candle he was carrying would let Booth
see him and shoot him. He went back
little ways and set the candle down be-
hind an old wagon bed sitting on the
ground. Then they called upon Booth to
surrender again.
He answered. Draw off your men 100
yards and give me a chance for myself.
will fight the whole of you
"Col. Conger shouted back mt him that
he had not come there to fight him. but
to take him. and that he must surrender.
or the barn would be burned over his head
Then we heard another man say. in y