Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-09-16
I, Now in Salt Lake and Tells
Anew Most Interesting Chap
ter Of History.
THE ASSASSIN'S IRON NERVE
op,,e yOu Can Prepare Stretcher
r., ue for III Never Come 0ut and
m Never Surrender
naoppsD HIS DANGEROUS CARBINE
ub., He saw the Flames ia the Barn
We're Colug to Seal His DoOm--
Shot Through the Neck,

were OUlNk " SN"a 800
Shot Through the Neck,
r.s poor school boy who hasn't
ssar5 al least one version OF the mem
orsbls era IN American hItory when
PRESIDENT Abraham Lincoln ended his
.tt. At the close Of the war, and when
wilkes Booth. who assassinated him
70, fine Ford theater on Tenth street,
was chased by cavalrymen across
Narylard and finally located at hts hid
t,g Mace IN a barn In Virginia and
shot
4 visitor in salt Lake this week Is
Tverton ]. Conger a veteran member
Of the e.. A. r., who was commanding
officer Of the platoon Of cavalrymen
who chased Booth TO his hiding place.
He was the man who carried the first
new, Of the capture back to Washing
ION. and reported 1t to Secretary stan
tom delivering at the same time all 1t
Booths papers and valuables to that
official. Later he brought Booths body
ashore from the gunboat on which the
investigation was held TO establish his
identity and saw 1t buried beneath the
floor OF cell In the old government
prison below Washington.
TELLS THE STORY ANEW,
Judge Conger last night was telling
stories Of the war In the Office of A.
~ %
Short Line, aud among them was the
story OF the long chase after Booth and
mis- final capture. IL was a mental pic
,urp Of the doubts and clues and cir.
cmgances leading him to go to each
place IN which he sought for the fugi-
tive. AZ a conclusion was his stand at
the end Ina which he refused TO obey an
order to prefer charges against Ser.
gelnt Boston Corbet, who killed Booth
and court-martial him.
Before n narration OF the story Of
Booths capture just as It was told last
night little explanation win be inter-
es,ing
WHO JUDGE CONGER IS
Since the war Judge Conger has re-
cdyed ON appointment as associate
justice on the Montana supreme court,
and has lived there fore long time
Attorney Willis comes from Montana
and Judge Conger Is now his guest.
Hon Farley l.. Williams. chief counsel
" the railroad, came from the same
country originally as did Judge Con-
ger SO that they are close friends also.
and It was to visit his friends here and
10 see Salt Lake that Judge Conger
came west after the @. A. r, encamp.
ment Al the first call for the war
he mustered on April 10, 1861, as a sec
ond lieutenant IN the Eighth Onion IN
fantry Later he was transferred TO the
West Virginia cavalry as a captain, and
sun later ho was sent for by Secretary
stanton to take charge OF a battalion
OF cavalry no had recruited himself.
known az the First District OF Column
ola cavalry lie took this regiment,
recruited by six companies from Maine
INTO The field, and during the Wilson
ana Raut2 raids on the Danville rail-
road, he Was severely wounded, 20
much 30 hat he could not ride any
more and 80 gave up his Command, GO
ing on duty at Washington,
KNEW BOOTH WELL.
Before the war he had known Booth.
rs both OF them frequented the same
billiard hall near the Ford theater
non The president was assassinated he
was IN Richmond, experimenting the
"ofN or q number OF clerks who were
lnNesugatlng bounty claims of recruits
Mhom Grant had refused to accept into
ms army and who were stationed
along tho river.
HEARD THE SHOCKING NEWS.
], was between 70 and o'clock at
,u5"' WQen the news reached the garrl-
.. j saw something was tho mat
!" reproduce Judge Congers owr
,,lN rom thls point on, but | didn'i
H,I" Nhet II was thought Lee had
nroken out again. or the Confederat =
"''iS mad gone on rampage for
n'N stood In the streets of Richmond
uncovered as Lee returned 10 his mer
gI'c' surrenderinR to Grant, We'll n
Wy am hour before ! could get definite
,"' NATION as to just what had han
u.' and ! started next morning bv
IVA. TOT Nlty Point where my clerks
q. WORK. | went ashore and orr
,' mem to close mp their work al
! met the marshal of the Distrinl
t lunlDia there, and went on with
''n 10 Washington.
ARREST OF MRS. suRAr.
,. learned then that a Mrs. sura,
l n'eh harborlng Booth and that he
,au oeen seen at her home shortly no.
,, "'v murder. also that officers had
r tnere after the murder and NJ,
a,e0 her, along with a man Who bod
,.r,.. ~, disguised as a laborer II al.
r,.''ds turned out ne was one of The
'.s, VINO had taken tho Wong street
ping and had plunged info an
g., a''uon with his horse. ronnrt, 4
'.lIetary stanton, and was ,esIrnnd
=, GUY under Col. Baker. who b,d
49, quarters on PENNSYLVANIA nvenuo
'' was IN charge Of the search.
DIR MUDD IN CUSTODY
H' sent me first down TO surat,yu,
rosseroh the houses, and then to por,
Where We found Or Nndd
sr. ntd set Wilkes Booths Ice w,
r.n,,ut Slned that Booth had cut on nj.
'che We arrested Mudd a.
noil,s"' MN IN Then the detectives
,sg, cavalry, and patrol boats al
W. TO NIL every corner m
,"anlngton ana the river an,
Al "t.us OF rumors nuated I'm
IesrnoS 'e,Suquarlero one day
tSna maj two men In buggy IN,
Ibs, WIough the Baltimore nike an,
,;so, me toll bridge keeper Mad lden
itb.one on them as j. Wilkes pooth
,rS leu q search TO Suiatsville aaalr
e0out the region Of Fort Tobacco