The Washington herald., 1915-04-29
THE GARRETT FARMHOUSE.

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sketch of House from
From tho moment that Booth. seated
on the piazza of John W. Garrett S
home, the Federal troopers who
were on his trail dash past the house.
he knew that his flight had come to a
jdeseprate pass.
The cavalry was between him and the
South. and he could not breathe easily
again until he had passed them His
thoughts as he LAY in the thicket be-
mind tho house. to which he had fed
after the troopers had passed We're in
di"ated when he came out AT dark. for
| his talk was all Of the need of contin-
uinC his journey.
! II" offered to buy young John Garrett's
| horse and to give S1iN for H. hut the
young man refused the offer. He had
ridden the horse home from AppOmattox.
| Booth then offered Garrett $40 to take
| him next morning to Guinea Station Is
miles away. on the railroad to Freder-
| icksburg. The offer was accepted and
! the money paid
| Booth took supper with tho family. II
WAS his last meal. But little appears
/ to have been said. for his hosts suspect
| ed him. When questioned by the fam
! lily as to why he had gone to the thicket.
! Booth said ne and young Herold had
been in little brush over in Mary
| land. and thought it best to lie low for
a few DAYS
This explanation did not satisfy the
CARROTS. Their door was ALWAYS open
to any one who had fought for the
South: hut there was something unlike
soldier about this crippled fugitive.
Locked Into the Barn.
At bedtime Booth said he would prefer
| not to sleep in the house. owing to the
difficulty and pain of getting upstairs
with his broken leg. He suggested that
he could sleep on the porch. The elder
Garrett said this would be dangerous.
as tn" dogs might attack him.
Not far from tho House was an old to-
bacro barn. in which was stored some
furniture and hay. and it was decided
that Booth and Herod might sleep there.
on the hay.
When they had retired to this building.
John Garrett. suspecting them Of a de-
sign to steal his horse or his brothers.
locked them in. He then concealed the
horses in woods near the house and re-
turning. took up his station. with his
brother. in a corn crib near the barn. in
order to he near his suspicious guests
Meanwhile the cavalry and the two
detectives they were csrorting. EVCton
J. concer and Luther b Baker had rid
uen on through Sann ana miro. toward
Bowling Green. At Q o'clock. they halted
at a roadside resort 10 ask if the inmates
had seen any such party of three Con-
fcderate soldiers and two other men as
they had heard deCribcd at the ferry over
the Kappa ha mock. one of these men
the ferryman had recognized as Capt.
Willie : .Iett late of the Confederate
army. His sweetheart was the daughter
of Mrs Goldman. who kept the hotel al
Bowling Green.
The miserable women inmates OF the
roadhouse told the detectives of a
party of four men of the kind they
sought halting there the evening be
fore. and going on toward Bowling
Green.
Mounting again. the troopers pushed
on to Bowling Green. After posting
pickets in the road. they approached
the Goldman House. 1t was then IL
o'clock. The house was dark and silent.
Repeated knocks at the door brought
no response.
Search of the premises revealed a
negro in cabin in the rear. He said
a woman and her daughter were in the
house. and that soldier was there |
also.
Knocking and commands now |
brought Mrs. Goldman to the door. She !
declared the only man in the house was |
her cousin, who was wounded. She in
dicated his room.
Rushing to the room. the detectives
pounded on the door. They were an
swered by Jett. Asking to speak toj
Conger privately. Jett said: 81 know I
who you want. and can tell you where
he can be found. He demanded pro-
lection in return, and IT was promised |
: i'm.
The Barn Surrounded.
Jett dressed. and in the midst of the
cavalry rode down the road to Gar
rett's. At 2 a. m. the cavalry deployed
around the house. while the detectives