Year: 1865




"You damned coward, will you leave me nowf But go
60 don't want you 10 stay with me-"


BE then addressed tho party outside and sad "There
Il man here who wants to come outn


Lieut.. BAKlR-Let him hand out his arms and come
out


Another talk here occurred Bet Booth and Harold,
In which appeared that the latter was begging TO be
allowed TO take out some with him. and Booth was
heard TO cay, 'Go away from me. don't want any
thing more to do with you'


Harold then came TO the door, and asked be let out
Lieutenant Baker said, "No hand out your arms"
Harold replied, ~ have nonen


Lieut. BAKER-Yes, you have; you carried . carbine
when you came here You must hand IL out


booTH-He has no arms They all mine Upon
my word as gentleman, he has arms. All that
here belong TO me-


Leutenans Baker then approached tho door, Harold
thrust out his hands and pulled from the door, tied
and placed in charge of guard


When Harold had come out Colonel Conger was salts
fed that further parley with Booth vain that he
would not surrender and passing to the other side Of
the barn ne pulled out whsp Of hay from one Of the
crevces and lighting 1t by a match, thrust 1t back
among the hay. Within q few minutes the blazing hay
lighted up the inside Of the barn. Booth who at first
discovered leaning upon cruch threw down, and with
the carbine in his hands, towards the side where
the fire had been applied But the light Of the fire inside
prevented him from seeing who the outside He
paused, looked at the fire for a moment and then
started towards the door,


When about the middle Of the barn he was shot by
Sergeant Corbet who had meanwhile, crept up to the
barn, and fred through crevice of the boards is
the opinion Of Colonel Bakers officers that If this shot
had moi been fred they would in few minutes more
have had the assassin in their custody alive.


Booth fell the floor q the harm Colonel Conrer
and Lieutenant Baker Immediately entered, and with
the assistance Of two of the soldiers, removed the
wounded man and placed him on the grass outside Of
the barn. He appeared TO be insensibe, but in few
minutes partially revived, and made Efforts to speak
BY placing his close to Booths mouth Col. Conger
hear him say, "Tcl mother die for my country"


He then carried to the porch Of CARROTS house
Colonel Conger sent TO Port Royal for physician who
his arrival, found Booth dying Before the moment
of final dissolution he repeated: :-'Tell mother died
for my country did what thought was for tho
best"


When an effort was made to revive him, by bathing
his face and hands in cold water he uttered tho words
"useess-useless.


He shot at about fifteen minutes past three A. NJ,
and died little after seven A. NJ on Wednesday.


When IL was ascertained that he dead, the body
was placed upon q cart-the only conveyance that
could be procured-and brought to Belle Plain,
where II placed upon the steamer and
conveyed to the Navy Yard at Washington After was
deposited there 1t identified by Dr. May of this city,
who had one occasion cut tumor from Booths neck,
and recognized the thus made II also identi-
ned by thirty Others who familiar with Booth
during his lifetime. Tho body somewhat bruised
the back and shoulders by the ride in the cart from Gar
retts farm to Belle Plain butstho features intact
and perfectly recognizable


After the Identification, by order Of tho War Depart
mont tho body privately Inferred in the clothing
which upon It at tho time Booth shot Previou
being landed the Navy Yard the body Of Booth
for time placed upon gunbcat in tho harbo and
Of the officers awaited themselves Of the opportunity
secure locks Of the hair Of the murderer
The Press Despatch.
| WASHINGTON, April 81, 1865.


Booth and Harold reached CARROTS some days age
| Booth walking crutches. party Of four av
accompanied them, who spoke OF Booth as q Wounds
Marylander his way home, and that they wished u
leave him there q short tme and would take him ava,
by the Goth yesterday Booth limped somewhat
walked crutches about tho place. complaining Of hi
ankle. He and Harold regularly took their meals q
the house and both kept up appearances we'll.


One day. at the dinner table, the conversation turned
the assassination Of the President, when Booth de-
nounced tho assassination in the terms saying
that there punishment enough for the
petrator. At another time one sad in Booths
presence that rewards amounting two hundred thou
sand dollars had been offered for Booth and that he
would like to catch him, when Booth replied eyes;
would be good haul but the amount would doubtless
soon DO increased 10 FIVE hundred thousand doIarsn


The two CARROTS who lived on the place allege that
they had idea that these partiesBooth and Harold
any other than what their friends represented
thcm-i e., paroled rebel soldiers on their way homo
They also say that when the cavalry appeared in that
neghborhood and they heard that they 10 oking
for tho assassns that they them these
two were tho place In other words they nsseri
that they entirely innocent Of giving the assassns
any aid and comfort knowing them TO be such.


The tugboat Ida reached hero about two o'clock last
night, with Harold and the two above referred
well as the body Of Booth. Harold was Immediately
put in safe place. He thus far II ia stated has mani
tested disposition speak of tho AFFAIR." but as he
was known as very laxative young man, he may soor
resume the use Of his tongue.


Booth and Harold dressed in rebel gray unifom.
HnTod otherwise not disguised much Booths
moustache had been cut or apparently with scissors,
and his beard allowed to grow, changing his appearance
considerably His hair had been cut somewhat shorter
than he usually wore IT,


Booths body, which wc have above described was at





The lips of the corpse tightly compressed and the
blood has settled in the lower part OF the face and neck
Otherwise his face is pale and n Wild hagrard
look indicating exposure to the elements and rough
time generally in his skulkng flight His hair Is diur.
ranged and dirty, and apparently had not been combcd
since he took his flight.


The hcad and breast are aono exposed 10 Wow, tho
lower portion of the body including tho hands and feet,
being covered with tarpauln. Tho shot which ter
minated his accursed life entered on the left side n, the
back Of the neck, point curousy enough, not s dis
tant from that In which his vctim amep,ed PresI-
dent was shot


Aspcnccr carbnc, which Booth had with him in tho
barn at the time he was shot by Sergeant Corbe and
large knife with blood H. supposed to be the with
which Booth cut Major Rathbun in tho theatre box
the night Of tho murder OF President Lincoln and which
found on Booths body, have been brought TO the
city Tho carbino and kno now Ia tho possossion Of
Colonel Baker, at his oflce.