The assassination of Abraham Lincoln : flight, pursuit, capture, and punishment of the conspirators . as from Washing-ton was: You nmst know my son, on the police forcein Washington. I said. No, I did not know him, asI had avoided the police as nnich as possible in Wash-ington, but 1 would look him up. and tell him that Ihad seen his father. I walked into Port Conway at5 p. M., having covered the twenty-two miles since sevenin the morning. The road the greater part of the waywas sandy, making the walking dit^cult, and the day wasquite warm. However, I did not feel fatigued. I 288 ASSASSINATION
The assassination of Abraham Lincoln : flight, pursuit, capture, and punishment of the conspirators . as from Washing-ton was: You nmst know my son, on the police forcein Washington. I said. No, I did not know him, asI had avoided the police as nnich as possible in Wash-ington, but 1 would look him up. and tell him that Ihad seen his father. I walked into Port Conway at5 p. M., having covered the twenty-two miles since sevenin the morning. The road the greater part of the waywas sandy, making the walking dit^cult, and the day wasquite warm. However, I did not feel fatigued. I 288 ASSASSINATION OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN. Stopped at the house of R. \. Turner, postmaster andstorekeeper, with whom I had had some Conway was at one time a busy httle place, but ithas gone into decay, and but Httle business is now trans-acted there. At this point the river is three-quarters ofa mile wide. At half-past nine on Monday the 24th Booth andHerold were driven into Port Conway on the Rappa-hannock River in a wagon. Booth paid William Lucasten dollars for bringing them from his cabin, and. SUMMER HOME OF DR. RICHARD STUART. This house is ten miles from the Potomac River. Booth expected aid andapprobation from Dr. Stuart, but was repulsed instead. He was sent on toWilliam Lucas, a colored tenant of Dr. Hughes. then dismissed him. In half an hour after their arrivalthree Confederate soldiers. Captain William M. Jett,Lieutenant A. R. Bainbridge. and Captain their appearance at the ferry. Wlien the three of- NARRATIVE OF A WALK. 289 ficers stopped. Heroic! got out of tlie wagon and ap-proached them, saying: What command do you l)elongto? Ruggles rephed: Mosbys command. Where areyou going? Herold replied: It is a secret. Where areyou going? Herold then said his brother had beenwounded below Petersburg, and asked if they couldtake him down to their lines. Herold then incpiired ofCaptain Jett if they were raising a command, and. ifthey were, he would like to go wi
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