The assassination of Abraham Lincoln : flight, pursuit, capture, and punishment of the conspirators . avert suspicion. The expedition wasferried over the river, and started hungry, sleepy, andtired for Bowling Green, reaching the place betweeneleven and twelve oclock at night. It was learned thatone of the Confederates, Captain Jett, was stopping hereat the hotel owned by Henry Galdman, whose daughterwas Jetts sweetheart. The building was surrounded andColonel Conger and the two officers entered it, foundtheir way to Jetts room, and arrested him. Jett was verymuch alarmed, and seemed to know w
The assassination of Abraham Lincoln : flight, pursuit, capture, and punishment of the conspirators . avert suspicion. The expedition wasferried over the river, and started hungry, sleepy, andtired for Bowling Green, reaching the place betweeneleven and twelve oclock at night. It was learned thatone of the Confederates, Captain Jett, was stopping hereat the hotel owned by Henry Galdman, whose daughterwas Jetts sweetheart. The building was surrounded andColonel Conger and the two officers entered it, foundtheir way to Jetts room, and arrested him. Jett was verymuch alarmed, and seemed to know what the intruderswanted. When he found himself in the hands of theofficers, he asked for a private conference, which was heldfor a few minutes, when his horse was ordered, the buglesounded, and back the party started, over the same routethey had come, for Garretts farm—a distance of thir-teen miles. At 2 oclock A. M., April 26, the deathlike stillness ofthe night was broken by the approach of the horsemenas thev entered and surrounded Garretts old farmhouse. 70 ASSASSINATION OF ABRAHAM HOME OF RICHARD HENRV GARRETT. Near Port Royal, Va., where Booth made his last stop. If anyone had attempted to escape, a ring of fire wouldhave encircled the house, for every man had his car-bine poised. After a pause, Lieutenant Baker rapped atthe kitchen door, calling- loudly, when an old gentleman,owner of the farm, Richard Henry Garrett, dressed in hisnight-clothes, made his appearance. Baker roughlyseized him by the throat with one hand and with theother held a pistol to his head. The old man was verymuch frightened at seeing so many horses and men nearhis house, and being so roughly handled. He couldscarcely give an intelligent answer to Lieutenant Bakersquestions as to where the men were that stayed withhim. He was ordered to get a candle, and the old gen-tleman did so as quickly as possible, when LieutenantBaker again asked him where the men were. Theyare gone, he said. We ha
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