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of the Garrett boys was found hiding in the orchard with the key in his pocket, and Captain Doherty called on those inside to come out and surrender. 

At first there was no reply, but when the threat was made to burn the barn, Booth called out: "Who do you take us for?" Captain Doherty replied: "It don't make any difference who I take you for, I'm going to arrest you." Booth answered: "Boys, fetch me a stretcher, another stain on our glorious banner." Captain Doherty heard whispered conversation between Booth and Harrold from the inside, after which Booth said aloud: "I am crippled and alone, give me a chance for my life; draw your men up at twenty-five paces and I will come out." Captain Doherty replied: "I did not come here to fight, but to capture. I have fifty men here, and can do it." After a dead silence for about five minutes, he said in a sarcastic tone: "Oh, captain, there's a man here that wants to surrender awful bad." Captain Doherty replied: "You had better do the same, and come out." Booth—"No, I have not made up my mind." Captain Doherty, partly opening the door—"Let him hand out his arms." Booth—"He has no arms." Captain Doherty-"I know exactly what you've got." Booth—"I own all the arms, and may have to use them on you gentlemen." Harrold had approached the door, when Captain Doherty, said to him: "Let me see your hands." Harrold put both hands out through the door, and seizing them, handed him over to the corporal.

While Captain Doherty was taking Harrold out of the front door, the barn had been fired in the rear. The flames burst out suddenly, and Booth took a position in the center of the barn facing the door. He pointed his carbine in the direction of Harrold and Captain Doherty, when Sergeant Corbett who was stationed at one of the openings in the barn to the left of Booth, observing the movement, leveled a large sized Colt's revolver at Booth and fired. He intended to hit Booth in the arm to disable him, but the ball entered his neck, about one inch from the same place where Booth shot President Lincoln. Captain Doherty supposed that Booth had shot himself rather than surrender, and the officers rushed into the barn. Booth stood with the carbine between his legs, one of his crutches having dropped, and as he was about falling forward, Captain Doherty caught him around the body and carried him outside of the barn. The heat becoming too intense, Captain Doherty ordered him removed under the veranda of the Garrett mansion. Soldiers were then dispatched in different directions for doctors, but only one, Dr. Urquart, could be found. He arrived about 6 A.M., and, after probing the wound pronounced it fatal, the ball having ranged upward, cutting a vital part. From the time Booth was shot, at 5 o'clock, until he expired, two hours later, he spoke but once, and that was to Captain Doherty shortly before 6 o'clock, when he said, " Hands." Captain Doherty lifted up his hands, Booth looked at them for an instant, and, shaking his head, exclaimed. "Useless, useless." A short time after he became unconscious and so remained until he died.

The government had offered $100,000 for Booth's capture, and Baltimore and Washington $50,000 more. Washington's offered reward is now in litigation before the supreme court, the district court having decided against the claim, on the ground that the city had no authority to offer the reward. Baltimore refused to pay her reward point blank, and the claim against her has lapsed by limitation. The government paid $75,000 of its reward, Captain Doherty receiving $7,500, the two citizen detectives $4,000 each, Sergeants Boston Corbett and Wandell $2,200 each, Chief Detectives Lafayette C. Baker, of the War Department, $3,750, and the cavalrymen the rest of the $75,000 pro rata.