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RE: Assassination Trivia - J. Beckert - 12-06-2013 03:50 PM

No prizes for trivia cheaters. I forfeit.


RE: Assassination Trivia - RJNorton - 12-25-2013 03:05 PM

In the years after the assassination which person stated that it was mainly on his testimony that the principal conspirators were convicted.


RE: Assassination Trivia - Rogerm - 12-25-2013 03:19 PM

Was it Louis J. Weichmann?


RE: Assassination Trivia - Dave Taylor - 12-25-2013 03:20 PM

I'll take a random guess. How about John Fletcher? His information on the horses and their owners proved valuable.


RE: Assassination Trivia - RJNorton - 12-25-2013 03:38 PM

Good guesses, Roger and Dave, but neither one is correct.


RE: Assassination Trivia - L Verge - 12-25-2013 04:41 PM

Richard M. Smoot's brother?


RE: Assassination Trivia - RJNorton - 12-25-2013 05:36 PM

I am sorry, Laurie, but it was not Smoot's brother.


RE: Assassination Trivia - Gene C - 12-25-2013 06:58 PM

I would have thought Weichmann, how about John Lloyd?


RE: Assassination Trivia - RJNorton - 12-25-2013 07:07 PM

That's another good guess, Gene, but it wasn't John Lloyd.


RE: Assassination Trivia - J. Beckert - 12-25-2013 09:21 PM

Not taking "testimony" literally, I'll guess Lafayette Baker.


RE: Assassination Trivia - Rsmyth - 12-25-2013 11:03 PM

William Withers?


RE: Assassination Trivia - RJNorton - 12-26-2013 06:08 AM

Kudos, Rich. You are correct. In later years Withers stated, "It was mainly on my testimony that the principals in the case were convicted." Withers made a series of embellished or untrue statements including maintaining that Tad Lincoln was in the box with his parents that night.

Tom Bogar mentions Withers' statement here. Scroll to 6:25 of the video.


RE: Assassination Trivia - RJNorton - 01-14-2014 04:04 PM

This is a part of a letter. Who wrote the letter?

"Let me no the truth about this murder of the Chief President....I want to no wat you no about it....My hand is so lame that I can scarcely hold the pen...."


RE: Assassination Trivia - Dave Taylor - 01-14-2014 04:47 PM

I know, I know! But I'll let others guess.


RE: Assassination Trivia - L Verge - 01-14-2014 05:13 PM

Sam Arnold's father?