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Book on blackmailers of Booth - jparkuntz - 03-17-2019 04:56 PM
About a year and a half ago I joined the forum looking to hear if anyone knew any information about Eusebia Lee/Fitzgerald/Wooley, aka Annie Melville aka Jane H. Fleming.
In 1885, a rumor surfaced from a court trial in Elmira that she had been a mistress of Andrew Johnson and was with him the night of the assassination. The mistress part might have been true.
I also made a post or two about a requisition I had found in the Penn. State Archives from 1858 signed by the PA governor and sent to Virginia, requesting the apprehension of John Wilkes Booth for breach of promise.
I lay out the case (circumstantial, but strong) that this woman, along with lawyer Robert M. Lee and master forger James B. Crosse, blackmailed Booth, forcing him to flee Philadelphia, in The Writing Master: The Story of the Gentleman-Thief and Forger, James B. Crosse.
Jerry Kuntz
Warwick NY
RE: Book on blackmailers of Booth - Steve - 03-17-2019 06:10 PM
Jerry, congratulations on your book! I'll be sure to purchase a copy soon!
RE: Book on blackmailers of Booth - RJNorton - 03-17-2019 06:24 PM
(03-17-2019 06:10 PM)Steve Wrote: Jerry, congratulations on your book!
I second Steve!
RE: Book on blackmailers of Booth - L Verge - 03-17-2019 07:14 PM
I do remember your sharing the information about Booth being sued for breach of promise. Congratulations on completing your work and publishing the book. I'll be checking into it also.
RE: Book on blackmailers of Booth - LincolnMan - 03-25-2019 05:22 AM
Sounds like a fascinating story. Congrats Jerry!
RE: Book on blackmailers of Booth - jparkuntz - 03-25-2019 02:40 PM
If anyone wants a free copy in exchange for an Amazon review, I can oblige.