Powell & Herold

[Craig Hipkins]

Richard, I am not sure how the two men got along, but apparently Powell trusted Herold enough that he took his advice as to his approach in entering the house of Secretery of State Seward on the night of the assassination. It was probably Herold's idea to use the ruse of being a nurse/messenger of Dr. Verdi. Also, when Powell left the house he was seen by Mr. Bell walking his horse casually down the street. Why was he not at a full gallop? To me, this looks like he might have put more trust in Herold than he probably should have. Powell was almost certainly looking for Herold, perhaps expecting him to emerge from behind a tree and say something like "This way Lewis!"

Craig