Breaking a leg

[Dave Taylor]

(02-05-2013 03:53 PM)Laurie Verge Wrote:  We have the Davis comment about the injury to the horse, but we also have the comment by the D.C. stablehand (Fletcher?) that the horse had an injury derived from a saddle "malfunction."

Davis describes both Booth and Davy's horses. It was Davy's horse that had the sore from the saddle. Fletcher describes this at the Surratt Trial and Davis describes this wound too. In the quote above regarding the lame front leg and wound the size of a coin, Davis is describing Booth's horse.

(02-05-2013 03:53 PM)Laurie Verge Wrote:  I do not believe that there is concrete evidence either way.

While I agree with you Laurie, the more I look into it, the less evidence I find pointing in favor of Booth breaking his leg at the theatre. Other than Booth's diary is there anything else that supports this idea?