Where was Booth on April 3rd, 1865?

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(03-03-2013 09:38 PM)John Stanton Wrote:  1. In "Killing Lincoln" the TV movie, they made a special scene where Booth was talking to what I believe was meant to be "The New York Crowd" and clearly labeled April 3, 1865. I question this because he supposidly met with them on March 18 +/-.
2. There is also some thought that Booth left Washington on April 1 with Stringfellow. Stringfellow was captured in Charles Co, MD April 4, but no Booth present.
3. Booth was said to be in NYC, visiting with his family April 1 to 4, and in Boston on the 5th.
4. Then there is the report that he was in Rhode Island when Richmond fell (April 2) and he and Lucy Hale checked into the Aquidneck Hotel, but returned to Boston that same day.

How can we expect the "Killing Libcoln" people to be without fault, when we can not provide them with the "straight skinny"?

PS. DId you know that Dr. Riicard H. Stuart was a majoe stockholder in the "National Hotel" in D.C.? "He owned it".

On April 3 at 6:30 p.m. Atzerodt and another man reportedly took Booth's small bay mare and the one-eyed horse to Nailor’s Stable. The other man fit the description of Booth - 5' 7 1/2, age 30-35, curly, black hair, heavy black mustache. The man said he was going to Philadelphia. (See John Fletcher in Poore and Surratt Trial.) However, Booth left the National Hotel for Baltimore on the afternoon of April 1 and did not check into the National again until April 8. So there is a conflict. Further, on April 2 Mrs. Surratt sent Weichman to see Booth about borrowing one of his horses in the Stringfellow matter. Booth was out of town.

John, I believe Booth & Lady checked into the Aquidneck House on April 5. The handwriting on the register is not Booth's. Mr. Hall found another J. W. Booth who lived in Boston and speculated the guy with lady was not our JWB.