** NEW DISCOVERY REGARDING BOOTH AUTOPSY PHOTO

[John E.]

Hello Wsanto,

Mike Kauffman could not find anything on Wardell ever existing, nor could I or a couple of other genealogy enthusiasts that Barry and I know. Nothing in the census records or city of Alexandria records (where he supposedly lived).

The NY Tribune was at the mercy of what they were told. No reporters were on board the Montauk. All they had to do was ask Gardner what he was doing there. If he said he was there to take a photo of Booth, he wasn't lying. That's what he believed he was going to do before arriving at the ship. He ended up taking a photo of Herold.

NO ONE else corroborated the NY Tribune report. NO eyewitness mentioned Gardner taking a photograph of Booth.

Like I mentioned before, I started with the evidence suggesting a photo was ever taken and broke it down for validity purposes. Turns out, it was all pretty weak in my opinion.