Mary Surratt's Denial of Lewis Powell

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I think Powell was exhausted, perhaps physically hurt from his fall, confused, and wanting comfort by the time he got back to the boardinghouse. He probably realized that the jig was up, maybe he was contrite about what he had done, and he needed help and guidance. There comes a time when even the strongest people cave in. He must have also thought that in the past two days, the authorities had already checked out the boardinghouse IF they had gotten wind of the Surratt/Booth tie-in. Maybe he thought they wouldn't be back since they had found out Johnny was out of the city.

Even if the authorities had not been there, however, I think Mrs. Surratt would have allowed Lewis time to wash up, grab some food and meager supplies, and then hustled him on his way.