John Surratt

[GARY POPOLO]

John, Thank you for clearing a few things up for me. One thing that is for sure is that Spanger did receive a bad deal for his none part in the events of the assassination. I was aware of Dr. Mudd being sent to Dry Tortugas and his helping saving the lives of the men infected with yellow fever. What I did not know was that the commission did not know about the meeting Dr. Mudd had with Booth and Harbin on the 18th. of December. Or that the commission never know about Atzerodts confession implicating Dr. Mudd. Hard to believe that so much information could be lost or missed placed in such an important case. As too whether Surratt was in DC on the night of the assassination I agree with you that if Surratt was present and Booth would have chosen him over Atzerod or Herold to take care of killing Johnson. That to me would be a no brainer for Booth. I also believe that Booth would have included Surratts name in his To Whom It May Concern letter. Booth took much care in making sure that everyone involved had their name placed at different locations. I don't believe he was giving Surratt a pass. Just one last note of interest and correct me if I am wrong. I think I read were Spanger once released from jail spent the remainer of his life living with Dr. Mudd. Interesting! Thank you again John. Best Gary