Garrett Farm

[Rob Wick]

Quote:Yes Rob I could see that....I guess I would think that after reading the newspapers that he was the most wanted man in America that he would have kept moving deeper south as quickly as possible. In fact they had came very close to capture twice that day when the calvary rode by and the warning from the 2 Confederate soliders why they would stay like sitting ducks. Was Booth's ego that big?

Short answer. Yes.

You have to remember, however, that after the cavalry rode by, Booth and Herold ran into the woods, which caused the Garretts to become suspicious. At that point, they wanted out of there but had no means of transportation. The Garretts wouldn't sell Booth a horse but still wanted him out of there. That's what led to them locking Booth and Herold in the tobacco barn--fear they would steal their horses.

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Rob