James J. Gifford

[Anita]

This is from Ferguson's May 15 trial testimony regarding Gifford.

Referring to the the day after the assassination Ferguson states
"...Next morning I saw Mr. Gifford who said " You made a hell of a statement about what you saw last night; how could you see the flash of the pistol when the ball was shot through the door?..." "...Mr. Gifford is the chief carpenter of the theater and I understood he had full charge of it. I recollect when Richmond was surrendered I said to him,
"Have you not got any flags in the theater?" He replied, "Yes I have; I guess there's a flag about." I said "Why don't you run it out on the roof?" He answered "There's a rope, isn't that enough?" I said, "You are a hell of a man, you ought to be in the Old Capitol." He didn't like me any how.