James J. Gifford

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I don't think it would be unusual for Gifford (or others) to work in D.C. and live in Baltimore. The B&O Station was within blocks of Ford's Theatre, but I also suspect that the workers could rent rooms by the week when the theater was open for productions - or even sleep on a cot in the building somewhere behind the scenes. That's what Ned Spangler did.