Dave Taylor / Davey Herold Question

[BettyO]

Good point, Laurie. I agree Maddie. I think Davey Herold was the "Point Man" more or less.

Powell was more than a bit rattled, I think. He expected to use his pistol to dispatch Seward, but after the altercation with Fred and the misfiring weapon, I think he panicked to find that the house was full of people; some of whom were women (which he had not expected) and he was further used to fighting out of doors, not within close quarters. He could not "skedaddle" as quickly as he could out in the open. He had to resort to his knife - seemingly an idea which was further repugnant to him.