David Stanton ? Relation or coincidence ?

[RJNorton]

This is strange. Several books, including Roy Chamlee's Lincoln's Assassins, say David Stanton was Edwin Stanton's son. But the Stanton biographies and genealogies I checked make no mention of Edwin ever having a son named David.

In the T. B. Peterson trial version this person is referred to as David Stanton with the following exception:

"During the reading of the record. Mr. Daniel Stanton, who was present, was permitted to amend the record of his own testimony delivered on the previous day. In the amendment, his answer to the question, "Did he ask in regard to General Grant?" now reads, "I meant to say that the man did ask for General Grant," in lieu of "I don't recollect that he did." Mr. Stanton also added, that the man referred to said he was a lawyer, and knew Mr. Stanton very well."