Dave Taylor / Davey Herold Question

[MaddieM]

Seward was directly in front of Powell as Powell entered Seward's bedroom.

Here is the diagram of the Blaine/Seward bedroom done by Paul J. Pelz for the Evening Star. Seward's bed was parallel with the front window that overlooked Lafayette Park. Seward's bedroom was incorrectly labeled in the back of the house in the diagram. Just click on the image for a larger view.

So the bed was sideways on to Powell as he entered. I guess things happened really quickly, and clumsily slashing would be the first thing you'd think of if you hadn't planned it out.