Open-ended questions

[BettyO]

(07-10-2012 08:36 AM)Lindsey Wrote:  

(07-10-2012 07:07 AM)Gene C Wrote:  Didn't Booth pay for the rental of a horse and carriage for Mary Surratt that day?

I believe she did, Weichmann would be able to tell us specifics in his testimony. If I remember correctly, according to him, she requested his buggy and when Weichmann asked he said he had sold it and gave him some money to rent one. Not the smartest of moves on her part. I think they all underestimated him, what a costly mistake.

You are correct, Lindsey -- not a smart move at all! I wonder how many "other" little errands Mrs. Surratt ran for Mr. Booth using his buggy - errands that more or less probably went unrecorded or forgotten....this did NOT bode well for her.... If she requested the "use of his buggy" on this occasion, you know that she probably had utilized it in the past!