Those Booth Horses Again -

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(04-16-2014 12:19 PM)JMadonna Wrote:  To: The Magical Saddlebag theorists who accuse me of beating a dead horse.

I have merely followed the logic trail that you and other true believers have set up to it's logical conclusion. I'm glad that you finally see the disaster it's leading to and jumping off the train with your pride intact.

It's been a fun exercise.

Jerry

Perhaps he packed his saddlebags expecting to be on the lam for the next few days/weeks. He packed it with so much he apparently didn't have room for field glasses.

No one really knows for sure where Booth broke his leg. It may have occurred with a horse fall or at Fords. Both scenarios are possible. I am just saying there isn't any convincing evidence for either except, of course, for his diary entry.

All this evidence of the horse fall has taken a life of its own and, in my opinion, has been misrepresented. It seems to me the primary sources don't really support the way some of this evidence is being argued.

My read of Thomas Davis' statements does not indicate in any way that Booth's mare fell. (See previous posts)

The muddy pants and the streak of mud on Booth's face are not offered by Mudd in a context to support Booth's horse falling but seem to indicate he was splattered with mud from the ride. It's an after thought for Mudd to even mention it. If Booth's horse fell on him and trapped his leg in the stirrup on a muddy rode he would be, in my mind, caked in mud all up and down his left side. There is certainly no evidence for that.

Bill C