A Man On The South Side Of The Capitol

[Dave Taylor]

I highly doubt Davy stopped at home. His sister Jane recounted that the family had not seen Davy since breakfast on the day of the assassination:

"He was last home on Friday at breakfast, but I did not see him. We take dinner at 5, and he told my oldest sister that he would be in at breakfast, and we have not seen him since."

If Davy did stop by his house, he would have required one of his sisters or his mother to let him in. Jane explains:

"He had to get home at 10 o'clock. If not he would be locked out. Always when he came he had a night key, but momma took it away from him..."