Lewis Powell: The conspirator who was "different."

[BettyO]

Powell considered himself guilty of implicating his landlady in the conspiracy. According to what was later said, Mrs. Surratt already knew about the conspiracy during it's planning stages. Still, because he was captured at her house, Powell blamed himself for her demise.

According to Dr. Gillette as well as Rath, Powell pleaded with anyone who would listen for Mrs. Surratt's life. Annie Surratt went to Powell's cell to ask him to plead as well - and he complied. He also spoke with Fathers Walter and Wiget about Mrs. Surratt's "innocence." I put this in quotes because even though Powell pleaded, I don't feel she was completely innocent. She knew more than was let on. She just didn't believe she would get caught, more or less due to her gender.