Mr. Smythe was the "man in the Garrett barn"

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Thank you so much Jenny, all you sent came through okay! You are right: John Wilkes does not really look like JWB, maybe if you look at him (in his younger years) from a distance. There are so many individuals who look slightly like JWB. What to think of Edgar Allan Poe? And what about Frank Boyle and William Watson, both of whom had the misfortune of physically resembling John Wilkes Booth. Both were murdered and their bodies were turned over to the War Department by overzealous vigilantes for the reward that was being offered (Stanton’s department covered up the murders I read).