doctors at lincoln's bedside

[RJNorton]

Good writes that Dr. Ward claimed to have witnessed the Gettysburg Address, the Lincoln assassination, and the Great Chicago Fire. Ward said he witnessed the assassination and remained in the theater for 15-20 minutes talking to others. He made no claim of going to the box. He said he learned the assassin's name in the street after departing the theater. He said he kept hearing the shot every night for several weeks afterward. His account came in 1931.

Kees, is this little summary the kind of thing you were looking for?