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Quote:That is another possible angle--Identifying Surratt as a Booth associate via the investigastion into Powell's horse leading to Azterodt and then to Booth and to Surratt. Of course it would involve some pretty hasty policework to secure the horse, trace it to it's stable, identify the owner and users, then link them to Booth and Surratt, then be at Surratt's boarding house within four hours.

The horse was associated with Powell, but the tack (i.e. saddle and bridle) used by Powell on his one-eyed nag, was connected to Atzerodt who owned it and was identified by one of the stablemen. The horse was later identifed as being purchased by Booth from Dr. Queen. It was said when found that there was blood on the saddle blanket and reins. Now, whether or not the blood was from Seward or Powell himself remains to be seen. Powell later stated to Dr. Gillette that he had cut his finger deeply during the fight with Robinson and that the blood was his and came from his own finger as would be understandable from holding the reins of the horse and or possibly grasping the saddle blanket when mounting.

Of course, Atzerodt was seen on different occasions with Surratt and with Powell and the affiliation could also be drawn from that.