Band at the execution

[BettyO]

Eva -

I'm supposing that since Doster, the attorney for Powell and Atzerodt, was court appointed for Powell that Doster was paid by the Federal Government in his case. I believe that he was acquired by Atzerodt's family ( It's hell getting old! I can't remember....) but if he was contacted by family, then the family paid Doster. Johnson's and then Aiken's services was acquired by the Surratt family and Stone was acquired by the Herold family, so unless the attorneys were court- appointed, then it was up to the families (or whoever contacted them for their services) to pay the attorney fees.