Trial reporter related to defendant

[Jim Woodall]

Well, since a couple of you actually do name him, along with quite a few other names - it is Richard F Boiseau. I still have not figured out what the middle initial F actually stands for. Richard appears to have been well respected becoming the AP reporter from DC. At his death, papers throughout the country listed his obituary. James Croggon was a pallbearer at his funeral.

That still leaves the question of the defendant(already mentioned) and Richard's grandmother. However, those names should be readily determinable now that Richard has been named.

So, what would you make of a defendant's relative being a reporter of said trial and execution. Do you think that if it was known at the time, would he have been allowed to cover it and the execution? What do you think might have been going through his mind as he covered these events? These questions might become a bit more relevant once the defendant has been named.

And after his relationship to said defendant is clarified by naming his grandmother, a couple more questions. Do you think it likely he knew he was a relative? Do you think it likely that others knew this at the time?