Louis Weichmann

[Susan Higginbotham]

From John Surratt's trial:

Mr. Pierrepoint:

Q. State your full name.
A. My name is Louis J. Weichmann. Before the trial of the assassins, I spelled my name Wie. I gave it distinctly to the reporters, as I thought, but they spelled it Wei, and since that I have spelled it that way.
Mr. Pierrepont: It is not of the slightest consequence whether the i goes before the e or after.