I have seen that story about John being estranged from Anna too but he did attend her wedding. I would love to believe this but I can't.
The idea of a intelligent young man like John Surratt not reading a newspaper while hiding in Canada or only reading Canadian journals which overlooked the most sensational crime story of the age with the lurid fillip of a woman facing a capital murder charge staggers the imagination.
Anyone who wants to buy the Brooklyn Bridge from me can send me a private message and we can start negotiating.
Tom