Louis Weichmann

[Pamela]

(03-24-2015 12:22 PM)L Verge Wrote:  Mrs. Surratt was interrogated twice. The first statement was taken on April 17 upon her arrest, and the questions are related to Booth, her son, Atzerodt, "Wood"/Payne and Herold. These are found in the National Archives M-599 Reel 6, Frames 0233 through 0257. Or, you can buy a book that we sell at the museum for $20 that covers all the War Department's files on the statements.

The second interrogation was while she was still at Carroll Prison Annex of Old Capitol on April 28. This time, Col. Olcott did the questioning and focused mainly on John, Jr. This is on Frames 0170-0200 in the same NARA files.

Thanks, I'll have to get that book. I've now read some of her second interrogation on Google books but it's always best to read transcripts word for word. From what I did read--wow, she was really in over her head. It's as if she didn't get what a big deal it was to be involved in the murder and attempted murder of heads of state. And, unlike the other prisoners, she was given her "Miranda rights", I guess out of deference to her gender.