Escape speculations

[Gene C]

Since we are speculating....By the time Booth reaches Quesenberry's or Dr. Stuart's , how bad was his leg? Is it possible the doctor may have treated or someone along the line gave him some herbal or home grown remedy to help with pain or infection.

Seems by the second day at Garrett's he's hopping around pretty good.
If you've ever seen an old tobacco barn, many of these are not built real tight. Doesn't require a lot of effort to knock a few boards out and slip out. IF Booth had heard the cavalry coming (and they made a fair amount of noise, including barking dogs), it would be possible for him to slip away and hide in the woods undetected. IF there was a third person in the barn, and he was killed instead of Booth, who at the scene that knows better is going to tell the cavalry, oops you got the wrong guy, and acknowledge there was a third person who got away? Everyone would have kept there mouth shut, not volunteering any information, especially after the way the elder Mr. Garrett was treated. While we're at it, Booth may have had two crutches, and in the rush to get out of the barn and in the dark, he left one in the barn. The third person picked up Booth's crutch and diary, that Booth left behind in his hurry to get away, and no one ever said anything about it. While we're at it, the shot man never regains conciousness, or he tries to speak but can't. His final words were all made up. But then again, maybe not.