Frederick Demond

[Pamela]

I agree with Jim! It's fascinating to see new documentation unearthed in the whole assassination saga. I was finally able to read the Lipman account and Surratt's interview with the writer from the NY Post. What a difference a couple of years made when it came to Surratt's jail experience compared to the other conspirators. It's interesting that John was "amused" by the accounts and documents of his escape. I would have considered the leap and bullets whizzing around him to be a painful memory. He minimized the leap and at the same time emphasized other more dangerous episodes of his escape. The writer described John as "boastful" which is inconsistent with his version of the leap.