Louis Weichmann

[Pamela]

Susan, I didn't make that up, about Abel's lack of education--that was Ewald's assessment. I just bought his 6 page article so I'll see if I can figure out how to make it available for this forum, or you can order a copy; it doesn't cost much, about $7.00. It's JMO, like I said. That's OK, isn't it?

Laurie, it's just more guessing, but maybe he felt hostility because of Mary Surratt's fate, maybe he was frustrated because he had high hopes of gleaning tidbits of info from Louis in confession and the fun of laying guilt trips on him. Louis was a famous Catholic, or lapsed Catholic character who came to a quiet Midwestern town. Maybe frustration turned to resentment and anger and before you know it, the good Father despised him, and he passed those sentiments on to his successor.