Louis Weichmann

[L Verge]

I believe that Rick Smith (the only one to have done any research on Howell) addressed Gus's "prevarications" - otherwise known as "road blocks" - to the court in a previous posting. His having fun with his interrogators is about the only entertaining part of the whole transcript. Part of the secret to being a successful underground runner and Union irritator during the war? Don't dismiss those agents' qualities too quickly. Again, further reading gives everyone a broader base on which to form opinions.

P.S. If I were Benn Pitman, trying to take down verbatim statements each day (with help from about five aides) in shorthand, I would have been pulling my hair out by the time Gus Howell left the witness stand.