Louis Weichmann

[Rick Smith]

Gus Howell's testimony is not damning in regard to Mrs. Surratt, but he does refer to his conversations to Louis Weichmann; showing him how to use a cipher key and that he was interested in going South with him and asked if Howell might be able to find him a position in Richmond. I suppose this could be more of the alleged double agent business on Weichmann's part. Some of this occurred during the time that Howell was waiting for the "French Woman" who he was to escort north.