Louis Weichmann

[Jim Page]

(09-19-2015 08:36 AM)L Verge Wrote:  Or, Jim, how about a quick thought off the top of my head that Weichmann was the logical one to drive Mrs. Surratt to the country on her business because he was in on the plans? I don't happen to believe that he knew any details about the plans because John Surratt didn't trust him, but my explanation makes as much sense as some of the claims that have been posted here.

Hi, Laurie--

Sure; that theory is as valid as any, because none of us can ever know or prove as much as we would like. Even if we discovered something in writing from one of the principals in this event, it might be totally untrue.

If a future historian based his or her theory of the Nicole Simpson/Ron Goldman murders on what O.J. Simpson said and wrote after the trial, he or she might come to believe Simpson was innocent and wrongly suspected and tried.

I've never been able to form a clear opinion on Weichmann, though I've read everything I could find by and about him. One day I feel one way about him and his motives, and a few days later I feel something entirely different. The other principals don't--to me--seem as open to different interpretations as Weichmann does--to me.

Again, I think the Federal government had info that was never used in Mrs. Surratt's trial and that Weichmann's testimony wasn't what sealed her fate. I further feel Mrs. Surratt and those tasked with defending her knew what that info was and that there was no defense against it. It just explains--to me--why some folks in this drama acted the way they did. But we'll probably never know.

--Jim