The hole In the door

[John Fazio]

[i][i][i]Everyone:

The subject is covered in some detail in Chapter 18 of "Decapitating the Union". The Brace and Mortise are covered in Chapter 17 and the Door Locks and Booth's Entry to the Box are covered in Chapter 19. Quick summary: Booth made the peephole; fashioned the brace from a music stand and placed it alongside the wall just inside the outer door, for later use; and had no trouble accessing the presidential box because the door locks were not operable, apart from the fact that the door to Box No. 8 (the door most likely used by Booth) was left at least partially ajar by someone, perhaps Booth himself after he made his dry run. My conclusions.

John