Louis Weichmann

[Gene C]

Well, that explains it all.
It's not the inherently stupidity of Abel's report as much as it is the goofy Father Conroy's report. And between the two of them, (Intentionally or unintentionally, that is the question.) they manage to twist the story into a nasty, erroneous, and largely fictional turn that fed myths about the Catholic Church and Mary Surratt. And then over 100 years later, Ewald stirs it all up again with his article in the Surratt Courier.

Can anyone say "vast government conspiracy"?
It is a good thing they didn't have emails back then.

I'm starting to pick up some bad vibes on this thread. Fortunately, I have contacted a medical professional from Haiti (witch doctor, you may ask?) who says - If you stand on your left leg, and close your right eye, turn around three times while swinging a fried chicken over your head and whistling When Johnny Comes Marching Home, and then drink some Kentucky Bourbon from a Dixie Cup, followed by an over ripe Georgia peach, you might be able to understand how this could happen. Then again maybe not.