Edward P. Doherty

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(12-19-2015 10:15 AM)Rob Wick Wrote:  Jeff,

It's been a long time since I had anything to do with Doherty. Here are the grave images which I downloaded from Find-A-Grave.

Edward P. Doherty

Catherine Doherty

I wrote an article for the Journal of the Abraham Lincoln Assassination on the battle for the War Department rewards. I mention Doherty in regards to his part in the battle for the rewards. Also, Doherty was featured in an article in Century Magazine which you may already have. The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library has some papers of Doherty's that relate to his fight to get more reward money.

Good luck!

Best
Rob

Ah, thanks, I must have missed her the first time I looked. Went back now and found her page too:

Catherine J Doherty ( - 1921) - Find A Grave Memorial

Appreciate the articles (and kudos to you on yours). I'm better understanding now some of the mudslinging and conflicting stories around the capture of Booth, Doherty and the others involved.

It's fascinating how the prospect of a reward may have actually impeded efforts to get cooperation during the search and then distorted the historical record as the participants adjusted their stories to better suit their own claims.

I'm glad you brought up this question of the battle for the rewards, as it leads me to something I was wanting to ask for advice here on, which I'll post about next.