Lincoln Reward Money Fraud?

[Dave Taylor]

(01-07-2016 08:17 AM)Eva Elisabeth Wrote:  According to "JWB Day by Day", Jones was offered a $100,000 reward for Booth by a federal captain (unauthorized) while hiding them in the pine thicket (but Jones kept silent), yet the "small" sum upset Booth.

That is true, Eva. Detective William Williams did offer $100,000 to any man who could help him locate John Wilkes Booth when he visited Port Tobacco. However, as you state, he was not authorized to do so and would not have been able to follow up had Jones taken him up on his offer.