New Atzerodt Article

[Dennis Urban]

(02-26-2016 09:16 AM)Dave Taylor Wrote:  

(02-25-2016 12:45 PM)RJNorton Wrote:  Ed Steers, in Blood on the Moon, writes that Kinder "told him (Atzerodt) he could sleep in the mill by the fireplace." Ed has an endnote for this: "Statement of Robert Kinder, NARA, M-599, reel 4, frames 0161-0162." But I do not have this statement.

Steers' endnote is incorrect. Reel 4, frame 161 puts you right in the middle of Samuel Knapp Chester's statement and has nothing to do with Atzerodt. I have not been able to find an official statement from Kinder aside from the note he wrote asking for his release from prison that Betty posted.

However, on the plus side, here are the other two statements you wanted, Dennis.
Note that both of these statements are from the same reel and for some reason when this reel was digitized, it was recorded backwards. This means you will have to click the left arrow to read the next page in the statement.

William Gaither's statement statement starts here

Lucinda Metz' statement starts here

Thanks for posting Dave. It is always revealing to read such first hand accounts. It is almost as being in the room with them when the questioning took place. I'm sure the forum members will greatly enjoy the postings.