Where was John Surratt on April 14, 1865 ?

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(03-13-2017 08:12 AM)loetar44 Wrote:  Did she retract this statement too?

On p. 157 of Thomas R. Turner's "Beware the People Weeping" the author writes, "Susan Jackson later contradicted her statements during John Surratt's trial in 1867."

I do not know what Dr. Turner is referring to when he writes this; as I read through Susan Jackson's testimony I don't see the contradiction. Does anyone know what Dr. Turner is referring to?

(03-13-2017 08:48 AM)Gene C Wrote:  If Surratt was in Washington on the 14th, what did he actually do?
Follow Grant on the train, then get off and head for Elmira?
What time did that train leave Washington?

If he were indeed the man calling time at Ford's as Dye said then he could not have been on the train. I think the train departed at 6 P.M.

Here is what it says about the Grants' train trip in Jim Bishop's book:

6 P.M. Leave Washington City
7:25 P.M Arrive Baltimore
12:00 P.M. Arrive Philadelphia

Change Trains

6:00 A.M. Leave Philadelphia
7:00 A.M. Arrive Burlington