Booth's visit to the Surratt Boarding House after the assassination

[Rick Smith]

Bill,

Everything you propose is most plausible. It makes sense that Booth & Herold split up so as to not attract so much attention at the bridge.

As to the saddlebags, which contained the pistols and the spare hat; very doubtful. Rented animals were most likely NOT tacked up to include saddle bags. And the spare hat in the saddlebags theory, there is no proof, so it is a theory, not fact, means that Booth planned for failure.

Good job. Your theory is as good as solid evidence as far as I am concverned.

Rick