My Journey on Lincoln's Assassination

[mikegriffith1]

I should also mention a point on which Weichmann was thoroughly refuted at the military trial: his claim that Dr. Mudd's "meeting" with John Surratt and Booth at the National Hotel occurred in mid-January. Weichmann said he knew the meeting took place in mid-January because he was certain that Congress had come back from its Christmas vacation by then and because the meeting happened after he received a letter dated January 6.

Mudd's attorney proceeded to refute Weichmann's testimony on this matter; he proved with multiple witnesses that Mudd was at or near his home for the entire month of January. Interestingly, when Weichmann wrote his autobiography, he admitted that the meeting occurred when Dr. Mudd said it did: on December 23, 1864.