Identification of Booth's body

[J. Beckert]

(10-19-2018 04:17 PM)L Verge Wrote:  * "That's it," said Patrick Stafford, one of the Montauk's firemen standing nearby. "That's Booth." "Look at that," said Dr. George B. Todd, the vessel's surgeon, pointing to the marks on Booth's left hand. "What do you make that out to be?" Stafford leaned in to take a look, then straightened up. "J.W.B."

Dr. Todd was also very close to the box and gave one of the most detailed accounts of Booth's entry.