My Journey on Lincoln's Assassination

[RJNorton]

(10-25-2018 12:52 PM)Gene C Wrote:  It "could have been" someone else using Booth's name.
Or "it could have been" Cobb was pressured into saying it was Booth
Or "it could have been" the mysterious rider said "Boothe" and Cobb misunderstood. They do sound similar.
Or "it could have been" Booth was insulted that he wasn't recognized for the star matinee idol that he was, so he gave Cobb his real name to impress him.

Gene, the man was still the real Booth at the bridge. According to Dr. Arnold the switch came close to the end of the escape period, not the beginning. Dr. Arnold writes that Major James O'Beirne was in charge of obtaining the "fake Booth."

Here are a couple of excerpts from p. 192:

"O'Beirne had to find a victim that was about the same size as Booth, used crutches, with no immediate family to question his whereabouts, and had a scar on the back of his neck."

"There were plenty of returning soldiers, and many of them were on crutches, unattached, and the same size as Booth. James Boyd also had the bad luck to have a wide scar on the back of his neck. When Major O'Beirne had all the pieces in place, he telegraphed this fact to Edwin Stanton and also notified Booth and Herold."