Identification of Booth's body

[AussieMick]

I can think of other scenarios that would not be implausible ... Booth shot Lincoln, escaped and was pursued to a barn where he was shot by Corbett. His worn and haggard body was taken and later identified by numerous people. Stanton had done did his best to maintain calm throughout the nation and ensure that Booth was located and captured if alive if possible. A tattered diary was located and passed to Stanton. It had obviously been used for various purposes and was considered as containing no information that would assist the Commission.