Herold Photograph

[Jim Garrett]

(11-11-2012 07:12 PM)Gene C Wrote:  Jim, if only it were only that easy.

Thank goodness for the questonable research of Ray Neff. In his book "Dark Union" p. 159-160, "Without fanfare, the NDP brought Herold into Washington, drunk and manacled. He had worked peripherally in the kidnap plot, and although the Booth he had caroused with on Good Friday was unrelated to the assassin, Lafayette Baker figured that Herold might be a useful guide in his private manhunt. Herold was photograhed at NDP headquarters and hustled back out of town into the Maryland countryside".

But there's more to this exciting story. The feds take him and Booth look-a-like, James Boyd into southern Maryland to help with the man hunt for the real Booth. They escape (or are allowed to escape) and the fun continues....

According to Neff, That's the real reason about the photo's on the wanted poster. Sound a bit "stange"? The chapter notes indicate as his reference for all of this , (drum roll please) the "Potter Papers"

Boy, don't I feel stupid!! I should have known the was a totally implausible explanation.