Booth's visit to the Surratt Boarding House after the assassination

[J. Beckert]

My gun was in a holster and secured with a leather strap and a metal snap. How do we know Booth's gun was even in a holster at the time? We don't. I always carried another gun in my pocket. No one can say with any certainty that he absolutely didn't have another gun. Just because the knife served his purpose doesn't mean he wasn't prepared for worse than he encountered in his flight. Hawk ran off stage and Withers was caught off guard. No real threats there.

The eyewitnesses couldn't even agree on what he said. I can't see anyone taking notice of what was under his coat.