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

[JMadonna]

(11-14-2012 08:54 AM)J. Beckert Wrote:  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.

True, no one can say that he didn't have a gun in his pocket, but logic dictates that if he was wearing a holster the gun would be there. Why carry an empty holster to a crime scene? If he did have an empty holster - logic dictates that the gun would be in his hand rather than his pocket. Why not use the revolver and keep the derringer in your pocket?