Surratt Courier

[L Verge]

The Owens statement makes so much sense that I don't think we can dismiss it, but how do we prove it? Rick and Wild Bill think that Owens died while in federal custody, and that may be true. I wish, however, that we had the means of doing Find A Grave searches for him in the Newport area. His being a negro, however, in Southern Maryland makes that difficult. Chances are excellent that he was Catholic; wonder whether he is in an unmarked grave in St. Mary's Newport - the same cemetery where Thomas Jones rests? Wish I had time to search that church's records. Anyone know if Old Capitol kept a record of deaths at the prison?