Food for Thought

[mike86002000]

The photo Mr. Prindle used, on page 105, was unfortunately of Surratt in his Papal Zouave uniform. The chair he is seated in, looks like the same one as in the "Canada Jacket" photo you posted, and the baseboard on the wall looks the same. I agree they were probably taken at the same time. That they were to be sold at Surratt's lectures, explains why they were taken, and when.
In Mr. Prindle's book the Zouave uniform is captioned Surratt as he appeared in Elmira. He should have used the "Canada Jacket" photo. It's a simple mistake that doesn't undermine his theory at all. The Canada Jacket, especially if it was red, would have served to get him noticed and remembered in Elmira, at the time of the assassination, establishing his alibi, which implies foreknowledge of the assassination, perhaps gained by Surratt in his function as a courier between Juda Benjamin and Booth, which shows that the assassinations were ordered by Benjamin, in Richmond, "Who lived in the house that Jack built"! I hope my mild sarcasm will be forgiven. I consider Mr. Prindel's book a "keeper".
Mike