A little-known person

[Steve Whitlock]

(07-20-2021 04:55 PM)RJNorton Wrote:  

(07-20-2021 10:17 AM)Steve Whitlock Wrote:  A tip to detective McDevitt about John Surratt's involvement led him to Mary Surratt's boarding house, and onward from there.

Steve, as far as I know, the identity of the tipster remains a mystery to this day.

Roger,

I never heard of James A. McDevitt before today. The only reason I know him at all now is because of this link https://www.fords.org/blog/post/who-was-...ssination/

There is mention of McDevitt giving testimony, which I've never seen. Did he reveal his informant there?