Herold and Surratt

[L Verge]

That has been pretty much the assessment of Ste. Marie from other researchers that I have known. He smelled money, and he was going to get it.

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"No. The four prosecutors were men of impeccable reputations. I cannot believe they would knowingly use perjured testimony or suborn perjury.

John"

You might want to read Mike Kauffman's assessment of the Surratt trial and the behavior of the prosecutors - and the behind-the-scenes maneuvering of Holt.

I think you once told me that you were a prosecuting attorney, so I can understand your defense of them; but for me, the whole subject of legalities when it comes to any of the circumstances surrounding the 1865 Conspiracy Trial and the subsequent Surratt trial is very shaky. I'm almost finished Tom Bogar's book on the theater personnel affected by the crime, and the discussion of the way each case was handled is enough to make your jaws clench.