Herold and Surratt

[RJNorton]

(11-02-2013 08:13 PM)L Verge Wrote:  I have been on the fence about the Hanson Hiss article for many years. I took it for granted as being accurate until two former members of the Surratt Society - both lawyers and members of MENSA - dissected it in an article for the Courier. Have you read the piece by James E.T. Lange and Kathryn DeWitt? One of their chief points is the amount of silly, factual errors that were in the interview, even down to incorrect biographical data (even incorrect age for Surratt) on a man with whom Hiss was supposedly face-to-face. There's a great deal of inconsistent information given in the interview.

(11-04-2013 01:03 PM)L Verge Wrote:  Lange and DeWitt listed nine specific historical errors contained in the Hanson Hiss article - one so egregious as having Surratt taking orders from a Gen. Wilder. One might possibly assume that that is a typo and should actually read "Winder," however, it refers to Surratt's orders to go to Elmira. At that time, Gen. Winder had been dead for several months.

Laurie, this is just my take, but I took a look at the 9 errors they found, and IMO they are not enough to make the entire article a fraud as the two authors indicate in their title "Hanson Hiss Article A Fraud." IMO Hiss didn't "create" the interviews; rather he simply reported what Surratt said (which included many untruths). I would think John Surratt would have publicly said the articles were bogus if these interviews with Hiss never really took place at all. Just my opinion.