Those Booth Horses Again -

[JMadonna]

I'm not muddying any waters Laurie and as much as I respect your expertise and experience, Bill is no-fly-by night theorist. He has a point in that it is possible (nee probable) that Booth went to the boarding-house to get at least a hat along with a gun and holster. His argument is much stronger than the magical saddlebag theory that Booth had all those items with him on his horse.

The problem is that if Booth was well enough to make a stop and dismount to get those items it casts doubt on the breaking the leg on the stage theory. Your point was that Booth was so full of adrenaline that he ignored the pain; ran and mounted his horse. Well if he indeed made a stop that would negate your adrenaline rush theory. You recognized the situation I was setting you up for so you neatly sidestepped my argument by taking the high road. I respect that.

As Bill noted we will never know the real truth. I believe that the weight of the evidence will eventually support the Kaufman theory simply because the only thing that supports Booth is his statement. No eyewitnesses or testimony support it. I don't mean to confuse the average reader but history does lie, and I don't believe in helping spread them if I can help it.