Booth's Horse Fell....

[RJNorton]

In the June 1990 edition of Blue & Gray magazine, Mike Kauffman writes as follows:

"During his escape Booth told about a dozen people he had broken his leg when his horse stumbled and fell on him. He even said this to some people (such as John Lloyd) who knew about the assassination."

If Mr. Kauffman is correct, and a dozen people heard the story, then could this account in the American Commercial Advertiser have been based on what one (or more) of them said to authorities? And then one of the authorities talked to a reporter?

(Kudos, Betty. You started the 1,000th thread in this category!)