The Spur Question

[Steve]

The references for the three articles above that Roger posted for me are, in the order he posted them:

1. The Pittsburgh Press 12 Feb. 1933 pg. 12

2. Bradford Evening Star and the Bradford Daily Record (PA) 12 Feb. 1935 pg. 1 (yes, both names are listed at the top for some reason)

3. The Pittsburgh Press 11 Oct. 1915 pg. 4

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Getting back to Roger's point about the other three men in his unit not mentioning carrying Lincoln with Soles. A genealogist transcribed a copy of Jabez Griffith's (called "Jacob" by Soles) obituary in the 18 Jan. 1898 edition of the McKeesport Daily News and posted it online:

Capt. Jabez Griffiths died at 2:15 o'clock this morning at the family residence, 313 Penny avenue, aged 52 years.

He had been ailing for the past six months. Last fall he spent eight days at the South Side hospital, Pittsburgh, where an operation was to have been performed, but upon investigation it was considered unwise and the patient returned home. Since then he has been confined to his home a great sufferer and his condition gradually becoming worse.

This morning the doctor held an autopsy and ascertained that Capt. Griffiths' death was cuased by a cancer.

Captain Griffiths spend his whole life in this vicinty, living for many years at Camden. He was a riverman all his life and was well known in Louisville, Cincinnati and in most of the river towns. He was a member of the Masters' and Pilots' association of Pittsburgh and of Allegheny Lodge No. 375. F & A Masons and Vigilant circle, No. 141, Protected Home Circle. He is survived by a wife, one sone, John S. and four daughters, Sadie, (Mrs. William Menke, of Homestead), Laura, Minnie and Mabel.

Funeral services will be held at the First M. E. church, Thursday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. Rev. Eaton and hatch officiating. The interment will be in Richland cemetery, Dravosburg. Friends and relatives are respectfully invited to attend the funeral.


Unfortunately, issues of the McKeesport Daily News aren't in the newspaper databases that I use, so I couldn't look for the obituaries or articles about the other two men. But one would think that at least one of the three men would've told somebody else or leave some kind of record of their role in the Lincoln assassination, if it happened.