Herndon House

[Linda Anderson]

(07-08-2012 10:15 AM)BettyO Wrote:  

(07-08-2012 09:45 AM)Gene C Wrote:  Linda wrote "Forget the evidence! Mrs. Surratt's disordered house clearly showed to the detectives that she was up to no good."


I was going to comment on this but,
" Even a fool is thought wise if he keeps silent, and discerning if he holds his tongue" Proverbs 17:28

I think that the house was "disordered" because of the searching by the detectives - the press got a hold of this and blew it out of proportion....
Although I think Mrs. Surratt was not as innocent as claimed, I don't think she kept a slovenly house; i.e. a flop house....

I hope it came across that I was being ironic in my comment. Good point, Betty, about how the Victorians equated sloppy housekeeping with immorality.