John Minchin Lloyd - Who was he...really?

[RJNorton]

Does anyone know if detective John Atzerodt had suspicions about his brother before the assassination? I just checked American Brutus regarding the stashing of weapons at Lloyd's, and Mike Kauffman writes that John Atzerodt was at Lloyd's having a drink at the same time as Surratt, Herold, and George Atzerodt arrived with the carbines, rope, etc.

J. Atzerodt was in the area looking for deserters. The two brothers then had a drink together at Lloyd's. After J. Atzerodt departed, the "stuff" was brought inside to be hidden. It would seem to me that J. Atzerodt might have wondered why his brother was having a drink in that location. Also, if J. Atzerodt was in the habit of stopping by for a drink, it would have been easy for Lloyd (if he had the inkling) to mention to J. Atzerodt that carbines, etc. had been stashed there by his brother and friends. Obviously, Lloyd kept quiet about that.