Why was Mary Surratt not photographed after her arrest?

[Jim Garrett]

(09-14-2013 07:33 AM)Eva Elisabeth Wrote:  Thanks for any reply or info on the following questions. (Sorry, didn't find a more suitable thread.)

1. Why was Thomas Jones not tried for helping a murderer?

2.Did William Garrett receive at least a portion of the reward for locking the barn?

3. Was John Parker drinking at the saloon during the assassination or did he take a seat to watch the play? Is there any account on what he stated on this at the police or in the trial?

4. Was Booth's body embalmed (like A. Lincoln's)?

5. As for Booth's diary: Does any professional psychologist's comment exist on the probability Booth lied therein (regarding the leg break) under consideration of his personality and the external circumstances (constant fear of discovery, broken leg, lack of food, extreme conditions in the pine thicket etc. - how probable is it someone lies under such circumsatances?)

6. Regarding the trial I read "Death sentences required the votes of SIX members (of the nine-member commission). And: "FIVE of the nine Commission members recommend to the President...that he reduce Mary Surratt's punishment..." So, why is 6+5=9???

Eva:

2: Dave provides excellent detail. two others that could certainly claim reward money were William Rollins and Willie Jett. I think that it would have been a cold day in Hell (pardon me) before Stanton was going to pay reward money to anyone from a state in the rebellion. All who were paid were good yankee men.

3. Sometime after the Lincoln's were seated and before Booth entered the box, John Parker, Charlie Forbes (valet) and Francis (Ned) Burke all went to the Star Saloon together for a drink. Forbes was back in the theatre shortly after, don't know if Parker and Burke stayed in the saloon for another round...or two....or three. Ned had a reputation for imbibing. I have wondered if the trio was in the Star when Booth came to fortify his nerve?

4. No account exists of an undertaker going aboard the ironclads. I think the last thing Stanton would have allowed was Booth's body preserved in any way.