Was there an assassin on Grant's train?

[L Verge]

(07-17-2015 08:17 PM)Jim Page Wrote:  

(07-17-2015 07:50 PM)L Verge Wrote:  I think Stanton and Holt would have hanged both of them if he returned.

Well, Laurie, you're the first person I've heard that from, and I bet a dollar to a donut you're correct.

The views expressed in this thread have been interesting and are part of the assassination I've mulled over quite a bit. Weichmann strikes me as a Don Knotts type, minus the humor.

John Surratt, Jr., reminds me of several people I've known who are big shots once the peril is past, or beforehand, but nowhere to be found when push comes to shove.

I'm most sympathetic to Anna Surratt; one can only imagine her anguish and feelings of futility.

--Jim

I think your assessment of all is spot on. I know that there is a gang of us who has always compared Weichmann with the the sixth grader who is the last one called by the captains to participate in the ball game at recess...

He was afraid not to tell what he thought he had observed - and in doing so ended up living in fear (a lot of which was likely imaginary).