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Life, Crime and Capture of John Wilkes Booth
01-10-2016, 09:28 PM
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RE: Life, Crime and Capture of John Wilkes Booth
This weeks chapter is "The Martyr", less than 5 pages.

A brief mention of General Charles Stone, p59
"Here once came Mr, Stanton, saying in his hard and positive way :
"Mr. Lincoln, I have found it expedient to disgrace and arrest General
Stone.
Stanton," said Mr. Lincoln, with an emotion of pain,
" when you considered it necessary to imprison General Stone, I am glad you did not consult me about it."
And for lack of such consultation. General Stone, I learn, now lies a
maniac in the asylum. The groundless pretext, upon which he suffered the
reputation of treason, issued from the Department of War—not from this office."


More about General Stone here
http://www.ma150.org/day-by-day/1862-02-...e-arrested

and
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Pomeroy_Stone

No mention of him being a maniac in an asylum. Wonder where that came from?

So when is this "Old Enough To Know Better" supposed to kick in?
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