Christian Rath

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(12-19-2015 09:06 AM)BettyO Wrote:  First, in the death cell, Powell had told Dr. Gillette that "Mrs. Surratt knew something, but he didn't know exactly what" - i.e. that she knew about the kidnap plot but not about the murder.....he was more or less out of the loop re: the arrests; hungry, dirty and cold and since he couldn't head directly to Baltimore (his escape route of choice, more or less), he headed to Mrs. Surratt's house. l

Thanks for adding this, Betty! Is it at all possible to think that Lewis Powell went to her boardinghouse that night because he felt she would provide a good hiding place for him?