Booth's Horse Fell....

[Ed Steers]

This (newspaper) statement appeared AFTER Booth had been killed. The information came from Dr. Mudd's two statements prior to his arrest. Obviously, Mudd could not state that Booth broke his leg jumping to the stage after shooting the president. John Lloyd testified that Herold told him Booth's "leg was broke, and he wanted to find a surgeon and have it set." In a second statement Lloyd said that Herold told him, he [Booth] could take no carbine; that he had his leg broken." So it appears Dr. Mudd is the source of the horse falling and breaking Booth's leg. He said so twice. The other contradictary statement is Booth's, "In jumping broke my leg." Some believe Mudd told the truth while Booth lied. I rather think Mudd lied and Booth told the truth.