Booth's visit to the Surratt Boarding House after the assassination

[JMadonna]

(10-21-2012 10:31 PM)JMadonna Wrote:  Taking a look at my map I just noticed that the Surratt boarding house was only 5 blocks from Fords Theater. Would Booth stop that close to the scene of the crime?

After sleeping on it I can now answer my own question - Yes.
Bank robbers in our own time frequently stop blocks away from the scene to change cars. So unless pursuit was on his heels it was logical to stop at the house to get final information from Mary.