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

[Laurie Verge]

One of the only Surratt members that I know of to have gained entrance to the Surratt boardinghouse during the last century was Harold Wang, now of California. He got permission from then-owner, Dr. Lee -- who, I am sure, thought Harold was Chinese. Harold is a Scandinavian Wang, however.

That said, Mr. Wang wrote an article for the Surratt Courier in 1982 detailing his visit along with research that he had done. The ground floor of the boardinghouse was what is termed a daylight or English basement. There was a sitting room in the front, a dining room in the middle, and a kitchen in the rear. One could enter a hallway from an outside door under the stairs. The hallway had a door into the dining room and a flight of stairs to the right. No mention of servants' quarters, but one would assume that they were behind the kitchen? Bill, I don't remember there being any white servants? What is your source for that?

Mention was made of the bullet mold found in Mary's desk. There is a reference made in a diary by Philip Whitlock of being at Surratt Tavern when John, Jr. and others were having shooting contests. We also have a family story from then-neighbors to the rear of the boardinghouse of target practice going on in the alley that separated their house from the rear of 604 H Street. I wouldn't keep my son's bullet mold, etc. in my desk, but Mary might have.

Kate - I'm like you. I do not remember Lloyd testifying about Herold dashing over to the stable at Surrattsville. Art Loux - help! I swear that's the first time I have ever heard of this.