Clara Harris and Noah Brooks

[RJNorton]

Welcome, Grant. This does not answer your question - it's just my opinion. I find Clara Harris' memory suspect. In a letter written on April 29, 1865, she maintained that Abraham Lincoln gave his April 11, 1865, speech the night before the assassination. This is obviously incorrect. There are several eyewitness accounts of folks who were sitting close to the State Box, and none of these mention Booth making a "trial run." She also maintained that Laura Keene was never in the box, but the bulk of the evidence seems to point to Keene being there. IMO, Clara Harris' memory is off (at least in some respects) and not always to be relied upon.