What Was The Role of David Herold

[RJNorton]

(04-05-2013 01:43 PM)John Fazio Wrote:  I have been through 90 books on the assassination and find Kauffman's scenario re Herold telling the others to hold off nowhere else. Similarly, Roscoe has a bizarre description of the episode which is found nowhere else. Without a source, I am very skeptical of both scenarios.

John, I was very curious to see what Roscoe had to say after I read your post. Here's a portion:

"To Herold, Paine doubtless seemed a backwoods moron. At least six times that evening Herold described for Paine the escape route across the city. Paine couldn't remember it. As they approached Lafayette Square the numbskull had to be told Dr. Verdi's name over and over; he kept forgetting it."

Does anyone know where Roscoe obtained any of this?