Booth's Escape Route

[BettyO]

Sorry Rob, but I agree to disagree!

Powell was not in anyway a cold blooded killer. Yes, he attempted to kill Seward and almost wiped out his entire family - something not in anyway commendable. This was a heinous crime against innocent people. But, and we've had this discussion before, I feel he was simply following orders as he told Gillette. He was young and misguided. He was also extremely contrite about what he did from the moment he leaped into the saddle. Soldierly, certainly. But to insinuate that he was a cold blooded killer is all wrong. You seem to make him out to be some sort of "Jack the Ripper" when evidence into his background points otherwise. There are too many instances that this boy was not a killer in any way shape or form. He was simply following orders to the best of his ability. This is what he told Gillette. I believe him.