Assassination Trivia

[L Verge]

I am seriously enjoying Dave's videos. I worried somewhat when I saw the first one's lead shot with Dave looking a little tipsy and holding up his hand at the back of the Surratt House. I quickly counted his fingers to make sure there were more than one being held up to the camera, and then I breathed a sigh of relief! But then his facial expression, coupled with that hand movement, reminded me of an old-time gangster -- "Y'a wanna me to finish the job, Don Leon, concrete boots and chains off Pier 99?"

Joking aside, I have seriously considered having a pizza party for my volunteers at Surratt House and showing the video plus inviting Dave to join and add in as a fun way of training.

[Dave Taylor]

I'm pretty late to the game here, but thank you all for the kind words regarding my John Wilkes Booth in the Woods project. There still a lot more to come, I've just been pretty busy with school lately.

[PaigeBooth]

Your videos are great, Dave! I've really enjoyed watching them, and can't wait to see the rest on Boothie Barn. Very entertaining! I've shared your videos with my family; we're all Boothie fans.

[Dave Taylor]

Who is this man?

[Eva Elisabeth]

(Sure wrong) Thomas Eckert?

[Dave Taylor]

Not Eckert, Eva.

Here's another picture of the same man:

[BettyO]

Ward Hill Lamon?

[Dave Taylor]

Sorry for the delay (work). It is not Ward Hill Lamon.

Here's another picture of the man (he's aging before our eyes!):

[L Verge]

Judge David Davis?

[Dave Taylor]

Nope, not him.

Hint: He is connected to the conspiracy trial

[RJNorton]

Albion P. Howe?

[Dave Taylor]

I'm afraid not, Roger.

Hint: Roger previously posted a younger image of this man in this thread.

[Dave Taylor]

Here's the picture that Roger put up of this man:

[PaigeBooth]

Nope, not him.

Hint: He is connected to the conspiracy trial

Is it Benjamin Perley Poore?

[Dave Taylor]

Is it Benjamin Perley Poore?

YES! Wonderful job, Paige. These images are of the editor and publisher, Benjamin Perley Poore, who published a verbatim copy of the conspiracy trial. I discovered the first two images of Poore while I have been going through the images of Mathew Brady at the National Archives:

http://research.archives.gov/description/525286

http://research.archives.gov/description/529035