Assassination Trivia

[J. Beckert]

No prizes for trivia cheaters. I forfeit.

[RJNorton]

In the years after the assassination which person stated that it was mainly on his testimony that the principal conspirators were convicted.

[Rogerm]

Was it Louis J. Weichmann?

[Dave Taylor]

I'll take a random guess. How about John Fletcher? His information on the horses and their owners proved valuable.

[RJNorton]

Good guesses, Roger and Dave, but neither one is correct.

[L Verge]

Richard M. Smoot's brother?

[RJNorton]

I am sorry, Laurie, but it was not Smoot's brother.

[Gene C]

I would have thought Weichmann, how about John Lloyd?

[RJNorton]

That's another good guess, Gene, but it wasn't John Lloyd.

[J. Beckert]

Not taking "testimony" literally, I'll guess Lafayette Baker.

[Rsmyth]

William Withers?

[RJNorton]

Kudos, Rich. You are correct. In later years Withers stated, "It was mainly on my testimony that the principals in the case were convicted." Withers made a series of embellished or untrue statements including maintaining that Tad Lincoln was in the box with his parents that night.

Tom Bogar mentions Withers' statement here. Scroll to 6:25 of the video.

[RJNorton]

This is a part of a letter. Who wrote the letter?

"Let me no the truth about this murder of the Chief President....I want to no wat you no about it....My hand is so lame that I can scarcely hold the pen...."

[Dave Taylor]

I know, I know! But I'll let others guess.

[L Verge]

Sam Arnold's father?