Good try, Eva, but it's not Wallace.
Hint #1: This man actually has two "connections" to the assassination saga - once in March 1865 and again in April 1865.
Good try, Bill, but it's not Whitman.
Hint #2: Typically books will be much more likely to mention this man's name in relation to the April "connection." It is unlikely his name would be mentioned in relation to the March "connection."
Would he be mentioned for "appearing" on April 14 or 15?
No, he was not physically present for either the March connection or the April connection.
Was he connected to one of the conspirators?
No, this man had no personal connection to any of the conspirators.
Hint #3: His March "connection" is to the March 17, 1865, failed kidnapping attempt.
Hint #4: Although he was not present at Ford's Theatre on April 14th he still has a "connection."
Is this person involved in the theater ?
Yes, although not as an employee or actor.
Is this person a theater owner?
No, the gentleman did not own a theater. (At least I do not think so. No matter what, his name would not be in the history books for this reason.)
Hint #5: The man was not an American.
Tom Taylor the playwrite for Our American Cousin ?