Lincoln Discussion Symposium

Hint #1: Please try to approach the solution by yes/no questions.

Did he know John Wilkes Booth personally?

In the "far outfield" of Lincoln assassination-related trivia, is the subject a person?

Roger, I do not 100% know but cannot find that they ever gotten in touch. Nevertheless you are on a good track.

Laurie, a very smart question. While certainly also a person, J. S. Chenoweth of the assassination saga isn't.

Roger - "He" is actually a "she" in the nautical world! And "she" was in contact with a Booth -- Junius Brutus Booth, The Elder, to be exact. That is the name of the ship on which Booth's father was traveling when he took ill and died.

Correct - well done, Laurie.

My original idea was to post an image of the steamer, but I couldn't find any, just that it sank in a hurricane in September 1855:
http://www.thecajuns.com/lahurricanes.htm

The April 15, 1865, evening edition of a large-city American newspaper reported three deaths in one paragraph. One was President Abraham Lincoln. Who were the other two reported as dead?

I'm going to guess Seward for one of the men.

Correct, Steve.

Hmm... terse confirmation with little details and not mentioning William Seward's name. That makes me think the other person listed as killed was Fred Seward, along with his father.

I think (guessing) they mistakenly reported the death of Andrew Jackson?

Thoughtful guess, Michael, but Steve is correct. Kudos, Steve!

The April 15, 1865, edition of the Boston Herald (Third Evening Edition) contained the following Special Dispatch:

"The president died at 7 1/2 o'clock this morning. Secretary Seward is just reported dead. His son Frederick is dead."

Source: the April 1957 edition of Lincoln Lore.

On April 17, 1865, a Midwestern newspaper reported that John Wilkes Booth had been captured. What did the newspaper say had happened to Booth that led to his capture?

Had gotten drunk?