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Assassination Trivia
03-01-2018, 11:12 AM,
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RE: Assassination Trivia
Excellent memory, Susan! Kudos. Yes, several years ago we had a discussion of whether the man on the right (second floor) in this photo was Louis Weichmann (in the building where he worked - Office of the Commissary General of Prisoners). An enlargement leads one to wonder; no 100%
conclusion was reached although most folks felt there was a definite resemblance.

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03-22-2018, 09:39 AM,
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RE: Assassination Trivia
Who is this man?

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03-23-2018, 04:50 AM,
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RE: Assassination Trivia
Hint #1: He was at Ford's Theatre the night of the assassination.
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03-23-2018, 06:13 AM, (This post was last modified: 03-23-2018, 06:15 AM by AussieMick.)
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RE: Assassination Trivia
William Withers Jr (orchestra leader) ? (after he'd had his mustache shaved off, maybe)
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03-23-2018, 06:55 AM,
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Good guess, Michael, but it's not Withers.
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03-23-2018, 07:32 AM, (This post was last modified: 03-23-2018, 07:34 AM by AussieMick.)
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RE: Assassination Trivia
Harry Hawk ... must be (though Ive only seen the pencil drawing). yep, its him ... isnt it?
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03-23-2018, 07:32 AM,
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RE: Assassination Trivia
Jacob Ritterspaugh
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03-23-2018, 07:58 AM,
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RE: Assassination Trivia
Ferguson?
"The Past is a foreign country...they do things differently there" - L. P. Hartley
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03-23-2018, 09:07 AM,
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Michael, Bill, and Betty....all good guesses....but unfortunately none are (is?) correct.
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03-23-2018, 11:44 AM,
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RE: Assassination Trivia
Joseph Stewart, who chased Booth off stage
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03-23-2018, 12:32 PM,
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RE: Assassination Trivia
Coughdrop Joey ?
So when is this "Old Enough To Know Better" supposed to kick in?
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03-23-2018, 12:55 PM,
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RE: Assassination Trivia
Joseph Hazleton when Older....he was a programme boy at Fords -
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03-23-2018, 01:44 PM,
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Kudos, Betty! Yes, it is an older Joseph Hazelton. He was the program boy at Ford's. He handed programs to the Lincoln party as they entered the theater. Earlier in the day John Wilkes Booth had talked with Hazelton in front of the theater. He later became an actor himself. Apparently he was a believer in the "Booth escaped" theory.

If you scroll down you will find an obituary for Hazelton here:

http://www.forensicgenealogy.info/contes...sults.html
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03-23-2018, 03:19 PM, (This post was last modified: 03-23-2018, 03:20 PM by L Verge.)
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RE: Assassination Trivia
(03-23-2018, 01:44 PM)RJNorton Wrote: Kudos, Betty! Yes, it is an older Joseph Hazelton. He was the program boy at Ford's. He handed programs to the Lincoln party as they entered the theater. Earlier in the day John Wilkes Booth had talked with Hazelton in front of the theater. He later became an actor himself. Apparently he was a believer in the "Booth escaped" theory.

If you scroll down you will find an obituary for Hazelton here:

http://www.forensicgenealogy.info/contes...sults.html

Keep scrolling down on that same link until you see an article about John Parker, the so-called bodyguard that night. You will see a photo claiming to be Parker taken from FindaGrave. Except, I don't believe it is Parker.
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03-23-2018, 03:23 PM,
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RE: Assassination Trivia
(03-23-2018, 03:19 PM)L Verge Wrote: Keep scrolling down on that same link until you see an article about John Parker, the so-called bodyguard that night. You will see a photo claiming to be Parker taken from FindaGrave. Except, I don't believe it is Parker.

Right, Laurie - it's Ward Hill Lamon.
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