What Was The Role of David Herold

[Linda Anderson]

(12-30-2012 05:35 AM)RJNorton Wrote:  When Powell knocked at the door and William Bell opened it, did he see Herold in the street with the horses? It was dark, and maybe this would not be possible, but Bell never said he saw Herold.

Bell testified that he saw no one when he (Bell) ran out the front door after the attack.

"Q. [Judge Advocate] Had you ever seen this man about the door before?
A. I never saw him before, that I know of.
Q. When you came out, did you observe any persons about the door or the pavement?
A. No, sir: no one at all."

"Q. [Doster] You say, that when the prisoner, or the person that you saw, struck Mr. Seward, you went away?
A. Yes, sir: I came down stairs.
Q. Did you find any soldiers there in the passage?
A. No, sir: the passage was free; nobody was there; the door was closed. I came down and opened the door, and ran on down to the corner.
Q. Did you not notice the horse there when you came out?
A. No, sir: I did not know he had a horse until I saw him run out, and get on the horse."

Ben: Poorley Poore transcript