What Was The Role of David Herold

[Laurie Verge]

Humble servant: I will continue to disagree with you about the kidnap plot - based largely on your own points about Arnold's (and possibly O'Laughlen's) reaction to Booth at Gautier's and the number of people possibly involved. It only takes one person to be an assassin.

I will also clarify my position that, after the fall of Richmond and the skedaddle of the Confederate hierarchy, I consider Booth a loose cannon without direction from the CSA from early April onward. It's all in the timing.

This does not eliminate the possibility, however, that members of the Secret Line in Southern Maryland and the Northern Neck did offer assistance in his escape when called upon or upon having received word along the grapevine (started by Herold or Mudd) that they were to assist the fugitives.