What Was The Role of David Herold

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I like the theory that Herold left Seward's once he knew Powell was inside and began the next phase of the operation---aiding Booth in his escape out of Washington.

This ties in with him stopping at the Kirkwood to recover items left there for the escape including Booth's coat, map, extra weapons. Of course he couldn't access Atzeodt's room and left for the Navy Yard Bridge. Although it is curious as to why they would have left these items in a room of the hotel where they were planning on assassinating Johnson.

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(03-27-2013 09:04 AM)JMadonna Wrote:  

(03-26-2013 07:01 PM)L Verge Wrote:  I pointed this out quite some time ago and was ignored. You and I may stand alone on this. I still think Herold was with Powell long enough to see Lew enter the Seward home and then headed off to check on Atzerodt and meet up with Booth.

If he went to check on Atzerodt, that means he came from the Kirkwood when spotted doesn't it?

I stayed at the Willard recently. It is a very short (2-5 min) walk up 15th street around the Treasury Building and across the road to the site where Seward's house once stood.

Fletcher saw Herold in front of the Willard coming from the direction of the Treasury Building, presumably down and across 15th Street and cutting in front of the Willard down Pennsylvania Ave toward either the Kirkwood on 12th Street or further past the Capitol Building to the Navy Yard Bridge.