Report that Booth's Horse Fell on Him

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(06-26-2013 07:09 AM)BettyO Wrote:  Found this early this morning in the New York Herald for April 28, 1865 -- confirmation that JWB's horse fell on him in his flight - of course the broken leg is not described accurately....but - still interesting!

Had not yet seen this in a period newspaper report.....

It is certainly not "confirmation" that his horse fell on him. I still doubt it very much. But it is interesting that this story, whether true or not, was reported and believed, at least, by this particular journalist.

When were the contents of Booth's diary made public? History, for the most part, had decided that he broke his leg in the leap until Kauffman challenged this belief. I wonder if this report was prior to the diary being made public and I wonder how much the diary changed historical opinions on the subject.