The Mother and Son Team That Conspired to Kill Lincoln

[Gene C]

Another possible scenerio. Mary kept her mouth shut for two reasons, to protect John and help him get away and she, like everyone else, was expecting a stay of execution. The sentence was carried out quickly before she could do anything about being double crossed, although she tried. (But I personally don't believe that)

Sometimes sisters know more about there brothers personal activites than mothers. I wonder how close Anna and John were, what Anna really knew. According to Andrew Jampoler in "Last Lincoln Conspirator" (which I haven't read yet), after John was arrested, Anna visited him in jail at least twice, but never appeared in the courtroom at this trial. Anna, John and Issac all end up living in the Baltimore area after the war (why?) and Issac and Anna seem to keep a low profile for the rest of their lives.