Dave Taylor / Davey Herold Question

[JMadonna]

Wasn't Powell Booth's most trusted stalwart and reliable team player? Atzerodt on the other hand was a known drunk. Why then would Booth instruct Herold to ensure Powell did the job, rather than Atzerodt. If he was that good a judge of character?

Because it was Herold's job to assassinate Johnson when Atzerodt told Booth to stuff it.