Was there an assassin on Grant's train?

[John Fazio]

I'm fine with the letter and the gallop-by while I personally cast some doubts on Lamon as an entirely reliable source. I am far away from home and my "JWB Day-by-Day" copy - what does JWB expert Art Loux write about the luncheon if anything?

Eva:

Nothing. Nor does Terry Alford in his recent biography of Booth.

One does not have to be a lawyer to know that the writings and statements of Julia, Ulysses, Mathews and Lamon establish a prima-facie case for the authenticity of the accounts they give. Anyone wishing to contest the same has the burden of proof, failing which the prima-facie case stands as truth and therefore history.

John



John