Mudd Descendants visit Fort Jefferson NP

[RJNorton]

At mid-day he shows up at Julia Grant's suite at Willard's.

John, I know you cover this in your book, but I don't have it in front of me at this moment. I believe the vast majority of books I've seen say it was Washington's afternoon papers that carried the news that the Grants would attend Ford's that night with the Lincolns. If your theory that Herold called on Mrs. Grant (pretending to be a White House messenger) is correct what is your best guess as to how Booth was able to find this out so early in day and send Herold to the Grants' room at the Willard (before the afternoon papers were out)?