Decapitation of the Union

[John Fazio]

(10-04-2015 09:34 PM)MajGenl.Meade Wrote:  Oh Lord, I've been outed!

Sorry John, don't buy it. Please explain how your citation of Thompson in the trial testimony proves that Herold made up even one vial of castor oil for Lincoln. (When it states exactly the opposite)

This one should be easy

Holman:

Kid stuff.

The book doesn't say nor purport to prove that Herold prepared a vial of medicine for the President. Rather, and consistent with the preceding sentence, which states that Herold may "possibly (have) had a hand in this", it states that Herold is recorded to have prepared one vial of medicine for the President. The recording takes the form of Thompson's qualified statement that he found one article prepared for the President that was signed by Herold, but that such signing did not necessarily mean that he "put the medicine up" for the President, which, of course, also means that it did not necessarily mean that he did not "put the medicine up" for the President. (pp. 510, 517 Vol. 1, Surratt Trial) The entire paragraph is couched in qualifiers, including Holland's "it is believed", and is obviously not to be interpreted as being conclusive of anything, but only to be considered together with the other eleven paragraphs which describe assassination attempts or possible assassination attempts. Hair splitting with such incidentals does neither of us justice, nor is it worth our time. There is more and better hay to be made elsewhere.

John