Life, Crime and Capture of John Wilkes Booth

[Wild Bill]

Interesting description of Mrs Surratt who was once known far and wide as the Belle of Prince George's County.

Booth and Herold never contracted with Mudd at all, did they?--they just gave him $25. The Englishman was Mudd's employee, Best, who was acting under the doctor's orders with no real knowledge who Booth and Herold were

I wonder if the Feds really thought that they could get either Cox or the Adamses. The only witness against Cox was Swann who was contradicted by Cox's female employee, both witnesses being black, and suspect in the mores of the time. The witness against Adamses, also black, Owens, was dead, whom the Feds beat to death under interrogation.

One needs to be really careful with GATH as he is an apologist for Yankee intelligence, superiority and vengeance over Confederate inferiority, stupidity and evil, constantly.