Assassination Trivia

[Anita]

(01-23-2018 01:22 PM)RJNorton Wrote:  Yes, Susan! You read my mind.

However, Surratt never mentions John Lloyd. Not once. Not a single negative word about him. Yet Lloyd's testimony is looked upon as equal to, if not more important, than Weichmann's (when it comes to John Surratt's mother being executed).

Can anyone explain this? Why does John Surratt totally spare John Lloyd in his lecture? Is it because Lloyd was actually one of the co-conspirators with Booth? Is it because Lloyd was part of the Confederate underground and had information that was never revealed, and Surratt didn't want to "rouse" Lloyd publicly?

Does anyone have ideas on this?

Could it be because he was part of the Confederate underground and supporter of the cause that John Surratt saw him coerced by the government to testify? Weichmann on the other hand met Surratt at college and he became a friend to the Surratt family. Weichmann then betrayed that friendship using intimate knowlege gained by being a boarder to betray his mother and the family.

Did Anna Surratt and her brother John remain close after his trial?