New Eyewitness Account?

[AussieMick]

Thanks for trying, Steve! How would you guess an author such as W. Emerson Reck got access to this article? His book was published in 1987. Clara Harris made some very interesting statements after the assassination including the observation that JWB made a "trial run" into the State Box about an hour before he returned to shoot Lincoln. No one else said that as far as I know.

Michael, I looked through several sources trying to find out who yelled "Water!" Some said it was Clara Harris, but others just said something like "someone yelled for water." The ones that said it was Clara Harris had no footnote.

Thanks, Roger. It wouldnt be surprising if several people (including Clara Harris) called for water ... rather like people shouting for towels and water when a woman is giving birth. They feel the need to be involved and to assist in some way.