My Journey on Lincoln's Assassination

[Susan Higginbotham]

Thanks, Roger! It seems that the Union not only found a plausible Booth who happened to have a broken leg, but one who possessed fine acting talents. Charming the Garrett children, exhibiting rapid mood changes, erupting at Herold when the latter decided to surrender, making a dying speech about telling his mother he died for his country--quite impressive for some hapless guy called upon to play the role of an escaped assassin. Did Stanton & Co. hold auditions?