Ladd at Deathbed?

[Steve Whitlock]

Thanks to both Steves for looking into Ladd.

I have another one. Absolutely none of my Lincoln assassination books list James Wormley being present at Lincoln's deathbed. But I include a newspaper article that says he was there at the Petersen House the night Lincoln died.

Was he really there?

Wormley was the owner of Wormley's Hotel in Washington.

The article is from The Morning News, Wilmington, Delaware, December 25, 1884.

Roger,

A statement by Dr. Charles Sabin Taft mentions a hospital steward from Lincoln Hospital being of great service for Lincoln at the Peterson home. Dr Leale in his statement also mentions the steward both in the box and at the Peterson home. Who was the steward? Could that have been James Wormley by any chance? He seems to have been called for some high profile cases during his life.

We already have the clip for Dr. Taft posted, but I'm including it here for reference. It's part 2 from article 14 Apr 1961, Fri, Pg17, The Record, Hackensack, NJ. Third paragraph down under "Bleeding Started" header.