Assassination Trivia

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(04-10-2021 02:23 PM)RJNorton Wrote:  The prosecution in the conspiracy trial also introduced some questionable evidence that was found at Mrs. Scott's boardinghouse. What was this?

Ned Spangler boarded at Mrs. Scott's, as did another stagehand at Ford's, Jake Rittersbach. Rittersbach, who for years wrangled to get a piece of the reward money, claimed to be the first to verbally identify the assassin as Booth, and said that Spangler struck Rittersbach in the mouth told him to be quiet. Spangler and Rittersbach were arrested at Mrs. Scott's. (Rittersbach was later released.) As I recall, Spangler's possessions at Mrs. Scott's were confiscated. as well. Is that where the rope used to implicate (and convict) Spangler was found?