What Really Happened - The Lincoln Assassination

[Tom Bogar]

Thanks for posting this, Joe. The book looks interesting. I believe I have not previously read that Spangler promised Peanut John that Booth would pay him 50 cents for holding his horse in the alley. Rather I thought Booth kicked Peanut John as he exited the premises without paying a cent. Anyone know?

I for one never encountered the 50 cents (promised or paid) for Peanut in my research. All I know is that Booth hit out at Peanut with the hilt of his knife.

Um, Tom the notion of Spangler promising Peanut John 50 cents to hold Booth's horse comes from your own book Backstage at the Lincoln Assassination:

https://books.google.com/books?id=WByBAg...se&f=false

Wow, am I embarrassed. I just went back and re-read and yes, Steve, you are absolutely right. I will now, with ample egg on my face while eating a healthy portion of crow, search my sources for the precise original source. I won't even try to claim "senior moment" or that it's been eight years and two other books since it was published, or any other way to wriggle out of it. Mea maxima culpa. Roger, can you please delete my post, and I will post back when I have found the original source.