Mary Lincoln's engraved opera glasses?

[RJNorton]

(04-04-2023 01:59 PM)Linda Anderson Wrote:  Dave, it's possible that if Kent did indeed take the opera glasses that he never spoke publicly about them because he didn't want anyone to know, even years later, that he had stolen the bereaved First Lady's opera glasses and never returned them to her.

Linda, I think what you say is possible...Kent may have wanted to keep it private. My question is: wasn't he watched while he was searching the box? This was a crime scene, and would Kent have received permission to search the crime scene all alone? Maybe I have been watching too many crime dramas on TV, but it seems strange to me that Kent would have received permission to search a crime scene privately.

I do not know how long Kent was gone from the theater before realizing his keys were missing.