Booth escape route north

[Rhatkinson]

I was reading an older post that Dave started about Booth's field glasses (http://rogerjnorton.com/LincolnDiscussio...d-41.html)

and Jerry began a series about his hypothesis that Booth staged the route through Surrattsville as a ploy to disguise his true destination of Baltimore. It is interesting to ponder and well thought out.

My question for Jerry is at what point did Booth cancel this plan and decide to stay on a southern route? I would assume that it was after breaking his leg, but recall that Booth and Herold were on horses Sunday afternoon leaving Mudd's. What possible reason would have necessitated going south then instead of north as originally planned? They had only lost one day due to the fracture, and Booth was going to have to ride with a broken leg to escape capture whether he went north or south.

This seems to be a hole (at least to me) in Jerry's hypothesis.

Heath