Frederick Demond

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(08-19-2015 11:38 AM)Pamela Wrote:  I agree with Jim! It's fascinating to see new documentation unearthed in the whole assassination saga. I was finally able to read the Lipman account and Surratt's interview with the writer from the NY Post. What a difference a couple of years made when it came to Surratt's jail experience compared to the other conspirators. It's interesting that John was "amused" by the accounts and documents of his escape. I would have considered the leap and bullets whizzing around him to be a painful memory. He minimized the leap and at the same time emphasized other more dangerous episodes of his escape. The writer described John as "boastful" which is inconsistent with his version of the leap.

Agreed, and this is another example of being wary about interviews, articles, etc. done years after the event(s) and also the need to take into consideration the slant that authors/reporters tend to put in their writings in order to embellish things a bit.