Lewis Powell: The conspirator who was "different."

[BettyO]

Escape was most certainly an afterthought - no planning appears to have been given to it at all.

All we know is that Powell's horse and overcoat were found in outskirts of the Northern part of the City. He was definitely not headed South to either Fauquier County, VA nor Florida. He was apparently not planning on joining JWB in his flight South. Whether disoriented or no, he was apparently headed North. It is amazing to me that having been thrown from his horse, knocked out (with perhaps a concussion) he could STILL find his way back to Mary Surratt's house. No one came forward stating that he stopped and asked directions - so this tells me that he must have known the layout of the City at least sufficiently enough to find H Street - even with a slight head injury!