What if Booth Escaped?

[Jim Garrett]

While some former Confederates did flee the country, none had killed the President. The most prominent was probably Judah Benjamin. He had several huge advantages. First, he had not killed the President. Second, he was a veery wealthy man and had the financial means (and maybe all that missing Confederate gold...he was on the same train as the gold leaving Richmond). Three, he didn't kill the President. and Last, politically connected. And besides, he didn't kill the President.

The U.S. Government launched the largest manhunt in American history. They would have used every means at their disposal for as long as necessary to bring in a Presidential assassin. In addition, the reward money would probably become so enormous that someone would turn in the lead to find Booth. To let a Presidential assassin escape justice would set way too dangerous a precedence.