Booth's honesty: Lloyd v Mudd

[Rhatkinson]

One aspect of this saga that has long perplexed me is Booth's admission of assassination to Lloyd vs his silence of the same to Mudd. It seems that either one of two possibilities existed:

1. Booth, after "bragging" to Lloyd (a stranger to him) about killing Lincoln, decided to keep that information to himself and not tell Mudd based on Lloyd's alleged negative reaction to the news (and his imminent need of medical help); or,

2. Booth did reveal the news to Mudd, and Mudd lied about not knowing it.

I would bet #2 only because it makes no sense that Booth would brag to a man he didn't even know, but then keep that information from a man who he knew to be a southern sympathizer and accomplice in the capture plot.

As far as I know, Booth never commented on what he told Mudd. I don't believe Herold did, either. Mudd's version is not to be trusted at all. I would love to hear Dr. Steers' opinion (in particular, as well as others here) on this issue.

Heath