Backstage at the Lincoln Assassination

[J. Beckert]

Booth bunked with a young man (I can't remember his name) in Pennsylvania during his oil speculation time there and they were said to have become fast friends in short order. Booth, fresh off his month long run in Boston, was said to be seen often in the man's company and told him he insisted on paying for all their "fun", as he was wealthy and the man only worked "for a salary". In this last period of his life when he was free to be himself, there are many stories about the relationships he had there. Although some found him strange, an interesting remembrance was Booth never laughed. One man stated the heartiest joke would only get a smile from him.