David Stanton ? Relation or coincidence ?

[John E.]

(02-19-2014 04:11 PM)RJNorton Wrote:  Perhaps this man?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Stanton_Tappan

I'm not sure at this point. It could very well be. It wouldn't be the first time a name or rank was messed up at the trial. Perhaps he was visiting.

I'd like to find Detective John H. HUbbard. From what we know, he was living in Illinois when he was called to Washington D.C. by Baker. By 1867 he was living in Connecticut. Unfortunately, I couldn't find anything on him using Ancestry.com.

Perhaps someone who is better at searching might have some luck. It would be great to see if he kept a diary. He was the man who testified that Powell spoke of wishing that he would be hanged because he didn't want to sit through the trial.

All he had to do was plead guilty right? Then he may have gotten his wish sooner than later.