Was John Surratt engaged to Miss Roose?

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(02-19-2016 10:13 AM)Susan Higginbotham Wrote:  Annie Ward testified that she received four letters from John, two for herself and two for Mary. Weichmann recalled the contents of one of the letters from John to Mary--he admired the city of Montreal, mentioned that he had bought a French pea jacket, and complained about the high cost of lodging.

I did a blog post about her last month:

http://www.susanhigginbotham.com/blog/po...tt-family/

Thanks, Susan!

"Testifying for the defense at the same trial, Anna Ward admitted to inquiring about a room at the Herndon House, but did not know exactly when, other than it could have been February or March. She denied knowing that the room was for a man, and claimed that she did not know who the room was for."

IMO, this testimony is suspect. If she were exchanging letters with John Surratt, and were apparently a confidante of John Wilkes Booth, I think she may well have known whom the room was for (Powell). Something doesn't seem right here.