Escape speculations

[Eva Elisabeth]

Re: "Mary Surratt's declining health was likely a factor in her not trying to escape, too" - and imagine her hiding in a pine thicket or sleeping in a barn...(just kidding!)

I know only little about John Surratt, just the basics of his "physical" CV, but am not familiar with his statements. Did he ever comment on his mother's "innocence", or regret he wasn't able to help her or be with her?

Although I believe Mary Surratt was guilty of knowingly cooperating in a conspiracy it was her son who had paved the way as he had been the one to link her to JWB & Co., and the initiator of making her boardinghouse the "nest that hatched the egg", so did he ever utter a regret or feel partly responsible for her death?

And what is your opinion - was he partly responsible for her death?