Where was John Surratt on April 14, 1865 ?

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(03-24-2017 09:04 AM)RJNorton Wrote:  Thank you, Susan.

The part that really caught my eye was: "that these men in the course of their conversation stated to Mrs. Surratt that her son was in the theater with Booth at the time of the assassination."

Where would that information come from (if Susan Jackson heard correctly and were telling the truth)?

The answer that Susan gave from Kate Larson's book is basically the same answer that I have heard most experts in the field give - these were the authorities who first went to the boardinghouse shortly after the assassination and were let in by Weichmann.

IF Jackson heard correctly and was telling the truth, she likely heard one of the men state that Surratt was at the theater to see what reaction Weichmann (or others) would have.

Consider your own reactions if you were a new employee, uneducated, and awakened in the middle of the night with strange men (probably talking excitedly and angrily). Could you give clear and concise testimony as to what happened?

Could it have been Weichmann who went upstairs to change clothes?