Where was John Surratt on April 14, 1865 ?

[brtmchl]

(03-24-2017 01:58 PM)RJNorton Wrote:  

(03-24-2017 10:28 AM)brtmchl Wrote:  What led the Metro Police to the Surratt home so quickly after the shooting?

Mike, several possibilities are mentioned in the thread here.

Regarding who gave the Surratt tip, Mike Kauffman writes, "it remains one of the great mysteries of the Lincoln assassination story."

Thank you Roger.

In that thread Jim Garrett writes, "He doesn't name a tipster, just that it was reported that they had received information that Booth had been scene in the company of John Surratt. He mentions Superintendent A.C. Richards quickly move on the investigation,....."

Could that be taken as in the company of Surratt that day?

Again, it would seem that Booth was a very popular man and numerous people could have been identified as in the company with Booth. The fact that they seemed to move so quickly on Surratt, even pushing the narrative that he was an attacker that evening seems to imply that they believed for some reason Surratt was in the city.

I also, find the theory in that past thread, that the Surratt house was under surveillance interesting. If this was true, can you imagine the horror those people felt after learning of the assassination happening while they were investigating the very people involved? "Useless...Useless!"