Where was John Surratt on April 14, 1865 ?

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(10-11-2017 05:35 PM)brtmchl Wrote:  I am in agreement that John Surratt would hang along with the others. I wonder though, had John Surratt been on trial would there have been a more lenient judgement for Mary? Not to say that she would not have been found guilty, but perhaps she may have avoided the noose.

I'd like to think that the clemency plea may have worked if John took the fall (literally), but that plea was based on age and sex - not guilt or innocence. I doubt that she would have avoided jail, and I think six months or less would have seen the press announcing that Mary Surratt was dead.