Assassination Trivia

[Eva Elisabeth]

Hint #1: Please try to approach the solution by yes/no questions.

[RJNorton]

Did he know John Wilkes Booth personally?

[L Verge]

In the "far outfield" of Lincoln assassination-related trivia, is the subject a person?

[Eva Elisabeth]

Roger, I do not 100% know but cannot find that they ever gotten in touch. Nevertheless you are on a good track.

Laurie, a very smart question. While certainly also a person, J. S. Chenoweth of the assassination saga isn't.

[L Verge]

Roger - "He" is actually a "she" in the nautical world! And "she" was in contact with a Booth -- Junius Brutus Booth, The Elder, to be exact. That is the name of the ship on which Booth's father was traveling when he took ill and died.

[Eva Elisabeth]

Correct - well done, Laurie.

[Eva Elisabeth]

My original idea was to post an image of the steamer, but I couldn't find any, just that it sank in a hurricane in September 1855:
http://www.thecajuns.com/lahurricanes.htm

[RJNorton]

The April 15, 1865, evening edition of a large-city American newspaper reported three deaths in one paragraph. One was President Abraham Lincoln. Who were the other two reported as dead?

[Steve]

I'm going to guess Seward for one of the men.

[RJNorton]

Correct, Steve.

[Steve]

Hmm... terse confirmation with little details and not mentioning William Seward's name. That makes me think the other person listed as killed was Fred Seward, along with his father.

[AussieMick]

I think (guessing) they mistakenly reported the death of Andrew Jackson?

[RJNorton]

Thoughtful guess, Michael, but Steve is correct. Kudos, Steve!

The April 15, 1865, edition of the Boston Herald (Third Evening Edition) contained the following Special Dispatch:

"The president died at 7 1/2 o'clock this morning. Secretary Seward is just reported dead. His son Frederick is dead."

Source: the April 1957 edition of Lincoln Lore.

[RJNorton]

On April 17, 1865, a Midwestern newspaper reported that John Wilkes Booth had been captured. What did the newspaper say had happened to Booth that led to his capture?

[Steve]

Had gotten drunk?