He was first captured in Vatican Italy but escaped Velletri by jumping over a cliff, landing in a prison waste heap, they say..He was a papal Zouave when an 'old friend' recognized him.He sailed to Egypt finally caught arriving in Alexandria.
Like Booth the great actor, he was a master of disguise.He died 1916 aged 72.His mother Mary was a originally a Presbytarian but he was a Catholic & and studied at St. Charles' College with Louis Weichman.David Herold also attended this college i believe.
Yes John Surratt said they planned to kidnap. Lincoln was to attend a celebrity concert for the soldiers at Seventh Street hospital .They went to kidnap Lincoln in his carriage but Salmon Chase was there only, so they reneged. Idea was to capture Lincoln and force an exchange of prisoners who were dying in their thousands of maltreatment, hunger and disease. Did not.Lewis Weichman inform his boss Captain Gleason 6 weeks before 14th April in Feb.at the Capitol Prison where he worked as a clerk?
They were convicted before a military tribunal and denied their constitutional right to have a civil trial. The U. S. Supremee Court ruled a year later that they should not have been tried in a military tribunal. Her son John later returned to the United States, was tried in a civil court and found not guilty although he was certainly involved in the plot to kidnap Lincoln.
John Surratt:
jackthegiki 1 day ago
He was first captured in Vatican Italy but escaped Velletri by jumping over a cliff, landing in a prison waste heap, they say..He was a papal Zouave when an 'old friend' recognized him.He sailed to Egypt finally caught arriving in Alexandria.
Like Booth the great actor, he was a master of disguise.He died 1916 aged 72.His mother Mary was a originally a Presbytarian but he was a Catholic & and studied at St. Charles' College with Louis Weichman.David Herold also attended this college i believe.
jackthegiki 1 day ago
@Baldgol4 - The jury deadlocked, he wasn't found not guilty. He returned here because he was arrested in Egypt and brought back forcefully.
1899sharkey 1 day ago
sad...
johnnyjolijt 1 day ago
Correction: Harry was in custody on $1000 bail and not put in prison.
jackthegiki 1 day ago
It's a question of Law for any modern civilisation. Did they exceed it more than was necessary at the end of the Civil War?
jackthegiki 1 day ago
Barbaric then and barbaric now! Civilized societies do not execute people!!
MrTSK27 1 day ago
Yes John Surratt said they planned to kidnap. Lincoln was to attend a celebrity concert for the soldiers at Seventh Street hospital .They went to kidnap Lincoln in his carriage but Salmon Chase was there only, so they reneged. Idea was to capture Lincoln and force an exchange of prisoners who were dying in their thousands of maltreatment, hunger and disease. Did not.Lewis Weichman inform his boss Captain Gleason 6 weeks before 14th April in Feb.at the Capitol Prison where he worked as a clerk?
jackthegiki 4 days ago
They were convicted before a military tribunal and denied their constitutional right to have a civil trial. The U. S. Supremee Court ruled a year later that they should not have been tried in a military tribunal. Her son John later returned to the United States, was tried in a civil court and found not guilty although he was certainly involved in the plot to kidnap Lincoln.
Baldgol4 4 days ago
Questions Fifty Eight
jackthegiki 5 days ago