CASING LINCOLN KILLER

APRIL 14, 1865

• Lincoln an his wife went to a play at Fords Theater
• The play was a comedy called "Our American Cousin"
• They invited Major Henry Rathbone, Clara Harris, and General Grant
• Booth shot Lincoln at around 10:13
• Booth stabbed Rathbone in the arm

April 14, 1865

• Booth got away and no one tried to stop him
• Lincoln was transported to the Peterson Boarding House
• Sward got attacked by Lewis Powell
• Booth spent the night at Samuel A. Mudd's farm house
• Clara Harris shouted out "He has shot the president!"

April 15, 1865

• Lincoln died at 7:22 AM
• Stanton started to direct Booths Manhunt
• Mudd just found our that Booth killed Lincoln
• Made Booth and Herold leave
• Booth and Herold got lost and payed Zekiah Swamp lead them

APRIL 15, 1865

• Stanton broke the long silence, "Now he belongs to the angels."

APRIL 16, 1865 (BLACK EASTER)

• Early in the day Booth and Herold went to Cox's house
• Mudd sent them to Cox a confederate
• Cox helped them out by sending them to a barn
• Later on a man named Thomas Jones came to help them cross the river
• Thomas Jones was a confederate spy

APRIL 16, 1865 (BLACK EASTER)

• Two men were seen crossing the river
• They don't know if these men are booth and Herold
• Booth and Herold did cross the river

APRIL 17, 1865

• Lewis Powell was caught at Mary Surrat's boarding house and arrested
• Mart Surrat was caught and arrested
• Edman Spangler was arrested for holding Booths horse
• Lieutenant Lafayette Baker is now a new manhunter
• Booth and James Surrat were both shocked

APRIL 17, 1865

• This day was said to be the most successful day in the manhunt

APRIL 18, 1865

• Booth explains why he killed Lincoln
• He wrote it in a date book
• Union cavalry went to Mudd's house to question him
• The Lieutenant knows that Mudd is guilty
• Sooner or later Mudd would be arrested

APRIL 18, 1865

• "Two strangers on horseback arrived near day break, one had a broken leg." Mudd said

APRIL 19, 1865

• The most solemn day in America
• The day of Lincoln's funeral
• It was a grand funeral with lots decorations
• Tens of thousands of people were at the funeral
• Lincoln's coffin was brought in a horse drawn carriage

APRIL 19, 1865

• Detectives searched Booths sisters house
• They took every thing that had to do with booth including pictures

APRIL 20, 1865

• In Maryland, two teams of detectives were planing a raid that would take Atzerodt
• Jones witnessed cavalry riding out of town
• Cavalry was riding on news that assassins had been spotted in another country
• Mudd was questioned again by the cavalry
• Booth and Herold were rowing in the wrong direction

APRIL 20, 1865

• Atzerodt confessed all about the assassination
• Stanton offered a $100,000 reward for any of the assassins

APRIL 21, 1865

• Booth and Herold stoped rowing in Maryland instead of Virginia
• Union cavalry were swarming the country side
• Booth and Herold headed on foot to a near by friends house
• Booth and Herold would have to hide in the low-line wetland
• Booth shaved of his mustache so people wouldn't recognize him

APRIL 21, 1865

APRIL 22 AND 23 OF 1865

• Booth and Herold climbed aboard a boat and rowed to Virginia
• Herold went to Elizabeth Quesenberry
• Booth couldn't go because of his broken leg
• Quesenberry was an ex confederate spy
• She gave them food and horses

APRIL 22 AND 23 OF 1865

• Booth and Herold traveled on horse to Dr. Richard Stuart
• Stuart refused to help him
• Stuart did Not let the assassins stay at there house

APRIL 24, 1865

• Soldiers came to Mudd's farm
• They arrested Mudd for keeping booth at this house
• Booth lied to the Garrett's at the dinner table
• He told them that he was hurt in the war and union solders we're chasing him

APRIL 25, 1865

• Booth slept in at the Garrett's
• He played with the Garrett's children
• $140,00 was now being offered for booth
• The Garrett's still thought booth was a confederate solder
• Booth was late he was going to leave hours ago

APRIL 26, 1865

• Calvary patrol surrounded Star Hotel at 11:00 PM
• Willie Jet was part of the assassins plan
• Jet took them over the river
• Calvary went to the second story bedroom and discovered that Willie was there
• They seized Jet and started to question him

APRIL 26, 1865

• Conger asked, "where are the two men who came with you across the river at port royal?"
• Booth and Herold still in the tobacco barn
• Cavalry sward the barn
• Herold surrendered
• He put his arms out of the barn first and the seized him

APRIL 26, 1865

• Cavalry started to burn the barn down
• Boston combat shot booth in the neck
• Booth died soon after
• Booths last word "useless."
• Twelve day chase over

APRIL 25, 1865

• The Garrett's locked booth and Herold in the tobbaco barn
• Cavalry was on there way