Today in the Lincoln Conspiracy: May 16
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| Ford's Theatre under armed guard in 1865 |
An employee of Ford's Theatre provided gripping testimony at the trial of the Lincoln conspirators.
On May 16, 1865, John "Peanuts" Burroughs described how he came to be holding the reins of John Wilkes Booth's horse at the moment the president was assassinated. Moments later, Booth ran out of the theater's back door, grabbed the reins from Burroughs, hit him with the butt of his knife and kicked him before galloping into the night. Burroughs also recounted anit-Union comments made by accused conspirator Edwin "Ned" Spangler earlier in the day.
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