Today in the Lincoln Conspiracy: June 2
Prosecutors at the trial of the Lincoln conspirators presented a great deal of testimony about the pro-Confederacy sentiments of the accused. On June 2, 1865, E.L. Smoot told the military tribunal that Mary Surratt's brother, J.Z. Jenkins, was "an enemy to the Government during the struggle". And he recounted a conversation he had with the bar-tender at the Surratt tavern in Maryland on the day President Lincoln died.
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| John H. Surratt Jr. |
Smoot testified that Joseph T. Nott told him John Surratt was up to his neck in the conspiracy. According to Smoot, the bar-tender said, "My God! John knows all about the murder...I could have told you that thing was coming to pass six months ago."
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