Friday April 14 1865 page 6 by ric Gustafson
It was now 8:00 pm and four people were meeting in room six at the Herndon House Hotel. David Herold, Lewis Powell, George Atzerodt along with Booth were going over their plan. Booth informed them that he was going to kill Lincoln at 10:15 pm. Lewis Powell and David Herold were assigned to kill Secretary of State Seward. When that was completed, they were to escape via the Navy Yard Bridge and then join the others in the Maryland countryside. It was Atzerodt's assignment to kill Vice President Andrew Johnson.
Booth enjoys dinner at 8:30 pm. The play starts at eight and his plan will occur shortly after 10. Booth's cue to shoot Lincoln is a line said by actor Harry Hawk in the third act. After killing Lincoln, Booth was going to do one small thing of acting. When he jumps to the stage from Lincoln's box his plan was to shout out the Latin phrase ' sic semper tyrannis' which refers to tyrants.
research help: ' Lincoln's Last Days' by Bill O'Reilly and Dwight Zimmerman
Peace and God's blessings. Love Ric
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