The well-known actor
And presumed Confederate sympathizer
John Wilkes Booth is supposed to have:
Snuck into the President Box at Fords Theatre
By giving a note to the Usher
While he’s packing a gun
And a large knife
And a big stick which he blocks the door to the Presidents Box
The President’s one and only guard
Is supposed to have wandered off to a nearby tavern
Booth is supposed to have shot Lincoln with a 44 caliber Derringer
A gun notorious for it’s slow speed bullets not penetrating
A gun which inflicts minimum harm
Nobody is supposed to have heard the gunshot
Though the theatre is renown for it’s great acoustics
And the President’s Box is right above the stage
Booth is supposed to stab a Senator sitting next to Lincoln
Then jump 18 feet down to the stage
And scare everyone with his knife
While quoting Brutus from Julius Caesar
Mary Todd Lincoln is supposed to have:
Waited patiently for him to finish
Then yell
He has killed the President
200 Guards are supposed to then rush in
While at the same time Booth makes his escape out
Another fanciful story
In the made-up Civil War!
