Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-02-12

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Monroe died. It's probably In
storage. It's pretty well worn out
by this time"
She was referring to her hus-
bands aunt. Mrs. Nettie Monroe,
who went to Hollywood as a con-
sultant for the movie 1.-THE Pris-
oner of Shark Island" then sued
the producing firm for $50, 900 be-
cause she thought Gloria Stewart,
the actress who played DR.. Mudd's
wife, was not as beautiful as her
mother.
] DR.. Mudd was sentenced to life
imprisonment as a conspirator in
the assassination. Booth, who had
been at the Mudd place in the
preceding November relative to
the purchase of a farm or horses,
arrived there at 4 am. April Is.
He was wearing a false beard. He
gave his name as Tyson" DR..
Mudd set the leg. After his con-
viction DR.. Mudd was sent to a
prison at Dry Tortugas (Shark
Islan6 near Key West. He was
the hero of yellow fever out
break which had carried away the
prison doctor. He was pardoned
after two years by President
johnson.
Msgr. McAdams pointed to a
line Of woods along low ground
that ran behind the Mudd farm
Il want you to take note of
the terrain here because it's very
important" said our guide. THAT
is Zekiah swamp which runs into
the Wicomico.
. Booth and Herold left here al
o'clock Saturday afternoon, the
18th. They kept off the roads
. but skirted that swamp, crossing
it couple of times.
We drove south following the
line OF the Baltimore & Potomac
now the Pennsylvania Railroad.
Turn in here" said Msgr. Nc
Adams at pasture gate. There
were five mules in the pasture
Behind it was large frame house
THAT was the home of Col
Samuel Cox" he said. It also
looked just like the pictures in
the books.
Booth and Herold arrived here
at 2 am. Sunday the 10th. Cox
was a known Southern smpa-
thizer and Booth appealed to him
Tor help. Cox had his man take
them to spot cleared for tobacco
in a dense pine thicket. I'll show
you the exact spot in minute.
Then Cox, who was a well-to-do
man, sent for his foster brother,
Thomas A. Jones, a man who
never had any money, to get the
fugitives across the Potomac"
We drove down the road to-
ward Popes Creek about a mile
and again Msgr. McAdams ordered
stop. He pointed to a level place
under a large tree only few yards
away from the road (Which was
not there in 1869.
That" he said, twas a little
clearing for tobacco in a dense
pine thicket. Booth and Herold
hid there from early Sunday morn
Ing, the 10th until Friday night,
the 21st. That was a dark night
and Jones has reason to believe
that the soldiers, who were scour-
ing the neighborhood, had gone
into st. Mary County following
a rumor that the fugitives had
been seen there.
He took them to his shad boat
about three miles away and
showed them out into the Po-
tomac. I will show you the exact
place. You know the story. Booth
and Herold rowed all night and
found themselves back on the
Maryland shore several miles
north of where they started. A
diary was found on Booths body.
He said he was chased by gun
boats. A United States Army
colonel who had not heard of the
assassination gave them some
food that day."
BY this time we had come to
Pope's Creek which is above the
narrow part of the river spanned
by the Morgantown bridge.
"On Saturday night they made
it," Msgr. McAdams said, landing
on the Virginia shore early Sum
day just below the bridge. They
had names of Southern sympa-
thizerS, some of whom helped
them, and some who did not. Booth
was placed on wagon under
some cover and driven by William
Lucas, a Negro, to Port Conway
on the Rappahannock River. He
crossed on a ferry but the Jig was
almost up. A Confederate soldier
who had crossed with him, when
questioned by Union officers, re-
vealed that the fugitives might be
found at the Garrett farm near
Port Royal. Herold surrendered
and was hanged. The barn was
fired to force Booth out. Sergt.
Boston Corbett, former hat
blocker from New York, always
claimed he shot Booth. But I