Lamenting the negative reaction to his action, Booth wrote in his journal on 21 April 1865 "with every man's hand against me, I am here in despair.
Bedákajúc nad negatívnymi reakciami na svoj čin, Booth si počas svojho úteku 21. apríla 1865 do denníka napísal: "Cítim beznádej, každý stojí proti mne.