was john surrat ever tried for his part in lincoln's assasination ?
John Surratt. John Harrison Surratt, Jr. (April 13, 1844 â April 21, 1916) was accused of plotting with John Wilkes Booth to kidnap U.S. president Abraham Lincoln and suspected of involvement in the Abraham Lincoln assassination. His mother, Mary Surratt, was convicted of conspiracy and hanged by the United States Federal Government.