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Lincoln's assassin, John Wilkes Booth According to a statement made by associated conspirator George Atzerodt, discovered long after his death and recorded while he was in federal custody on May 1, 1865, Mudd knew in advance about Booth's plans; Atzerodt was sure the doctor knew, he said, because Booth had "sent (as he told me) liquors and provisions ... about two weeks before the murder to Dr ...
During his lifetime, Mudd contributed more than $10 million to private colleges and universities. [citation needed] Via his will, he created the Seeley G. Mudd Foundation to continue the work "that educational excellence be supported in the form of grants for the construction of buildings for teaching, learning, and research".
She married University of Pennsylvania professor Dr. Stuart Mudd in 1922. [4] [7] They remained married for fifty years until he died in 1975. [5] The couple had two sons and two daughters. [9] Mudd was voted mother of the year by the Philadelphia Inquirer in 1961. [10] She lived to the age of 99 and had ten grandchildren. [5] [11] She later ...
The duo then continued southward, stopping before dawn on April 15 for treatment of Booth's injured leg at the home of Dr. Samuel Mudd in St. Catharine, 25 miles (40 km) from Washington. [115] Mudd later said that Booth told him the injury occurred when his horse fell. [116] The next day, Booth and Herold arrived at the home of Samuel Cox ...
The family of Tennessee death row inmate Gary Wayne Sutton held a press conference asking Gov. Bill Lee to examine the case for a potential pardon.
An Arizona death row inmate has asked the state Supreme Court to skip legal formalities and schedule his execution earlier than officials were planning.. Aaron Brian Gunches, 53, had previously ...
On Nov 9 1864 Boyle sent death threats to Dr. George Mudd, the cousin of Dr. Samuel Mudd - and later sent death threats to Watkins. [1] Boyle eventually returned to Watkin's home on March 25, 1865, with several cohorts, and sources differ on whether they knocked on the door and shot Watkins upon being greeted or snuck in a side door and shot ...
The justices concluded that the Atlanta-based 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals needs to clarify its ruling that Joseph Clifton Smith's death sentence for a 1997 murder must be set aside in light ...