who knew that? what s the connection? how did somebody know that this large cache of silver was in the home? during an unrelated arrest days later, a local criminal told detectives who might have done the davies job. that was gary masse and stephen desantis. they were well-known thieves, ne er-do-wells, thugs. they d been in and out of custody for various crimes. i don t think the police were at all surprised. stephen was an angry young guy that just didn t know how to make a living other than robbing people. gary is unstable. he was a regular drug addict who had more ins into the criminal element. and the first thing the police did was go after gary masse and stephen desantis. police launched a manhunt but for days came up empty-handed. meanwhile, grace davies recovered and told police that a
east coast in particular. he starred in a lot of plays in new york and then d.c. and philadelphia. and he was a racist. and he was so angry that the south had lost the war. lee had surrendered that he and his little conspiracy group feel they would decapitate in his words the federal government, starting with lincoln and then getting the other johnson the vice president secretary of state steward down the line that the south would rise again. that s what the big grand plan was. and he could operate. they were going to it try to kidnap him right? first they were going to kidnap him which was, you know ridiculous. they felt that they could kidnap him bring him down south. try him as a war criminal, or whatever. but you have got to remember that none of this was real well thought out. these guys were ne er do wells, excepts for booth. booth was a successful guy and he had access. he could go around. people had never thought he would do anything like this.
that was well known on the east coast in particular. he starred in a lot of plays in new york and then d.c. and philadelphia. and he was a racist. and he was so angry that the south had lost the war. lee had surrendered that he and his little conspiracy group feel they would decapitate in his words the federal government, starting with lincoln and then getting the other johnson the vice president secretary of state steward down the line that the south would rise again. that s what the big grand plan was. and he could operate. they were going to it try to kidnap him right? first they were going to kidnap him which was, you know ridiculous. they felt that they could kidnap him bring him down south. try him as a war criminal, or whatever. but you have got to remember that none of this was real well thought out. these guys were ne er do wells, excepts for booth. booth was a successful guy and he had access. he could go around. people had never thought he would do anything like this.
core racist, and he was so angry that the south had lost the war that he put together these ne er-do-wells that he wanted to kill lincoln and other top officials. if you can do that the south will rise again. that was the genesis of the conspiracy. and they did do big damage to seward and secretary of state and booth got lincoln. the president then became was it johnson? johnson. and regarded not well as a president. because one of the things in the book that s fascinating is at the second inaugural address johnson spoke first before lincoln. he was blasted, he was drunk. this man had a drinking problem. lincoln s going oh absolutely true. we weren t exactly you know, well served by andrew johnson. now, seemed like every time you re on, every couple of months, you have a new book. now, bill, it s just that time
that the south had lost the war that he put together these ne er-do-wells that he wanted to kill lincoln and other top officials. if you can do that the south will rise again. that was the genesis of the conspiracy. and they did do big damage to seward and secretary of state and booth got lincoln. the president then became was it johnson? johnson. and regarded not well as a president. because one of the things in the book that s fascinating is at the second inaugural address johnson spoke first before lincoln. he was blasted, he was drunk. this man had a drinking problem. lincoln s going oh absolutely true. we weren t exactly you know, well served by andrew johnson. now, seemed like every time you re on, every couple of months, you have a new book. now, bill, it s just that time goes so fast.