Title
John Harrison Surratt, Jr.
Caption
John Harrison Surratt, Jr. (April 13, 1844 – 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. She owned the boarding house where Booth and fellow conspirators planned the scheme. John Harrison Surratt, Jr. avoided arrest immediately after the assassination by fleeing the country. He served briefly as a Papal Zouave before his arrest and extradition. By the time he returned to the United States the statute of limitations had expired on most of the potential charges and he was not convicted. 1865
Date
1865
Credit line
Photo12/Ann Ronan Picture Library
Reference
ARP18A00_481
License type
Rights managed
Available size
36,8Mb (3,4Mb) / 9,8in x 14,5in / 2952 x 4354 (300dpi)