after david herold was captured, he told people booth broke his leg on the stage. i think was less the speed of his exit that got him out of the theater, it was that people were not sure what happened. it was a scene where one actor would be on stage. it was a front said. -- it was a front set. everything was right in front of the footlights for dramatic presentation to the audience. there was not much furniture on the stage for that scene. it was a perfectly selected time to commit the crime that he did. out the back door and down the alley. booth was on the run for quite a while. thomas hartman, a confederate agent, said he was surprised with his resourcefulness in assisting booth and some were willing to handle booth or hand him off as a hot potato to the next person. he met his fate in garrett's barn in fredericksburg. booth is buried in washington in 1865. the body was turned over to the family and was taken to baltimore and identified by joseph, his youngest brother. mrs. booth was there but would not go and look at her son's remains. the funeral home in balt