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**Lymneterfeiff** · 07-23-2012, 01:04 AM

He didn't expect a shooter to so easily get past the guard sitting at the presidential box entrance.

Lincoln's Missing Bodyguard
The night of the assassination, Lincoln's bodyguard snuck off to drink in the same saloon as John Wilkes Booth

Parker (the guard) was seated outside the president’s box, in the passageway beside the door. From where he sat, Parker couldn’t see the stage, so after Lincoln and his guests settled in, he moved to the first gallery to enjoy the play. Later, Parker committed an even greater folly: At intermission, he joined the footman and coachman of Lincoln’s carriage for drinks in the Star Saloon next door to Ford’s Theatre.

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07-23-2012, 01:04 AM	#4
Lymneterfeiff Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 418 Senior Member	He didn't expect a shooter to so easily get past the guard sitting at the presidential box entrance. Lincoln's Missing Bodyguard The night of the assassination, Lincoln's bodyguard snuck off to drink in the same saloon as John Wilkes Booth Parker (the guard) was seated outside the president’s box, in the passageway beside the door. From where he sat, Parker couldn’t see the stage, so after Lincoln and his guests settled in, he moved to the first gallery to enjoy the play. Later, Parker committed an even greater folly: At intermission, he joined the footman and coachman of Lincoln’s carriage for drinks in the Star Saloon next door to Ford’s Theatre. Smithsonian
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