Mr. Pumphrey owned a livery stable in Washington D.C., which he inherited after his father's death in 1858. It was he that lent a horse for hire to John Wilkes Booth, unaware that the actor would use the steed to escape from Ford's Theatre following the assassination of Abraham Lincoln on April 14th, 1965. Pumphrey was imprisoned for a time for his small association with Booth, but was later released along with many others.
Mr. Pumphrey owned a livery stable in Washington D.C., which he inherited after his father's death in 1858. It was he that lent a horse for hire to John Wilkes Booth, unaware that the actor would use the steed to escape from Ford's Theatre following the assassination of Abraham Lincoln on April 14th, 1965. Pumphrey was imprisoned for a time for his small association with Booth, but was later released along with many others.
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