Why did Licolns Bodyguard leave when John Wiles Both Killed him?

Answer 1

It was not until 1901 that secret services was mandated by congress to protect the president at all times

Answer 2

The story is that the one police officer, John Parker, stationed outside of the box where Lincoln and his party were seated left his post to go across the street for a drink. The box was closed but not locked, and Booth took the opprtunity to silently walk up the stairs and enter the box and assassinate Lincoln.

Answer 3

He left the Presidents theatre box in order to get a better view of the play from the next box. That gave Booth an easy task.

Answer 4

Ya know, I was just having a cup of coffee the other day with that guy and he said......................oh wait, this was before I was born.

For starters, Lincoln didn't die right away but was taken across the street to a "house" where he received medical care until he died. Secondly, IF he had died right away, what purpose could the "body guard" have served by staying with the corpse? Would he not be better off looking for the suspect? Third, where did THIS question come from?????

Answer 5

Lincoln didn't have a bodygaurd. Just him and his party. It was said he saw John [Wilkes] Booth (confederalist) and knew something was wrong, but then was shot.

It's pretty strange that you ask, we're covering the Civil War right now in History and that exact occasion of Lincoln at the play was discussed briefly.

Answer 6

there was no secret service per say back then.to add a little to your interest about abe lincoln.there was a crime story 35 years later after his death that is not spoken of, it seems at about 1900, some men dug up lincoln's coffin and tried to get $10,000 from the government, but they were apprehended and lincoln was put back in the ground under several tons of concrete at springfield,illinois

Answer 7

Back in the day the President didn't have bodyguards. Lincoln's assassination changed that.