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Why Is Mary Surratt Executed

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Mary Surratt's testimony Mary Surratt should have been executed. Mary Surratt should have been executed because she aided in the assassination plot. To begin, she helped with the kidnap plot. She helped Booth hide the, “shooting irons” in her tavern so he could then pick them up later that night. This shows that she hid the guns for their plot. Although Mary did not know about the plan to murder lincoln she was still an associate. Mary also visited the theater many times the night of the murder. This could have possibly been that she was looking for a good place for it to take place. Secondly, Mary lied to the police. During Mary’s testimony she stated, “Before god, i do not know this man.” When Booth had been to her home at least twice

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