Who surrendered and why?

Who surrendered and why?

• A. Booth because he wanted to escape.
• B. Conger because he was tired.
• C. Doherty because he was ordered.
• D. David Herold because he thought he could talk himself out of it.

Answer: (D)

When investigators closed in, Booth refused to surrender, clinging to his plan to escape. David Herold chose to surrender because he believed that by doing so and talking with the soldiers, he might avoid immediate violence and possibly spare himself since he hadn’t fired the shot that killed the President. This moment shows how, in a dangerous pursuit, one person may push on to resist while the other opts to accept capture, hoping for some leniency or a chance to explain his role. Booth ended up mortally wounded, and Herold was taken into custody and faced trial.

When investigators closed in, Booth refused to surrender, clinging to his plan to escape. David Herold chose to surrender because he believed that by doing so and talking with the soldiers, he might avoid immediate violence and possibly spare himself since he hadn’t fired the shot that killed the President. This moment shows how, in a dangerous pursuit, one person may push on to resist while the other opts to accept capture, hoping for some leniency or a chance to explain his role. Booth ended up mortally wounded, and Herold was taken into custody and faced trial.