One way was unveiled recently in "The Conspirator", a movie directed by Robert Redford about the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. We were well into the movie on Saturday when the storm pummeled the area, downing electric lines, ending the movie and leaving us to discuss the plot ourselves.
We don't know at this point if Edman Spangler, a York-born acquaintance of John Wilkes Booth, was mentioned in the movie. He spent time in jail for his part in the assassination, but was spared from hanging.
From USA Today's review-- The Conspirator brings to life a little-known chapter in American history, hinged on an unsettling military trial.
Though it grabbed national headlines in its day, the story of the lone woman charged with conspiracy in the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln has seldom been covered in history classes.
Most people know about John Wilkes Booth's role as Lincoln's killer, but far fewer know anything about Mary Surratt and her alleged involvement in the events that led up the assassination.
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