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Most historians believe that he broke it when he jumped to the Ford's Theatre stage from the Presidential box seats. Some believe that he broke it when his horse fell, which is what Booth had told Doctor Samuel Mudd who splinted his injury and made him a pair of crutches.
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What would happen if John Wilkes Booth had not broken his leg?
Dr. Richard Mudd wouldn't have spent years in prison for setting his leg.
What Dr was alleged to have treated the assassin of Abraham Lincoln?
Dr. Samuel Mudd treated and set John Wilkes Booth's broken leg.
What injury did JW Booth suffer during the assassination?
John Wilkes Booth suffered a broken leg when he jumped down to the stage from the Presidential Box after assassinating President Lincoln.
Where is John Wilkes Booth's broken leg buried?
With the rest of his body in an unmarked grave of the Booth family plot in Baltimore's Green Mount Cemetery
What was Samuel Mudd famous for?
Dr. Samuel Mudd set, splinted, and bandaged John Wilkes Booth's broken leg, and he made him a pair of crutches, as well.
Was John Wilkes Booth a vampire?
No. he was not because "When ran Booth jumped off of the presidents box, Major Henry Rathbone (who was with President Lincoln) caught hold of Booths arm. Booth stabbed Rathbone's arm with his Bowie knife, then jumped onto the stage. When he jumped, his spur snagged the American flag draped over the box, twisting his leg, and when he landed his leg broke" a part of a pargraph on how he plan to kill him he is was he would not have a broken leg
What did John Wilkes Booth yell after he killed Abraham Lincoln and broke his leg?
bc his leg was broke
What leg did john Wilkes booth limp with?
Booth broke his left leg in the fall from Lincoln's box.
Who was john Wilkes booth and why did he break his leg?
John Wikes Booth was Abraham's killer. He broke his leg when he jumped onstage after he'd shot Abraham.
What did John Wilkes Booth do right after he killed Abraham Lincoln?
After he fled Ford's Theater, he traveled to Maryland and sought medical attention for his broken leg. He then fled to to Virginia where he was shot and killed by a U.S. soldier.
What happend after John Wilkes Booth after the shooting?
he jumped off the balcony, broke his leg , but still escaped
How did john Wilkes both injure himself?
He broke his leg by jumping onto the stage after killing Lincoln.
