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There was once a man named Samual Mudd who was sentenced to life in prison because he assisted in the killing of Abraham Lincoln as he helped Booth elude Justice in many ways. Although with theses facts Dr. Samual Mudd is in fact not guilty and didn’t deserve such a harsh punishment. Did Mudd tended to Booth’s leg ,yes, but he was unaware of the horrible deed Booth has done.For the morning of Lincoln's death the news reached Bryantown. Plus it is his job to tend to the wounded for he is a doctor and his friend was wounded. Some people believe Mudd was a tool in the assassination but he was thirty miles away from Ford's Theatre at his house. For Booth did let the criminals stay at his house until they are healed however it is natural hospitality

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