Question

Who were the man hunters who captured the conspirators of the Lincoln Assassination time period?

Answer 1

Answer:

In Washington on April 17, investigators led by Lafayette Baker of the National Detective Police got a tip that led them to Lewis Powell (aka Lewis Payne), the former Confederate soldier who had made the grisly attempt on Secretary of State William Seward's life the same night Booth shot Lincoln.

Explanation:

Conspirators Lewis Powell and David Herold were assigned to kill Secretary of State William H. Seward, and George Atzerodt was tasked with killing Vice President Andrew Johnson. Beyond Lincoln's death, the plot failed: Seward was only wounded and Johnson's would-be attacker lost his nerve.