What happened to Mary Surratt?

• A. She was released and returned home.
• B. She was executed immediately.
• C. She was not allowed to return home and was sent to Old Capitol Prison along with others suspected.
• D. She fled to another state.

Answer: (C)

After Lincoln's assassination, authorities rounded up people tied to the conspiracy. Mary Surratt, whose boardinghouse was used by the conspirators, was not allowed to go home. She was taken into custody and held at Old Capitol Prison in Washington, along with others suspected of involvement, while a military commission prepared to try the case. This is why the correct option describes her being sent to Old Capitol Prison with other suspects. She wasn't released to return home, she wasn't executed immediately, and she didn't flee; those outcomes belong to different moments in the timeline. For context, she was eventually tried and executed by hanging, but that came after this detention stage.