Which of the following individuals was still not captured at the end?

• A. Booth.
• B. Dr. Mudd.
• C. Wells.
• D. Jones.

Answer: (A)

This item focuses on what happened to the Lincoln assassination conspirators after the crime. John Wilkes Booth, the man who carried out the assassination, fled and was hunted for days. He was finally cornered in a barn on the Garrett farm in Virginia and was shot by Union soldiers, dying soon after. Because he never surrendered alive, he was not captured at the end. The others connected to the plot—such as Dr. Mudd and the remaining conspirators—were eventually found, arrested, and brought to trial (and punished). So Booth stands out as the one who was not captured alive by the end.