What person testified in court that Booth got supplies delivered to Mudd 's residence ?
The government 's case was hindered by its failure to call as a witness the man who shared Lloyd 's carriage when he talked with Mrs. Surratt ( an individual who could have verified Lloyd 's version of the " shooting irons " story ) , or Metropolitan Police Chief A.C. Richards ( whose investigation had had the most success in the early days of the investigation ) .