The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-07-07
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WASHINGTON, july q.
The following Important order has jus
been issued: So @
WAR DEPARTMENT, ADy. GEy.'s OFrIcr,
WAsHIEGros, July s.
TO Maj. Gen. w. S. Hancock, commandia.
Middle Dir Washington:
WHEREAS, BY the Military Commission
appointed in paragraph No. 4, special order
No. 2l1, dated War Department, Adjuta1
Generals Office, May 9th, '65. and Of which
Maj. Gen. David Hunter, T.. S. vols, /
President, the sentence as hereinafter stated
as follows:
!. David E. Harrrold-Finding of the spe
citcation, guilty, except combining, con
federating and eonspiring with Edwart
Spangler, as to which part thereof, not guilty
OF the charge, guilty, except the words of til,
charge that he !" combined. confederated ant
conspired with Edward Spangler, as to whidl
part Of the charge. not guilty
Sentence-And the Commission. therfort
sentence him, the said David z. Harold, Il
be hanged BY the neck until he be dead, d
such time and place as tho President of th.
United States shall direct, two-thirds of th,
members of the Commission concurrius
therein
2 George A.Atzerodt Finding Of the sped
lcations, guilty; except combining. confede
rating and conspiring with Edward Spangler
of this, not guilty
Sentence-And the Commission does there
fore, sentence him, the said Geo. A. Atxe
rodt, to be hung by the neck until he be dead
AZ snch time and place as the President b
the United States may direct, two-thirds b
the Commissioners concnrring therein
g. Lewis Payne-Finding Of the specifch
ton. guilty; except combining, confederati1e
and conspiring with Edward Spangler; of this
not guilty.
Sentence-And the Commission does, there.
tore, sentence him, the said Lewis Payne. 10
be hung by the neck until he be dead. at such
ME and place as the President of the Unit d
States shall direct. two-thirds Of the members
OF the Commission concnrring therein.
A. Mary K. Surratt-Eindng of the speci-
tcation. guilty; except as to the RECEIVING.
entertaining, harboring and coneealing SamL
Arnold and Michael O'Iaughlin, and excep,
IS to combining, confederating and conspirihre
with Edward Spangler; of this. not guilty %
the charge. guilty: except as to combining
confederatlng and conspiring with Edward
Spangler; Of this. not guilty.
Sentence And the Commission does, there
fore, sentence her. the said Mary +. Snrratf
to be hung By the neck until she be dead. al
such time aud place as the President of ths
United States shall direct. two-thirds Of TIL,
members of the Commission concurrin.
therein.
And whereas, The President of the United
States has approved ne foregoing sentences
with the following order. to-wit:
Executive MANSION. July 5. 1868.
The foregoing sentences. in the cases 0
David Z. Harold. George A Atxerodt. Levi
Payne. and Mary L. Surratt. are hereby ap
/ proved. and i. is ordered that the sentence
in the cases Of David t. Harold. George A
Atzerod,, Lewis Payne. and Mary f. Snrratt
be carried into execution by the proper -nih
| tary authority. under the direction of th
Secretary of War the 7th day of July
1895. between the hours of 10 O'Clock A. i
aud o clock P. NJ, OF that day.
lSiguedi ANDREW JOHNSON
Therefore, you are hereby commanded t,
cause the foregoing sentences. in the cases o
| is Payne, and Mary T. Surratt. to be duly ex
ecutei in accordance with the President
order
By command of the President of the Unite,
| States.
lSignedl Z. d. TOWNSEND.
Assistant Adjutant Gene0
In the remaining cases of O'Laaghlin
| Spangler, Arnold aud Mudd, the fndings ant
| sentences are as follows:
5. Michael O. Laughlin: finding of the spe
cihcaton, guilty, except the words thereof
as follows; And in the further prosecution
Of the conspiracy aforesaid. and the murder
| oas and reasonable purposes aforesaid, il
| the nights OF the 18th and l4th Of April. A
| D. 1866, at Washington City. and within tn
L he
| aforesaid, the said Michael O'Laughln di,
| then and there lie in wait for Ulyses S
Grant, then Lieutenant General Of the arrnie
of the United States, with intent then an,
| there to kill and murder the said Clyses s
| Grant, of said words not guilty, and excep
combining, confederating and conspiring wit
Edward Spangler. Of those not guilty of tn
| charge, guilty except combining. confedera
| ting and conspiring with Edward Spangler
Of this not guilty. ]
Sentence; The Commission sentences Mi
chael o. Laughlin to be imprisoned at had la
Dor for life.
=. Edward Spangler: Finding of the speci
| fcation not guilty, except as to the words
The said Edward Spangler. on the said 14tl
| day of April, A. d. 1865. at about the sam
| hour Of that day as aforesaid. within sal,
military department and the military line
aforesaid, did aid and abet him, meanin,
John Wilkes Booth. in making his escape al
ter the said Abraham Lincoln had been mur
dered in the manner aforesaid. OF the word
guilty; of the charge. not guilty, but guilty o
feloniously and traitorously aiding and abettin,
John Wilkes Booth in making his escape al
ter having killed and murdered Abraham
Lincoln, President OF the United States. He
the said Edward Spangler, al the time of aid
| ing and abetting as aforesaid, well KNOWN,
that said Abraham Lincoln, President a
| aforesaid, had been murdered by the SAT-
John Wilkes Booth as aforesaid, and tn
| Commission sentence Spangler to be confne,
| at hard labor for six years.
Z. Samuel Arnold, of this specifications gull
ty, except combining, confederating and con
spring with Edward Spangler; of this, no
guilty; of the charges guilty, except combining
confedcrating and conspiring, with Edwar
Spangler; of this not guilty. The commissio
sentenced him TO Imprisonment at har'
labor for life,
| . g. Samuel A.. Mudd: Of the specification
guilty, except combining, confederating an
conspiring With Edysrd Spangler; Of this, nc
guilty;and excepting, receiving and entertain
ing and harboring and cencealing said Levi
Payne, John w. Surratt, Michael o. Laugh
lin; Geo. A. Atzerodt, Marry Surntt and Al
nold of this, not guilty, of the charge; guilty
except combining, confederating and con
spring With Edward Spangler; of this no
guilty.