The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1865-07-07
THE NEW YORK Sun.
FRIDAY MORNING, July :, 1865.


sentence OF the Assasstns,
Il another column Of the sUs We publish the
findings, sentences. and approval by the President,
IN the csss Of the conspirstors whose Grim. APP
pall1d tie nation in April last, This result of
Of The most imporian, criminal trials ever
held In this country, will be received by
fbo public as entirely warranted BY the evidence,
although the speedy execution OF the sentence IL
likely 10 lie considered an unnecessary &C, Of just
Zee, hoy over henous tho crime commltte1. Two
days Is scarcely sufficient o. r.ft fOr The criminals,
and It is b be hoped tha, he Presdent will re-
prieye them for . couple y weeks for tie purpose
OF enabling the culprs 70 prepare tor that great
change, which lev persons contemplate With.
ring 10 repent o. their sins and prepare 10
meet their God.
Hitherto We have r.fr.ined from commenting
upon The evidonc. .Isiun ITO prisoners preicrrirg
70 svalt the termination Of Vie trial before pre-
Judging the guilt or declaring tho innocence q
III. indicted individuals. According 10 our view
tfths case, this trial las been conducte fairly,
and It's conclusion does not materially diGer
from the result Va expected Young HAH.
o,D deliberately entered into tie conspiracy,
and continued 10 aid and sbet IT, until himself and
his principal surrounded by their puriusrs
HIS gull has been clearly shown, and his death Is
thc meritei punishment for his crime. hrzEao1r
confessed his share IN tho tragedy and 4 he had
not done o., the testimony against him clonly
p owed that be is one Of those rlHans Who could
he hired " commit murder, as readily is other
villains brcss into and rob private dwellings. II
his part o; the work had been performed, President,
Jonssos would havo been killed abou, the snme
atr.x A ..l.,s \
testimony against Lzwis PAYNE th- would 10
ASSASSIN q Secretary sAwAED, was positive ,LI
startling. His determination h commit murder
was 90 completely shown on tho trial, that even
hiscounsel reduced TO the necessity Of intro
duciug the plea 81 insanity, Tor he purpose Of
shielding him from tho consequence NJ bis crime.
or Mrs. sURRATTs guilt, the only doubt that OK
lists 10 In regard u the evidence u tho tavern
foeIe or LLoYD, whose testimony more positively
connects this woman With tue crime, than the eyi.
donco Of others who swore TO her completely. Tho
character Of this man, his habits Of in.empcrAnce,
and other crcumsiGncol do not entirely warrant
tho reception u his testimony as conclusive Of tho
guilt OF Mrs. SuRRArT nevertheless, taken In con.
nection with tho circumstantial evidence OF an
other kind against the worna n e. ficien, crodlbliy
sttsches to LLoyD's statement ~ warrant the end
Sng and sentence Of the Military Commission in
Ms sUER.rT'e case Her counsel brs.oly defend
cd her, they len no limo q defense unirei, and
acknowledge tina, they have been accorded all the
privileges which could 10 granted under tho rules
Of tho Court before which tho prisoners wer. ar
y,igned. The chief criminals being sdiudged
sctunlly guilty Of tho crimes with which they
are charged, and sentenced ito 10 hanged by ths
neck until they ere dead" We presume they will
~ duly executed The crmo which these
culpri,s committed cannot he psl.ted by the
excuses commonly svsilsh,e in cases OF ord nary
murder They deliberately plotted tho death
Of man who was no, personally their enemy
ard for many weeks prepared " carry out
Their Internal scheme, for tho purpose - aiding
wicked rebellion snd plunging tho nation into
. portion Of confusion, perhaps ruin. Their
crime treason aud murder, and, sihough
DooTu committed the deed, these criminals sidod
sud al cited him in manner that axes upon them
individually tho same penalty that would have
been sdjudged The chief actor in tho drama, had lie
lived 20 be ArrAignsd before the same tribunal.
Tho evidence against AHsoLn, oLAuGnLrs aud
MuDD, sufficiently warrants tie findings and ssn-
tence OF the Court but We fail " perceive how tho
Commission could .Icep, EDWARD srAsGLrR from
I'd, fate awarded to the others, after finding him
"guilty" Of aiding and Abeisng Jons wILgEs
Boorn TO escape, particularly when the Cour, Of
q tally declare, thst tho prisoner, at the
ume,' aware that ABRAHAM LIsooLn
Ind be,'u murdered by Booru. II the evi.
dsnee was strong enough sgsiust srAsGLrH To
warrsn, the shove conclusion OF the Commission,
hi, sentence is much lighter than he deserves
Is the War ndcdt