The Portland daily press., 1865-07-07
VAR DEPARTMENT,

issued: .asaI l8s Biaeas asi0BurG
WAR DEPARTMENT,
ADJUTANT GENERALS OFFICE,
Washington, July 8.
To Maj. Gen. w. S. Hancock, u. s. Volun-
teers, commanding the Middle Military Divis-
ion, Washington, d. Whereas by the Mil
itary Commission appointed in paragraph four,
Special Orders No. 211, dated War Depart
ment, Adjutaut Generals office, May 9th, 1855,
and of which Maj Gen. Hunter, u. S. Vols,
is President, the following persons were tried
and sentenced, as hereinafter stated, as fol-
lows: .xi1na.sa' asea@ Htu 3ss3s iif"
First,-David E. Harold; finding of the
specification, guilty, except combining, c0nfed-
Grating and conspiring with Edward Spangler,
as to which part thereof not guilty. of the
charge, guilty, except the words of the charge
that "He combined, confederated and conspir-
ed with Edward Spangler," as to which part of
the charge, not guilty. And the commission
therefore sentenced him, the said David E.
Harold, to be hanged by the neck until he be
dead, at such time and place as the President
of the United States shall direct-two-thirds
of the commission concurring therein.
Second-Geo. a. Atzerott; finding of the
specifications, guilty, except combining con-
decorating and conspiring with Edward Spang-
Ter, of this not guilty. And the commission
does therefore sentence him, the said Geo. a.
Atzerott, to be hanged by the neck until he be
dead, at such time and place as. the President
of the United States shall direct-two-thirds
Of the members of the commission concurring
therein. ga #Rs 98kw 9RFTTI
Third-Lewis Payne; finding of the specifi-
cation, guilty, except combining, confederating
and conspiring with Edward Spangler, of this
not guilty. OF the charge, guilty, except COM
bining, confederating and conspiling with Ed
ward Spangler of this not guilty. And the
commission does therefore sentence him, the
oasd Inrxrs 1.<1
at such time and place as the President.of the
United States shall Observation-Disclosures the
members of the commission concurring
therein.
Fourth--Mary E. Surratt; finding of the
specification, guilty, except as to the receiving,
entertaining, harboring and concealing Sam
uel Arnold and Michael O'Laughlin, and ex-
cept as to combining, collaborating and con-
spring with Edward Spangler; of this not
guilty. OF the charge, guilty, except as to COM
bining, confederating and conspiring with Ed
ward Spangler; of this not guilty. And the
commission does therefore sentence her, the
said Mary E. Surratt, to be hung by the neck
until she be dead, at such time and place as
the President of the United States shall direct
concurring therein.
And whereas the President of the United
States has approved the foregoing sentence in
the following order, to wit:
EXECUTIVES MANSION, July 5.
The foregoing sentences, in the cases of Da-
vid E. Harold, G.. A. Atzerott, Lewis Payne
and Mary E. SuIratt, are hereby approved and
it is ordered in the cases of said persons, that
they be carried into execution BY the proper
military authorities, under the direction of the
Secretary of War; on the 7th day of July, 1865,
between the hours of ten O'Clock A. NJ, and
two o'clock p. NJ, of that day. ess g
ari (Signedl ANDREW JOHNSON,
President.
Wherefore you are hereby commanded to
cauco the foregoing sentences in the cases of
David E. Harold, G. A. ,Atzerott, Lewis PAYNE
and Mary E. Surratt to be duly executed in ac-
cordance with the Presidents orders.
By command of the President of the United
States.
Assistant Adjutant. General.
From Richmond Bounty Lands for Soldiers
and sailors.
s,.+.i .,s. ....+ NEW YORK, July 6. 3
The Herald's Richmond correspondence
says in consequence of rumors in that City
Monday, that the negroes contemplated in
surrection, the guards were doubled and other
precautions taken by the military.
Col Northrop, formerly Chief Commissary
of the rebel armies, has been arrested and inn
prisoned in Castle Thunder. &c 'a-
Soldiers and sailors and others entitled to
them, can procure ho1nesteads on surveyed
public lands, by direct application to the u S.
District law office for State or territory, pay
ing the fees fixed by law, and need not make
use OF land and claim agents.