Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1865-1869, 1865-07-08
THE ASSASSINATION TRIAL.
THE let OF Thu
COU RT.
ORDER OF PRESIDET JOHNSON.
Four Prisoners 10 be Hanged
Payne, HerrOId, AtzerOdt
and Mrs Surratt.
THREE IMPRISONED FOR LIFE
O'LAUGHLIN, ARNOLD AND
MUDD.
Spangler Imprisoned for Six
Years

pPouS4O4 1HP4ADOnOu AVA
Years
WASHINGTON, July 6.-The following important
order has just been issued:
WAR DEPT, ADJ'r. GRE's OFFICE
WASHINGTON, July 6, 1866.
To Major General W. s. Hancock, U. 5. ",
Commanding Middle Military Division,
Washing ton, d.
Whereas, BY the Military Commission apo mt
ed in paragraph four. Special Orders No. "lli
dated War Dep lrtmsnt, Adj ltant Generals oftce'
Washingt n, May 6, 1866, and Of which Major
General David Hunter. U. S. ". is President the
following named persons were tried aud al!er
mature consideration of the evidence adduced IN
their cases, were found an sentenced as hereinsf
ter stated, as follows
First-DAvID Z. HERRoLD.
Finding--Of the specification guilty, except as
10 combining, cOnfsderaLng and consplflng WIN
EdwarI Spangler, as to that part thereof not
gull Y, OF the charge, entity excepting oil the
words If the charge that he combined, coniede-
rated and conspired with Edward Spangler, as 10
which part OF the charge not guilty,
Sentence-And the Commission therefore SEN
tence him. the taid David = Herrold TO be hang
ed by the neck until he be dead at such tlne aug
place as the President Of the United states soall
drect-two.Ihirds Of tho members oil the Com
mission concurriDg therein.
Seeond-GEo. A. ATzRRoDr.
Findipg-Of tie specification guilty, except
combInioR oonfederAtng and cOnspiring with
EdxMd SpangleE If this not guilty. or the
charge guilt except combining, G, nj derating
and conspiring with Edward SIangleri oil tbs not
guilty. H.. ,h,,.c,,a
sentence him the said George A. Atzerodt to be
hung by The neck until he be cead, a. such time
and pls,e az the President Of the Uni ed states
sh All direct two.thirds Of the membars oil the
Commission concurring therein.
Thnd-LAwIs PAYNE.
Fiuding-of the specification, guilty EXCEPT
combining, coniedSrating and consp ring WIN
EdwarI Spanger; Of this not guilty. VI Ine
charge guilty; except combining. coniederatlng
and consprlLg " it'll Edward Sp .ngleri OF this not
guilty. ...s,-.
sentence him. the said Lewis Payne, TO be hanged
by the neck until be be dead, at such time ana
place as the President Of tie United states saail
direct two-thlrds u the members OF the coulius'
sion coBcurring therein.
FouIth-MARY f. SURRATT.
Finding OF the spec idcation. guilty; except as
10 r ceiying, entertaining. haTborng and conceal.
ing Samuel Arnold aud ilhael O'LBughlin, ana
except as 10 combining, conf derating and con-
spirng with Edward SpaDgeri OF his not guilty.
or the charge, guilty; except as 10 combining,
coufedersting aud cot spring with Edward S2ang-
ler Of this not guilty.
sentence-And the Commission does therefore
sentence her, the sal Mary =. SurAtt, to be hung
by the neck until she &c dead, At such time and
place as the President Of the United States shall
direct twU-thirds OF the MEMBER OF the commits
sion concuTing the ein
Ard where's, The President Of the United
States S approved the foregoing sentence in the
following order 10 wit; 600,
"The foregoing sentences In the cases OF David
E. Harold, g A AtZerodt, Lewis Payne AID Mary
E. Suratt are hereby approved, and It Is ordered
that the sentences in the cases u DAVID r; me-
role G. A. AtzerodL, Lewis Payne and Mary Z.
Sutralt be carried into execution by the proper
military authorities, under the direction OF the
secretary of War; on the 7th day OF July, 1850.
between the hours of ten o'clock A. NJ. and two
o'clock P. NJ. of that day.
ANDREW JOHNSON, President"
Therefore you are hereby commanded 10 cause
the preceding sentences in the cases of David r.
He;rold. Geo. A. Atzelodt, Lewis Psjn and
Mary E. Surratt to be duly executed, IN accord
ance with the Presidents order.
By command OF the
PREsIDEET OF THE UNITED STATES.
E. d. TOWNSEND, A. \. e.
kutl-mlCHAEL " LAOOhLlNs
Finding-Of specification, guilty except the
words thereof as follows; land in the further
nro,ecut on of the conspiracy aforesaid, and Of
rs murdsrous and reasonable purposes aforesaid,
on the nights of the 18th and 18th OF April, A.
D. 1865 at Washington city, and within the mill.
tary department and military lines aforesaid, the
said Michael O'Lsughlin did then and there lie in
wait for Ulysses 5. Grant then Lieutenant Ge re.
Al and Co ON nder of the armies Of the United
;nfa and
murder the said Ulysses S. Giant" Of said words
not Oui ty and except combining, confederating
and coaspiring with Edward Spangler, Of this not
guilty OF The charge gully except com Joining,
couiederatlng and cOnspiripg with Edward
sp4lg.er, of this lot guilty.
Senience-0'Laughlin to be Imprisoned at hard
labor for life.
sixth-EDwARD SPAEGLER.
Findlng-Of the specification, not guilty, eX'
cent as 10 the words the said I'D ward SOangler,
on said l4th day Of April, A. ID. 1866, at about
the same hour Of that day as Aforesaid, within
sid military depart Gent and The uiltary lines
aforesaid, dill aid and abet him meaning John
Wilkes Booth, in making his escape after the
same Abraham Lincoln had besn murdered as
OF, ,resaid." and Of these words guilty. VI the
charge not guilty, but guilty Of having felonl-
ously and traitorously aided John Wiltes Booth
in making ais escape after having killed and muir.
dered Abraham Lincoln President oil the United
ktateS, he, ln6 thlu EuhuAu o. hNS SiNNN
of aiding and sbetting as aforesaid we'll know
ing that the said Abraham Lincoln, President as
aforesaid, had been murdered by the said John
Wilkes Booth aior, said.
sentence-rbs Commission sentence Spanger
10 be conhned at hard labor for six years
Seveath-SAAUEL ARNOLD.
Finding-of the specifications, guilty except
comblning, confedsrstiDg and cOnspiring with
Edward Spangler; Of this mt guilty. or the
charge, guilty except combining cOItederating
and consl iring with EdNard spangleri OF that
not guilty.
Sentence-The Commission sentence him to i'm
prisonment a. hard labor Tor LIFE.
Eighth-SANUEL A. mud.
Fiuding-Cf the specialization guilty. except
combining. confedersung and conspiring with
Edward SIanglsr; Of this not guilty, and except,
ing receiving and enteria ming AM hIr6oriog and
conceahng said Lewis Payne, John d SurratI,
Michael Uuoughlan, George A. Atzerodt, Mary
t. SUR 1t, and samuel Arnold OF THIS not guilty.
of the charge gu Ivy, except combining, cOnfede.
rating nd consp ring with Edward spangleri oil
this not guilty. ,,,,,
Sentence-The Commission sentenced hudd to
be imp isoned at hard labor for lie.
The P.esdents order IN these cases Is Is iol'
lows o.,
Arnold SImue, A. Mudd, Edward Spanger ana
Michael 0Loughlin be confined At HARD labor 10
the penileutiary at Albany, rev 10 curing the
perion des grated in their respective sentences.
AHDREw JOHNSON, President.
To REMOVE FLIEs FROM RooNs,--The follow.
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