The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1865-07-14
Writ of Habeas Corpus for the
Body Of Mrs. Surratt.

Body Of Mrs. Surratt.
The President SuSpends the Writ.
Finding Of the Court-.The Sentence
of the Prisoners.
WAsHMsros, July 6.-The following
important order has just been issued:
OFFICIAL.
WAR DKPARrMKST,
ADJurART GEE. OfFICK,
WASHINGTON, D. c., July S, 1861
To Major Gen. w. s. Hmcock, Commanding
Middle Military Dirision, Washington:
WHEREAS, By the Military Commission ap-
pointed IL paragraph No. Special Order No
Office, May 6, 1866, and of which Major Gen.
David Hunter, U. 8. Volunteers, Is President,
the following prisoners were tried and sen.
fenced as hereinafter stated, 40 follows:
FIRsr-Dsvid e. Harold.
FINDING.
Of the specification, guilty, except combin-
ing, confederating 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
conspired with Edward Spangler, as to which
part of the charge, not guilty.
SENTENCE.
And the Commission therefore sentence him,
the said David E. Harold, to be hanged by the
as the President of the United States shall d.
rect, two-thirds of the members of the Com
mission concurring therein.
SECoND-George Atzerodt.
FINDING.
OF the specification guilty except combining,
confederating and conspiring with Edward
spangler. OF this not guilty.
SENTENCE.
And the Commission does therefore sentence
him the said Geo. A. Atzerodt, to be hung 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 cencurring therein.
THRD-Lewis Payne.
Ofthe specification guilty, except combining,
coufederating and conspiripg with Edward
Spangler. Of this not guilty.
SENTENCE
And the Commission has, therefore, sen.
fenced him, the said Lewis Payne, TO be hung
until he be dead, at such time and place AZ the
President Of the United States shall direct
two-thirds of the members of the Commission
concurring therein.
FouRrH-Mary E. surratt
FINDING.
OF the specification guilty, except as 70 the
receiving, entertaining, harboring and con-
cealing Samuel Arnold and Michael O,Laugh-
lin, and except as to combining, confederatipg
and conspiring with Edward Spangler. or
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 directive thirds of the Commission
coucurring therein.
AND WHEREAS, The President of the United
States has approved the foregoing sentence. in
the following order, to wit:
EXECUTIVE APPROVAL
EXECUTIVE MANSION, July ), 1866.
The foregoing sentences in the cases of David
e. Harold, George A. Atzerodt Lewis Payne,
and Mary E: surratt are hereby approved, and
it Is ordered that the sentences In the cases of
David E. Harold, G. A. Atzerodt, Lewis Payne,
and Mary E. Surratt will be carried into execu-
ton by the proper military authority, under
the direction of the Secretary Of War, on the
9TH day of July, 1855. between the hours of
10 O'Clock A. NJ. and o'clock P. NJ. Of that
lsigned) ANDREW JOHNSON,
Therefore you are hereby commanded to
cause the foregoing sentence In the cases of
David +. Harold, G. a. Atzerodt, Lewis Payne,
and Mary Z. Surratt to be executed in accor-
dance with the Presidents order.
By command Of the President Of the United
States. L. d. TOWNSEND,
Assistant Adjutant General
n, tha ,S,,y, oooas IS ourh1:o o,,r
gier, Arnold and Mudd, the findings and sem
fences are az follows:
FIFrH-Michael O'Laughlin.
FINDING.
OF the specifications. guilty except the
words thereof as follows: land in the further
prosecution Of the conspiracy aforesaid, and its
murderOus and reasonable purposes Aforesaid.
on the nights of the 18th and 14th of April A.
D. 1866, at Washington City, and within the
military department and military lines afore-
said, the said Michael O'Laughlin did then and
Lieutenant General, commander of the armies,
OF the United States, with intent then and
there TO kill and murder the said Ulysses 8.
Grant" Of said words not guilty, and except
combining, confederating and conspiring
with Edward Spangler."
OF the charge guilty, except combining,
confederating, and conspiring with Edward
spangler." OF this not guilty
SENTENCE.
Ine commission sentence Michael OIaupb.
I'm 10 be imprisoned at hard labor for life.
sIxrH-Edward Spangler.
FINDING.
Vi the specification not guilty, except as To
the words: the said Edward Snan1ler IN
said 14th day of April. A. D. 1865. at about
the same hour OF that day as aforesaid, within
sala miiitaly depSartment, and the military lines
Wilkes Booth, in making his escane affe yI tha
the said Abraham Lincoln had been mnrdara aS
in the manner aforesaid" and of these Wor,3s
guilty.
ofthe charge not guilty, but guilty of hay-
ing feloniously and dalstorously aided and
cspa after having killed and murdered Abrs-
q "a g In, Pre- sident Of the United States