Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1865-05-20

tempting to escape through the military lines
aforesaid, and did accompany and assist the
said John Wilkes Booth in attempting to
conceal himself and escape from justice after
killing and numbering the said Abraham
Lincoln, as aforesaid; and, in further prose
cution Of said unlawful and traitorous con-
spiracy, and of the intent thereof rs afore-
said, the said Lewis Payne did, on the same
night Of the 14th day of April, A. d. 1865,
about tire same hour of 10 o'clock 8 minutes
p. M, at the city of Washington, and with
in the military department and military lines
aforesaid, unlawfully and msliciously make
an assault upon the said William II. Seward,
Secretary of State, aforesaid in the dwelling
house and bed.chamber of him. the said Will
liam Ii. Seward; and there, with large
knife held in lis hand, unlawfully, traitor
ously, and in pursuance of the said conspira.
cy, strike, stab, cut, and attempt to kill and
murder the said William ii. Seward, and
did, thereby then ard there, and with the
| intent aforesaid, with said knife, inHict upon
the face and throat of the said William Ii.
| Seward divers grievous wounds; and the said
Lewis II. Payne, in further prosecution ot
the said conspiracy, at the same time and
place last aforesaid, did attempt, with the
knife aforesaid, and a pistol held in his hand,
to kill and murder Frederick w. Seward,
| w.
| and George +. Robinson, who were then
striving to protect and rescue the said Will
liam II. Seward from murder by the said
Lewis II. Payne; and did then and there,
with the said knife and pistol held in his
hands, infict wounds upon the head of the
said L. w. Seward and upon the persons OF
the said Augustus W. Seward, Frederick W..
Hansell, and George +. Robinson.
And in the further prosecution of the said
conspiracy, and its traitorous and murderous
designs, the said George A. Atzeroot did, on
the night of the 14th of April, A. D. 1865
and about the same hour of the night afore-
said, within the military department and the
military lines aforesaid, lie in wait for An
drew johnson, then Vice President of the
United States aforesaid, with the intent un
lawfully to kill and murder him, the said An
drew johnson.
And in further prosecution of the conspi
racy aforesaid, and of Its murderous ant
reasonable purposes aforesaid, on the night
of the 18th and 14th of April, 1865, at Wash
ington city, and within the military depart
ment and military lines aforesaid, the sale
! Michael O'Laughlin did then and there lie il
: wait for Ulysses S. Grant.
3 And in further prosecution of the said con
spiracy, the said Samuel Arnold did, within
the military department and military line
l aforesaid, on or before the 9th day of March
a. ID. 1865, and on divers other days AM
l., times between that day and the 18th O
:; April, A. d. 1865, combine, conspirc will
1 and aid, counsel and abet, comfort and SUP
J, port the said John Wilkes Booth, Lewis II
D Payne, George a. A.Atzeroot, Michael OLaugl
}: lin, and their confederates in the said unlaW
ful, murderous, and traitorous conspirac.
s and in the execution thereof, as aforesaid
and, in the further prosecution of the sal
? conspiracy, Mary L. Surratt did at Washing
u ton city, and within the military deparmer
y and military lines aforesaid, on or before til
s 9th day of March, A. d. 1865, and on divel
y other days and times between that day an
e, the Goth day of April, A. ID. 1865, receiv
y, entertain, harbor, and conceal, aid and ASST
n the said John Wilkes Booth, David L. He
y old, Lewis II. Payne John r. Surratt, NJ
le chacl O'Laughlin, George A. Atzcroot, Sau
% uel Arnold, and their confederates, with
e, knowledge of the murderous and traitorol
q conspiracy aforesaid, and with intent to All
y abet, and assist them in the execution ther
q of, and in escaping from justice after tt
W murder of the said Abraham Lincoln,
"a aforesaid, with intent to aid, abet, and ASST
G. them in the execution thereof, and in esca
81 ing from justice. after the murder OF the sa
oi Abraham Lincoln, in pursuance of the sa
D. conspiracy in the manner aforesaid.
"a BY order of the President of the Unite
u States.
T. j. HOLT, Judge Advocate General.