The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1865-07-07

commission
| WASHINGTON, July 6th.-The follow
ing Important order has just been is
WAR DEPARTMENT, ,ADJUTANT GEN
ERALS OFFICE, WASHINGTON, July 9TH.
ls65.E-7o 1Etyj. Den. MS. RancoocE, C5H.'tId
middle Military DiUiSion, MASKING
ton Whereas, by the Military Com
mission appointed in accordance with
paragraph No. 4, special orders No. oil,
uo IS1l Ut department, Adjutant GEN
erals office, May 9Th, 1865, and of
S Mlt!oh MAJ MAJ. Ten. David Hunter, United
states volunteers, is President, the fol-
lowing persons We're tried and SEN
fenced as hereinafter stated, as follows !.
| &fIRST.-DnVid Z. Observation-Disclosures
OF the specification: Guilty, except in
conp!nlng, confeder0ting and conspir-
ing Win Edward Spangler, as to which
part thereof, not guilty of the CHARGE
guilty, except the words of the charss
that he combined, cOnEederated and
conSplred With Edward Spnnglcr. as in
which part of the charge, not guilty.
Semtence-And the Commission
therefore sentence him, the said David
l.. Harold, to be hanged by the necl;
until he be dead, Mt such time and place
as the President of the United States
shall direct, twO-thirds of the number
OF the Commission concurring therein.
SEcoND-GcOIge Il. AtzeTOt.-Einding
OF specification: Guilty, except COM
bining, confederating and conspirinp
guilty.
iSe'itcmce-And the Commission does
therefore sentence him, the said George
A, AtZerot, TO be hung by the neck
until he be dead, ut such time and place
as the President of the United States
shall direct,-two-thirds of the MEM
nerS OF the Commission concurrinp
therein. .
TIIIRD-LcIriS Pdyne.-Finding of the
specification: Guilty, except cOmbin
ing, contedernting and cOnSpiring with
Edward Spnngler: OF this, not guilty.
'SeHtcnce-And the Commission does
therefore sentence him, the said Lewis
Payne, to be hung until he be dead nj
such time and place as, the President of
the United States shall direct. two
thirds of the Commission concurrinp
therein. 3
FoURTH-IIdly z. ISturaU.-Findinr
OF the specification: Guilty, except ms
10 inc receiving, entertaining, harbOr-
ing ana concealing Samuel Arnold md
Mlchne! OI.aughlin, and except MS To
combining, cOnIederating and conspir-
ing with Edward SpHnglcr: Ofthis. NOT
guilty. OF the charge, guilty, excent
as to combining, cOnfeder,tting and
Gonspirlns with Edward Spangier: or
this, not guilty.
iSc1ltcncc-And the Commission does
therefore, sentence her, the said Mary
y: Surratt, TO be hung by the neck uH-l
til she be dead, at such time and place
as the President of the United States
shall direct, twO-tlIirds of the members
OF the Commission cOncurring therein.
Ina; ThcTeds, The President of the
United StNtes has approved the forepO-
wit: ~
Eccc"ti"c Mansion, July ., IsG5.-Tllc
foregoing sentences i'll the cases off
David Il. Harold, George A. AtZerOt.
Lewis Payne and Mary l.. Surratt, are |
hereby approved, and ii is ordered TINT
the sentence i'll the cases of David Is. |
Harold, g. n. AtZerot, Lewis PAYNE
ana Mary Il. Surrutt be carried into OK
ccution by the proper military authors !
", under the direction of the Secretary
OF War, on the 18th day of July, 1861. |
between the hours often o'clock a. NJ. /
(SiSned) ANDREW JOHNSON,
-. President.
Therefore, you are hereby command |
ed TO cause the foregoing sentences in
the cases OF David l.. Harold, G. A, |
AtZerOt, Lewis Payne and Mary Il. |
Surratt 70 be duly executed i'll accord
ance with the Presidents order,
BY command OF the President of the
United States.
(SigneO L. d. TOWNSEND,
ASH AJj,I C..,I,J
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the night of the 18th and l4th of April, |
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