Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1865-07-13
Sentence Of the COnSpiratOrs.
The OmciaI order Of the Pres
tdent.
WASHINGTON, July 6 The following
important order has just been issued:
.. WAR DEPARTMENT

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important order has just been issued:
.. WAR DEPARTMENT,
ADJUTANT GENERALS OFFICE
WASHINGTON, July 5th, 1865
To Major General W. S. Hancock, Com.
manding Middle District, Washington.-
Whereas, BY the Military Commission ap-
pointed in paragraph No. OF Special Or
dors No 2ll, dated War Department, Ad-
jutant Generals Office, May 6,.ls65, and
of which Major General David Hunter,
United States Volunteers, is President, the
: following persons were tried, convicted and
sentenced, as hereinafter stated, as follows:
First-David u. Harold, finding: Ofthe
specification guilty, except com blnlng, con.
tednrating anl conspiring with Edward
| Spangle, as o which rNt thereof not |
guilty OF the charge, guilty, except the |
words Of the charge that he combined, con
federated and conspTed with Edward |
Spangler, US to which part of the charge
not guilty. And the Commission therefore
sentence him, the said David + 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 twe-thirds of the
momLers Of the Commission concurring
therein. .... .....
Second-George A. Atzerott, finding of
the specification guilty, except combining,
/.
SpaHger, OF this not guilty. Sentence Of
the Commission decs, therefore, sentence
|, him the said Geo. A. Atzerott, to be hung
by the neck until he be dead, at such time
! as the President Of the United States shall
direct; two-thirds of the members Of the
, Commission concurrlng therein.
Third-Lewis Payne, finding of the spec
ification guilty except combining and con
r spring with Edward Spangler, of this not
: guilty. Sentence of the Commission does,
. therefore, sentence the said Lewis Payne to
: b hung until be be dead, at such time and
o p ace as the President of the United States
the Commission concurring therein.
+ Fourth-Nary h. Surratt, finding of the
r specification Of guilty except as to the
;, receiving, entertaining, harboring and
= concealng Samuel Arnold, and Michael
. OLaughlin, and except as to combining,
q confederating and conspiriug with Edward
;. Spangler, of this not guilty. Sentence and
% Commission does therefore sentence her
n y the said Mary Surrstt, to be hung by the
!, neck till she be dead, at such time and
! place as the President of the United States
' may direct, two-thirds Of the Commission
concurring therein. .,.--...
=, Whereas the President of the United
20 States has approved the foregoing senten
n ces, in the following order, to wit:
y. EXECUTIVE MANSION, July 5, 1865.
70 The foregoing sentences in the cases o.
~ y. David f. Harold, Geo. A. Atzerott, Lewi
4 Payne, and Mary Il. Surlatt, are hereb,
~ approved and it is ordered that the senten
ces in the case of David +. Harold, Geo
q. Atzerott, Lewis Payne and Mary b. Sur
m ratt be carried into execution by the prope
a military authority, under the sanction @
=, !, the Secretary of War, on the 7th day o
E.,l., l.. A.,
m o'clock, A. NJ, and two o'clock, P. NJ, o
:" that day.
n Isl ,ned) ANDREW JOHNSON.
,d President.
y, Therefore, you are hereby commanded t
cause the foregoing sentences in the Case
-. of David +. Harold, q. A. Atzerott, l. wi
81 Payne and Mary f. Surratt to be duly ex
,lf ecuted in accordance with the President
j 4 order. By command of the President 0
". the United States
W. w. [Signed E. d. TOWNSEND,
- Assistant A ljutant General.
"a In the remaining CASES Of y L,ughIin
,v Spangler, Arnold and Mudd the finding
~ and $ ntences are as follows: Fifth-M
na 10. chae y LaughIn; finding Of the specifca
eo tions, guilty, except the words therein IA
.,s follows, and i'll the fdYther prosecution o
as the conspiracy Aforesaid, and its murderou
Nv and treasuna:,ie purposes aforesaid on tn
~. nights Of the 18th and l4h of April, A
ai, d., 1865 at Washington and VII hin tn
~, oa' military lines aforesaid, the aforesaid Nj
" chaol O'Laughlin did there lie in wait
,as order to assassinate Lieut.. General U.
Ia1 Grant, military commander Of the armis
H. OF the United States, with intent aud thel
no no to murder the said Gen. U. s. Grant afol
to said words not guilty and excepting cou
,n hining confederating aud cunspring wit
'o % Edward Spangler. Of this, not guilty
on the charge. SeDtence-The Commissic
"" sentence Michael . Laughlin to he impri
nm oned at hard labor for life.
'ad Sixth-Edward Spanger-Fuding: {
Io the specification not guilty, except as
ia "a the words, "the said Edward Spangler, c
a'o said llth day of April, A. ID. 1865, at abo,
, 10 the same hour Of that day as aforesaid
nd within said military department and tt
nL ai, military lines aforesaid, did aid and alb
'od d him (meaning John Wilkes Booth) in IN
,"0 king his escape, after the said Abraha
"a, Lincoln had been murdered IN the mann
~. aforesaid, and OF these words guilty.
- no charge not guilty, but guilty OF having I
ans pU loniously and tratoreuSly aided and abettt
~; 'no John Wilkes Booth in making his escal
Ia after having killed and murdered Abraha
-. Lincoln, President OF the United State
aa' ;,a' the said Edward Spangler at the time
al aiding and abetting as aforesaid, well knO
'oD ing that the said Abraham Lincoln, Pre-
dent aforesaid had been murdered by tt
~, said John Wilkes Booth as aforesaid. II
0n .u' Commission sentenced Spangler to be co
ees fined at hard labor for six years.
rty, ,o,;or sm;l,r s,ns,t oonh''n;na o,t.,J.
m ae' atiug and conspiring with Edward Spangle
'ss es. OF this not guilty, OF the charge guilt
ton ,o1 except combining, oonfederating and O.
tbo tbo spring with Edward Spangler. Of this n
ano ono guilty. The Commission sentenced him
o"e ;"ae Imprisonment at bard labor for lite
!, ,''' Eighth Samuel A, Mudd OF the speci
ostien guilty, except combining, con.odc
a'ing and cJnspirng with Spanglel; of ii
MT guilty, and excepting receiving, aud c
tertaining, and harbo,ng and conceali
ew said Lewis Payne, John W. Surratt, NJ
Oh, chael O'Laughliu, George A. A zerot
of Mlry ~ ourratt ana oinae' Arnold