The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1865-07-12

Judge Ny.Ac. of tle Supreme Court of the
District Of Columbia directed an issue OF
a VIII o. hatr.ts .9r.as 20 Gen Hancock.
commanding hlm o. produce 10 court a. 10
% e-ocA tli> morning tae boIy oi Mary +.
/ SurrAit, with csu>e oi detention Tie Wrl-
Vas served ou Gen. Hancock III The Metro
/ po.ltau H0tel at = o'clock Yesterday MORN
! in- hs lnitei States Marshal Goodiug. lie
lie inme AA,ell consulted WIKI the Attor-
ney GeA-r 4.I Secretary of War. AZ
! 1880 the General had mol oh,Nei tie writ.
! THIS iac, ~ls hr5--sLt to Tie notice Ot The
court tl l,r counsel aui the Judge said
! Le Lad unl tho power 10 enforce tile Wit
Early yesterday -IArI. were placed around
! The arsenal grounds lo prevent the mtru-
/ sion cl persons 10 the scene Of execution.
| none being admitted excepting those pre-
! flul>it supplied With tickets by Ma Gen.
! Hancock. Tie relatives ui Mr. SGrratt
aud Harold spent several hours with them
/ during The forenoon. and they were also
/ attended by their spiritua. adv lSerS a. Mas
also Payne anI AtzerOt. \ lew minutes
alter ole O'Clock the outer prison door WAS
/ opened. and Ars Surratt WAS supported ON
4 her way To lie -allows hy Two military ohi-
GERS Next followed AtZerot. Harold ami
/ Payne. ace mp-nied by -uarl and tLeir
/ re-l'eril.e ministers Of the Gospel. Front
seats were provided for them on the plat
! iorm ia the following order. Mrs Surralt.
/ Payne, Harold and Atzerot. The officers en-
trusted with the execution and the minis
tiers occupied intermediate positions. MAJ
Gen. Harlraupt. who has been from the
commencement IN charge Of the prisoners
came forward aud read the order oi the
/ War Department already published. approx
lng the sentences and ordering the penalty
Oi death 10 be inflicted. A heavy guard
Was stationed on the walls surrounding the
I grounds, while below soldiers We're formed
on two sides oi a square. Perhaps several
hundred civilians We're present anxious
spectators Of the solemn scene One Of
the priests attendant on Mrs Surratt rcpe-
ted "a short prayer 10 which Payne. who
was seated next 10 hcr. att-ntNely listened.
HE minister WhO had been administering
To Payne expressed. in the name oi The lat
ter, ms sincere thanks To Gen Hartraupt
aud Tie officers ami soldiers who had
charge OF hun, Tor their personal kindness.
They had not uttered IN unkud word nor
gwen au unpleasant look cor gesture. hut
seemed 10 compassionate his misfortune
Ihe minister then uttered urlel PRAYER.
asking Tor ia, lie the forgiveness ali his
SINS aud a passage OUT CD THIS world into
the JJys Of heaven. The minister who al
tended Harold a.s1 returned ,.ianks ior the
KIND treatment 81 The prisoner. and offered
prayer that God would receive his soul
Harold Was affected 90 tears. The minis
ter who attended AiZerOt also returned
thanks Tor him 10 Gen. Hartraupt and 9th
er officers Tor their kind attentions. and
then invoked The mercy oi God upon the
prisoner.
The condemned were then required to
81. ft...r 2 b IL
removed. They were now all on the drops.
their bands We're fastened behind them. and
their lege bandaged both below and above
the knees, aui White caps placed over their
heads AtZer0t. while being prepared for
the execution, exclaimed, - Gentlemen
farewell; take care and good bye. gentle
men now before me" One of the Clergy
men standing near exclaimed, Nav we
all meet i'm rhe other world" As soon as
the section Of the platform on which they
2 had been standing suddenly fell. and the cul-
+ prlts We're hanging several feet from the
, ground Mrs. Surratt and Payne scarcely
moved muscle. Atzerot exhibited some
tVitching but Harold showed more ner-
veOus senslbiiitles than any 0f the others.
The bodies hung uutii lite wa- extinct. and
were afterwards gwen over for burial. the
rough collins being already az hand for
that purpose. The Arrangements for the
execution were perfect Nj Gen. Han
cock was present throughout The proceed
ings. II is said Payne last night. made q
statement in behalf Of Mrs. Surratt. exon
Grating her from completely. ana that an
other person subscribed 10 an affidavit i'm
s peachins the testimony of am important
wtue-- against her
EFFORTS For WRs ~rERsrr's nErRlIRE
The New York Poscs Washington -pecia
. SAYS strong efforts Were made Yesterday
d morning to induce the President % re-
. prieye Mrs Surrait by hcr counsel and IN,
Roman Catholic clergNmen. who have ac
. ted as her spiritual advisers. but ID no pur
y pose The President was firm IN bis decis
ion and, while hearing the arguments
I courteOusly refused 90 alter or modify th,
womanS sentence II Is reported Mrs
Surratt has written statement or confess
p on which has been handed 10 her spiritua
: advisers.
= HABEA- CORPUS WRIT FOR MRS. sCREATr
BE- Yesterday morning judge Willie granite
2, on application OF the counsel uf Mr~. sur
81 RAFT. writ Of AfIeTN corDhS. c0mmandin.
IS Maj Gen. Hancock io produce the bod, o
Mrs. Surratt before the court The MI
l. was returnabie al 10 O'Clock. but nearly tw
d hours after that time Gen. Hancock enter
Ell the court accompanied By Attorney Gen
u eral Speed, who apOlOgiZei for the appareu
. in making a return Oh the part Of the Gen
d eral. a. il was unavoidable. He then prC
e ceeded 10 read the return in which Gen
N Hancock said the body OF Mrs. Surratt va
y iu his possession, under and by virtue 4
ID am order of President johnson, for the pun
z pose expressed, etc. which order is AZ TO
n lows:
p EXECUTIVE OFFICE. July 7th. le65.
ie Maj. Gen. ". = Hancock, Commanding et,
z j, Andrew Johnson President vi the In
l. ted States. DO hereby declare that the VT
> Of haDeas corpus has been heretofore SUI
a pended in such cases "a this. aud do her.
81 by specially suspend the writ and dire,
al that YOU proceed 10 execute the order her
d. toi0re given upon the judgement Of Il
J. Military Commission. and you will gi'
r this order in return 70 the writ:
u lSigned) ANDREW JOHNSON,
President.
~ The Court remarked that no farther stel
.. would be taken in the matter.
- Attorney General Speed briefly rejOine
d, commenting upon the distinction betwe,
Ia civil and military Jurisdiction. showing Il
' utter impOssibility ofiighting battles mai
fr--ra