Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1865-05-15
EXTRA
.Trialo ftheCcnsIpiiFators

pssssnl,- anA abe priseaars ul,h. thslr counsel,
The proeecdingp of the court on Saturday were
read ~ NJ Mnrpliy one Of the photographer
Of the eourt. Al the green table used for the re.
pOrten were seated L. A. 0obright aud 2. n.
smith. of the Associated Pres. c.lls, Noyes asd
James crogaoH, q the Starr Ntasrs. shaw and
Paihssss d he Philnaslphla Iaqufrr, JShn D.
woods Sfths DossSai Daily Aap.,1iisrs AgRi
Cafauran, OF the washihfton Cnsoafcisi W. A.
croGath of the View ToA frbmnsy W.. W.
wArden, of ths.New Yotk Tissss. and n. ~
Boiseau, q the RKrrBLteaS. "
Tho priaouefs-HefOld, Atferodt. Payne
o'LsuEhiin, spaugier, Arnold hsd Maud--wers
all seated In the west end of ths room on 4 plai.
form some two feet above tho door Of the court J
room. Mrs.. surratt was sitting on tho noor of
the eoufi room at the end of the platform on
which were the other prisoners.
rBE cHARors ASB spEcIRIcArioSs
The following are the charges and speeihea
rSdt. Is1is payss, Nishasi 8 issshlis. 5oSn nh d.
surrAtt, Edward epangleF, Samuel Arnold, Mary
x 6urrati, and samuel A. Mndd =
Charge J. --Pof malieiously nnlAufuily aud
traitorously, and IN AID of the existing armed re-!
bsllioa againsi the United States of Ainevisa on
or before tho 9Th day of March. ls95. eombinihR
eonfederatlng. aud eonspiring, together with one
John II. surratt, John Wilkes booth, Jefferson
Thchpson, William 9. ciesry, clement q. clay,
Geo. Harper, George Young, and others unknoWn,
10 kill and murder within the military department.
o. wsshingion, and within the forilaed and In.
ieeehed nnes thereoi abraham Llneolni late, and
at the time " said eomblpipg, confedefatlug, and
eonspiring President of the United states of
America, and eomms der To- chief 0f the army
and navy thereof, Andrew johnson then Vice
President Of The United States Aforesaid william
" Seward, Secretary Of State % the United States
Aforesaid !, and Ulysses s. 0rant, Lieut. General
o. the army % the pnited ststes Aforesaid, then
In command Of tho armies Of the United States
and In pursuance Of and In prosecuting said ma
lleioua, .unlAwful, and traitorous conspiracy
Aforesaid, and In aid of said rebellion aftcrwards,
to.vlt: On tho itth day Of PebruAry..A D. is6s,
within the hiltafy Department Of Washington
Aforesaid, and within the fortified and entrenehed
lines OF tho said military department, together.
With said John wilkes Booth aud Johu sarrhtt,
mAleiously, nulawfnlly and tfaiiorousIy assanlt-
Ing with intsntt 60 kin and murder, The said VIII
liam u. seward, then Secretary Of State " the
united States Rss Aforesaid, aud lylng In walt
with intent mallciously, unlAwfully, and tral.
Iotouly % klil and -, murder The said Andrew
States, and the said UlysseA s. Grant. then being
Lieutenant Generaf, aud In command Of the
armies ol the United states as Aforesaid. .-.r.
:, SpseSfeatlon ia this that they, the ssld
John surratt Michael O'Laushiiu. Samuel Ar.
mold, Mary y. Surrau, George A. AtEarodt, and
samuel A. Mudd, melted and encouraged there
Sato y seGsrson payl,, George ~; SANDER,
Cieary, Clement O. Clay, deorge Harper, George
Young, aud others, unknown, citizens Of tho Unl-
Ted states Aforesaid, and who were thea engaged
Ia armed rebelllon against the United State. u
America, within the limits thereof did, In aid Of
said armed rebellion, on OF before the sixth day
of March, A. D., 1888. aud in divers days sad
times between that day and the 18th day of April
A. D., combine, eonfsdsrAte,l aud oansplre to-
ualhaF Al waahiuptan riAw rrIfhIn fha ifaE
department. AZ Washington, aud within the en-
lrenehed fortl1cauons and military lines OF The
said United States, there being, uniawiufly and
nAlieiousiy, aud traitorousiy, to kill Abraham
said, and CommAnder-i In Chief Of the Army and
Navy thereof; and unlAwfully, maliciously, and
traitorously 70 Kill and murder ANDREW johnson,
uSoa ] "so,n as on ~. u an.,h @ % ~ ssIa sa &sssSsn
lincoln, after ths 4thl day of March. A. D.,
lss5, tbs oflee Of Presidsnt VI the said
uniied stataa and commApdef-i In Chief of the
uniswIaiiS, Ihalisiousiy, and traltsrouily XIII
and murder Ulysses g. GRANT thon fIAenienant
GsnsrAl, and under the dirrelio4 OF the said
Abraham Laeoln, iR command ~ the aImies Of
the United States Aforesaid and unlAwfully, ma.
lieiouGiy aud traitorousiy 10 kill hnd murder
William u. Seward then Secretary Of STATE Of
ths United statss aforesaid whose duty II wAs by
law nPon ihe death Of said President aud Vice
Pre.denl Of The united states Aforesaid, TO cause
an election 10 be held for electors " President Of
the United States; and the eonspiraors Aforesaid,
designing AND intending, by the killing and mnr-
der o tho sAm Abraham Llaeoln, Andrew yoha-
son, Ulysses :. Grant, aud William II. seward,
- Aforesaid, TO deprive the army and navy Of the
said United States Ofa Constitutional Commander.
In Chief and 70 deprived the armies Of the United
States OF thcir lawful 60 Inmh nder and 10 pre-
vent lawful olnstion Of Pfeaideat aud Vice l'res
ldent Of tho pnitsd States Aforesaid, aud thereby
the means aforesaid to aid and comfort the in-
surgentA, engaged In armed rebellion against the
said United States As Aforesaid, aud thereby TO
aid Ia the snbssrslch ana overthrow. of the Cou.
stiiution and lAys Of the AAld Unl.ed states,
aud being 80 combined, oonfedsrAted, and eou-
APlring together IN the prosecution Of said
SiTS, 'nd nh, I mSrtSes,s s0ns 8s1, Oa Anil sne
A. d. 1885, at the hour Of about ten o'eloek aud
hfteen minutes pm, tt Pord's Theatre. onlTonth
street, In the city Of WAshington, aud within the
John wilkes Booth, ONE of the eonsptrAtors
aforesaid, In pursuance Of said anlaWfal aud
trAltorous conspiracy, did then and there, unlAw-
fully malieioualy, and lraitorously, aud with Ia
tent 10 Kill and murder the said Abraham Lincoln,
discharge pistol then held In the hands of him,
the said Booth, the same being then loaded with
powder and leadeh ball, against and upon the
len posterior side Of the head Of the said AbrA-
ham Lincoln aud did thereby, then and there,
lnnict upon him, the said Abraham Lincoln, then
President OF the said United States, and Com.
mAnder- In CHIEF of the Army and Navy thereof,
= mortal wound, whereof SflsrwArds, 70 wit:
city Aforesaid, the kad Abraham Lncoln died
and thereby, then aud there, and In pursnAEee Of
said conspiracy the said defcpdants, and the said
John WILKES Booth, did uniavfully y, traliorously,
and mAliciously, aud with the intent 10 aid the
rebellion ~ aforesaid, kill And murder the raid
Abraham Lincoln, Prssidsnt ef the United States
~ Aforesaid.
And IN further prosecution Of the uulawfai and
traitorous conspiracy Aforesaid, and Of thu mur-
derona aud traltorous intent OF said conspiracy,
the said Edward spAngler, on said iSth day Of
April, A. D, 1854 al about the same hour of that
day, a. Aforesaid, In this said military depart
msnt, and the military liuss Aforesaid, did aid
aad Aaaist the said John Wilkes Booth 70 obtain
entrance TO the theatre, In which Abraham Lin
eoln was niuihg At the time be was Asaaulted and
shot, A. Afors3Aid, by John wilkes Booth, and
and obstrucln the door of tho box Of the theatre
40 A. TO hinder and prevent any assistance 10, or
rescue Of tho said Abraham Linooln against the
murderous assault OF the said John wilkes Booth.
aud did aid And abet him In making hts escape
amer the said Abraham Lincoln had been mur.
dered W manner aforesaid at' 1r $3.50 "a
Aud In further prosecution Of said unlawful,
murderoua and traitorous eOnspl raey aud In pnr-
suAnee thereof, aud with the inteni as Aforesaid,
the sad David T. Herold did, on tho night ol tho
lAth OF April, A. D. lsS5, within the military de.
partment and military lines aforesaid, aid, abet
aud assist the said John wilkes Booth in the
killing and murder Of the said Abraham Lincoln,
aud did then aud there aid and abet aud assist
him, the said John Wilkes Booth, ia attempting
to escape through the military lines Aforesaid,
sad did accompany and assist the said John
and escape from justice, after killing And nlur.
derlng said Abraham Lincoln as Aforesaid.
And In further prosecution u said unlawful
end ratorous conspiracy and Ofthe lnt ent th ere