The Cleveland leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1865-1865, 1865-07-07

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The following important order has just
been issued:
srl WAR DEPARTMENT,
I#. ADJUrANT-GKNERAL's OFFICE,
WASHINGTON, july 5, 1865.
To Mejor- General W. S. Hancock, COM
aaaasdi1g the Middle Military Division Of
Washington:
WHEREAS, By the military commission
appointed in paragraph No. 4, Special
Orders, No. 81 dated War Department,
Adiut4nt-G Generals Office, May 6, 1865,
and of which Major General David
Hunter is President, the following persons
were tried and sentenced as hereinafter
stats1, IS follows: 1E "
First, David T. Harold. Finding. Of the
Specifications, guilty, except combining,
confederating, and cJnspiring with Edward
Spangler, as to which psrt thereof, not
guilty. OF charge guilty, except the words
of charge that he combined, confederated,
and conspired with Edward Spsngler, as to
which part OF charge not guilty. Sentence.
And the commission thereof sentence him.
David H. Harold to be hanged by the neck
until he be dead, at such time and place as
the President of the United States shall di-
rect-two-thirds of the members of the
Commission conc urring therein.
Second, George a. Atzerott. Finding. u
specifications, guilty, except combing, con
federating and cOnspiring with Edward
Spsngler-of this not guilty. And the
Cornnaissie- S~e~ GLo-~fo-> ---.S--o7 HiAni
the said George A. Atzerott, TO be hanged
by the neck until he be dead, at such time
and place as the President of the nited
States shall direct; two thirds of the mem
bers of the Commission oncurring therein.
Third, Lewis Payne. Finding. Ofspecih-
cations, guilty, except combining conIeder-
stinR and eonspiring wi b Edward span
gier2of this not guilty; and the Commission
does therefore sentence him, the said Lewis
Psyne, TO be hung until he bedesd, st such
time and place as the President of the
limited Ststes shall direct; two-thirds OF
the members Of the Commission concurring
therein. ..s 49, =,
Fourth Mary E. Surratt. Finding. OF
SPECIFICATION, guilty, except as 70 receiving
entertaining harboring and conceallng
Samuel Arnold and Michsel O'Lsughlin,
and except as to combining, coDtederaiiDg
and conspiring with EDWARD Spsngler
And the Committee does therefore sentence
the said Mary Z. Surrstt to be hanged by
the mech, until she be dead, at such time
and place as the President Of the United
States may direct, two-thirds of the mem
bers of the Committee concurring therein
And WHEREAS the President OF the
United States has approved of the fore
going sentences in the following order tC
wit:
40 EXECUTIVE MANSION, July D.
The foregoing sentences in the cases 0
David L. Harold, George A. Atzerott
Lewis Payne and Mary E. Surratt, ar
hereby approved, and it is ordered that tn,
sentences in the cases of David Z. Harold
George A. Aizerott, Lewis Payne anC
MARY E. Surratt be carried into effect by
the nroper military authorities, under tn
direction of the Secretary of War, on tn
7th day of July, 1865, between the hours Q
ten o'clock, A. n. and two o'clock P. NJ G
that day ''t
(Sig1eO ANDREW JoHEsoN,
President.
You are hSreby commanded to caus
tho foregoing sentences IN cases of Davi'
e. Harold, George A. Atzero!t, Lswl
Payne and Mary E, Surratt 10 be duly eZ
ecuted in accordance with the Presldenti
order. .7a-s E.7r
By command, of the President of th
United States.
iISIoned1 E. D. TOWNSEND,
Assist. Adjt General.
In the remaining cases of OLsughlil
Spsneler, Arnold and Audd, the finding
and sentences are as follows:
/ II DfT .pnrhlfn EiunInu
Of the specification, guilty, except II
words thereof IS follows: " and In the fu
ther prosecution of the conspiracy afor
said, and its murderous and tressonsb
purposes aforesaid, on the nights of Il
18Th and l4th Of April A. D. ls6
AZ Washington City, and within the mi
ktarydebartnent and military lines sforessi
said Michael OLaughlin did then al
there lie in wait for Ulysses s. Grant, th'
Lieutenant General and Commander of t.
Armies of the United States, with intel
then and there, to kill and murder 8
aforesaid Ulysses s. Grant" of said Wor
not guilty; and, except combining, co
federatipg and conspiring with Edws
Suangler: of this not guilty, except col
binin9, confederating and conspirlng WI
Edward Spangler; of this not guilty.
Sentence - The Commission senten
Michael O'LAughlin to be imprisoned
hard labor for lie.
Sixth. Edward Spangler. Finding.
specification not guilty, except as to
following: gSaid Edward SpsIgler on
| said I4th day Of April, A. D., 1855,
about the same hour of that day as afo
said, within said military department q
military lines sforeGaid, did aid and 8
/ him, meaning J.. Wilkes Booth, IN maxi
7 his escape after said Abrsharn Lincoln b
been murdered, and in the manner afO
said :" guilty Of having felsniously 5
trAitoro0sly aided and abstted j. Vii
s Booth in making his escape, after hsV
murdered Abraham Lincoln, President
/ the United States, said Edward Spane
at the tins of aiding and Abetting, IS afc
a said, we'll knowing that said Abraham L
! coin, President As aforesaid, had b
X murdered by said J. Wilkes Booth,
: aforesaid. The Committee ssnten
4 Spangler to be confined at hard laber
I. az years.