The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1865-07-13
Convictions and Sentences of the Con
sDiratorS,

ing Middle Div, Washington:
WHEREAS, BY the Military Commissfo,
appointed in paragraph No. 4, special or
ders No. 2ll, dated War Department, Ad
JutaH Generals office, May 9Th, '65, ant
of which Maj. Gen. David Hunter, Z. S
vols, is President, the sentence as herein
after stated, as follows:
1. David T.. Misunderstanding of th,
specification, guilty, except combining
confedefating and conspiring with Edward
Spangler, as to which part thereof, no
guilty; of the charge, guilty, except tn,
words of the charge that he "combined
corIfedefated and conspired with Edward
Spangler," as to which part of the charg,
not guilty.
! Sentence--And the Commission, there
fore, sentence MIN, the said David T.. Har
rold, to be hanged by the neck until he b
dead, at such time and place as the Presi
dent of the United States shall direct, two
thirds Of the members Of the Commission
/ concurring therein.
| 2. George A. Atzerodt-Finding of tn,
specifications, guilty; except combining
confederating and conspiring with Edward
! Spangler: of this, not guilty.
! fSentence.-And the Commission does
/ therefore, sentence him, the said George A,
/ Atzerodt, to be hung by the neck until Inc
, be dead, at such tirte andplace as the Pres.
! ident of the United States may direct, two.
thirds of the Commission concurring there.
! in. .....
3. Lewis Payne-Findir,g of the specifi.
cation, guilty; except combining, confed-
! Grating and conspiringwith Edward Span
gler; OF this, not guilty.
Sentence.-And the Commission does
| therefore, sentence him, the said Lewis
Payne, to be hung by the neck until he be
dead, at such time and place as the Presi-
dent of the United States may direct. two
thirds Of the members of the Commission
concurring therein. o
a. Mary i. Surratt-Findine of the spec
ification, guilty; except as to the receiving.
entertaining, harboring and concealing
Samuel Arnold and Michael OIaughlin.
and except as to combining, confederating
and consprnr with Edward Spangler; of
this. not guilty: of the charge guilty; ex-
cert as TO combining, confederatinr and
conspiring with Edward SpangleIT of this,
not guilty.
Santence.-And the Commission does,
therefore, sentence her, the said Mary f..
SSurratt, to be hung by the neck until she
be dead, at such time and place as the
President OF the United States shall direct.
two-thirds Of the members of the Commits
sion enncurring therein.
,,1 r-I,z
ted States has approved the foregoing sem
tences, with the following order, to-wit:
EXECUTTvE MANSION. July ), 1865.
The foregoing sentences, in the cases of
David +. Harold. George A. At2erodt,
LOWS Payne, and Mary T.. Surratt, are
hereby approved. and it is ordered that the
senteIicns in the cases Of David +. Uar-
rold, George a. Atzorodt, Lewis Payne.
and Mary T.. Surratt. be carried into exc
cution by the proper military authority,
under the direction Of the Secretary OF
War, on the 9TH lay of July, 1865, between
the hours of 10 o'clock a. m. and 2 o'clock
p. N. of that day.
(Signedl A~DRrw JOHNSON.
Therefore. Won ore hereby commanded
to cause the foregoing sentences. in the
eases OF David L. Harold. George A. At
zerodt, Lewis Payne, and Mary f. Surratt
to be duly executed in accordance with the
Presidents order.
Bv command Of the President of the
UnitCd States.
(Signed) r.. u. TOWNSEND.
Assistant Adjutant General.
In the remaining cases of O'LaurhIin
Spnngler, Arnold and Mudd, the findings
and sentences are as follows:
3. Michael OT,aughlin: Finding of the
specification guilty, except the words there
Of as follows: And in the further prosecu-
tion Of the conspiracy aforesaid, and the
murderous and reasonable purposes afOre-
said, in The nights of the 18th and 18th Of
! April, \. D. 1865, at Washington City, and
within the military department and the
military lines aforesaid, the said Michael
O'Laughlin did then and there lie in wait
! for Ulysses S. Grant, then Lieutenant Cen
! eral of the armies Of the United States
with intent then and there tokill and mur,
der said Ulysses S. Grant, of said words
not guilty. and except combining, confad
Grating and conspirng with Edward Span.
gler. OF those not guilty of the charge
guilty except combining, confederatine
and conspiring with Edward Spangler, o
this not guilty. .s... .
Sentence.-The Commission sentence.
Michael oLaughlin to be imprisoned a
hard labor for life. .a....... ...z-
". r.rwuru SpangIer: Finding of the spec
ifcation not guilty. except as to the words
The said Edward Spangler, on the sale
/ I4th day of April, A. ID. 1865, at about th'
same hour OF that day as aforesaid, within
said military department and the militar,
lines aforesaid, did aid and abet him
meaning John Wilkes Booth, in maxim.
his escape after the said Abraham Lincoll
had been murdered in the manner afore
said. OF the word. guilty; of the charg
not guilty, but guilty of feloniously an,
traitorously aiding and abetting Johl
Wilkes Booth in making his escape afte
having killed and murdered Abraham
? Lincoln, President of the United States.-
He, the said Edward Spangler, at the tim
of aiding and abetting as aforesaid, we
f knowing that said Abraham Lincoln, Pres
ident as aforesaid, had been murdered b
the said John Wilkes Booth as aforesaid
: and the Commission sentence Spangler I
be confined at hard labor for six years.
= 7. Samuel Arnold, of this specificatio
t guilty, except combining, confederatin
A and conspiring with Edward Spangler,
f this, not guilty; of the charges guilty, e1
A cept combining, confederating and consp
4 ring with Edward Spangler; of this NJ
: guilty. The Commission sentenced him
e Imprisonment at hard labor for life.
s. Samuel A. Mudd: OF the specificatio
guilty, except combining, confederatin