The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1865-05-25


insOn, who werc then striving TO pro
tect and rescue tho said William II
Seward from murder by the said Lewis
Payne, and did then and there, with
said knife and pistol held in his hands
inflict upon the head Of said Fredericl;
W. Seward, and upon the persons Of
said Augustus II. Seward. Enrick W
Hausel and George +. Robinson di.
vers grieyous and dangerous wounds.
with intent then and there to kill and
murder the said Frederick w. Seward.
Augustus II. Seward, Enrick ". Hen.
sci and George F. Robinson.
And in further prosecution of said
conspiracy and its traitorous and mur.
dcrous designs, the said George A. At.
zcroth did, on the night of the 14th OF
April, A. d. 1868, and about the same
hour Of the night aforesaid. within the
military department and military lines
aforesaid, lie in wait for Andrew John.
son, then Vice President Of tho United
States, aforesaid with the intent un
lawfully and maliciorsly 10 kill him,
the said Andrew Johnson.
And in the further prosecution Of
the conspiracy aforesaid, and Of It's
murderous and reasonable purpose
aforesaid, on the nights Of April l3
and II, 1865, at Washington City. and
within the military department and
military lines aforesaid the said Nj
chacl O1aughiip did then and there
lie in wait for Ulysses S. Grant, then
Lieutenant General aud Commander
of the armies Of the United States, as
afol osaid, with the intent then and
there to kill and mGrdcr TIC said Uly-
ses S. Grant.
And in the further prosecution of
said conspiracy, the said Samuel Ar.
mold did, within the military depart.
ment and military lines aforesaid. on
or before March q, A. D.. 1865. and on
divers other days and times between
that day and April Is, A. D. 1865,
combine, comspirc with and aid, coun.
sci, abet. comfort. and support the said
John Wilkes Booth, Lewis Payne,
George a. Atzeroth, Michael U Laugh
lin, and their confoder,tes in said un.
lawful, murdcrous and traitorous CON
spiracy, and in the execution thereof
as aforesaid :
And in further prosecution of the said
conspiracy, Mary Il. Sturratt did, at
Washington City, and within the mill,
tary department and the military lines
aforesaid, on or before the 9Th day Of
March, A. D. 1868. and divers other
days and times between that day and
the goth day of April, 1865, receive,
entertain, harbor and conceal, aid and
assist the said John Wilkes Booth, Da-
vid e. Harold, Lewis Payne, John II.
Surratt, Michael O'Laughlin, George
A. Atzcroth, Samuel Arnold and their
confederates, with knowledge of the
murdcrous and traitorous conspiracy
aforesaid, and with intent to aid, abct,
and assist them in the execution there
of; and in escaping from justice after
the murder of said Abraham Lincoln,
as aforesaid and, in further prosccu-
tion of said conspiracy the said Sam
ucl A. Mudd did, at Washington City,
and within the military department
and military lines, aforesaid, on or
before the 9th day of March, A. D.,
1865, and on divers other days and
times between that day and the goth
day of A. D., 1865, advise, encourage,
receive, entertain, harbor and conceal
aid and assist the said John Wilkes
Booth, David Il. Harold, Lewis
Payne, John II. Surratt, Michael o.
LaughIin, George A. Atzeroth, Mary
E. Surratt and Samuel Arnold, and
then, with knowledge Of the murder,
GUS and traitorous conspiracy aforesaid,
and with the intent TO aid. abct and
assist them in the execution thereof
and escaping from justice after the
murder Of the said Abraham Lincoln,
in pursuance OF said conspiracy, inI
manner aforesaid.
BY order of the President of thcI
United States. ]. HOLT,
Judge Advocate General.