Daily national Republican., 1865-07-07

.- ... THE ROPE. .s. L.
Tho rope with which, they were hanged was
furnished from Tho Navy yard, and was one and
a-half inchestn clrcu inference, aud composed Of
twenty strands. 1t is to be hoped that Its effect
upon treason will bo most salutary.
NAMES OF THE EIKcUTIoHERs.
The parties who performed the duty Of drop
ping the platform from which the assassins
swung were wN CoxwRLL, DANIEL sHoUPB,
GRor Y. TAYLOR and JOSEPH HAzTHrT, priNates
of company p, 18th regiment Of tho LIST Corps Of
Veterans. r-....- r,-,
THE INDICTMENT AND CHARGES AGAINST THE
sTATB coNsPIRAToRs. ... '
The following is a copy Of the indictment
on which tho assassins who conspired against
the lives Of President Lincoln, Vice President
johnson, Secretary Seward, and others, were
tried
rHR CHARGES AND SPECIFICATIONS.
The following are the charges and specifca-
tions against David T. Herold, George A. Atze-
rodt, Lewis Payne, Michael o O'Laughlin, John II.
surratt, Edward spangler, samuel Arnold, Mary
L. Surratt, and Samuel A. Mudd!s ...
Charge l.-For maliciously, unlawfully, and
traitorously, and In aid Of the existing armed re-
bellion against the United States OF America, on
or before the 9Th day Of March, 1888, combining,
confcderating, and conspiring, together with one
John II. Surratt, John Wilkes Booth, Jefferson
Davis. George n Sanders, Beverly Tucker, Jacob
| Thompson, William G. Cleary, Clement g. Clay,
Geo. Harper, George Young, and others unknown,
to kill and murder, within the military department
Of Washington, and within the fortified and in
trenched lines thereof, Abraham Lincoln, late, and
| at the tmo Of said combining, confederattng, and
conspiring, President Of the United States Of
| America, and commander in -ohief Of the army
| and navy thereof; Andrew johnson, then Vice
President Of the United States aforesaid william
H. Seward, Secretary of State Of the United Statos
"A T. Iaui N q N
| eral Of the army Of the United Statos aforesaid,
| thon In command of the armies Of the United
| States under tho direction OF tho said Abraham
| Lincoln, aud In pursuance OF and In prosecuting
| said malicious, unlawful, and traitorous conspir-
Acy aforesaid and In aid OF said rebellion after
wards, to wit: On the l4th day Of February, A.
ID. 1864, within the Military Department OF Wash.
ington aforesaid, and within the fortined and
ontrenched lines OF the said military department.
| together with said John Wilkes Booth and John
| Surratt, maliciously, unlawfully, and traitor
| ously assaulted, with intent to kill and murder
| the said William II. Seward, then Secretary OF
State Of the United States as aforesaid and lying
In wait with intent maliciously, unlawfully, and
| traitorously to kill and murder the said Andrew
Johnson, then being Vice President of the United
States, and t!.e said Ulysses S. Grant then being
Lieutenant General, and in command Of the armies
| of the United States as Aforesaid.
| Specification lin this that they, the said
| David L. Herold, Edward Spangler, LAWS Payne,
John surratt, Michael o'Laughlin, Samuel Ar:
| mold, Mary \. Surratt, George A. Atrerodt, and
| Samuel A. Mudd, melted and encouraged there
| unto by jefferson Davis George N. Sanders,
| Beverly Tucker, Jacob Thompson, William q.
Cleary, Clement G. Clay, George Harper, George
| Yong, and others, unknown, citizens OF the uni.
| tod States aforesaid, and who were then engaged
| in armed rebellion against the United States OF
America within the limits thereof, did, In aid OF
said armed rebellion, on or before the sixth day
OF March, A. D. 1868, and In divers days and
times between that day and the 10th day OF April,
A. D.. combine, confederate, and conspire to-
gethor at Washington city, within tho military
| department at Washington, aud within the en-
| trenched fortifcations and military lines OF the
| said United States there being, unlawfully and
maliciously, aud traitorously, to kill Abraham
Lincoln then President Of the United States afore-
| said, and Commander in Chief Of the Army and
| Navy thereof; and uulawfuly, maliciouhly, and
| traitorously to kill and murder Andrew Johnson,
| then Vice President Of the said United States,
up0n whom, on the death Of said Abraham Lin
coin, after the 4th day OF March, A.. ID. 1865, the
| Office Of President Of the said United States and
| Commander in Chief Of the army and navy
| thereof, would devolve, and to unlawfully, ma.
| lciously, and traitorously kill and murder
Ulysses s. Grant, then Lieutenant General, snd
| under the direction Of the said Abraham Lincoln,
| in command Of the armies Of the United States
| aforesaid; and unlawfully, maliciously, aud
| traitorously to kill aud murder William II.
| Seward, then Secretary OF State Of the United
| States aforesaid, whose duty 1t was by law upon
the death OF said President and Vice President OF
the United States aforesaid, to cause an election
to be held for electors Of President Of the United
States and the conspiratOrs aforesaid, designing
| and intending, by the killing and murder OF tho
said Abraham Lincoln, Andrew johnson, Ulysses
| S. Grant, and Willia,i H. Seward, as aforesaid,
| to deprive the army and navy OF the said
| United States Of Constitutional Commander
in Chief, and to deprive the armies Of the United
States of their lawful Commander; and to pre-
vent lawful election Of President and Vice Pros
ident Of the United States Aforesaid, and thereby
the means aforesaid to aid and comfort the in
surgents, engaged In armed rebellion against the
| IT.,tt Ct.N. ..s,A 10
aid In the subversion and overthrow Of the Con-
stitutiOn and laws Of the said United Statos,
| and being combined, confederatod, and con-
| spring together In the prosecution OF said
unlawful and traitOrOuB conspiracy, on the
| night Of the fourteenth day OF April A. ID.
1868, at the hour OF about ten o'clock and fifteen
minutes p. m, at FOrd's Theatre, on Tenth
street, in the city Of Washington, and within the
| military department and military limos aforesaid
John wilkes Booth, one OF the conspirators
| Aforesaid, In pursuance OF said unlawful and
raitorous conspiracy, did, then and there, unlaw-
fully, maliciously and traitorously, and with in-
| tent to 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 leaden ball, against and upon the
left posterior side Of the head Of the said Abra
| ham Lincoln; and did thereby, then and there,
| inhct upon him, the said Abraham Lincoln, then
President Of the said United StLtes, and Com
mandcr- in Chief OF tho Army and Navy thereof
II mortal wound, whereof afterwards, to wit :
on the 18th day Of April, A. D. 1881, at Washington
city Aforesaid, the said Abraham Lincoln died ;
and thereby, then and there, and In pursuance OF
said conspiracy the said defendants, aud tho said
John Wilkes Booth, did unlawfully, traitorously
aud malicously, and with the intent to aid the
rebellion as aforesaid, kill and murder the said
Abraham Lincoln, President Of the United States
~ aforesaid.
And in further prosecution OF the unlawful and
trRtorous conspiracy aforesaid and Of the mur-
derous and traitorOus intent Of said conspiracy,
the said Edward Spanger, on said lith day Of
April, A. ID. 1865, at about the same hour OF that
day, Rs aforesaid, In this said military depart
ment, aud tho military lines aforesaid, did aid
and assist the said John Wilkes Booth TO obtain
| outrance to the theatre, In which Abraham Linz
coin was sitting ut the time he was assaulted aud
| shot, rs aforesaid, by John wilkes Booth, and
aud Obstrucing the door Of the box Of the theatre,
IN to hinder and prevent any assistance to, or
rescue OF the said Abraham Lincoln against the
murderOus assault Of the said John Wilkes Booth,
and did aid and abct him In making his escape
after the said Abraham Lincoln had been muir
dered in manner aforesaid.
And In further prosecution OF said unlawful,
murderOus and traitOrOus cons spiracy, and In puT-
suance thereof, and with the intent rs aforesaid,
the said David L. lerold did, on the night Of the
l4th Of April, A. D.. 1860 within the military de-
parmont and mi litary lines aforesaid, aid, abet,
| and assist tho said John Wilkes Booth in the
killing and murder Of the said Abraham Lincoln,
and did then and there aid and abet and assist
him, the said John Wilkes Booth, In attempting
to escape through the military lines aforesaid,
and did accompany and assist the said John
Wilkes Booth in attempting to conceal himself
aud escape from justice, after killing and muir
dering said Abraham Lincoln rs Aforesaid
And In further prosecution OF said unlawful
tor nE In ianI