The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1865-07-12
Sentence and Death Of the Conspirators

The following important orier las just
Issued;
WAR DEPARTMENT. ADJCrANT
GENERALS OFFICE.
WASHINGTON. July 5th. I,65.
To Mai. Gen. " : Hancock. commanding
Middle Military Department. Washing
ton. ID. 4.
Whereas. BN t1e military commission ap-
pointed in para raph ~. g. special cr,irr~
No. 2ll dated Nar department. Adlutanl
. Generals office Nav 18th. l~G5 Of which
MAJ teen. David Hunter. 4. - 3. = Pre-
i1e;,t- the following persons were tried and
sentenced IL hereinafter stated. a. iol-
lows:
First David F. Harold. Finding of the
specification. guilty. except combining. con
lrdertIug and conspring with Edward
~pan-,er. - 10 which part thereof not
guilty OBJ the charge. guilty, except of
ite words pr the charge that he combined.
''niedvrlicd and cOl-pirci with Edward
~iAu-ler; az io which part %; tie charge
Hof guilty.
Sentence And the commission does
therefore sentence him. the said David J..
Harold, to te hanged by the neck till he be
dead at sach time and place Is the fresi-
dent az the United states shall direct. two
thirds Of the members oi the comm sion
concuning therein.
Second George \. AtzerOt Finding OF
the specification, guilty, except combining
cOnieterating ami cOuspiring with Edward
1 Spanger. OF this. not guilty
Sentence - And the Commission does
/ therefore sentence him. the said George a
AtZerot, 10 be- hanged 10y the neck until he
be dead, at such time and place as the Pres
+ Inent Of the United states shall direct two
/ thirds OF the members ot the Commission
concurring therein.
Third Lewis Payne Finding OF the
specification. guilty except combining. con-
iederating and couspiring with Edward
T Spamgler; OF this not guilty OF the
charge, guilty. except combining conlede-
rating AMI con,pirlng wilh Edward Span
gler; of this. NOT guilty.
.>enteHce- And the Commission does
therefore sentence him the said Lewis
I Payne to be- hanged until bee be- dead at
such time ANA place a. the President OF the
United states shall direct, twO-thirdS of the
members OF lbr Commission concurring
therein.
Fourth Mary f. Surrait. Finding of
! the specification. guilty. except as tO the
receiving. hdrhoring and cOnceu.ine samuel
Arnold aud Michael OIaughlu and except
rs To combining. couiederating and cOnspi-
RING With i-dw4ld Spangler; oi this not
guilty. ol the charges, guilty. except a
10 combining. cOnitderaiing and consw-
ring with Edward opangler: of this not
guilty.
Sentence And the Commission does
therefore sentence her the sand Mary +.
80 f.r- %. B.
he dead at such time aud place a. the
President Of the United states shall direct.
twO-thris OF the members of the Commis.
sion cOncurring therein
AMI rtereaS. The President Of the Uni
ted states has approved the foregoing SEN
tences n the following order. tO-Sit:
EXrcrm,E MANSION, July 5 1866
The foregoing sentences in the eases OF
David f. Harold, Geo. A. AtzerOi. Lewis
Payne. and Mary T. Surratt. are hereby ap-
proved, ami ii IL ordered that the sentences
be carried INTO execution by the proper mi
itary authorities, under the direction of The
Secretary OF War. on the seventh dav o
July, 1868. between the hours Of 10 O'Clock
A. NJ, and o'clock P n. of that daV.
Sisuci, A JOHNSON. President
Therefore, You are hereby commanded
10 canse the foregoing sentences. I'm the "a
Ses OF David t. Harold. Geo. \. Atzcrot
Lewis Payne and Mary +. Surratt. 10 b,
duly executed in accord.tnc" with the Pres
ideuts order.
BY command OF the President OF the Uni
ted States
lSigne'D +. D. TOWNSEND.
Assistant Adlutant General.
In the remaining cases of OLaughliu
Spangler Arnold and Mudd. the finding
aud sentences are as follows:
Fifth Michael OIaughlin. Finding ID
the specification, guilty, except the word
thereof as follows:
j And in the further prosecution of th
j conspiracy aforesaid. and It's murlerOus an,
reasonable purposes aforesaid, Oh IN
] night OF the 18th and l4th OF April. A. d
P l>6j, al Washington city, and Within th
military department and military line
! aforesaid. the said Michael OIaughlin did
then and there, lie in wait for Ulysses ;
/ Grant. then Lieutenant General aud com
mandcr of the armies Of the United States
With intent then and there to kill and nun
1 der the said L. >. Grant: Of said word
5 not guilty, and except combining. comfeGC
D rating and conspiring with Edward span
) gler; of this not guilty. Of the charg,
r guilty, except combining, cOnfederating an
! cOnspiring with Edward ~pangler: of hi
' not guilty.
} Sentence The commission sentence VI
chHl O'Laughiin to be imprisoned at har
p labor for life.
Q Sixth Edward Spansler Finding ,
j the specification, not guilty, except a. {
i words: The said Edward Spangler, on sal
u llth day OF April, A. D. l,6j, at about th
r. same hour OF that day as aforesaid with
q said military department and the militar
Q lines Aforesaid, did aid and abet bin
: (meaning John Wilkes Booth in maxim
o his escape after the said Abraham LincOl
j had been murdered In the manner afOr,
q said and of these words guilty. OF III
=. charge, not guilty; but guilty of "hayin
d ielOulOusly and lraitOrOusly aided and abe
,- ted John Wilkes Booth in making his e
s. cape after having killed and murdered Abr,
ham Lincoln President of the Unite
i States: be, the said Edward Spangler
l. the time OF aiding and abettng aiOresai'
/ well knowing that The said Abraham Liz
n coin, President a. aforesaid. had been Inu
i dered by the said JnO. Wilkes Booth,
p aforesaid
The Commission sentenced Spangler :
K be confined to hard labor for six mouths
Seventh-Samuel Arnold. OF the spec
" ficatiOns. guilty; except combining. co
lederating and conspiring with kdwa
Of Spangler: of this not guilty. OF Il
m charge. guilty. except combining. cOHted
rating and cOnspring with Edward spa
r rler: OF this not guilty.
Rs The Commission sentenced him u ha
-, labor iOr life.
lt Eighth-Samuel \. Mudd.-Oi the spt
iacalion, guilty, except combining. conie
lv Grating AMI cOnsp.ring with Edward spa
il gler: OF this not guilty. and excepting 2
IA ceisiug and entertaining and harbOrng J.
u concealiug said Lewis Payne. JnO. ". ~
ii ratt. Michael OLaughln. Geo. !. Atzer,
Or Mary T.. Surratt and samuel Arnold: OF u
to not guilty.
p, The Commission sentenced DR.. Audd
Ice imprisoned at hard labor Tor life.
Tie Presidents order IN these cases i
sc follows:
ch 1t is further ordered that the pris0ne
lie samuel Arnold. samuel A Mudd Edwa
p Spangler and AicLe. OLaushlin. De GO
re- fined al hard labor in the Peniteutiary
a Albany. y. y. during the period desigi
~ ted in their respective sentences.
m ssisaed.) a JOHNSON, President