The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-07-07
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FoERTH-MARY E. sURRATT

Findinq-Of the specification guilty,
except as to the receiving, entertaining,
harboring and concealing of Samuel Ar
mold and Michael O'Laughlin, and except
as to combining, confederating and CON
spring with Edward Spapgler; OF this
not guilty. OF the charge guilty, except
as TO combining, confederating and con-
spring with Edward Spanger; of this
not guilty. ~
.Ssntence-And the Commission does
therefore sentence her, the said Mary E
Surratt, to be hanged 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
Commission concurring therein.
And whereas, the President of the Uni
ted States has approved the foregoing
sentence in the following order, to-w't:
EXECUTIVE MANSION, J :" >, 1860.
The foregoing sentences i'll the casrs OF
David f. Harold, George A. Atzerodt
Lewis Payne, and Mary f. Sarratt are
hereby approved, and it is ordered that
the sentences in the cases of David L.
Harold, 6. A. Atzerodt, Lewis Payne and
Mary E.Sarratt be carried iuto execution
bv the proper military authority, under
the direction of the Secretary OF War. on
the 7th day of July, 1865, between the
bours of fen o'clock A. NJ and ten o'clock
=. II. of that dav.
[signed] ANDREW Johnson, ~
President.
Therefore, YOU are hereby commended
IN cause the foregoing sentences In the
cases of David f Harold, G A. Atzerodt
Lewis Payne, and Mary +. Surratt to be
duly executed i'm accordance with the
Presidents order.
Rv command of the President of The
United States.
GSicned1 L. ID. TOWNSEND.
Assistant Adjutant General.
In the remaining cases of O'Laugh'in
Snanpler. Arnold and Mudd the finding
and sentence are as follows;
FIFTH-MlcHAEL o'LAUGHLrN.
FTalin0-Of the specification guilty
except the words thereof as follows:
And in the further prosecution OF th'
conspiracy aforesaid and its murderon'
and reasonable purposes aforesaid, OIL
the night of the 18th and 18th OF April
A. ID. 1865, Il! Washington city, and with
in the military department. and miiltaIl
lines aforesaid. the said Michael OLaugh
lin did then and there lie in wait fol
Ulysses S. Grant, then 1t. General aale
Commander of the Armies of the lnltee
States, with intent then and there to XII
and murder the aforesaid Ulysses ;
Grant; of said words not guilty an'
except combining, contederating and con
spring with Edward Spangler; OF thu
not guilty. OF the charge guilty, exeeP
combining, confederating and conspirlIns
with Edward spangler; ofthiS not guilty
Sentence The Commission sentence
Michael O'Laughlin to be imprisoned o.
hard labor for life.
syTH-EDwARD SPANGLER.
F;udinq-Of tbs specification no
guilty, except as to the words: Inc sai'
Edward Spangler, on the said l4th da.
Of April, /, d. 1865, at about the SAM
hour of that day rs aforesaid withll
sa;d military department OF the miiitar!
lines aforesaid, did aid and aoet hin
imeaning John Wilkes Booth1 ID man
ING his escape after the SAID Aprausu
lincoln had been murdered in the man MAJ.
| ner aforesaid. end of these words gall'y
| OF tho charge not guilty, bnt g9li'y; ;S .
having feloniously and traitofousiy alu
ed and abetted John Wilkes BOOM |"