New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-05-16


Ulysses \. Grant, LicuenanGeneral OF the Armies Oh
the United States, and la command OF the armies OF
tho United Statcs; undor the direction OF tho SAID
Abraham Lincoln, and IN. pursuance OF ana IN PROSE
cutting said malicious awfll and traitorous CT 'lra
cy aforesaid and in aid vi said Rebellion afterNaId 10
Wit: Oh tho 18th day OF April 1865 within The Military
Department Of Washington aforesaid, and within tho
fortified and intrcnched lines Of said Military Depart
meBt, together with said John Wilkes Booth and John
H. SUritt, malicously unlawfuy ana tratorously
numbering the soid Abraham Lincoln then President OF
the United States, and CommaLder.in Chief Of the
Army and Navy Of the United States aforesaid. and
mal,Dusly uulawfny and trnitor0asy assaultng with
Intent Kin aud murder the said William H. Seward.
then Secretary Of State of the United States afore
said and lying in wait with intent. malic' usly,
unlawiully and traitorcisy TO kill and murder
the said Andrew johnson then being Vice
President of the United States. and the said Ulysses >.
Grant, then being Lieutenant General and In command
Of the armies Of the United States rs Aforesaid.
Hairod Edward spengler, Lewis Payne, John Il. Sur.
rat. Michael VLaughiD, Samuel Arnold, Mary f. Sur
raft, George 4. Azerodt and samuel A. Mud melted
and encouraged thcreun'o by Jefferson Davis, George
" Sanders beverley Tucker, Jacob Thompson William
{. Cleaiy. Clomen. G. Clay. George Harper. George
Young and others, unknown citizens OF the United
rebellion against the Uuited States of Aaerica. within
tie limits thereof did, in aid Of said armed rebellion, on
before tie sixth day Of March, A. D. leG5 and o..
divers other days and times between that day and the
afeent dag Of pril a. D. 1868 combine. confederate
and con spire together at Washington City within the
Military pepar'rent Of Wa binetoD, and within the
IHt.gncIcd fCft!icctlocs ana
United States, there being urlawlnly, lnaieiously
and treitorousy TO kill aud murder Abraham lincon
then President Of the ULcd States, Aforesaid.
and Commander Chief oftL army and navy thereof;
and unlawfnlly maiciously and Tai.orousy to kill and
murder Andrew johnson, thea Vice President or the
said United States upol whom Gu the death OF SAID
Abraham Liaco.n after The 4th day OF March, ~ ~
and Coamander.in Chief of the army and navy thereof
would dovoiyo aud unlagfnlly, msliciousy, ard
tIaitorouly Kill! end murder Ulysses = Grant, then
t..s apIu I
\ braham Lincoln in command of the armies Of the
United states afore aid; and unlaWIGiy hiGleIOusy
and traitoronsy TO XII end murder v VILLAIN ~
ard then Secretary State OF the United states Gore
said ghosc duty IL was by law upon the death OF SAID
President and Vice President Of tho United states
frGd. to cause an election to be held for L.ectors OF
President OF the United States the coDsprators aoIe
al designing and intending by the killing aT murder
81 tne said Abraham Lincoln. Andrew johnson, Ulysses
!. Grant aid William II. Seward 81 Aforesaid, 10 do
prye the army and navy Of the said United states TO
4, constitutional Commanderin-Ch.efn aud 10 deprive
the arnic of the un.tcd States OF their lawful com
ander. aud TO prevent lawful election OF PRESIDENT
sdd Vice President Of the United States ofcresad and
hy the aforesaid 10 aid aud comfort the lnsur-
gents engaged ia armed rebellion against the said
unred States as afOresad ana thereby AID Ia the SUB
version ana overthrow Of the Constitution ara laws OF
TIE United States and being so combined coned.
Grated ard consprng together In the prosecution Of
slid unlawful and trjtorous conspiracy on the algss oil
ten O'Clock and fifteen minutes p. M fords Thcster,
on renth.st in the city Of Washington, and within the
Military department anu military nAcs 1iOrtsili,
John Wkc Booth Of the conspigators aforesaid in
%. suance Of said unlawful and traitor rs conspiracy
did then and there uawiuy malicou.iy and traitor.
ousy, and with intent u Kill and mreor the sau Abra-
ham Line o,n discharge pistol then held In the hands
Of him the said Booth thc beig then loaded with
powder and eaden ball. against and upon the len and
Pcstegior shoe % the head o. tho ,"t Abraham
upon hin i'e said Abrahgn Lincoln, then
PRECEDENT Of the said Unired STATES. AID
Commander in-C lief OF the Army and Navy thereof
A afar.v a-1 IN
DAY Of April A. d.. 1865 at Washington City Aforesaid,
tn. said Abraham Lincoln died. and thereby thea anu
there and u pursuance OF sa9 'e ne; s1a ae
fully, tritOrously aud malicously with the intent %
aid the Rebellion aforesaid. Kill and murder the said
braham Lincoln President of the United Sta..s as
aforesaid and in further of the unlawful and
traitorous conspiracy aforesaid, and OF the mafdeOrs
and trsitorous intent Of said conspiracy the said Ed
ward Spangcr, the said 18th day of Aprl a. ~
lsG at about the sane hour of that day, as soresad
within said Military Department and the military
lines aforesaid, did aid aud assist the said Jonn
Wilks' Booth TO obtain entrance 10 the box IL Ia,
iaid theater in which the said Abraham Lincoln Wa
lifting the time he assaulted and shot as afore.
pdd. by John Wilkes Booth; aud also did then and
here aid said Booth in barring AID osrnctn5 the door
If the box Of said thea,er TO hinder and prevent
my assistance 10 rescue OF the said Abraham Lin-
,on against the murderous assault Of the said John
likes Booth. and did aid and abet him in making his
escape after the said Abraham Lincoln had been
murdered in the aforesaid; aad in further prose
cution Of said unlawful nurdcrcus and traitorous con-
as Aforesaid the said David Il. Harold did. on the
night of the lith Of April, A ID. lsG5. within the
Military Department and military lines aforesaid, aid
and abet and assist the said John Wke, Booth IN tie
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. aud did accompany anu |
ssist the said John Wilkes Booth in attempting to con
zeal himself and escape from Justice. after killing and
the said Abraham Lincoln. as aforcsad aud
in further prosecution Of said unlawful and traitorous
conspiracy and Of the intent thereof aforesaid ae
said Lewis Payne did, the same night OF the l4h OF
April a. ID. 1861 al. NJ the same hour OF 10; 10 O'Clock
H. at tho City Of Washington. and within the Mill
iary Department and the military lines aforesaid. an
lawfully and maleionsy make an assault upon
the said William II. Seward. Secretary Of State as
him. tho said William H. Seward, and the said Payne
lid then and there With large knife hcia In ais hand
inlawfuy traitor, usly and IN pursuance OF SAID con-
lex tho said William H. Seward. and dill thereby then
nd there and VITA the intent aforesaid, with said
Inife infct upon the face and thro, Of said William
b. Seward divers grievons wounds, aud the said
LOWS Payne, In further prosecution Of said con.
piracy, ut the same time aud place last afore-
aid Gid attempt with the knife Aforesaid and a
PISTOL held In his hand TO kill and murder Frederick
". Seward. Augustus IL. Seward, Emrick W. Hansel. |
md George L. Robinson. who were there striving TO
protect and rescue the said William II. Seward from
dor p the 'd Lsw rayn s: and S ha ,Isn and
lict upon the head Of said FREDERICK W. Seward and
pon the persons Of said Augustus II. Seward Emrick
n. Hnnsel. and George +. Robinson, dvcrs grieyoss
nd dangerous wounds with intent then and there 10
iii aud mnIder the said Frederick W. Seward. Au
ustus II. Seward Emrick W. Hansel and George 4.
johnson
And in further prosecution Of said conspiracy and
IA Iaitorous and murderous Designs tho said George
/. Atrerodt did, on the night Of the iith Of April,
/, D. 1865 and about the same hour Of the night atore
aid within the military department and The military
mes aforesaid lie in wait for Andrew johnson then
President Of the United States aforesaid with the
uent unawfully and maliciously to kill and murder
i'm, the said Andrew johnson.
Aud in the further prosecution OF the conspiracy
orcsad snd of its murderous and reasonabo purpose