Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1865-05-20
T.SnI Of the Hyuydercrs of che
EpresiICnt.
WASHINGTON, MAY TO, 1865.
CHARGES AND SPECIFICATIONS AGAINST TIE
ALLEGED AssAssINs.

ALLEGED AssAssINs.
The following is copy of the charge and
snecifcation against David Z. Harold, George
A. Atzerott, Lewis Payne, Michael . O'Laugh-
lin. John II. Surratt, Edward Spangler, Sa.
mucl Arnold, Mary T. Surratt, and samuel
A. Mudd.
Charge For maliciously ,unlawftA!y and
traitorously, and in aid of the existing afhe
ed rebellion against the United states OF
Anerica, on or before the 9th day of March,
A. d. 1865, and on divers other days between
that @s5 end the 18th day OF April, A. ".
1865. combining, confcderating, and conspir-
ING topether w:t,, one JOHN IL Surratt, John
Wilkes Booth, jefferson Davis, George ID.
Sanders Beverly Tucker. Jacob Thompson, |
| William C. Cleary, Clement G. Clay, George |
Hsrper, George Young, and Others unknown,
within the Military Department OF Washing,
ton, and within the fortified and entrenched
lines thereof, to kill and murder Aoranam
Lincoln, late, an6 at the time OF the comDin-
ing, confeSerating, and conspiring, president
of the United States Of America, and Com
mander-in- Chief of the army and navy there |
of Andrew Johnson now President OF the
United States aforesaid, William H.Seward,
Secretary of State of the United States atore-
said, and Ulysses S. Grant, Lieutenant Gene
raj of the army of the United States aforesaid,
then in command of the armies OF the United
States, under the direction OF the SAID ADra-
| ham Lincoln, and in pursuance OF ana IN pro-
scouting said malicious, unlawful, and tral-
| torous conspiracy aforesaid, and IN ald OF
said rebellion, afterwards-to wit: on the
18th day of April, A. d. 1se5-within the
4 military department of Washington sfore-
said, and within the fortified and entrench-
ed lines of said military department, toge-
ther with the said JOHN Wilkes Booth and
John II. Surratt, mali:iously, unlawfully,
ana tratorously numbering the said Abra-
ham Lincoln, then President of the United
States, and Commander in Chief of the Army
and Navy of the United States, as aforesaid,
and maliciously, unlawfully, and traitorously
assaulting with intent to kill and murder,
the said Wm H. Seward, then Secretary of
State of the United States, as aforesaid and
lying in wait, with intent maliciously, un-
lawfully and traitorously to kill and murder
the said Andrew johnson, then being Vice
President of the United States, and the said
Ulysses S. Grant, then being Lieutenant
General, and in command of the armies OF
the United States, as aforesaid.
Specification 1. In this, that they, the said
David T. Harold, Edward Spanger, Lewis
Payne, John ii. Surratt, Michael OLaughlin,
Samuel Arnold, Mary E. Surratt, George A.
e Atzeroot, and Samuel 4. Mudd, melted and
, encouraged thereunto by Jefferson Davis,
George N. Sanders, Beverly Tucker, Jacob
: Thompson, William G. Cleary, Clement G.
l Clay, George Harper, George Young, and
I Others. unknown citizens fthe United States
t aforesaid, and who were engaged in armed
rebellion against the United States of Anne
'' RIGA within the limits thereof did, in aid OF
l. said armed rebellion on or before the 9th day
l. March, A. d. 1865, and on divers other days
or times between that day and the 18th day
, of april, A. D. 1865, combine, confederate
I and conspirc together, at Washington City
f within the military depal ,ment, and within
= the entrenched Notifications and military
I lines of the said United States, there combine
!, unlawfully, maliciously, and traitorously tt
i kill and murder Abraham Lincoln, then Pre-
~ sident of the United States aforesaid, an(
. Commander-inCh of the army and nav,
=. thereof, and unlawfully, maliciously, ant
, traitorously to kill and murder Andrew
# Johnson, then Vice President of the Unitet
| States, upon whom, on the death of the sale
= Abraham Lincoln after tho dth day o
q March, \. d. 1865, the office of President o
# the SAID United States, ana commander-in
,r chief of the ermy and navy thereof, woult
r devolve, and to unlawfully, maliciously, anC
# traitorously xii! and murder U. S. Grant
a then Lieutenant General, under the direction
a of said Abraham Lincoln, in command of th
armies of the United States aforesaid anC
n unlawtuliy, maliciously, and traitorousiy Il
kill and murder William III. Seward, ther
h Secretary of State of the United States afore
n said, whose duty it was by law, upon tn
Il death of said President and Vice Presidcn
of the United States aforesaid, to cause al
election FOR electors of President of the Unit
l. ed States. The Conspirators aforesaid de
signing or intending by the killing and mur
10 der of the said Abraham Lincoln and Andrew
/ Inh - Il
Seward as aforesaid, to deprive the army an,
# navy of the United States of a constitutions
n commander-in-c chief, and to deprive the ar
" mics of the United States of their Lawful
- commander, and to prevent lawful election
of President and Vice President of the Unit
ed States aforesaid; and by the means afore
4 said to aid and comfort the insurgents en-
gagged in armed rebellion against the sal,
Il United States as aforesaid, and the. eby t.
aid in the subversion and overthrow o
|. the said United States, and being so con,
n bincd, confederated, and conspiring togethe
n in the prosecution of said unlawful and trai
, .torous conspiracy on the night of the lat
~ day of April, a. ID. 1865, at the hour of abou
!, 10 o'clock and Is minutes p NJ, at Ford
If Theatre, on Tenth street. in the city of Wash
IT ington, and within the military department
a and military lines aforesaid. John Wilke
" Booth, one of the conspirators aforesaid, i
n pursuance of said unlawful and traitorou
d conspiracy, did then and there, unlawfully
" maliciously, and traitorously, and with in
. tent to kill and murder the said Abraham
Lincoln, discharge pistol then held in til
-. hands of him, the said Booth, the same bc
- ing then loaded with powGer and leade
ball, against and upon the left and posterio
Is side of the head of the said Abraham Lin
le coin, and did thereby then and there inlc
As upon him, the said Abraham Lincoln, the
o. President of the said United States, and con
81 mander-ln-chief of the army and navy there
of, mortal wound, whereof afterwards, +
?, wit, on the 18th day of April, A. ID. 1867
le at Washington city aforesaid, the said Abra
le ham Lincoln died; and thereby, then an
IN there, in pursuance of said conspiracy, tn
s. said defendants and the said John Wilke
s. Booth did, unlawfully, traitorously, an
H. maliciously, and with the intent to aid tn
J. rebellion aforesaid, kill the President of tn
% United States as aforesaid and further, i
lie prosecution of the unlawful, traitorous cor
u spiracy aforesaid, and of the murderous an
n tFaitorous intent of the said conspiracy, til
n said Edward SpaDSrl on tlra cold 1J.b 10