The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1865-07-14

He, Ne saia Advasd epangier, 1t the time Of
aiding md abeetag - Aforesaid, well knowing
that aid Abraham Lincoln, President as afore.
said, had been murdered by the said John
Wilkes Both. % Aforesaid.
Tho O0mmission sentenced Spangler to be
con6ns1 ct hard labor for six years.
SxvxsTH-samuel Arnold.
0the specifications guilty, except combin-
Ing, confederating and conspiring with Edward
Spangler. Of this not guilty.
The Commission sentenced him to imprison-
ment at hard labor for life.
EIoHTH-Sampel A. Mudd, of the specifca
ton guilty, except combining. confederating
and conspiring with Edward Spangler, of this
not guilty; and excepting. receiving, an en-
Lewis Paine, Jacob Surrett, Michael OLaugh
lin, Geo. A. Atzerodt Mary Z. Surratt, and
Samuel Arnold. Of this not guilty.
Of the charge, except combining, confeder-
ating and conspiring with Edward Span Ter;
OF this, not guilty.
The Commission sentences DR.. Mudd to be
imprisoned at hard labor for life.
The Presidents order in these cases is as
follows
EXECUTIVE ORDER.
1t is further ordered that the prisoners. Sam
uel Arnold, Samuel A. Mudd, Edward Spang-
Ter and Michael OLaughlin be confined at
hard labor In the penitentiary at Albany, New
York during the period designated in their re.
spective sentences.
(signed) ANDREW JOHNSON,
President.
Thrilling Details OF the Execution Of
the Conspira,Ors.
WASHINGTON, July THE last tragic
chapter of the great conspiracy, to assas-
sinate the President and Cabinet is fin
ished.
To-day at half past 10 O'Clock within
the penitentiary walls where they were
tried and convicted, Lewis Payne, Powell,
Mary E. Surratt, David Harold and Geo.
A. Atzerodt were hung by the neck until
they were dead, in execution of the SEN
tence of the military commission duly ap-
proved by the President for the crime of
conspiracy, and treason, and murder.
The painful scene was unattended by
other extraordinary accidents or incidents,
and was conducted in the most solemn
and quiet manner. At noon yesterday the
condemned were notified of the sentence
of death, and from that time their friends
and spiritual advisers were in their pres
ence. During the afternoon the condemn
ed men were removed from the upper row
and placed on the ground floor of the cells.
Their companions in crime, Mudd, Span
gler, OLaughlin, and Arnold, remained
on the third tier of cells, unaware of the
sentence of their fellow prisoners or Of
their own. Mrs. Surratt was kept in her
old cell, attended by her daughter, Miss
Anna Surratt and two Catholic Clergy
men of the city. During the night she
was very much oppressed and suffered
from pain caused by nervous prostration.
A good deal of her time was spent in re.
ligious exercises, and she did not there.
fore sleep any. Aside from her daughter,
one or two friends were allowed to her,
but each time in the presence of an officer.
During the night Mrs. Surratt oonversed
freely with the Catholic Priests ON the
crime for which she was convicted claim
ingl all the time it was understood that
she was innocent of any completely in the
assassination of President Lincoln. Break
fast was served to her at the usual hour,
this A. NJ, but she declined to eat any
thing. Miss Anna Surratt, who visited
the Presidents house this A. NJ, returned
to her mothers cell and remained with
her to quarter before when she took
last farewell in q most sgonized state of
mind.
Payne spent the night and morning in
company with the Rev. DR.. Gillette, Bap.
fist minister, with whom he held free con-
verse, except for three hours, when he
slept. He very freely conversed With DR..
Gillette on religious topics during the A.
NJ, sitting erect az he did at the court
room. From bis conversation it appears
that he was raised religious, and belonged
to the Baptist church until after the break
ing out of the rebellion. he appeared to
be sincerely repentant, and in his cell shed
tears freely. He gave his advisers several
commissions of private character, and
stated that he was willing to meet his
God, asking all men to forgive, and for
giving all who had done aught against
him. Col. Doster, his counsel, also took
leave of him during the A. NJ, rs well as
with Atzerodt. Payne ate his breakfast
as usual. No friends or relatives appear
ed to see him. During conversation with
Payne he said that he was doing right in
attempting to kill Secretary Seward, as be
claimed to still be a confederate soldier
aside from that, he added that he believed
it would give peace to the South. He
thinks now it was all wrong, and blames
the rebel leaders for his death, though he
did not fear tn die. Several times he
expressed his thanks for the kindness which
he had received from officers while in
prison. He stated that he was led into
the conspiracy by Booth and John Sur
raft.
Harold was visited by an Episcopal
minister this noon, but he did not stay
long. Five of his sisters spent most all of
the day with him, his mother, and two
other sisters being too i'll to visit him.
Atzerodt, during all of last night and
to-day seemed to be in very great fear.
He was nervous, excited, and declared
that he was not afraid to die; that he was
not prepared. Two ministers attended
him, but he did not appear to be relgi-
ously comforted. Atzerodt stated to