The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1865-07-13

10 be hanged by the neck until she be
dead, at such time and place as the
President of the United States may di
rect, two thirds of the members Of the
Commission concurring therein.
And whereas, the President of tht
United States has approved the fore
going scntehces in the following order
to-wit
EXECUTIVE MANSION, J
a,... July 5th, 1865.
The foregoing sentences in tho cases
of David E. Harold, Geo, A. Atzerott
Lewis Payne and Marry II. Surratt
arc hereby approved, and it is ordered
that the sentences in the cases of Da.
vid e. Harold, Geo, A. Atzerott,
Lewis Payne, and Mary E, Surratt
be carriedinto execution by the proper
military authority, under the direc.
ton of the Secretary of War, on the
7th day of July, 1866, between the
hours of 10 o'clock, A. M. and 2 o'clock
P. NJ. Of that day,
[Signed] ANDREW JOHNSON,
.....,...... ....... President.
Therefore, you are hereby com
manded to cause the foregoing sen
tences, in the cases Of David E. Har.
rold, George A. Atzerott, Lewis Payne,
and Mary E. Suratt, to be duly exc.
cuted, in accordance with the Presi
dents order.
By command Of the President OF the
United States.
[Signcdl +. y. TOWNSEND, AA.G
In the remaining cases of o Laugh
ling, Spangler, Arnold and Mudd the
findings and sentences are as follows
5th, Michael O 0Laughlin, Finding;
OF the specification, guilty, except the
words thereof as follows; "And in tho
further prosecution OF tho conspiracy
aforesaid, and its murdcrous and trea.
sonable purposes, on the night of the
18th and 14th of April, A. D. 1865, at
Washington City, and within the mill
tary department and military lines
aforesaid, the said Michael O'Laugh.
lin did then and there lie in wait for
Ulysses S. Grant, the Lieutenant Gen
eral and Commander of the armies OF
the United States, with intent then
and there to kill and murder the said
Ulysses S. Grant"
Of said words not guilty, and except
combining, confederating and conspi.
ring with Edward Spangler, of this
not guilty. Of the charge guilty, ex-
cept combining, confederating and con
spriring with Edward Spangler; Of
this not guilty. Sentence: And the
Commission sentences Michael O.
Laugh!in to be imprisoned at hard la
Dor for life.
9th. Edward Spanglcr Finding
Of the specification, not guilty, except
as to the words: Said Edward Spang-
ler, on said l4th day of April, 1865,
at or about the same hour of thst day,
as aforesaid, within said Military De-
partment and the military lines afore-
said, did aid and abet him, meaning
John Wilkes Booth, in making his
escape after said Abraham Lincoln
had been murdered in the manner
aforesaid; and of the words guilty
Of the charge, not guilty, but guilty
Of having teloniously and traitorously
aided and abctted j. Wilkes Booth in
making his escape after having killed
and murdered Abraham Lincoln, Pres
ident of the United States he, The
said Edward Spangler, at the time OF
aiding and abetting as aforesaid, well
knowing that said Abraham Lincoln
President as aforesaid, had been mur.
dcrcd by the said John Wilkes Booth
as aforesaid. The Commission sen
tehcc SpangIcr TO be confined at hard
labor for six years.
7th. Samuel Arnold. Of tho spcci.
Ilcation, guilty, except combining, con
federating and ronspiring with Ed
ward Spanglcr; of this, not guilty
OF the charge, guilty, except combi'
ming, confedcrating and conspiring
with Edward Spangler; Of this, no.
guilty. The Commission sentence
him to be imprisoned at hard ldbol
for llfo. .rn
9Th. Samuel A. Mudd. Ul the spec
ificatioh guilty, except combining, con
fedcrating, & cohspiring with Edwart
Spangler; of this not guilty; and OK
cept receiving, entertaining and har
boring and concealng said Lewi
Payne, Mrs. III. Surratt, Michael o.
l.aughlin, Geo. A. Atzerott, Mary L
Surratt and Samuel Arnold of this no
guilty. OF the charge, except combi
ming, confedcrating and censpirinI
with Edward Spangler; of this no
guilty. The Commission sentence DR.
Mudd to be imprisoned at hard labo
for life. .-. ....
The Presidents order in these ease.
is as follows
1t is further ordered that the prison
ors: Samuel Arnold, Samuel \. Nude
Edward Spangler, and Michael O
Laughlin be confined at hard labor i
tne fenltehtlary NJ AlDany, N. l., uu
ring the period designated in their re
spective sentences.
[Signed] ANDREW JOHNSON,
? "a a ... ..... President.
The Commercials Washington spc
cial says the sentences wero read I
the conspirators to-day, Payne too
it coolly, and asked for Baptistmir
istor. Atserott wao deeply affected
and cried bitterly, asking for Lutht
ran minister Harold displayed cor
siderable fortitudo, and only asked ft
an interview with his family. MrS. SUI
ratt was collected, and asked fc
Father Walter to attend her last me
, ments.