Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1865-07-14
Verdict, Sentence and Execu-
ton of the Assassins.
WAR DEPARTMENT, :
diutan Gpnorai's OMca


ton Of the Assassins.
.+ase r. a WAR DEPARTMENT, )
soda Il Adjutant Generals Office, )
115 Washington, d. G, July 6. J
TO Maj. Gen. w. s. Hancock, U. s. Vols.
commanding Middle Military Division
Washington, D. g.
Whereas, by the Military Commission
appointed in Paragraph Four, Special Or
ders No. 2l1, dated War Department
Adjutant Generals Office. May 6, 1865
and of which Maj. Gen. David Hunter
U. s. Vols, is President, the following
persons were tried and sentenced a,
hereinafter stated, as follows:
Frst.-David Z. Harold. Finding
of the specification" Guilty;' except
combining, confederating and conspiring
with Edward Spangler-as to which part
thereof, +" Not Guilty"
OF the charge, "Guilty,' except the
words Of the charge that g he combined,
contedarated and conspired with Edward
Spangler, AS to which part of the
charge " Not Guilty"
And the Commission, therefore, sen.
tence hin: the said David E. Harold, TO
be hanged by the neck until he be dead,
at such time and place as the President
Of the United States shall direct. Two
thirds Of the Commission concurring there
in.
Sccoud.--Georgc A. Atzcroth. Find.
ing Of the specification, Guilty" except
combining, confederating and conspiring
with Edward Spanger-of this, "Not
Guilty"
And the Commission does therefore
sentence him. the said Geo. A. Atzcroth,
to be hanged by the neck until he is dead, i,
at such time and place as the President
of the United States shall direct. Two
thirds Of the members of the Commission
concurring therein.
Ihird.-Lewis Payne. Finding of the
specification Guilty" except combin-
ing, confcderating and conspiring with Ed
ward spanglor-of this F." Not Guilty"
OF the charge" Guilty" except COM
bining. confcderating aud conspiring with
Edward Spanglcr-of this +" Not Guilty"
And the Commission does therefore SEN
tencc him, the said Lewis Payne, to be
hung by the neck until he be dead, at such
time and place as the President of the
United States shall direct. Two-thrds
Of the members Of the Commission con-
curing therein.
EourM.-Mary 4. Snrratt. Finding
of the specification" Guilty" except as
to the succoring, entertaining, harboring
and concealing Samuel Arnold aud Mi
chael OLaughlin, and as except as to
combining, coniederating and conspiring
with Edward Spanglcr-of this "Not
Guilty"
OF the charge" Guilty." except as to
" combining. coniedcrating and sonspiring
with Edward Spanglcr of this Not
Guilty"
The Commission docs therefore SEN
tcnce her, the said Mary L. Surratt, to be
hung by the neck until she is dead, at such
time and place as the President of the
United States shall direct. Two-thirds
of the members of the Commission com
mission concurring therein.
And. whereas. the President Of the
United States has approved the foregoing
sentences, in the following order, TO wit:
EXECUTIVE MANSION, July 5, 1865.
The foregoing sentences in the cases of
David E. Harold, q. A. Atzeroth, Lewis
Payne ami Mary Il. Surratt, are hereby
and it is ordered in the cases
of David +. Harold, &. A. Atzeroth.
Lewis Payne and Mary Il. Surratt, be
carried into execution by the military au-
thorltics, under the direction of the Sec
retary of War, on the 18th day Of July,
1860, between the hours Of 10 o'clock a.
IN. and , o'clock p. m. of that day.
ANDREW JOHNSON, President.
Therefore, you are hereby commended
to cause the foregoing sentences in the
case of David Z. Harold, G. A. Atzer-
9th, Lewis Payne and Mary L. Surratt,
to be duly executed in accordance with
the Presidents order.
BY command of the President Of the
United States.
Il. u TOWNSEND,
Asst. Adj't Gen.
In the remaining cases Of OLaughlin,
Spangler, Arnold and Mudd, the finding
and sentences are as follows
Fi1h-Michae OIaughlin. Finding
OF the specification" Guilty. except
the o,ds thereof as follows: " And in
the farther prosecution Of the conspiracy
aforesaid, and its murderous and treason
able purposes aforesaid, on the nights OF
the 18th and l4th Of April, A. D. 1863,
at Washington City and within the mill
tary department and military lines afore-
said, the said Michael O'Laughlin did
then and there lie in wait for Ulysses S.
Grant, then Lieut.. General and comman-
der-in-Chief of the United States forces,
with intent then aud there to kill and mur.i
der the said Ulysses $. Grant Of said
words . Guilty and except com
biuing, eoniederating with Edward Span
gler---of this sc Not Guilty"
OF the charge, " Guilty" except COM
bning, con'ederating and conspring with
Edward spangler--of this not guilty.
And the Commission does therefore SEN
tence Michael OLaughlin 10 be imprison-
ed at hard labor for liie.
Sixh.-Elward Spangler. Finding Of
the specification Not entity except as
to the words, 90 the said Edward Spanger
on the l4th day of April A. d. 1868, at
about the same hour of that day as aiore.