Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1865-07-07
By Telegraph.
LATEST NE Fs.
IMPORTANT ORDER FROM THE
WAk DEPAKTMENT.
The EinainE and Sentences of tho Mile
ISry Commission an Warrington.

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To M,jot-General W $ Hancock, Commauding
| Mode Division, Washington;
| WnEREAs, By the M,liery Commission, ap-
pointed IN paragraph No 4, Specal Or~ers
No. I'll, dated War Department, Adjuiaut.
Generals Odice May G, 1865, and OF which
! Msj jor General DAVID Hunter United States
| Volunteers, as President, the following persons
werl tired, AMI sentenced as hereinafter
sisted, as follows; M Tii. .HEE r#a
David 4. Harold Finding--Of the
specification, Guilty" except c1molning,
| coniederaing and conspiring with Edward
Spangler, as to wnlch part thereof not gu,iy.
OF the charge, "Guilty,' except the woid1 vi
the charge that be 'comOlned, confedtrated
eonspired wuh Edward Spangler," as 10
which part OF the charge Not guilty"
Sentenc And the Commission therefore
sentence him, the said DAVID b Harold, to
he hanged by the neck until he be dead, at
such time aud place rs the President Of the
United States shall direct
| Two-tbirds OF the members Of ihe Com
! mission concurring therein
George A. Alzerott End ng-0f tie
specification, "Galuy" except uumblnius,
coniederating aud con'piring w,n Edward
| SpHngleri oi thls, NOT Rulil.
Sentsnet-ALd the Commission does there
fore sentence him, the said Gorge A. Atzs.
tolt, to be hanged by The neck until he be
dead, at elch time and place as the President
OF The United States shall direct
Two thirds of the members of the Com
mission concurring therein
Lewis Payne. Fludng--Of the epec6-
eaton, Guilty" except "comoining, coniad-
Grating and conspiring with Edward Spaug-
ler'' of this, mot guilty"
OF the charge, Guilty" except 'combi lng
! coniederaiing and conspiring wnh Eiward
Spangler;" of this, Not gully"
Sentence-And the Commission does
therefore sentence him. the SAID Lewis Pay ne,
| TO be hanged by The neck until he he dead,
| at such time and place as the President OF the
United States shall direct Two Ihuds OF the
members OF The Commission concurriug here.
10.
| 4. Mary E. Surratt Finding--Of the
specific lon, Guilty" except as to the re.
ceiring, entertaining. harboring and conceal.
| ing San url Arnold aud Michael o laughnu,
aud except as TO "combinlng conie deraiing
and ntp,ring with Edward SpsngIer;" o:
this Not guilty"
OF the charge, "Goilty," except as TO
'combining, coufedersting and c0nspiring
with Edward SpaDgler;" OF this, Not guilty"
S-ntence-And the Commission does
therefore sentence her, the ssld Marcy L.
Surratt, to be hanged by the neck umii she
1e dead, at such time and place as the Pes
dent of the United States shall direct. Two.
thirds of the members of the Commission
concurrlng therein.
Aud, whereas The President Of the United
States has approved the foregoing sentences
IN the following order, to.wit;
ExEcurivE MASsIoE,
July 8, 1865
The foregoing sentence iD lbe cases Of
David 4 Harold, G.orgs A. A'zsr1tt, Lewis
PAYNE and May L Snrrart are hereby mp.
proved, aud 1t ID ordered that the sentences
in ihe cases Of David L. Harold, George a
AlzsrOtl, Lewis Payne and Mary L. Surra,t be
carried into execution, by the pro, er military
authority, under the direction OF the Secretary
OF War, on the 7lh day oiJuiy, 1868. beiReeB
The hours Of 10 o'clock A. N aud 2 o'clock
p NJ that day
(Sgutd ANDREW JOHNSON,
Pres,d Mt
Therefore, you are hereby commanded to
cause The fufesOlng senl+nces, iu The cases
o, Davo L. Hsrfol /. George A. AlzHolt,
Lewis Payne and Mary E. Surr4It, to be day
executed, in accordance with the Presidents
oSder.
By command Of tbe President OF the United
6.Aies.
(signed) ED TOWNSEND,
Assistant AdjuuauI. G-reial
In the remaining cases Of OL,ughhn,
S paosler, Arnold and Mudd, the findings aud
ih o reniences are as follows
s Michael 0'Lsugblin. Finding the
sp,cihcauoD, "Guity,' except the words,
The reof, ms follows: "And 10 the further pros
ecu iion OF the conspiracy, aforesaid, anC its
mu, deroEs aud reasonable purposes, alort-
said, Oa ihs niRht Of The 18Th aud l4'h OF
April, A. d. 1865, at Washington Guy, aud
wuhrn ihe Mnlsry Deparimen lines, Aiore-
said, The said Michael O'LiuRhlin did, then
and there, lie in wait for Ulysses 5. Grsnt.
then Lieu enanf General and Commander OF
the Armies Of the United States. with intent
then aud there, TO kill aud murder The said
Ulysses Grant, OF said words, Not guilty"
And except "combining, eOniederaIing aud
conspirinR with Edward Spsoger," OF this.
"Not gul IT,,
OF the ohstee, "Gailty" except "combin-
ing, confederaling and conspiring win Ed
wald Spaugler :" OF this, Not Gulily
Sent snce--The Commission sentence NJ
chael o. Laughlin TO be imprisoned, st hard
labor, Tor life.
6. FdwNrd Spangler Fiudipg-oi the
specification Not Guilty" except as 10 The
words said Edward SpNnVler on said l4th
dAy Of April, ID 1865. 81 sbobt the same
hour of that day as aforesaid, within said
military department, sud The military lines
aforesaid, did aid and sbet him (neaning
Jobu Wilkes Booih) in making his escape
after said Abraham Lincoln bad been muir
AZ red in the manner aforeRaid " and OF these