The New York herald., 1865-05-16
0'LaughIin ProwIiBg About Secretary
Stanten's House the Night Be-
fore the Murder.
The Scene in Front Of the Theatre on The
Evening Of the Tragedy.
RENDEZVOUS OF the cONSPRA1oas,
Booth identified as the Leader Of
the AssassSns,
&C., &C., &c.

WAsafSGToH, May 10, 1860
happcars from the minutes Of tho Military Court that
ON Saturday. Samuel Arnod, through his counsel Thomas
Ewing, Jr get tho plea that this Military Court
no power to try him tho chsscs preferred for the
that these tines of peace resort should bo had
10 tho civil tribunals
The Court, after deliberaton, overued the plea
Arnold then aaked that ne be tried separately from
sthers, but this request also denied
OLaughIn has procured counsel and is represented
BY Mr. Waiter Cox, and Colonel William Doster appears
Sor Atxerott and Payne.
On saturday, Also it was moved that, il the record
created objection the part Of the judges Advocate
or the counsel Cor any all Of the accused presence
q the several witnesses need not be considered Of
nal necessity.
Mr. AIKEN assistant counsel FOR hrs surratt expressed
Ais willingness 70 sccede 70 such arrangement except
tn the case OF Weichman, whom he desired present
however that the witness might hear the of his
testimony read and that he might reexamins him on
ground, which, he alleged, had been brought
forth in the examination Of the subsequent witnesses
IL decided by the Court that the reason 20
seated did not justify the delay which the finding and
ching Of weichman would occason and the reading Of
~ record was proceeded with
After . time Mr.. weNhman entered and heard the
seeding Of the portion Of bis eross-exsmnasion con-
assaed BY M Ewing; and several corrections made
Through kndness Of the Judge Advocate the press
1as furnished with copy ~f the charge and specnca
siou, which ~ feows:-
THE CHARGE AAsp SPECIFICATION AGAINs1 DAVID
=. HAROLD, GEORGE A. ATzERorT, LEWIS PAYNE,
MICHAEL o'LAUGHLIN. JoRs a. sURRATT, ED
WARD sPANGLBR, SAMUEL ARNOLD, NARY ,.
GuRRArT AND SAMUEL NUDD:-
Ck0yee-For malicously unlawfully and traitor.
Ss United States M Of America On or before the s day
q March, D. 1865, and on divers other days between
shat day and the 18th day Of April 1885, combining,
R.<hn ouA ntrfn fhAV 0n ana Inhp
surratt John wilkes Booth Jefferson Davis George n.
Sanders Beverly Tucker, Jacob Thompson, William G.
and others unknown 70 kill and murder within the
military department OF Washington and within the for
and ut the time Of said combining oonfederatag
and conspiring, President of the United States Of
America and COMMANDMENT Chief Of The Army and
Navy thereof; Andrew johnson, then Vice President
Of the United States aforesaid william II. Seward
Secretary Of State Of the United States aforesaid aud
Ulysses Grant, Lieutenant General OF the Army Of the
United States aforesaid then In command OF the armies
Of the United States under the direction Of the said
.aas said %oas N and Ptsss
spiraCy aforesaid and In aid Of ssid rebellion afterwards
% wit on the 18th day Of April 1895 within the military
uned and ntrenched lnss Of said military department,
together with said John Wilkes Booth and john H. surra
k ssid Abraham HnSoS then PIssidens Of shs United ted
mates and Commandcr In Chief Of the Army and Navy
sclly 1s ma srsorouy :ssautn with intent 70 kin ana
ufder the said william H. Seward then Secretary OF
Ssase Of the United States Aforesaid, sud lying in wait,
with intent ns,ciousy, unawfuIly and traitoroosly to
Mn and murder the said Andrew johnson, then being
Vice Presdens Of the United sstes and the Ulysses
Grant, thea being Lieutenant General and In command
sf the armies Of the United States aforesaid.
Spccifcafion--In this that they the said David Z.
cd sgsns Lewis h,psS psyp' ..S 9Snn sr
George \ Atzerott and sanuel A. Mudd fncted aud
oouraged thereto By Jefferson Davis George N Sanders
Beverly Tucker, Jacob Thompson, william G. Cleary,
Clement @. Clay. George Harper, George Young aud
others unknown, citizens OF the United States aforesaid
and who were then engaged ip armed rebellion against
ths United States Of America within the limits thereof
az aid Of said armed rebellion, before the 9th
hat av tho 10 Say
1885, combine, confederate and conspire together at
Washington city within the military department Of
snd military ~ lines Of the said United States
shero being unlawfully, nnsiciously and traitor
SSs psc,as M ana ,hs orSs nea sssss .sssa
and Commsnderin Chief Of the Army and Navy thereof
and anlswsny maliciousy and tr.itoroasy 70 XII and
Lincoln, after he lth day Of March, A. D. 1865, The
unce OF President Of the said United States, and Com
wander in Chief Of the Army and Navy thereof would
dsyove and 70 anlawfuy, mslicioasy aud tra,orousy
rak and under the direction the said Abraham Lincoln
command Of the armies Of the United States aforesaid
and unawraly, mscousiy and tratorously 70 Kill and
he United states aforesaid, whose duty Il was by law
spon the death Of SAID President and Vice President
she United States aforesaid TO election IN be
held electors Of President OF the United states The
sonsprators Aforesaid designing and intending By the
killing aud murder Of the said Abraham Lincoln Anrev
johnson, Ulysses s. Grant aud william H. Seward, n
aforesaid, TO deprive tho army and navy of the said
United states OF constitutional commandern chief and
N Deprive the armies the United States OF their Law u
commander aud TO prevent lawful election Of President
and Vice President Of the United Satcs, aoresad and
BY the aforesaid aid and comfort the insurgents
engaged n armed rebellion against tho said United States
Aforesaid and thereby aid In the subvoron and
ahrow OF tho constitution and laws OF the unteA States
and, being combined confcderatcd and consprne TO-
gther In the prosecution OF said unlawful aud rtorouf
consptracy the night Of the 14th day OF April a. d.
$780, at the hour Of about ten O'Clock and hfteen min
utes p NJ, at Fords theatre, Tenth street IN the city
Of washington, and within tho military department. and
military lines Aforesaid John wilkes Booth, one Of the
sonspstor aforesaid pursuance Of said unlawful and
traitorous conspiracy did then and there unawfulIy
maicousy and traitorousIy and with intent TO Kill and
murder tho said Abraham Idncoln, discharge pistol
then held In tho hands OF him, tho said Booth, The
samo being then loaded with power ard lsadcn ball
against and upon the left and posteror sdc of tho
head OF tho said Abraham Lincoln, and did thereby
then and tlae nbict upon lin, tho said Abraham