The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1865-05-25

leu OLateS, anu COmmaDucf.ln- che
of the army and navy thereof, would
devolvc, and TO unlawfully, malicious
ly and traitorously kill and murder
Ulysses S. Grant, then Lieutenant
General, and under the direction of the
said Abraham Lincoln. in command
of the armies of the United State.
aforesaid; and unlawfully, maliciously
and traitorously to kill and murder
William II. Seward, then.Secretary Of
State of the United States aforesaid
whose duty it was by law, upon the
death of said President and Vice Pos.
idcnt ofthe United States aforesaid to
cause an election to beoneld for elec.
tors of President of tho Vhited States
the conspirltors aforesaidO designing
and intending by the killing and mur.
der Of the said Abraham LincolR An.
drew Johnson, Ulysses S. CRAM and
VIM. II. Seward aforesaid, to deprive
the army and navy of the said United
States Of constitutional Commander
in-chief, and to deprive the armies Of
the United States OF their lawful com
mander, and to prevent q lawful elcc.
tion Of President and Vice. President
of the United States aforesaid; and by
the means aforesaid, to aid and com.
fort the insurgents engaged in armed
rebellion against the United States, as
aforesaid, and thereby aid in the sub
version and overthrow of tho Consti-
tuition and laws Of the United States
and, being SO combined, confcdcratcd
and conspiring together in the prose
cution of said unlawful and traitorous
conspiracy, on the night of the 14th
day of April, A. d., 1865, at the hour
ofabout ten o'clock and fifteen minutes
p. NJ, at Ford's Thcater, on Tenth
street, in the City of Washington, and
within tho military department and
military lines aforesaid, John Wilkes
Booth, oAc Of the conspirators aforc-
said, in pursuance of said unlawful
and traitorous conspiracy, did then
and there unlawfully, maliciously and
traitorously, and with intent to kill
and murder the said Abraham Lin
coin. discharge a pistol then held in
the hands Of him, the said Booth, the
same being then loaded with powder
and leadcn ball, against and upon the
left and postcrior side of the head Of
the said Abraham Lincoln, and did
thereby then and there inhict upon
him, the said Abraham Lincoln, then
Presidents of the said United States,
and Commandcr-in-c chief of the army
and navy thereof, a mortal wound,
whereof afterward, to wit: on the 18th
day of April, A. D. 1865, at Washing
ton City aforesaid, the said Abraham
Lincoln died; and thereby then and
there, and in pursuance of said conspi-
racy the said defendants and the said
John Wilkes Booth. did unlawfully,
tratorously and maliciously, with the
intont to aid the rebellion aforesaid,
kill and murder tho said Abraham
Lincoln, President of the United States
as aforesaid; and in further prosecu-
tion of the unlawful and traitorous
conspiracy aforesaid, and of the mur.
derouS and traitOrous intent of said
conspiracy, and the said Edward Span
glcr, on the said l4th day Of April, A.
ID. 1865, at about the same hour of
that day as aforesaid, within said mil
itary department and the military
lines aforesaid, did aid and assist the
said John Wilkes Booth to obtain an
entrance to the box in the said thea
tire, in which tho said Abraham Lin
coin was sitting at the time he was
assaulted and shot as aforesaid, by
John Wilkes Booth; and also did then
and there aid said Booth in barring
and obstructing the door Of tho box Of
the said theatre so as TO hinder and
prevent any assistance to, or rescue of,
tho said Abraham Lincoln against the
murderOus assault of the said John
Wilkes Booth, and did aid and abet
him in making his escape after the
said Abraham Lincoln had been mur-
dered in the manner aforesaid, and in
further prosecution of said unlawful,
murderous and traitorous conspiracy,
and in pursuance thereof, and with
the intent as aforesaid, The said David
Il, Harold did, on the night OF the 14th
of April, A. D. 1865 within the militia
ry department and military lines
aforesaid, aid and abet and assist the
said John Wilkes Booth in the killing
and murder of said Abraham Lincoln,
and did then and there aid and abct
and assist him, the said John Wilkes
Booth, in attempting to escape through
the military lines aforesaid, and did
accompany and assist tho said John
Wilkes Booth in attempting to con.
ceal himself and escape from justice
after killing and numbering tho said
Abraham Lincoln, as aforesaid; and
in further prosecution Of said unlaw-
full and traitorous conspiracy, and Of
the intent thereof as aforesaid, the
said LOWS Payne did on the same
night of tho nth day of April, A. D.,
1865, about the same hour of ten
o'clock, fifteen minutes P. NJ, at the
City of Washington, and within the
department and the military
lines aforesaid, unlawfuly and mali
ciously make an assault upon the said
William II. Seward, Secretary Of
State as aforesaid, in tho dwelling
house and bed chamber Of him, the
said William II. Seward, and the said
Payne did then and there, with
largo knife, held in his hand, unIaw-
fully, traltorously, and in pursuance
of said conspiracy, strike, stab, cut,