The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1865-07-14
rna OF tho Conspirators.


Tragedy was performed in Washington OF
Friday. In accordance with the sentence
of the military commission, approved q
President JOHNSON, DAVID E. HASlD
LEWIS PAYNE, Mrs MARY E. SURF anu
GroRer E. A1zEnor, the chief SonSp"a
tors against the lite of Preside L.NeO1 ~
were hung. whatever vejgS is given =. 70
the objections raised ags'St the n mln'asy
commission, no one wh, carefu,'s soann S.
the evidence will eutstain the ie s ' uouU'
~ ~ their auilt, ammo one will 0em0an
LEWIS WIS., pAry was the confederate fs 'ss ;o o.
BoorH. and 1uilty of an assault WIN WIN H. i,
.... - lp WILLIAM b. SEWARD and n,s
s sn 1ae proof of his confederat'ng WIN
pao~nsnd bis aocomplices was established
~ ae trial, as certainly as human test,
INV could establish any fact, and aooea
= This the crime was admitted by his
Counsel and defence of insanity set up
whioh could not be sustained. ~.
rnuaIlv as certain was the evidence that
H.Ro1p was BoorHs accomplioe before
and after the fact. He is first found in
confidential relations with the assassin,
and was several times discovered in secret
meetings with BOOTH, ArzERoDr and 9th
.rs of the conspiracy. He acknowledged
10 Confederate soldiers that he and BOOTH
we're the sssassins Of the President, and he
was captured in the barn, with BOOTH
There is no doubt whatever OF his guilt
ArzzRopr was proved to have been a
oopspirator. he was frequently in COM
munication with BOOTH and bis confeder-
ates To him was assigned the murder OF
President JOHNSON at the Kirkwood House,
but he proved faithless to his associates in
crime, He was in active cooperation
with them, however, for some time previ-
Gus to the night of the assassination, and a
frequent visitor at Mrs. SURRATT's.
Mrs. SuRRArT appears to have been cog
infant of the intended crime, almost from
its inception, and became an active par
ticipant IN overt acts. She was agent and
manager. She received and entertained
at her house all the criminals. She
planned the means and assistance for the
escape of the assassin. BOOTH frequently
called at her house and held long cent?
Dental talks with her. He was with her
on the day of the murder. As an &C.
complete of Booth and participant in
his crime, there is no question Of the JUS
tioe of her fate.
In regard to DR.. MUDD, SpANeIER, AR
MOLD and O'LAusH1N, who have been SEN
fenced to imprisonment, the proof of COM
plicity in the assassination was not estab-
lished beyond doubt. ....n
It was proved that Dr.. MUDD was &C.
qusinted with Booth, and had suspicious
meetings with him and JOHN Fl. SuRRATT,
a son of Mrs. SURRATT, who effected his
escape, and is now supposed to be con-
cealed in q Canadian monastery. He
dressed BoorH's wound and assisted hin
in his escape w.'t.
SPANsLER does not appear to have been
in the conspiracy, according to the proofs,
at an earlier period than q few hours be.
fore the commission of the crime. If he
be guilty, his participation would appear
to have been in preparing the means of
escape by keeping the passage-way closed
on the stage and by closing the door after
BOOTH had passed through, evidently
Watching the movements of BOoTH.
Whether he backed out of the conspiracy
on the day Of the murder, or not, is not
clear. s..
ARNOLD was at one time in full commu
nication with the conspirators; but it is
claimed that the plot was formerly to alb
duct the President, and that ARNOLD and
Booth quarrelled, and the former with.
drew from the conspiracy and went to
Fortress Monroe, where he was prior to
and on the night of the assassination.
OLAUGHIIN is shown to have had init
mate acquaintance with BOOTH, and some
testimony was given to show that he had
been assigned to the murder Of General
GRANT, but whether he failed to make the
attempt from lack of courage, from disin.
clination, or from failure of opportunity
does not appear. That he knew the pur.
pose of BOOTH was shown by circumstan
tai evidence only.
MINNESOTA REGIMENT, the 11th, en- rout,
Tor home, was detained in the city some hour
to-day, and bivouacked at the Soldiers Home
II numbered some nine hundred men, ant
about every man had O contraband, a dog,
coon and q grey squirrel. The pets filles
several box cars.
We take the above from an indianapolis
dispatch to the Chicago Tribune. W,
guess the boys of the 18th will say it is
pretty large story. We saw several o
the above named animals on the Keokul
yesterday, but not quite so many as tn,
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