The sun., 1865-05-16
DETAILS or TuH CONSPIRACY TRIALS


Washington, May l5.--It appears from the n.inu'es
nj the Military Court that On SATURDAY samuel Ar
mold, through his Counsel Thomas Twin, Jr, set up
the plea that this Military Court ha' no pow or to IT,
him the charges preferred, for the reasou that In
these times Of peace resort should le had 10 Tie civil
tribunals. Tho Court, aitcr celebration, ovcr-'llcd
the plea Arnold then asked that he be- tried sc?1-
ratoly from the others; but thi. request Nas uisl
denied. O'Laughlin la procured counsel and iH
represented by Nr walter Cox, aud COL WIN. r.
otter appcAr for Nusrott and psync. Tho follow ins
10 p, Of iho charge and srTc,hcstion atin- lavld
g. IIroll. Gcotrc A. Atzerutt Ioa.- Pt,ns, N.DaarI
O'L,urhlin. John H. su--.'', r'-td spa .'ar, s-r-
uei Arnold, Mary ,. surrat, and Samuel 4. Nndd
Cu,rsr l.r-Frr mAlciou,.y. unlswrIlv snd
trat o-0.ly aud In aid Of rc EXISTING r1u'l Hchc,u
afsn.t the rui'oI states Of Amcr.a y. before ho
Jers, fc,w,c~ that dar ami me i5h G.y n Aprti.
1861. coml uins, cOuedeIAtur su' con. .n' Iu' 'o-
Jch,ison Davis Georee y. sand, r, Bovc Is Tucker,
Jacob Thompson, william {. Clea'N ttW'nt Z.
Clay, George Harper Gtorre iounf, nnt othors un-
known, % III and murder within the military lc-
parmout Of " AshinFion and withtn thc fortified nuo
inueuchcd liutH thereof AbnhAm Lincoln, snd at
the time OF .ald comuihlns. conitlerthg ana con-
sYiIinr P-Criicnt ui he nited stat"- ot America
nud Comm yuder-in-Chcf Of the Army and
Navy ,horeo'i Andrew johnson nov frr.iieni o ;'lo
| uited Ates Aforesaid; N.uiam II, r'vRri,
secretary oi state 81 tht nca -iat- A. ,-.il aHi
D .se- y Grant Ilcutcllht lth'laIo oi lhe Ai., '
the United states Aforesaid then IA comm And Of ~,
ATls Of the ni'ot Sthics, under the direction Of
the saii Abraham Ilhc9n' ana w pnl tnah,' oi hhd
iu Icr-ecuting said malicious unlaSiul snd traitor
Gus conspiracy Aforesaid aud In ard Of said REBELLION
alterW ards, 20 vi on the lith dhy OF 'W; i'Na
within the military depaftr ent Of NashiuTtou
Aio'esad, and .ithin the fortified enl iuurnrh"d
ues o. -Hi mIliiart department tofo her Ith ssl
John wilkes B1oth, and Joi H.. surIa.t, claU,y,
unlavfally aud trHitoIOusi' murlo.ns ne rld Arn-
tam Lincoln, then Pre- iicut Of the uitei States
and commander IA cbiot at the amy AnI navy oi lac
uited states HiOrcsaid and mallclousi uuleu tul"
and traitorou-'y a-,aultel with intent 20 ii. aud
murder the said William ~. seward, then Secretary
of state oi the United stAee eiofe,lid, sni blns
traitoTou,lJ, to XII and murder the said Andrcw
Johnrou, then being Nice-fresidrnt q the uitDd
states, and the said Ulysses ; Grant, then being
Lieutenant General and iu command Of the aruos OF
| the United ststes ~ Aforesaid
| y. naGoid, Edward spanfer Levi. la'nc, John II.
| SurratL Michael OLHuthliu, A. At1crott aud sam
uel A. Mudd, melted aud encouraged thereto hy JEFF
| terson Davis GeurFc y. sAndrf., Beverly Tucker,
| Jacob Thompson, " illiam &. Clcary, Clement g.
Clay, George Harper, George Young, AMI other un-
knosn citizcus OF the United states sioiosAii aud
who vere then engage In armed rebellion against tle
niied state. Of America within the limit thereof
,iIth day OF March. A H. l>15, and on divers Other
| day, and timo' hetvton that day and the drren'h
| consplrr together At MuSb lnrou Ciul within the
military department OF Washin ington, aud withil the
said nitod States there being, unls. fully, mali
ciously and traitotousY 70 Kill uni murder Abr,ham
Lincol then President Of tie nitod stGer sototGi
| and CommandeT-iu Chief of the Army aud Nayy
| thereof and uulaWtuy, mGlicOusly aud tratotous
|
Pre'dent OF the sAid nited StAtet, upon whom on
tie death ot s,ll Abraham Lincoln after the fourth
| day Aafc1. d., lsG6, the 0ince II President OF
the ,ad nist stats and COiumAn let in Chief Of
| the Army All Nav, thereof would dcvOlyc and 10
! unlAwiuly, la ciOu.ly aud tTait0rOusy kill and
! murder y-A-- : braut, then Lieutenant General,
| and under tLo d, d,rcctiOu Of the said AhrAhRu in
coin, W H.LIand oi tho armies ~ the uited state.
| aforesaid ard uniavtully, maiciously Aud TRAITOR
| ously TO Kill and murder William II. seward then
secictsTy OF state Oi tho United state, Aforesaid,
hoss duty Il Vss by law upon the death Of si PEE
ident aud Ncs-P e-idsnt Of the Aitei states AiYIe
fali tu cause election ~ 30 held tor electot. Of
| President Of the United State-. the cuupprators
AioresAid designing aud iutendlnl by the kllug and
murder Of the SAID Abraham Lincoln, AuIIes John
Lon. Uuysse. q. Grant and WIN. n. Seward AZ aiore-
sSid 70 deprive she army aud navy Of tho -Ad uied
ttates OF q constitutional Commando G. hiet and
! 70 teprye tLe armies Of tho uitrd states
| Of their lawful commander, and 10 prevent
! lAgiul election OF rTesideut aud Vice -Pfr.icut
OF the n4teI sIAtes Aforesaid aud b. tho means
Aforesaid 10 aid and comfort TIE insurgents euPagri
Ia armed rebellion AsAinst the sA United Staes a.
| afofesAid and thereby aid IN tie suhVersiOn and
overthrow Of the Constitution and laus VI the luied
! states and being combined, cOniedetated and
consp ring ter VA the prosecution Of sad unlGw
hui and tTaitoiOui conpracy On Tue night Of the lIth
OF April A. d. 1865, at the hour Of about ten o'clock
| hfteen minuteA +, n, y, tord's Theatre, on lUth
street, In ths siU si Washington, Aaa Nithia We