The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1865-07-14
Sentence and Hanging Of four of the
Assassination Conspirators.
Brutal Scene around the Gs llows |!
Washjnrton ,July

In Accordance with the findings and
sentences of the Military Commission,
which President Johnson approved yesser-
day David E. Harold. Lewis Payne, Mra.
Mary T. Surratt and Geo. A. Atzerott are
to be hung to MORROW, by the proper
military authorities.
DR.. Mudd. Sam. Arnold and O'Laugh
Ian are to.be imprisoned for life.
Spangler is sentenced TO six years i'm,
prisonment at hard lAbor In The peniten-
,iary al Albany. IS a..-..' ..,.s
u Washington, July 6.
The announcement Of the findings OF
The military commission in the cases OF
the conspi.a,ors, made to-day about noon,
con pletely absorbed public attention dur
lpg the remainder Of the day. Scarcely
any y,hing was ,alk ked sofin the streets, .ho-
tefs, and in every place, whete citizens
mostly congregate: The general seD;i-
inent seemed 10 justifS the findings of the
commission; but the shoFep perod allowed
The prisoners between|the Fahnouhceinent
of the sentences and their Execution, did
not generally appear 70 meet public ap-
proval. This, however, is in accordance
with the practice of court martial. sen-
fences In such cases being executed almost
Immediately after the findings are officially
published 1t was intended that the an
Douncement should have been made. this
morning in the papers, throughout the
country, By ihe associated press, the decis-
ion of the. president haSi99a besn made
yesterday, but owing to some misunier,
standing, it W as not announced till to. day
The president having nearly recovered
from his indisposiiion, yesterday invited
Judge Advocate IIoltto the White House,
and after mature deliherst:on, the presi-
! dent approved the findings AMI sentences
in each case as rendered by the conmis,
! sion
! About noon to-day General Hancock,
who ia charged with the execution Of the
sentences, proceeded to The periteotsry,
and in company with Major General
lIsr,sauft, visited "eacl. prisoner, and in
formed each tha. the verdict had been
rendered. No one was pyeseut et this in
! ,eryiew bat The two Generals anG the tuln-
! Key.
| Mrs. Surra,t, on learning her fate, was
intensely depressed and wept bitterly.
She was alone, her daughter having lef.
her short time before, not knowing that
the sentence was to be announced to her
mother to~day.
Payne seemed to regard i. as foregoue
conclusion, aud manifested lille or no
emotion. He has evidently neItyed him.
self to meet his dea.h With firm resolution
A,zerott was Violently ag'ated and
almost paraly wed with fear. lie evidently
hoped for a different result; bu, it is diff
cult TO see how he could have expected it
to have Eeen oiheiwise.
Harold listened to the reading of the
order in his case with boyish Indifference,
but soon after became impressed with the
! solslnnity of bis Situation, and appeared
more serioss, asking shat his sisters might
be allowed to visit hin.
Payne asked tLat Or. Stracker, a Bap-
tist clergyman Of Baltimore, be sent for,
which was done and that gentleman ar
rived here this morning, and Is in stien
dance upon the prisoner
Mrs Surratt asked That Fathers Walters
and Wigel, Catholic priests, Of Baltimore,
be sent for Her wish was Immediately
complied with, and both these clergymen
arrived this morning, and were admitted
to her CELL
Atzerott could name no clergy men he
| wished to attend him; but, upon General
Hartsauft naming Rev. Mr.. Butler, a
Lutheran clergyman Of Washington City,
the prisoner desired that he might lie sent
for, and be was in attendance upon the
prisoner early in the afternoon.
The four prisoners vii! be hung to NOR
row between 10 and 2 O'clock, probably
about -. The execution will be conduct
ed privately, no one being admitted except
officers and soldiers connected with the
prison, relatives and friends Of the prison
era, witnesses and attaches Of tie press.
General Hancock was personally engaged
this afternoon in issuing tickets Of admis-
| sion, and no one will be admitted without
a ticket, and 70 ticket can be transferred.
| A register is kept, with the names Of every
person to whom ticket is issued, and no
other person will be allowed to use it,
Five Of Harold's sisters visited him this
afternoon at the prison, and the scene was
truly distressing. After ,heyleft him they
wept bitterly in the entrance room down
stairs. Two are grown ladies' the others
are young misses but they all seemed to
realize the dreadful situation of their
brother. One Of them brought small
basket Of cakes and little delicacies 70, the
/ prisoner, which was left in charge Of Gen.
| Uarisanfs 20 be examined Before bang
given to hin. One Of his sste.s sat dow q
and wrote note to ber father. wbich was
a. SO left in charge Of Cen Hartsauft 10 give
! Harold.
The scafod is being built this afternoon
in the south yard of the prison, and will
! De large enough to execute all at one time
TIE collins aud bllial clothes are being
prepared this AFTERNOON and evening a. the
/ Arsenal. .. ..
| An impression seem. to prevail through
out the ciy that Mrs. Surratt will no, be
executed that The president will commute
! her Ae1 ence 10 imprisonment. In less
than AID hour after the findings had been
announced, this rumor was on tie street,
/ and ii was asserted that many who had
! been most strenuous on asking for severe