Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-07-07
AND WHEREAS, The President Of the
United States has approved the forego-
ing sentence in the following order:
.-... ExECIrTIYE MANSION. d
EXECUTIVE MANSION,

cases OF David E Harold, G.. A. sAtze-
rott, Lewis Payne and Mary E. Surratt,
are hereby approved, and it is ordered
that the sentences in the cases of David
E. Harold, g. A. Atzerott, Lewis Payne
and Mary E. Surrstt, be carried into ex-
ecution by the proper military authors,
ty under the direction OF the Secretary
Of War, on the 7th day of july, 1865,
between the hours Of 10 o. clock A. NJ.
and P. NJ, of atday. @ 49,
CSigned1 AEDREw Johnson,
President of the United States. ---
Therefore, you are hereby command
ed to cause the foregoing sentences in
the case Of d. Z. Harold, g A. Atze-
rott, Lewis Payne and Mary E. Surratt
to be duly executed in accordance with
the Presidents order. hS 4A~5s.9 :
By command Of the President :
GSigued1 E. D. TOWNSEND, A. A. G.
In the remaining cases of O'Laugh
lin, Spangler, Arnold and Mudd, the
findings and sentences are as follows: r
s. Michael 0'Laughlin-Findings of
the specification Guilty, except as to the
words thereof as follows: And in the
further prosecution of the conspiracy
aforesaid, and its murderous and trea-
sonable purposes aforesaid, on the night
of the 18th and l4th of April, 1865, at
Washington City, within the Military
Department aforesaid, the said Michael
o'Laughlin, did then and there, lie in
wait for Ulysses s. Grant, then Lieuten-
ant General and Commander of the
Armies of the United States, with the
intent then and there to kill the said
Ulysses s. Grant, of said words not
Guilty; and except combining, confeder-,
ating and consPiriBg with Edward
Spangler, of this not Guilty.
OF the charge Guilty, except COM
bininY, -confederating and conspiring
with Edward SpangleE OF this not
| Guilty. ,9EFi,2 e1frsrF dee
| q The Com mission sentence the said
Michael O'Laughiin to be imprisoned at
hard labor for life. ,l il.-s. -.
6. Edward Spangler. Ending - Of
the specification, Not Guilty, except as
| to the words, Said Edward Spangler,
on the said l4thd Of April, AD. 1865,
at about the same hour Of the day, after
said day, in the said military depart
ment and the military lines aforesaid,
| did aid and Abet him, meaning the said
John Wilkes Booth, in making bis es-
cape, sfter the said Ahrahana Lincoln
had been murdered in tie manner
Aforesaid; and of these words Gnilty
OF the charge, Not Guilty; but Guilty
of having feloaiously and traitorously
aided and abetted John Wilkes Booth in
making his escape, after he, the said
John Wilkes Booth, bad killed and muir
dered Abraham Lincoln, President Of
the United States be, the said Edward
! Spangler, at the time of the murder
aiding and abettiug az aforesaid, well
knowing that the said Abraham Lincoln,
/ President of the United States, had been
murdered by the aforesaid John Wilkes
/ Booth, AZ aforesaid. n-a .ssib6aa94sn
The Commission sentence Spangler
to be confined at hard labor Tor six
years. ~. 53.A -
T. Samuel Arnold: Finding-Of the
specifications Guilty except com bininR,
eonfederaiug and conspiriug with Ed
ward Spangler; of This not guilty. OF
the charge guilty, exert combining,
confederating and conspiring with Ed
ward Spangler; Of this not guiltY
The Commission aenteneed him to
imprisonment for life at hard labor. Il
s. Samuel A. Mudd-Of the speci-
ication, Guilty except combining, con-
decorating and conspiring with Edward
Spangler, Of this not guilty; and except
ing receiving, entertaining harboring
and concsaling the said Lewis Payne,
John Fl. Surratt, Michael O'Laughlin,
G.. A. A,zerott, Mary E. Surratt, and
Samuel Arnold; Of this not guilty.
OF the charge, guiltyT combining
eonfederating and eonspiring with Ed
ward Spsngler; of this not guilty.
/ AThe Commission sentence DR.. Mud to
imprisonment at hard labor for life, -,
The Presidents order in these cases
is as follows: sa- 80 y ess =
Il is further ordered that the prison
ers, Sam. Arnold, Samuel A. Mudd, Ed.
ward Spangler and Michael 0Langhlin
be confined at hard labor 10 the Peni
Tertiary, at Albany, n. Y, during the
period designsted in their respective
sentence. =. - - t-eFs
lSigned1 CsszASDREw JoHxsos, ~
-sslsassa ssAs President. 3
.Atzerott was deeply affected and criet
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Harold 4ssutaasH considerable forfi