The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-04-19
THE AssAssINS.
Rewards for their capture-Report
Of the Special Commission
What Colonel PrItchard
Gets for Taking JEFF.
Davis, Etc. Etc.

WASHINGTON, April 1s.-The Secretary of War
port of the Commission appornIed to examine ID
report upon the aims oil parties to the rewards
hension of the assassin of President Lincoln and
his accomplices and for the capture OF Jefferson
Davis. . H.-
1t appears that all these offers were put forth by
the same authority, tnat of the Secretary Of War,
and that the last, far regards the sum to be
paid for the apprehension of Booth should, as 1t is
conceived, be construed as substitute for the two
former. ~.
This most important arrest not having been
effected at the end OF nearly week after the COM
mission of the crime, new inducement for securing
IL was resorted to bv the Government by the offer
of O greatly increased sum; not IL is understood
in addition to tose announced in the first instance
but as suspending the and az representing tho
iull and hnal reward determined to be properly pay
able Tor the service IN question, But. so
Germs the arrest of PAYNE the two former publica-
tions must IT is thought be deemed substantive and
oI eratye offers of reward; otherwise, indeed, his
arrest was effected prlOr to the date of the last pub
bcaiiOn, ana no offer of remuneration. therefore,
accordingly made therein, his ca ptors would be
left without any compensation whatever.
Moreover, as both these offers equally autho
rltaive, and there IS notuinV TO show tnat the
issued on the 18th was intended as substitute
Tor that OF the day before It concluded IN view Of
the Importance of the Apprehension of his consplra
tor, and the fact thar abun dant provision was
otherwise subsequently made Tor the captors of his
associates, tnat bat OF the sums specified in the two
offers, to wit the full amour OF $4,000 should be
awarded to those engaged in the capture OF this pr
soner. IL is next to be observed, that before the
date OF the offer of April 90 had already been
arrested, and were in the custody of the Govern
ment OF the conspirators and accomp ices of Booth
besides Payne-Mrs. SurIatC, Mudd, O'LaughhB
Arnold, and Spangler. ~
The cases Of the arrests of these criminals
therefore, none of whom, indeed are alluded to IN
the publication, clearly NOT within the terms OF
that offer, and it has been perceived that none of
them are indicated or apparently cOntemp ated in
the offers OF the 18th and 10th, where are D omised
specific rewards tor Booth and Payne alone 1t has
Degn 9S re- mat neaeT the party
these ive ARRESTED at the time upon suspicion
merely, though subsequently, asceri aimed to be
splrators; nor such party nor parties as NAV have
furnished information conducting thereto are entI-
tied to any portion of the reward
But IN the case OF Atzeroth specific reward for
his arrest offered in the bication April 20th
and the TACT that he taken the same day
should not il is conceived exclude his captors from
receiving such reward, and they are therefore, con-
cluded to be entitled to the same. The conclusion
arrived at that the rewards In question payable
To the parties efecting the arrest of Booth the
sum OF $4,000; to the parties efeclng the arrest of
Harold, $50 0O0 or to the partles-or thew the
same-who arrested Booth and Harold, $4,000; TO
the parties efecting the apprehension of Atzeroth
$1,000; to the parties efecung the arrest OF Payne,
$4,000; to the party or parties furnishing, on or
subsequent TO April 20th and prior TO the arrest of
the prisoner, IN each case. any information which
conduced 10 the arrest of either Booth Harold, At
zeroth, or their accompices, a liberal reward.
The Commission III the case of the reward for the
arrest OF Booth and Harold award as follows -
Brigadier- General l.. c. Baker $3.50; Captain E.
i. Doherty, 10th New York Cavalry, $500; E. j..
Codger detective, $4,000; Luther b. Baker, detective,
$4,000; Sergeants Boston COrbett 18th New York
Cavalry, S2o46 Andrew Wendal S2545; Corporas
Charles Beimmer, Michael Uriac, John Winter,
Herman New Garten, John Waz, Oliver Lorpay,
$2291 each
The remainder of the reward namely, $25,O 900, is
distributed among seventeen privates of the same
regiment, 1880 each. tr
In the case ofthe arrest Of Atzeroth the rewards
teers, $3.50 and to Sergeant GemmIl, LIST Delaware
Cavalry, $369S.
The remainder of the $4,000 is divided among
seventeen privateS.
In the case of the arrest of Payne, the reward is
thus dis ributed -
Bngadier. General H. H. Wells, Provost Marshal,
500; ColoneI II. 5. Olcott, Special Commissioners,
$62t; Breyet Major II. ": Smith, A. A. G S25OO
OlCott, SLIGO; William W Werwersklrch Asssta
to Colonel Olcott $l436; Ely Devoe, Detective,
Detective, each, S1O05' '75-making $4,000.
As to the rewards for the arrest Jefferson Davis,
Ine Commissioners remark, trey were offered 6S the
which is set forth that the of 100000 would
be paid for his ar est within the limits OF the United
States, SO that ne could be brought to trial. The
commissioners say the earres of this chief traitor was
Effected on May 10 last, lrwinsvlle, Georgia by
the 4th Michigan Cavalry Regiment, under the COM
mand OF Leutenant-Colone B. d. Pntchard, who
started upon the pursuit with hIs command from
Macon, Georgia, on May T.
1he reward IN this case, however, IL also claimed
by Leutenant-Colonel Henry Aarnden, who, with
his regiment, the lst Wisconsin Cavalry, also en-.
gagged IN the pursuit. and arrived upon the ground
but few minutes after the command of Colonel
Pritchard had taken possession OF the camp of Davis
NiluOuI ulbcubsluR at lenRIn Ine charges winch
have been made by Colonel Harnden in regard to
the course adopted by Colonel PritchaTd upon this
pursuit it VIII be sufficient TO observe that upon
careful consideration OF all the evidence, these
charges are not deemed to be sustained any par
ucular and 1t is concluded by the Commission that
the latter officer both in the pursuit and the cap
ture acted in entire good faith towards the former
and cannot be he'd responsible for the momentary
unfortunate collision which took place between the
TWO commands.
1t was recommended by Colonel Pritchard that all
the officers and men, whether present at the seizure
n n1IH hn fpnlu lad {r,f Tho a
ributlOn of the award.
The award is to Lieutenant-Colonel Pritchard
$4,000; Captains John {. Hathaway and Charles
Hudson, $129 60 each; First Leuten ants RiOley
Palmer, koutell, Bachus, stanber Fisk, and Halle
ton Second Lieutenants Treat, Bennett, Rickford
SoUthworth, PurntOn, Remington, and Murphey
1856 s6 each.
Three others receive $500; one 1865; one S271
one S239; one 1929; ten $3.50 each Fifty one re
ceye $3.50 each and about four hundred $66 to $lS7
The Commissioners were Assistant Adjutant Gene
raj Townsend and Judge Advocate Genera ral Holt.
The Secretary of War, in his communication
transmitting the papers, says:-"The result of tn
examination and the conclusions reached by th
Commissioners will no doubt be excepted to by man!
of the claimants"
An appropriation will be required for the payment
and the action of Congress invited to the subject
The number OF claimants aaiudged to be not emit
tied to the rewards under the terms of the published
offers is about eighty.