Evening star., 1866-04-19
THE CONSPIRACY Aw.RDS

The Secretary of War yesterday sent to the
House OF Representatives the report of the
Commission appointed 10 examine and report
upon the claims OF parties TO the wards here
tolore onered ey the Government for the appre-
hension OF the assassins Of President Iincoln
and OF his aecomplices and for the eaptsre of
Jenerson Davis. II appears that all these OF
fers were PM forth by the same an thority-that
OF tne secretary OF War-and thai the last so
lar as regards the sum 10 be paid for the an
prehension OF Booth, should, as IL is conceived.
lnls most important arrest not having been
eHected al me end OF nearly q week after the
commission OF the crime, q new inducemenr
Tor securing was resorted 10 by the Govern
ment, by the offer of a greatly Increased snn
not, II is understood in addition 70 those an.
nounced IN the first instance, but as suspend
ing me same, and as representing the fun and
nhal reward determined to be properly paws
bic Tor the service in question. So far as con-
Germs the arrest of Payne. the two former pub.
hcatlons must. II is thought, be deemed sub
stanuye and operative offers Of reward: other
wise, indeed. as his arrest was effected prior %
he date Of the last publication, and no offer OF
remuneration therefore was accordingly
made thereon, his captors would oe LETT
without any ompensation whatever. More
over, as both these offers were equally
authoritative and there is nothing TO show
that me one issued on the l6tn was
intended as substitute for that OF the
day before, IL Is concluded, in view OF the
Importance Of the apprehension of this con-
spuator, and OF the fact that abundant pro-
vision was otherwise subsequently, made for
the capture Of his associate, that half Of the
sums specifed In the two offers, viz: the full
amount OF ten thousand dollars, should be
awarded 10 those engaged in securing this pris-
oner. Ii is next to be observed that before the
date Of the offer Of April % there had already
been arrested and were in the custody Of the
Government, OF the conspirators and accom-
pliees of Booth, besides Payne, Surratt, Mudd
O'Laughlin, Arnold, and Spangler. The cases
OF the arrests of these criminals therefore, none
OF whom indeed are alluded 70 in the pubhca-
ton, are clearly not within the terms of that
offer, and IL has been perceived that none of
them are indicated or apparently contemplated
promised specific rewards for Booth and Payne
alone. IL has been concluded, therefore, that
nelther the party or parties who effected the
appTehension Of any OF these fiye-arres,ed al
the time upon suspicion merely, though subse-
quently ascertained TO be eonsplraiors nor
such party or parties ss may have furnished
information conducting thereto, are entitled 70
any portion OF the reward; but In the case Of
Atzerodt q specific reward for his arrest is
offered In the publication Of April %. and the
TACT that be was taken on the same day shonld
not, II Is conceived, exclude his captors from
receiving such reward, and they are therefore
concluded TO be entitled 10 the same
Inc Secretary, IN comm unicating the papers
IN the case, says: .'rhe result Of The examina-
uoh, ano tne conclusions reached by the COM
mlssioners, will NO doubt be excepted 70 by
many Of the clamants." An APPROPRIATED
VIII be required for payment, and the action
OF congress n IN vited 70 the subject.
The conclusion arrlved at in the report,
which Is very lengthy, is that the rewards are
payable as follows: To the parties effecting the
ing the arrest or HeroId, s25,tce. Or, 10 the
parties (for they were the same) who arrested
both Booth and Heroid, s75ooO. To the parties
efeeting the arrest Of Atzerodt s25,oO0. To the
parties efecting the arrest Of Payne, $I00OO.
To the party or parties furnishing on, or sub
sequent 70 April %, and prior TO the arrest OF
the prisoner in each ease. any Information
winch conduced to the arrest OF either Booth,
Herold. Atzerodt or their accomplices,h n 'aio-
eral reward"
ReOords for as captsre g Beoa aad Herold.-
Doherty, 18th N. Y. cavalry. $500. 4 ]. Con
ger deteeuye. $4,000 L. B. Baker. deteeuye,
a g WsBa. B TrIsa ts'h oNrn6,,1s M S1sycs.y,
thinner, MichL Uniac, John Winter, sherman
Newgarten, John Waltz, Oliver Lonpay, and
each. sa.asu The remainder der OF the rsasra \,
distributed among seventeen privates Of the.
same regiment
For the Capture Of Atserodt-Msjor Artman,
a13th Pennsylvania volunteers, sI.a5O Ser,
geant Gimmill, list Delaware cavalry "A SOS
The remainder of the s25,Oe0 is distributed
among seven others.
Wells, provost marshall Sees. DoI II g IN.
cott, special commissioner, s625 Breyet Ma.
II. w. Smith, A. A. g., S2,5Oo. r. G Moran.
assistant TO Col. Olcott, sl,7se. W. NJ Wer-
teetiyes Eli Deyoe, q. II. Roseh and T. Samp-
son, each Sl,oO575. 80 La
Rs,Oord; for 1s captws gf yrsrsen Dari.--
airy, $1,000. rCapts. D. q. HatbawAy and C-
T. Hudson, each S72e co First Leun. Ripley
Palmer, Boutwell,, Bachus, Stanber. Fisk and
Hazleton, and second Lieuts Treat, Bennett,
Rickford, South worth, Burlington. Remington
and Murphy, each eSSSSs. Three others re-
ceiys e66l one S565. one e2zl, one esss, one
dred receive nom sl66 % elS. There are
about eighty of the claimants who are adjudged
10 be entitled to no compensation.
The commissioners making the awards were
Adlutant General Townsend and Judge Ac-
yocate General Holt