, 1881-10-22

MILITARY department. tpHrthHr with sRid 4IDnl
"'e aaStME e lin @ "u 'S'G ',sr 'o "s%rW'SF .a WFn nl IT,
siatcs IS aforrsu in, iytns % IN y was, it, WIG h i!
tent n'a'tgo.tsly. unlawf.tly, nn,l traltorotsls
'o n x a y,'sr as III II Il. ySw t s',
MID the .dh Ulysses i. Grant, thun lrlt,i, i.e,i.
tcuant,GcuorMi. md In cosnulantl of sho ,,rtntcs
"Sreel;ieation-Ilth thls: Tint .no said 1,uvtl
ssti 'ssSs Ssax!2' dslss xsssSSdt SsS ssS s, ;$$ \
,,1r,,Js sns "Hn ,Ha1ss %!ses noHts asts ] an1 sa:
Thosp.o'',a Within I. Gtcary. e'i tlc%!ent ieit
G. c., Clay; s;,,9tx 9corFo aGRrss oeaxe YoT
,he'r enEaued H. arnIct rcbei!!nn aEaln.t lilo
Or bctnro the NH tlay IF siarch. \. u iS.si, NM
a ii's IN" to at ist s ss f S rr ss T. 6.Ms t. s ra a.
1lDc, confederate. mud ru!isprp togcttor. nt
Wash!nsmt"n & 0ity. Within .!,s Military DEPART;
stntcs, there hosng, ,unnwfniiv naciosisly, Mid
rt2hs @ ;hsn se.snt te E a Il ys ,o Gs' sT s'a. t a
t.,,n1nlatlder.in-Chier, Of the urny md navy
slr,ronf; md mntnwfully, ina!!e!Histy, mid trr!t.
now V.cc.rrcsitlus,t or tho snii Uni.etl status,
',nit whom. tho death Dr snld 4tbrI,aIn ill.,
% s afs f rsss sS s,a y Se o % s af' .te 4 s,ns s 5 '
cn,,'1nans1er-in.Chle " tito nri,y aid nayy
tns;5icn', Ta o eyo!yS: re awrny
aI'!rr, thu direction oR t!,o said .thrahaii,
lnlsoi stntcs. aforesaid: alsi uniawf,tlly, init
lieM!lsly. amt tr'litnr!nns, t. ht! md murder
Wi'sani u: Seward: then Secretary. NJ State ur
tue United States nforGsaisl, whose duty IL WIS.
!,y Aw, I1i,un tho tientt nr s4ii President ntti
Vice. l'rrs,tnt VI tho uuled s.a.cs aforesaid.
W o o u"te% ~ ststes ior 's s ="
splrators aforc,at.. oslv,l,lK ind Intend
iila; IL t!o killing and murder q rho
M Lysscs % I. 9rant. % mi W,,ln, if" f. cwn1 nso; ~
nlorcs1kl. 70 dnprlve tho army md ,layy ur tho
,raner-li-Chftt, md to deprive Tho nrn,lcs M
tho United Sthtes " tilolr lawful commander,
and 10
PREVENT \ LAWFUL. ELECTION
ot President nGd Vice- President Ut tho t1n!tctt
states H[ure3ntts. Afd. hy la,an* AfGscsul 10 Htd
wiz uid comfort thu Insurgents engnret tn armed
uni Dvrrttrow 0f the Constitution md iNws Of
"Aqd hsit,9 . combined. co,ro.1eratot1, and
C;htsprlnF together In tho prosecution of sn
unlawful un1 trn!tnrolls Guns piracy. on tt,o nixht
of The 40 day uf Apr 4. b. iSii ii the % hoiir
Enrtl's 'rheatrc, ON Tenth strest. i, tho Cty Of
Washington. ant wlthiu thu II Mllitary Dppam-
1nent and military lines afnrcsaid, .Inl,n WiiIse.
e,i;l,lru oT saii ,imlnwitii and trniInrn,. tnn.
sp!rncy. did sho,l aud .1ore ,lniawr.illy. tnt-
csassl piso tIet' lie i,e I /" to ands !sS u hi. ill.,
Tho sl' naoth iha sane being then lnlled Will
feft and unstorlsr s!do at tho huo,l of tho sti,l
Ahrahn,n Lsncntm: tlcn l'rcsdent of the ss,i,!
Army aud Nasy OF tho United Statcs tl.crcnf,
~ ms9' 'I NJ: wo'!t1 whereof; 'tSEw.tr @ !o.w!s: ol
IIfH 4
a thou ADD mere. % Sna n us1'' rursaauo aiau;
nj aai!t conAy1racy. tho Ead lofentlalts, and tic
tlhl unluwflIliy, traltoro.,siv, and ,naItcousiv'
mid With ino intsit to I'D .ha Isesoilio,,. q
l,pcnlu, President OF the United stutna' ms
S.s@ii % il further prosecution Of the unlawful
mur"r"'s "t r!,!ioro1s iate,1 % of IN sa. Il co1 nMo
epraey, tho sniI Edward SI,nngltr, IN ,hg Htu
ut TINT slny III nforcsn!,t, within sl MiII,mrv
l,cuurtNlcnt and thu military iincs usnrrsSId.
.lIi ait and assist .'.s spl,l John Wt;kes lhot tt
to hc wins assnulted n,,d shut. Ms att3rcs"tt, ~
inert uti s, lfo0til In in,rrtIlr md ol,str1tnv
tho d,r of tho bnx Oi sull lhu,t.ro W an to h!t..
der al,l H,!vcus my usastuilco il, ur ruscuo nf
~. 9; ..t'.a.,lt q nc mid John Wilkes Iltnth: aid
a 4a All I'LL III Ah, st n !, n nfn SsS h. s'eas stter
in manner aforesaid. '"e'''
And In nf,.rtherprnsenutIon Of snil Unlawful
n,lstler.'l,s uni t.nItornns conspiracy. ard i,
pnrs.Nnc" thereof. aud with tho Intent ns nfnre.
sMtl, tho sufh David Il. IIrrtht. lid, on tho tcht
Ut tho l4f of APRIL. y. H.. ioG within tho NilI-
iAry department antl military linrs afurnsliiI.
nd nst. md nssls. Tin sald Jat,n Wilkes i,nut,,
In f1ie Killing nItl murder ut Tho snji AIruhuIt
l.lMuolH. md lid tier and .hore nti and Wj,ut.
nttetnptIg TO estape through the military lines
aforesaid, And did nrcnlll,lAny anu ussIst
tho said John Wilkes nuuth In
attalnptlnR to conGsal himself and
escape lrDrn Justice, after killing and 1uk1rcr-
ttlE sltd Ahnlluiu LiEcull,, Us nturrsNil,
'.Am IL further prosecution Of saii tnlawfu.
ami traitora,s entisplrauy, anu OF the Intent
thor:uf, as aloresssd. tho sath Lewis Payne lid,
IL ;t;; ""I,t In sn,"o ,,r ~ ~ IVY ~ ~ Ahe' a.
Hftuun minutes II, ill.,, nj thu civ of w nshnv.
ton, aud within The Military Urnnrtn,ent aIstl |
tho military i,cs NtnrcsUb uulnwrlItiv md mn |
uIolloiy l kr .lt, nsHnI,lf ,nn lin wi, WtiIir.
II. S,wit,1l Secretary Of Stntn. ns mrt,rrsniH Il.
tho dwelling -louao am. bot. cbMtnIer al lin.
tho said WtIiHtu H. bup,.rC Hnis iht, snI,i Invn"
did. tleis and tltrc with il jnruG xntfr h,tj in
Ills !,and, uuh4wluliy' lrutturo.lsIy. ani in mr..
s.Int,up of s,lt conspiracy, strks, stn5. eut lid
nisert to kjjt it'll murder ,hn snId Within III II
with tho intont nftrosnti Win All, hntfc H' ~.
lilut utin,, tho fHcs md ths5ut OF tI1a saiH Wi.