Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1922-02-16
PICTURES WHEN
ASSASSINS HUNG
Fate of Those In the Lincoln Plot
Recalled by the Giving of Two
Photographs

Ine Sauk County historical So
ciety has received the following gifts:
e. B. Trimpey presents two views
of the four hanged who were in the
assassination plot at the time Presi-
dent Abraham Lincoln was killed. The
four hung were:
Mrs. Mary E. SurTatt
d. e. Herold
Lewis Payne
George A. Atzerodt,
These four were executed July T.,
1865, in Washington, D. c., as con-
spirators for the assassination by
Wilkes Booth of Abraham Lincoln.
Booth, a few days before the murder,
was shot and killed by Boston Cor
bett. Lincoln was shot April Il and
died on April Is.
There were sent to prison for life,
at the Dry Tortugas, Florida:
Samuel Arnold
DIR. Samuel Mudd
Michael O'Laughlin
This man got six years in prison
Edward Spangler
At the hearing before the military
commission of nine army officers, in
Guiding Lew Wallace, it developed
that the murderous assignments of the
bloody conspirators were:
Lincoln was to be killed by Booth
Secretary of State Seward by Payne
VicePresident Andrew Johnston by
Altzerodt.
General U. 8. Grant by OLaughlin
Arnold aided and abetted.
Mrs. Surratt "harbored, concealed
and abetted,'' The villainous rendez
vous in Washington was at her board
ing house.
Spangler helped Booth to get into
Lincoln's box and to escape.
DR.. Mudd, living about % miles off
in Maryland, advised, concealed, and
abetted."
The hearing ran on from May g.,
1865, to June 80. The original charges
also included Jefferson Davis, Clement
G. Clay, a rebel senator, Beverly
Tucker, and others but evidence fail
ed to implicate them.
Killed in the War
Miss Ruth M -Southard gives
picture of Rev. John M. Springer of
Baraboo, chaplain in the Third Wis
consin Regiment He was killed in
the battle of Resaca.
NJ G. Moore, Prairie du Sac, gives
number of tickets used at the toll
bridge over the Wisconsin river be-
fore the new bridge was opened in
June, 1921. The toll for an automo-
bile was Is cents one way and 25
cents for both going and coming.
Andrew Tarnutzer gives number
| of tickets used at the Sauk City toll
bridge before it became a bridge on
! July Is, 1921. The first methods of
crossing the Wisconsin river at Sauk
| City was by means of a sort of flat
boat built by Berry Haney in 1889.
| The craft had to be pofed over. Lat
er this was purchased by Count Au-
gustin Haraszthy and still later fer
ry boat was employed.
ABOUT 1908 y. b. WOOQFuIL LOOk d
contract to build bridge, he failed
in the attempt, and the enterprise
went to Marcus Warren, H. Miller.
and Mr.. Wellington. In 1860 the
bridge was opened and there is con-
siderable history which follows but
which is omitted here During storm
| the structure was badly damaged and
| the village issued bonds of $4,000
for purchasing and repairs Adrain
Becker was the gate keeper for 27
years John Coleman for nine months,
and Andrew Tarnutzer for four years.
With the opening of the new free
bridge at Prairie du Sac the Sauk
City bridge was forced to cease TAX
ing toll or lose Trunk Highway No.
II and much trade from Dane coun-
ty. The toll was the same as at
Prairie du Sac.