Assassination of Lincoln: a History of the Great Conspiracy: Trial of the Conspirators by a Military Commission, and a Review of the Trial of John H. SurrattHarris, T. M. (Thomas Mealey)
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Assassination of Lincoln: a History of the Great Conspiracy: Trial of the Conspirators by a Military Commission, and a Review of the Trial of John H. Surratt
Harris, T. M. (Thomas Mealey)
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 -- Assassination; Surratt, John H. (John Harrison), 1844-1916
And in further prosecution of said conspiracy and its
traitorous and murderous designs, the said George A. Atzerodt
did, on the night of the 14th of April, A.D. 1865, and about
the same hour of the night aforesaid, within the military
department and military lines aforesaid, lie in wait for Andrew
Johnson, then Vice-President of the United States aforesaid,
with the intent unlawfully and maliciously to kill and murder
him, the said Andrew Johnson.
And in further prosecution of the conspiracy aforesaid, and
of its murderous and treasonable purposes aforesaid, on the
nights of the 13th and 14th of April, A.D. 1865, at Washington
City, and within the military department and military lines
aforesaid, the said Michael O'Laughlin did, then and there,
lie in wait for Ulysses S. Grant, then lieutenant general and
commander of the armies of the United States as aforesaid, with
intent then and there to kill and murder the said Ulysses S.
Grant.
And in further prosecution of said conspiracy, the said Samuel
Arnold did, within the military department and the military
lines aforesaid, on or before the 6th day of March, A.D. 1865,
and on divers other days and times between that day and the
15th day of April, A.D. 1865, combine, conspire with, and
aid, counsel, abet, comfort, and support the said John Wilkes
Booth, Lewis Payne, George A. Atzerodt, Michael O'Laughlin, and
their confederates in said unlawful, murderous and traitorous
conspiracy, and in the execution thereof aforesaid.
And in further prosecution of said conspiracy, Mary E. Surratt
did, at Washington City and within the military department and
military lines aforesaid, on or before the 6th day of March,
A.D. 1865, and on divers other days and times between that
day and the 20th day of April, A.D. 1865, receive, entertain,
harbor, and conceal, aid and assist the said John Wilkes
Booth, David E. Herold, Lewis Payne, John H. Surratt, Michael
O'Laughlin, George A. Atzerodt, Samuel Arnold, and their
confederates, with knowledge of the murderous and traitorous
conspiracy aforesaid, and with the intent to aid, abet, and
assist them in the execution thereof, and in escaping from
justice after the murder of the said Abraham Lincoln as
aforesaid.
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