The life and public services of Abraham Lincoln ... together with his state papers, including his speeches, addresses, messages, letters, and proclamations, and the closing scenes connected with his life and death. By Henry J. Raymond. To which are added anecdotes and personal reminiscences of President Lincoln, by Frank B. Carpenter.

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nold did, 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 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 conspiracy4 and in the execution thereof as aforesaid.
And, in further prosecution of the said conspiracy, Mary E. Surratt did
at Washington City, and 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 20th of April, A. D.
1865, receive, entertain, harbor and conceal, aid and assist the said John
Wilkes Booth, David E. Harold, 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 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; and in further prosecution of said conspiracy, the said
Samuel A. Mudd 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, advise, encourage, receive, entertain, harbor,
and conceal, aid, and assist the said John Wilkes Booth, David E. Harold,
Lewis Payne, John H. Surratt, Michael O'Laughlin, George A. Atzerodt,
Mary E. Surratt, and Samuel Arnold, and their confederates, with knowledge of the murderous and traitorous conspiracy aforesaid, and with intent to. aid, abet, and assist tlemn in the execution thereof, and in escaping
from justice after the murder of the said Abraham Lincoln, in pursuance
of said conspiracy in manner aforesaid.
By order of the President of the United States.
J. HOLT, Judge-Aduocate- General.
THE FINDING OF THE COURT.
WAB DIPARTMBNT, ADJUTrN-GOlNRAL'8 OmoB,
WAsHEoTOI, July 5 1865. f
To Major-General W. S. HANOOOK, U. S. Volunteers, commanding Middld
Military Division, Washington D. a.:
* WhreM, By the Military Commission appointed in paragraph 4, Special
Orders 211, dated War Department, Adjutant-General's Office, May 6,
1865, and of which Major-General David Hunter, United States Volunteers, is President, the following persons were tried and sentenced as
hereinafter stated, as follows:First.-David E. Harold.
Finding.-Of the specification " Guilty," except combining, confederating, and conspiring with Edward Spangler, as to which part thereof " Not
Guilty." Of the charge " Guilty," except the words of the charge that
"-he combined, confederated, and conspired with Edward Spangler," as
to which part of the charge "Not Guilty."
Sentence.-And the Commission therefore sentence him, the said David
E. Harold, to be hanged by the neck until he is dead, at such time and
place as the President of the United States shall direct, two-thirds of the
nembers of the Commission concurring therein.
Second.-George A. Atzerodt.
Pinding.-Of the specification "Guilty," except combining, confederating, and conspiring with Edward Spangler. Of this ' Not Guilty."