The Trial of the Assassins and Conspirators at Washington City, D. C., May and June, 1865, for the Murder of President Abraham Lincoln: Full of Illustrative Engravings. Being a Full and Verbatim Report of the Testimony of All the Witnesses Examined in the Whole Trial, with the Argument of Reverdy Johnson on the Jurisdiction of the Commission ...

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T. B. Peterson & Brothers, 1865 - 196 страници
Trial of David E. Herold, George A. Atzerodt, Lewis Payne, Michael O'Laughlin, Edward Spangler, Samuel Arnold, Mary E. Surratt and Samuel A. Mudd, before a military commission at Washington, D.C.
 

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Страница 162 - That the writ of habeas corpus is suspended in respect to all persons arrested, or who are now, or hereafter during the Rebellion shall be, imprisoned in any fort, camp, arsenal, military prison, or other place of confinement, by any military authority, or by the sentence of any court-martial or military commission.
Страница 168 - That, during the present rebellion, the President of the United States, whenever, in his judgment, the public safety may require it, is authorized to suspend the privilege of the writ of habeas corpus in any case throughout the United States, or any part thereof.
Страница 28 - President of the United States, and commander-in-chief of the army and navy of the United States, do hereby appoint William W. Holden provisional governor of the State of North Carolina...
Страница 169 - Warrants have been or shall be directed to detain such Person or Persons so arrested or committed in his or their Custody...
Страница 7 - ... foul murder and the trial. It also contains Mrs. Surratt's petition for a writ of Habeas Corpus on the morning of her execution; its indorsement by the Court; and process served on General Hancock, with his appearance in court, and return made to it, with the address of Attorney-General Speed, and the President's indorsement on the return, suspending the writ of Habeas Corpus in the case, and the remarks made on it by the Court, with other items of fact and interest not to be found in any other...
Страница 30 - 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.
Страница 9 - General, and as recorder thereof, in person, aided by such assistant and special judge advocates as he may designate ; and that said trials be conducted with all diligence consistent with the ends of justice : the said commission to sit without regard to hours.
Страница 84 - I now offer you my services, and if you will favor me in my designs, I will proceed, as soon as my health will permit, to rid my country of some of her deadliest enemies, by striking at the very hearts' blood of those who seek to enchain her in slavery.
Страница 188 - Guilty, except combining, confederating, and conspiring with Edward Spangler; of this, not guilty.
Страница 29 - Vice-President of the United States aforesaid, to cause an election to be held for electors of President of the United States; the conspirators aforesaid designing and intending by the killing and murder of the said Abraham Lincoln, Andrew Johnson, Ulysses S.

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