THE NEW YORK HERALD, July 8, 1865  The ftpg. has the historic account of the hanging of four of the Lincoln assassination conspirators, having just been found guilty of their crime a few days prior. The first column heads include: "EXECUTION" "Expiating The Great Crime" "Hanging of Mrs. Surratt, Payne, Harold and Atzerott" "Full & Complete Details of the Affair" "Efforts to Defer the Execution of Mrs. Surratt" "Mrs. Surratt and Payne Preserve Their Stolid Indifference to the End" "Terror & Agitation of Atzerott and Herald" "How They Died" "Terrible Struggles of Payne" "The Final Scene of Their Burial" and more (see). The entire ftpg. plus some of pgs. 4 & 5 are taken up with this lengthy coverage.
Eight pages, some chipping loss at the very top and right margins, mild edge wear, a few small binding slits at the blank spine