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Trial of Lincoln's conspirators... Interesting on the capture of Jeff. Davis...
Trial of Lincoln's conspirators... Interesting on the capture of Jeff. Davis...
Item # 702458
May 26, 1865
NEW YORK TIMES, May 26, 1865
* Abraham Lincoln Murder - Trial of the conspirators
* re. Jefferson Davis capture - Woman's clothes dispute
The entire front page and over half of the back page are taken up with very detailed and verbatim accounts of those called to give testimony in the trial of the Lincoln assassins.
The front page first column heads include: "TRIAL OF THE ASSASSINS" "Full Report of the Proceedings on Thursday" "Testimony to the Cruel Treatment of Our Prisoners in Richmond" "Major Turner Boasts that He Purposely Tortured Them" "Evidence that Arnold was a Soldier in the Rebel Service" "More Testimony Implicating Dr. Mudd With the Assassins" "Witnesses to Prove Good Character for Mrs. Surratt" "An Effort to Prove an Alibi on Behalf of O'Laughlin" and more.
This issue has perhaps the most extensive trial coverage we have seen in a period newspaper. Loads of testimony.
Additionally, page 5 has: "NEW REBEL UNIFORM" "Jeff Davis' Cloak & Shawl Presented to the War Dept." "Col Pritchard Explains How the Toggery Was Worn" "The Shawl was Made to Serve as a Sort of Hood" and more on the capture of Davis.
Eight pages, minor binding indents at the blank spine, very nice condition.
AI notes: On May 25, 1865, the military trial of the conspirators involved in the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln was underway in Washington, D.C. The accused included Mary Surratt, Lewis Powell (aka Lewis Payne), David Herold, George Atzerodt, and Dr. Samuel Mudd, among others. This trial was conducted by a military commission rather than a civilian court, largely due to the perceived threat to national security and the extraordinary nature of Lincoln’s assassination. By this date, testimony and evidence were being presented, including witness accounts linking the conspirators to the plot to kill Lincoln, Vice President Andrew Johnson, and Secretary of State William H. Seward. Mary Surratt, owner of the boarding house where the conspirators met, was especially scrutinized. The proceedings were intense, with evidence ranging from letters and physical items to testimony of co-conspirators, setting the stage for the eventual convictions and death sentences, which would be carried out in July 1865.
Category: Post-Civil War
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