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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 # 710617
May 26, 1865
NEW YORK TIMES, May 26, 1865 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.
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, very nice condition.
Category: Post-Civil War
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