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Assassination of Lincoln ; a history of the great conspiracy: trial of the conspirators by a military commission and a review of the trial of John H. Surratt / by T. M. Harris ...
- Title
- Assassination of Lincoln ; a history of the great conspiracy: trial of the conspirators by a military commission and a review of the trial of John H. Surratt / by T. M. Harris ...
- Author
- Harris, T. M. (Thomas Mealey), 1817-1906.
- Publication
- Boston : American Citizen Company : John K. Hastings, Selling Agent, 1892.
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- Description
- 424 p. : front., pl., ports., map; 23 cm.
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- Trials, litigation, etc.
- Note
- Part II (p. 227-424) Review of the trial of John H. Surratt.
- Indexed In (note)
- Monaghan,
- Monaghan, J. Lincoln bibliography,
- Fish, D. Lincoln bibliography,
- Processing Action (note)
- committed to retain
- Contents
- pt. 1. Assassination of Lincoln. Introductory -- Preparations for the execution of the plot -- Assassination of the President and attempted assassination of Secretary Seward -- The news communicated to the world, and its effect -- Unraveling the plot: Pursuit and capture of Booth and Herold ; Death of Booth -- Unraveling the conspiracy: Arrest of Spangler, O'Laughlin, Atzerodt, Mudd, and Arnold -- Questions preliminary to the trail: What sort of trial should be given, civil or military -- A military commission: Its nature, constitution, duties, and jurisdiction -- Constitution of the commission, and trial -- Evidence in regard to atrocities not embraced in the charge and specifications, for which Davis and his Canada Cabinet were responsible -- Evidence presented by the government to sustain its charge and specifications -- The government witnesses against Davis and his associates in this crime -- A criticism of Nicolay and Hay -- Jacob Thompson's bank account: What became of the money -- The case of Mrs. Surratt -- Father Walter -- Conclusion -- Flight and capture of John H. Surratt -- pt. 2. Review of the trial of John H. Surratt. Indictment and trial -- A criticism of the defense -- Treatment of witnesses and evidence by the counsel for the defense, and their animus toward the government and appeals to the political prejudices of jurors -- Appendix. Argument of John A. Bingham -- Controversy between President Johnson and Judge Holt.
- OCLC
- 29020077
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library