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The Judicial Murder of Mary E. Surratt

David Miller DeWitt

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April, 1865 -- The war ended and throughout the Northern States joy and relief reigned. Then, less than a week later, a thunderbolt: the president was dead -- struck down by an assassin's bullet. Could this have been the mad act of a single demented actor? Or was there a wider conspiracy to be rooted out? At this dark moment of national confusion, rage and despair, would the provisions of the Constitution and the procedures of established law be able to deal with the crisis -- or would extralegal methods be needed?

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. . .President and Vice-President; and by such means to aid and comfort the Rebellion and overthrow the Constitution and laws.

It then alleged the killing of Abraham Lincoln by Booth in the prosecution of the conspiracy, and charged the murder to be the act of the prisoners, as well as of Booth and John H. Surratt. It then alleged that Spangler, in furtherance of the conspiracy, aided Booth in obtaining entrance to the box of the theatre, in barring the door of the theatre box, and in effecting his escape. Then, that Herold, in furtherance of the conspiracy, aided and abetted Booth in the murder, and in effecting his escape. Then, that Payne, in like furtherance, made the murderous assault on Seward and also on his two sons and two attendants. Then, that Atzerodt, in like furtherance, at the same hour of the night, lay in wait for Andrew Johnson with intent to kill him. Then, that Michael O’Laughlin, in like furtherance, on the nights of the 13th and 14th of Apr. . . Read More

Community Reviews

From the start one has to get beyond the florid and passionate style to see the detail in which the trial, sentencing, and hanging evolved. It was a set up pure and simple for Mrs. Surratt; Mr. DeWitt goes into such detail as to be 100% convincing that not only was the hanging a crime, but the entir

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I loved this book. I wanted to find out the truth about Mary Surratt and I did. She got railroaded big time. Secretary of War Stanton just wanted to solve the Lincoln Assassination and he didn't care who he pinned it on. So an innocent women and 3 others died because of him.He wouldn't ge