Guide to the Collection of New York City newspaper reportage on the Lincoln assassination
Finding Aid Authors: Kimberly Sims and Sutro Library staff, 2022.
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Guide to the Collection of New York City newspaper reportage on the Lincoln assassination
Sutro Library, California State Library
Overview of the Collection
Collection Title: Collection of New York City newspaper reportage on the Lincoln assassination
Dates: 1865-1866
Bulk Dates: 1865
Identification: M000082
Physical Description: 5 boxes
Language of Materials:
English
Repository:
Sutro Library, California State Library
1630 Holloway Avenue
5th floor
San Francisco, CA, 94132-4030
URL: http://www.library.ca.gov/sutro
Email: sutro@library.ca.gov
Phone: 415-469-6100
Abstract: An artificial archive of 56 issues from six different daily and weekly New York newspapers covering the six weeks after Abraham
Lincoln's assassination on April 15, 1865.
Administrative History:
Reaction to the assassination of the 16th President of the United States, Abraham Lincoln, on April 14, 1865 by stage actor
John Wilkes Booth was a mix of grief, vengefulness, fear, and horror. Lincoln was the first United States president to be
assassinated. His death ushered in an extended period of national mourning. Booth was killed after a 12 day chase and conspirators
Lewis Thornton Powell, David E. Herold, George A. Atzerodt, and Mary Surratt were later hanged for their roles in the conspiracy.
The newspapers in the collection are:
Harper's Weekly, an American political magazine, based in New York City and carried extensive coverage of the American Civil War, including
illustrations. It had a wide readership throughout the United States during the Civil War.
Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper was an American illustrated literary and news magazine that provided illustrations and reporting during the Civil War. It
had a large readership throughout the United States and reportedly, one of its reporters, James R. O'Neill, is believed to
be the only Civil War correspondent to be killed in action.
The
New-York Tribune, an American newspaper, was founded by Horace Greeley in 1841. Over time it achieved a circulation of approximately 200,000
in the 1850s, making it the largest daily paper in New York City at the time.
The New York
Evening Post was a prominent New York City newspaper that was founded by Alexander Hamiliton and other Federalist supporters in 1801.
The
New-York Times was founded in 1851 with offices on "Newspaper Row" across the street from New York's City Hall during the Civil War.
New York Herald's first issue was published in 1835 and was a successful daily newspaper in the United States. The paper was later acquired
in 1924 by its smaller rival, the
New-York Tribune and became the
New York Herald Tribune.
Access Terms
This collection is indexed under the following controlled access subject terms.
Genre/Form of Material:
Newspapers
Personal Name:
Booth, John Wilkes, 1838-1865
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
Surratt, Mary, 1820-1865
Topical Term:
Assassination
Executions and executioners, 19th century
Journalism
Lincoln Assassination Conspiracy Trial, Washington D. C., 1865.
Presidents
United States history, 1783-1865.
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Administrative Information
Processing Information:
Each item's description comes from the headlines found in that issue that directly relate to the Lincoln assassination. The
headlines are in quotes and typed verbatim. Additionally, the bibliographic information noted in the guide reflects each
publication's volume and issue format.
Many issues in the collection arrived at the Sutro Library unopened. The issues were cut open at the time of processing.
Processed by Kimberly Sims, Library Technical Assistant, and other Sutro Library staff, in 2022.
Conditions Governing Use:
Copyright has not been assigned to the California State Library, Sutro Library. The library can claim only physical ownership
of the material. It remains the user's responsibility to determine the copyright status of any material provided by the library.
Conditions Governing Access:
The collection is open for research. Please page materials three business days in advance of your visit by email: sutro@library.ca.gov
.
Preferred Citation:
[Identification of item] Collection of New York City newspaper reportage on the Lincoln assassination, 1865-1866, M000082,
Sutro Library, California State Library, San Francisco, Calif.
Arrangement of Materials:
There are six different daily and weekly New York newspapers featured in the collection. Each newspaper is a series and inside
each series the issues are arranged chronologically.
Series 1: Harper's Weekly
Series 2: Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper
Series 3: New-York Tribune
Series 4: Evening Post
Series 5: New-York Times
Series 6: New York Herald
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of 56 different issues from six different daily and weekly New York newspapers, covering the six
weeks after Abraham Lincoln's assassination and was purchased as an assembled collection. Coverage includes the assassination,
the assassin, the funerals in New York and Springfield, and the hunt for the conspirators. One issue from July 1865 covers
the execution of the conspirators and another issue from February 1866 features coverage of a memorial service in Lincoln's
honor.
Volume IX, No. 435
April 29, 1865
Physical Description: 16 pages.
Scope and Contents
"The Murder of the President"
Volume IX, No. 436
May 6, 1865
Physical Description: 16 pages.
Scope and Contents
"The President's Funeral in New York"
Volume IX, No. 437
May 13, 1865
Physical Description: 16 pages.
Scope and Contents
"The Assassin's End"
Volume IX, No. 438
May 20, 1865
Physical Description: 16 pages.
Scope and Contents
"The Assassination," "President Lincoln's Funeral"
Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper
1865
Volumne XX, No. 501
May 6, 1865
Physical Description: 7 pages.
Scope and Contents
"Funeral of President Lincoln, at Washington, D.C., April 19--the Cortege, Attended by a Military Escort, Moving Past the
President's Mansion" (116.84cm x 41.91 cm), "Assassination and Funeral Ceremonies" "Funeral Services Over the Remains of
President Lincoln, as They Lay in State in the East Room of the White House, April 19."
Volume XX, No. 503
May 20, 1865
Physical Description: 16 pages.
Scope and Contents
"The Assassin's End" (25.4cm x 24.13cm), "Reward for the Assassins and their Accomplices," "The Funeral Ceremonies at Chicago,"
and "Funeral Service of President Lincoln at Chicago, Illinois, May 1--Removing the Coffin from the Funeral Train to the Catafalque"
(22.86cm x 35.56cm), "Funeral Service of President Lincoln, at Chicago, Illinois, May 1--Reception of the Remains at the Court
House" (17.78cm x 22.86cm), "Funeral Service at Chicago, May 1--Thirty-Six Young Ladies of the High School Strewing The Bier
with Garlands and Immortelles" (17.78cm x 22.86cm), "Murder of President Lincoln--The Assasssin Retreating Across the Stage
and Mr. Stewart Climbing Upon it to Pursue Him" (22.86cm x 23.5cm), "Appearance of Ford's Theatre, Washington, D.C., After
the Murder" (12.7cm x 15.24cm).
Volume XX, No. 504
May 27, 1865
Physical Description: 16 pages.
Scope and Contents
"Lewis Payne, the Assassin of Mr. Seward, Awaiting his Trial in the Penitentiary at Washington, Guarded by a Sentry of the
2nd Reserve Corps" (22.86cm x 22.86cm), "Mrs. Surratt, with the Conspirators and Assassins, Hooded and Ironed, Proceeding
to the Penitentiary at Washington, from the Steamer Keyport, Which Brought Them to the Wharf from the Gunboat in the Potomac"
(41.91cm x 27.94cm), "The Tomb of the President"--Funeral Service at Springfield, Illinois" (24.13cm x 17.78cm), "Tomb of
Abraham Lincoln"
New-York Tribune
1865
1865
Volme XXV, No. 7504
April 25, 1865
Physical Description: 4 pages.
Scope and Contents
"Reception of the Remains of Abraham Lincoln, Sixteenth President of the United States, in the City of New-York April 24,
1865," "The Assassination: It is Planned in Canada and Ratified in Richmond"
Volume 64
April 15, 1865
Physical Description: 4 pages.
Scope and Contents
"An Appalling Calamity. Assassination of the President. Mr. Lincoln Shot in Ford's Theatre in Washington"
Volume 64
April 22, 1865
Physical Description: 4 pages.
Scope and Contents
"Obsequies of Mr. Lincoln"
Volume 64
April 25, 1865
Physical Description: 4 pages.
Scope and Contents
"A Day of Mourning for President Lincoln"
Volume 64
April 26, 1865
Physical Description: 4 pages.
Scope and Contents
"Obsequies of Mr. Lincoln. An Imposing Funeral Procession. Departure of the Remains. Meeting in Union Square. Funeral Oration
by George Bancroft," "Tributes to Mr. Lincoln," "The Search for the Assassin Booth"
Volume 64
April 27, 1865
Physical Description: 4 pages.
Scope and Contents
"The Death of Booth. Another Account. Particulars of the Chase. Booth's Last Words"
Volume 64
April 28, 1865
Physical Description: 4 pages.
Scope and Contents
"The Funeral of Mr. Lincoln. Change of Time at Springfield"
Volume 64
May 3, 1865
Physical Description: 4 pages.
Scope and Contents
"Abraham Lincoln. Interesting Reminiscences. Mr. Lincoln's Visit to New York in 1860--Incidents of his Presidential Career"
Volume 64
May 4, 1865
Physical Description: 4 pages.
Scope and Contents
"The Funeral of Mr. Lincoln"
Volume 64
May 6, 1865
Physical Description: 4 pages.
Scope and Contents
"The Assassination Plot. Letters from Beverly Tucker and William C. Cleary"
Volume 64
May 8, 1865
Physical Description: 4 pages.
Scope and Contents
"A Lincoln Avenue," "The Death of Mr. Lincoln, in Europe"
Volume 64
May 9, 1865
Physical Description: 4 pages.
Scope and Contents
"The Lincoln Monument"
Volume 64
May 10, 1865
Physical Description: 4 pages.
Scope and Contents
"The Assassination Plot," "The Conspiracy Trials"
Volume 64
May 11, 1865
Physical Description: 4 pages.
Scope and Contents
"The News of Mr. Lincoln's Death in England," "The Conspiracy Trials"
Volume 64
May 13, 1865
Physical Description: 4 pages.
Scope and Contents
"Europe on the Assassination: Sentiments of the English and French Press"
Volume XIV, No. 4230
April 15, 1865
Physical Description: 8 pages.
Scope and Contents
"Awful Event. President Lincoln Shot by an Assassin. The Deed Done at Ford's Theatre Last Night. The Act of a Desperate Rebel.
Attempted Assassination of Secretary Seward. Rumored Attempt on the Life of Mr. Stanton"
Volume XIV, No. 4231
April 17, 1865
Physical Description: 8 pages.
Scope and Contents
"Our Great Loss. The Assassination of President Lincoln. Details of the Fearful Crime. Closing Moments and Death of the President.
Probable Recovery of Secretary Seward. Rumors of the Arrest of the Assassins. The Funeral of President Lincoln to Take Place
Next Wednesday. Expressions of Deep Sorrow Throughout the Land. Official Dispatches," "Our National Loss. Voice of the Pulpit
in New York and Vicinity. The Churches Put On the Habiliments of Woe. Universal Sadness Among the Attendants. Sketches of
Some of the Sermons"
Volume XIV, No. 4234
April 20, 1865
Physical Description: 8 pages.
Scope and Contents
"The Obsequies: Funeral of Abraham Lincoln. Solemn and Imposing Ceremonies. A Day of Deep and Impressive Sadness. The Funeral
Sermon. Just Tribute to the Virtues and National Services of the Late President," "The Day of Mourning. Appearance of New
York City Yesterday. The Metropolis Once Scene of Sorrow"
Volume XIV, No. 4236
April 22, 1865
Physical Description: 8 pages.
Scope and Contents
"The Obsequies: Removal of the Remains from Washington. The Reception of the Funeral Train at Baltimore and Harrisburgh. Affective
Scenes Along the Route. Preparations for the Reception of the Remains in this City on Monday"
Volume XIV, No. 4239
April 26, 1865
Physical Description: 8 pages.
Scope and Contents
"The Obsequies: Sombre Grandeur of the Funeral Pageant. Imposing Demonstrations of the People's Respect. Tremendous Crush
and Pressure in the Streets. Suburban, Metropolitan, and Miscellaneous Crowds. Sixty Thousand Citizens in the Funeral Procession.
The Closing Scenes About the Coffin and in the Streets. Mr. Bancroft's Oration at Union Square. Departure of the Funeral Train,"
"The Search for Booth--The Detectives Surely on his Trail--Startling Facts to be Revealed," "The Capture of Atzerot"
Volume XIV, No. 4240
April 27, 1865
Physical Description: 8 pages.
Scope and Contents
"The Obsequies: Progress of the President's Funeral Cortege. Manifestations of the People Along the Route. Great Outpouring
of the Citizens of Albany. The Journey Along the New-York Central Railroad," "The Assassins: Rumors of their Arrival at Montreal"
Volume XIV, No. 4246
May 4, 1865
Physical Description: 8 pages.
Scope and Contents
"The Assassins: Important Proclamation by President Johnson. Mr. Lincoln's Murder Planned by Leading Traitors. Most of these
Traitors Are Harbored in Canada. Jefferson Davis is the Head of the Assassins. He is Aided by Jacob Thompson, General C. Clay,
Beverly Tucker and George N. Sanders. One Hundred Thousand Dollars Reward for Mr. Davis. Twenty-five Thousand for Each of
the Others. Ten Thousand for Wm. [William] C. Cleary, Mr. Clay's Clerk. A Description of the Conspirators to be Published,"
"Our Late President. Character of President Lincoln"
Volume XIV, No. 4249
May 8, 1865
Physical Description: 8 pages.
Scope and Contents
"News of the Assassination in Europe. It Excites the Deepest Horror and Sorrow. ...Mr. Mason Disowns the Crime in the Name
of the South," "The Assassination of the President. Action of the House of Lords--Address to the Queen"
Volume XV, No. 4488
February 13, 1866
Physical Description: 8 pages.
Scope and Contents
"Memorial Services in Honor of the Late President"
Whole No. 10,456
April 15, 1865
Physical Description: 8 pages.
Scope and Contents
"Important. Assassination of President Lincoln. The President Shot at the Theatre Last Evening. Secretary Seward Daggered
in his Bed, but Not Mortally Wounded. Clarence and Frederick Seward Badly Hurt. Escape of the Assassins. Intense Excitement
in Washington. Scene at the Deathbed of Mr. Lincoln. J. Wilkes Booth, the Actor, the Alleged Assassin of the President"
Whole No. 10,457
April 16, 1865
Physical Description: 8 pages.
Scope and Contents
"Our Loss. The Great National Calamity. Death of the President. Sad Details of the Terrible Event. The Last Moments of the
President. Scene at the Death Bed. The Life and Services of Mr. Lincoln. Identification of the Murderer. John Wilkes Booth
the Assassin. Secretary Seward Thought to be Out of Danger. Frederick Seward No Better. The Metropolis in Mourning. The Excitement.
Meeting in Wall Street. Speeches of Generals Butler and Burnside, Daniel S. Dickinson and Others. All Theatres Closed. The
Grief of the Nation. Business Suspended Throughout the Country. The New Government. Inauguration of Andrew Johnson as President.
The Policy of Mr. Lincoln to be the Policy of Mr. Johnson. The Cabinet Unchanged. Sketch of Mr. Johnson. His Last Speech,"
"Details of the Calamity"
Whole No. 10,458
April 17, 1865
Physical Description: 8 pages.
Scope and Contents
"Our Grief. Additional Details of the Terrible Event of Friday Night. Incidents Connected with the Sad Affair. Scene of the
Murder. Developments Showing the Assassination to Have Been a Deep Laid and Deliberately Planned Conspiracy. Mournful Appearance
of the National Capital. Sorrow in Metropolis. Nearly Every Building Draped in Mourning. The Services in the Churches Yesterday.
Sadness Throughout the Country. The New President. Official Account of His Inauguration. What His Policy Will Be. Secretary
Seward Out of Danger. The Assassin Saves His Life. Hopes of the Recovery of Frederick Seward"
Whole No. 10,459
April 18, 1865
Physical Description: 8 pages.
Scope and Contents
"Mourning. Further Details of the Terrible Tragedy at Washington. Important Statements of the Eye-witnesses. The Deliberate
Character of the Crime Fully Established. A Well Planned Conspiracy. The Sewards Improving. Great Hopes Entertained for the
Recovery of Father and Son. Arrest of One of the Assassins. Numerous Persons Implicated and Several Already in Confinement.
Thirty Thousand Dollars Reward Offered for the Apprehension of the Assassins. The Funeral Preparations. Mr. Lincoln's Remains
to Pass Through New York. Action of the Different Departments, the Foreign Ministers and State Delegates at Washington. The
Remains of the Late President to Pass Through the Principal Cities on the Way to Springfield. New York City in Mourning. Full
Description of the Appearance of the City Draped in the Habiliments of Woe"
Whole No. 10,460
April 19, 1865
Physical Description: 8 pages.
Scope and Contents
"Sadness. Preparations for the Funeral of the Martyred President. An Imposing and Solemn Ceremony. The Body Lying in State.
An Immense Crowd of Citizens, Soldiers and Officials Take a Last Look of the Noble Dead. The Whole Country in Mourning. Every
City Throughout the North Draped in the Habiliments of Woe. Canada Joins in the Common Grief. The Canada Papers and Cities
Dressed in Mourning. The Conspirators Tracked. Arrest of the Assassin of Secretary Seward. Four of His Female Accomplices
Caught. The Mother and Sister of Surratt in Confinement. Important Arrest in Baltimore. Confession of the Person Arrested.
The Capture of Booth Hourly Expected. The Detectives on his Trail. Secretary Seward Much Better. Fred Seward Slowly Regaining
Consciousness"
Whole No. 10,462
April 21, 1865
Physical Description: 8 pages.
Scope and Contents
"In State. The Dead Body in the Capitol. The Guard of Honor. An Immense Number of Citizens View the Remains. The Metropolis
Yesterday. Services in Trinity and Other Churches. Broadway on Fast Day. The Preparations for the Funeral. Arrangements for
One of the Longest and Most Imposing Processions the World Ever Saw. Celebration of the Funeral Rites Throughout the Country.
Feeling of the Soldiers. Orders of General Meade. Sympathy of the Canadians in Our National Grief. Route of the Remains to
Springfield. Details of the Special Arrangements for Conveying the Dead President to His Last Resting Place. Proposed Monument
to Mr. Lincoln in New York," "The Assassins. One Hundred Thousand Dollars Reward for Them. Capture of Atzerot. Important Order
from the Secretary of War. All Persons Aiding or Secreting the Suspected Parties to be Treated as Accomplices. Probable Arrest
of Booth. A Suspected Person Apprehended in Pennsylvania. He is Believed to be the Assassin of the President. Interesting
Facts About Booth and his Family. Eccentricities of the Elder Booth, and Bad Habits of His Son, Wilkes Booth," "Seward. The
Secretary Out of Danger. He is Able to Sit Up and is More Comfortable. Frederick Seward Improving Slowly. Official Reports
of the Condition of the Sufferers from the Surgeon General"
Whole No. 10,464
April 23, 1865
Physical Description: 8 pages.
Scope and Contents
"The Funeral. Removal of the Remains of the President from Harrisburg to Philadelphia. The Reception in the City of Brotherly
Love. Programme of the Funeral in New York. The Ceremony in Union Square. Details of the Arrangements for Viewing the Body.
The Lincoln Monument," "The Assassins: Interesting Particulars of the Arrest of Supposed Accomplices of Booth. Additional
Circumstantial Evidence Showing the Cool and Deliberate Preparations of the Assassins. Statement of an Eye Witness"
Whole No. 10,465
April 24, 1865
Physical Description: 8 pages.
Scope and Contents
"The Funeral: The Lying in State in Independence Hall, Philadelphia. Scenes There Yesterday. Immense Crowds of People Throughout
the Day. The Hundred Thousand Citizens View the Body. Several Women Faint and One Reported Killed. The Funeral Cortege to
Arrive at Jersey City This Morning. Arrangements for the Reception of the Remains in the Metropolis. The Lying in State at
the City Hall. The Military and Naval Guard of Honor. Imposing Procession To-Morrow. All Nationalities Represented. Our German,
Irish, Italian, Polish, English, French, Bohemian and Spanish Citizens to Participate. Two Days Suspension of Business. The
Ceremonies in Union Square Tomorrow Afternoon. Our Last Sad Rites," "The Assassins. A Trace of Booth. He is Believed to Have
Been Injured by the Fall of his Horse. He is Doubtless Concealed in Washington. Further Interesting Facts Regarding Booth
and His Accomplices. The Chicago Conspirators Condemned. General Hooker Condemns Them to Hard Labor"
Whole No. 10,470
April 29, 1865
Physical Description: 8 pages.
Scope and Contents
"The Funeral Train. Arrival of the Remains of the Late President at Cleveland, Ohio. The Interment at Springfield to Take
Place on May 4," "Booth's Plot. Important Developments Showing the Existence of a Desperate and Extensive Plot to Destroy
the Government Authorities. Many Persons Implicated. The Rebel Leaders Authorize and Aid It. Vigorous Action of the War Department
in Hunting Down the Assassins. Further Details of the Shooting of Booth. Particulars of the Arrest of His Brother, Junius
Brutus Booth"
Whole No. 10,471
April 30, 1865
Physical Description: 8 pages.
Scope and Contents
"The Assassins. Astounding Revelations Forthcoming," "The Funeral Cortege. The Reception at Columbus. The Remains to Lie in
State at Indianapolis, Indiana, To-day"
Whole No. 10,472
May 1, 1865
Physical Description: 8 pages.
Scope and Contents
"The Funeral Train. The Passage of the Remains from Columbus, Ohio, to Indianapolis, Indiana. Obsequies at Indianapolis,"
"The Manner of Booth's Death a Disappointment"
Whole No. 10,473
May 2, 1865
Physical Description: 8 pages.
Scope and Contents
"The Funeral Train. Arrival of the Remains at Chicago. The Obsequies in that City"
Whole No. 10,476
May 5, 1865
Physical Description: 8 pages.
Scope and Contents
"The Conspiracy. Arrest of Booth's Messenger in Brooklyn. Traces of Harold in That City. Surratt in Canada. Indignation of
Beverly Tucker. Jeff. [Jefferson] Davis Loses All His Gold. Sketches of the Conspirators," "The Burial. The Final Obsequies
to the Dead President. The Ceremony of Interment at the Home of Mr. Lincoln. Consignment of His Body to the Tomb. 'Dust to
Dust!' Minute Guns and National Salutes Throughout the Country"
Whole No. 10,477
May 6, 1865
Physical Description: 8 pages.
Scope and Contents
"The Plot. President Johnson's Proclamation in Canada. Letters from William C. Cleary, Beverly Tucker and George N. Sanders.
The 'Innocent' Rebels. The Assassin Booth's Canadian Conversation," "The Burial. Interment of Abraham Lincoln at Oak Ridge
Cemetery, Springfield, Illinois. Address of Bishop Simpson on the Occasion"
Whole No. 10,478
May 7, 1865
Physical Description: 8 pages.
Scope and Contents
"The Plot. Beverly Tucker and Wm. [William] W. Cleary Proclaims Their Innocence. Flight of Sanders and Tucker from Montreal.
Canadian Views of the President's Proclamation. Arrest of Dr. Tumblety at St. Louis. The Trial of the Conspirators"
Whole No. 10,480
May 9, 1865
Physical Description: 8 pages.
Scope and Contents
"Europe. The News of the Assassination of Presient Lincoln in England. Address from the House of Commons to Mr. Adams. Indignation
of the English People. Views and Opinions of the Press," "The Plot. Stoneman in Close Pursuit of Jeff. [Jefferson] Davis.
He is Cornered at Washington, Georgia. Hopes Entertained of Securing Him. Publication of the President's Proclamation Offering
Rewards for Davis and His Accomplices Throughout the South. The Rebel Telegraphic Wire Used in Its Transmission to Macon,
Ga. [Georgia] Confession of Payne. Trial of the Conspirators in Open Court"
Whole No. 10,480
May 10, 1865
Physical Description: 8 pages.
Scope and Contents
"The Plot. The Trial of the Cospirators Commenced. The Proceedings Conducted in Secret. Revelations Respecting the Assassination.
The Scene in the Theatre Rehearsed"
Whole No. 10,482
May 11, 1865
Physical Description: 8 pages.
Scope and Contents
"The Assassination. Profound Sensation in Europe--Action in the English Parliament--The Excitement on the Liverpool and London
Exchanges--Comments of the Press--Condolence from the Austrian and Swiss Governments," "The Plot. The Members of the Court--The
Prisoners Arraigned"
Whole No. 10,483
May 12, 1865
Physical Description: 8 pages.
Scope and Contents
"The Plot. The Press Excluded from the Trial of the Assassins," "Reported Capture of Surratt, near New York City," "The Counsel
of the Assassins," "Appearance of Some of the Conspirators Before the Court," "The Grave of the Assassin Booth," "The Canadian
Conspirators and Defences"
Whole No. 10,484
May 13, 1865
Physical Description: 8 pages.
Scope and Contents
"The Plot. Important Document from Jeff. [Jefferson] Davis. He Writes Himself Down a Conspirator. From Over His Own Signature
of Complicity in the Plot to Burn New York and Chicago. The Trial of the Assassins"
Whole No. 10,485
May 14, 1865
Physical Description: 8 pages.
Scope and Contents
"The Trial. The Court for the Trial of the Assassination Conspirators Holds Open Sessions. Names of the Members of the Court,
the Counsel and the Accused. The Deportment of the Prisoners. General Harris Objects to Reverdy Johnson Acting as Counsel.
...Important Evidence Suppressed. Testimony of Detective Lee and Lewis A. Weichman. Atzerott's Quaters at the Kirkwood House
Described. Revolvers and Bowie Knives Found in His Chamber Under President Johnson's Room. History of the Conspirators on
Trial," "Europe. Our London, Paris and Berlin Correspondence. The News of the Assassination in England, Scotland, France and
Prussia. The Public Grief Extending on All Sides. Address to President Johnson from Scotland"
Whole No. 10,486
May 15, 1865
Physical Description: 8 pages.
Scope and Contents
"The Trial. Important Testimony Strongly Implicating Davis, Benjamin and the Canadian Conspirators. Surratt's Trips to Richmond.
He is Known to Have Conversed with Davis and to Have Received Gold from Him. Some Light on His Frequent Visits to Montreal.
Mrs. Surratt Establishes a Character as a Highly Religious and Exemplary Person. Further Testimony Regarding Booth's Inverview
with Dr. Mudd," "Europe... Sympathy in Europe for Our Loss... Queen Victoria Writes a Private Letter of Condolence to Mrs.
Lincoln," "The assassination. Effect of the Murder of Mr. Lincoln in France"
Whole No. 10,487
May 16, 1865
Physical Description: 8 pages.
Scope and Contents
"The Trial. The Indictment Against the Assassination Conspirators. Evidence of Weichman, Lloyd, Mary Van Tine... and Others.
Booth's Intimacy with Arnold and O'Laughlin Proven. O'Laughlin Prowling About Secretary Stanton's House the Night Before the
Murder. The Scene in Front of the Theatre on the Evening of the Tragedy. Rendezvous of the Conspirators. Booth Identified
as the Leader of the Assassins"
Whole No. 10,488
May 17, 1865
Physical Description: 8 pages.
Scope and Contents
"The Trial. The Suppressed Testimony of Friday. The Complicity of the Rebel Authorities in the Conspiracy Established Beyond
a Doubt. Sanders Shown to Have Been Intimate with Booth. His Statement that He Did Not Know Booth Pronounced by One of the
Witnesses to be False. Letters and Other Evidence Showing the Existence of a Great Conspiracy. Testimony of General Grant.
The Complicity of Spangler, the Stage Carpenter, in Booth's Scheme. He is Overheard Promising to Assist Booth All He Could
on the Night of the Assassination. Additional Important Testimony Taken Yesterday. Suspicious Conduct of the Prisoner O'Laughlin
in Intruding Into Secretary Stanton's Home. Further Evidence Implicating Dr. Mudd," "Europe. ...Sympathy for our National
Bereavement Pouring in from All Parts of England and the Continent. Interesting Proceedings in the British House of Lords
on the Reply of the Queen to the Address Concerning the Assassination"
Whole No. 10,540
July 8, 1865
Physical Description: 8 pages.
Scope and Contents
"Execution. Expiating the Great Crime. Hanging of Mrs. Surratt, Payne, Harold and Atzerott. Full and Complete Details of the
Affair. Efforts to Defer the Execution of Mrs. Surratt. A Writ of Habeus Corpus Issued for Her, but it is Disregarded by President
Johnson's Orders. How the Prisoners Passed Their Last Night. Mrs. Surratt and Payne Preserve Their Stolid Indifference to
the End. Terror and Agitation of Atzerott and Harold. How They Died. Terrible Struggles of Payne. The Final Scene of Their
Burial. Sketches of the Criminals"
