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Bingham, John Armor, 1815-1900 Trial of the conspirators for the assassination of president Lincoln, &c. Argument of John A. Bingham, Special Judge Advocate, in reply to the arguments of the several counsel for Mary E. Surratt, David E. Herold, Lewis Payne, Geroge Atzerodt, Michael O'Laughlin, Samuel A. Mudd, Edward Spangler, and Samuel Arnold, charged with conspiracy and the murder of Abraham Lincoln, late president of the United States

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03345 Author/Creator: Bingham, John Armor, 1815-1900 Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Book Date: 1865 Pagination: 122 p. : Height: 23 cm, Width: 15 cm Order a Copy

Published by the Government Printing Office. Accuses the conspirators of aiding the rebellion and undermining the Constitution and the laws of the nation. Also makes accusations regarding the involvement and instigation of Jefferson Davis (president of the Confederate States) and other rebel leaders. Asserts that everyone involved with the conspiracy is guilty by way of "common design." Bingham argues that there should be no distinction between those were simply involved in the plotting of the conspiracy and those who carried out the vicious attacks.

Bingham, John Armor, 1815-1900
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
Arnold, Samuel Bland, 1834-1906
Atzerodt, George A., 1835-1865
Herold, David E., 1844-1865
Mudd, Samuel Alexander, 1833-1883
Payne, Lewis, 1845-1865
O'Laughlin, Michael, -1867
Spangler, Edward, 1825-1875
Surratt, Mary E. (Mary Eugenia), 1820-1865

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