Judicial Murder of Mary E. Surratt

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By Listen TheBook Posted on May 31, 2023

In Category - *Non-fiction, History

Authors: David Miller DeWitt In Year : 1894

Book Language: English

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Preface
The Reign of Terror
The Bureau of Military (In)Justice
The Opening of the Court. Was She Ironed?
Animus of the Judges
Conduct of the Trial
Arguments of the Defense
Charge of Judge Bingham
Verdict, Sentence and Petition
The Death Warrant and Execution
Was it not Murder? The Milligan Case
Setting Aside the Verdict. Discharge of Jefferson Davis
Reversal on the Merits. Trial of John H. Surratt
The Recommendation to Mercy
Trial of Joseph Holt
Andrew Johnson Signs another Death Warrant
Conclusion

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? Summary by Delmar H. Dolbier