Lewis Powell, also known as Lewis Payne, who attempted to assassinate Secretary of State William SewardA man (name undisclosed) arrested on suspicion of being a conspirator
A man (name undisclosed) arrested on suspicion of being a conspirator.
George Azterodt, who was recruited into the conspiracy to kill Vice President Andrew Johnson, but backed out and spent the night drinking in a hotel bar. He was hanged in July 1865.
David Herold, a pharmacy clerk who led Booth on his escape through Virginia.
Herold surrendered at the Garrett farm and was hanged in July 1865.
Michael O’Laughlen, an ex-Confederate soldier and childhood friend of Booth. Though his role in the conspiracy is unclear, he was sentenced to life in prison and died in 1867.
Edmund Spangler, a stagehand at Ford’s Theatre, aided Booth on the night of the assassination and was sentenced to six years in prison.
Spangler was pardoned by President Andrew Johnson in 1869 and died in 1875.
Conspirators Mary Surratt, Lewis Powell, David Herold and George Atzerodt are placed in nooses at the Washington Arsenal.
– And Last But Not Least –
The rocking chair used by President Lincoln at Ford’s Theatre.Samuel Arnold, an old friend of Booth, was not in Washington at the time of the assassination but was tied to the original kidnapping plot.
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