The Judicial Murder of Mary E. Surratt
David Miller DeWitt
Read by Delmar H Dolbier
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 (6 hr 40 min)
Chapters
Preface | 1:28 | Read by Delmar H Dolbier |
The Reign of Terror | 21:27 | Read by Delmar H Dolbier |
The Bureau of Military (In)Justice | 12:13 | Read by Delmar H Dolbier |
The Opening of the Court. Was She Ironed? | 26:38 | Read by Delmar H Dolbier |
Animus of the Judges | 22:21 | Read by Delmar H Dolbier |
Conduct of the Trial | 20:26 | Read by Delmar H Dolbier |
Arguments of the Defense | 20:07 | Read by Delmar H Dolbier |
Charge of Judge Bingham | 14:00 | Read by Delmar H Dolbier |
Verdict, Sentence and Petition | 32:06 | Read by Delmar H Dolbier |
The Death Warrant and Execution | 20:14 | Read by Delmar H Dolbier |
Was it not Murder? The Milligan Case | 30:48 | Read by Delmar H Dolbier |
Setting Aside the Verdict. Discharge of Jefferson Davis | 30:49 | Read by Delmar H Dolbier |
Reversal on the Merits. Trial of John H. Surratt | 26:42 | Read by Delmar H Dolbier |
The Recommendation to Mercy | 38:39 | Read by Delmar H Dolbier |
Trial of Joseph Holt | 45:40 | Read by Delmar H Dolbier |
Andrew Johnson Signs another Death Warrant | 20:16 | Read by Delmar H Dolbier |
Conclusion | 16:47 | Read by Delmar H Dolbier |