A military commission assembles to try eight individuals accused of conspiring to assassinate Abraham Lincoln. The trial raises complex issues regarding justice and conspiracy.
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Conducing to the Ends of Public Justice
President Andrew Johnson establishes a military commission to try the eight people accused of conspiring with John Wilkes Booth to assassinate President Abraham Lincoln. The tribunal is given questionable constitutional powers that could impact the defendants’ rights and future appeals.
Booth Will Never Be Taken Alive
Federal authorities make several arrests in the supposed conspiracy to kill Abraham Lincoln and members of his administration. But Lincoln’s actual assassin remains at large.