The Death Of Mary Brown

Most Americans know John Wilkes Booth as the assassin of Abraham Lincoln- shot at a play at Ford’s Theater on April 14th, 1865. However, the names of the conspirators that surrounded Wilkes Booth are relatively unknown, especially that of Mary Surratt. Mary Surratt, a mother and boardinghouse proprietor, was arrested and tried for the assassination of Abraham Lincoln along with her son, John Surratt. Pleas from her family, lawyer, and fellow conspirators did not allow her to escape her fate, and she was hanged for her crimes on July 7th, 1865. Even from the scaffold, Lewis Powell, another conspirator condemned to die, cried, “Mrs. Surratt is innocent. She doesn't deserve to die with the rest of us.” So who was this woman, and most

left and right to people undeserving. No one should stand down to what they believe in.

To explain the crime, the criminal involved in the crime tricked the woman into getting in her car by impersonating a parking attendant. He stole the woman’s purse and car keys and drove off with the woman’s vehicle. During the carjacking, the man tried to attack the woman with a screwdriver which resulted in the criminal being stabbed. (“Antonio Beaver”). The victim gave a very vague description of the criminal, mentioning that he was african american, was wearing a baseball cap, was 5’10, had crooked teeth, and had facial hair.

Mary Surratt's fate was sealed by many factors. There was ample evidence suggesting her involvement in the assassination. She was seen extensively with Booth and the other conspirators. There are several key testimonies that put her in the perfect position for the crime. Alongside the evidence, her son was a rather well known Confederate supporter and spy, suggesting that she would have strong confederate affiliations. Ironically, her son's life was spared and he lived the rest of his life in relative obscurity. Her crime happened merely a few days after the war. The blood of the Civil War was still fresh on their minds and any crime against the Union was worth the utmost punishment. Lincoln was a god to the people and any person involved in

In Washington, the occupants of Mary Surratt's boardinghouse were arrested, questioned, and searched. They were getting ready to transports the women to headquarters when Lewis Powell knocked on the door of the boardinghouse. He was wielding a pickax. He told the detectives that Mrs. Surratt hired him to dig a gutter for her and he needed to know what time to start. But Lewis Powell was caught in a lie. Mary told the detectives that she never hired anyone to dig anything. Knowing he will not be able to fight back without getting him self killed he surrendered. His capture was the first major break through in the manhunt. That day, the soldiers arrested Powell, Mary Surratt, her daughter, Anna, Lewis Weichmann, and the rest of the boarders.

Statement of Victim: Rush states that he knows the suspect (Lowe) from a year, so he borrowed $20 from him last month and paid him back last week, but today suspect confront him to pay his money back, for this reason they had an argument. Rush also told suspect has been drinking and smelled of cheap wine. So suspect started hitting to him on his face with both fists and he hit back furniture got knocked over. Also Suspect took out a razor from his right side jacket pocket and swung it back and forth at his face and screamed “I’m gonna cut you real good”. Rush says he backed up and tripped over a chair then fell over onto his back on the floor. Suspect stood over him and cut his face several times with razor. Suddenly, suspect heard voice yelling to stop the fight and people running down the hall, and then Suspect stated “I’ll be back and finish you off later” and then he ran down the hall. Rush also told that suspect spends his days at St. James Park (1St St. & St. John St.). And suspect first name is George but is known as “Montana” he is about 50 yrs. Old, approx. 6-0, 200, shaved head but brown

Mary Surratt was a woman alive during the assassination plot of Abraham Lincoln. Mary was unrightfully accused of being involved in this crime, and was hanged for it. She was the first woman to be hanged by the government. She was innocent of being knowingly involved in the assassination, and was not rightfully sentenced to death (Swanson).

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