ARGUMENT OF HON. EDWARDS PIERREPONT TO THE JURY, ON THE TRIAL OF JOHN H. SURRATT FOR THE MURDER OF PRESIDENT LINCOLN by [Pierrepont, Edwards] - 1867

Washington, 1867. 122pp. Dbd. Original printed front wrapper, detached and chipped. Later institutional stamps on titlepage. Light tanning. Good. Official printing of the arguments and cross-examinations made by lawyer Edwards Pierrepont in the prosecution of John Surratt for the conspiracy to assassinate Abraham Lincoln. Surratt was the last person to be submitted to military tribunal in connection with the assassination, and had evaded capture until 1867 by fleeing to Canada, England, and Italy before finally being captured in Egypt. The case ended with a hung jury and Surratt was freed; Pierrepont went on to be appointed a United States Attorney, then Attorney General during the Grant administration. McDADE 606. MONAGHAN 889.