The Judicial Murder of Mary E. Surratt: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

The Judicial Murder of Mary E. Surratt, credited to David Miller DeWitt, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

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LibriVox recording of The Judicial Murder of Mary E. Surratt by David Miller DeWitt. Read in English 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

Recording facts

• Recording title: The Judicial Murder of Mary E. Surratt
• Author credits: David Miller DeWitt
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 17
• Listed recording duration: 6:40:41

Catalogue topics

• civil war
• assassination
• Abraham Lincoln
• surratt

Track guide

1. 00 - Preface — 1:28
2. 01 - The Reign of Terror — 21:27
3. 02 - The Bureau of Military (In)Justice — 12:13
4. 03 - The Opening of the Court. Was She Ironed? — 26:38
5. 04 - Animus of the Judges — 22:21
6. 05 - Conduct of the Trial — 20:26
7. 06 - Arguments of the Defense — 20:07
8. 07 - Charge of Judge Bingham — 14:00
9. 08 - Verdict, Sentence and Petition — 32:06
10. 09 - The Death Warrant and Execution — 20:13
11. 10 - Was it not Murder? The Milligan Case — 30:48
12. 11 - Setting Aside the Verdict. Discharge of Jefferson Davis — 30:49
13. 12 - Reversal on the Merits. Trial of John H. Surratt — 26:42
14. 13 - The Recommendation to Mercy — 38:39
15. 14 - Trial of Joseph Holt — 45:40
16. 15 - Andrew Johnson Signs another Death Warrant — 20:16
17. 16 - Conclusion — 16:47

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