Which conspirator charged was not among those executed?

Which conspirator charged was not among those executed?

• A. Mary Surratt
• B. David Herold
• C. Edman Spangler
• D. Lewis Powell

Answer: (C)

The concept tested is who among the charged conspirators ended up being executed versus who did not. In the Lincoln assassination trials, four conspirators were executed because they were found guilty of murder or direct conspiracy to murder Lincoln. Those four were Mary Surratt, Lewis Powell, David Herold, and George Atzerodt. Edman Spangler, on the other hand, was charged as a conspirator or accessory but his role was not the same as the others who carried out or planned the assassination itself, so he was not among those put to death. He faced punishment, but he did not share the fate of the four who were executed.

The concept tested is who among the charged conspirators ended up being executed versus who did not. In the Lincoln assassination trials, four conspirators were executed because they were found guilty of murder or direct conspiracy to murder Lincoln. Those four were Mary Surratt, Lewis Powell, David Herold, and George Atzerodt. Edman Spangler, on the other hand, was charged as a conspirator or accessory but his role was not the same as the others who carried out or planned the assassination itself, so he was not among those put to death. He faced punishment, but he did not share the fate of the four who were executed.