Publisher's Synopsis
Andrew Johnson directed that persons charged with Abraham Lincoln's murder stand trial before a military tribunal. Benn Pitman, a recognised expert in phonography, an early form of shorthand, was awarded the government contract to produce a transcription of each day's testimony. In The Trial, assassination scholars guide readers through all 421 pages of testimony. By drawing together the evidence that resulted in the conspirators' convictions, The Trial leaves no doubt as to the events surrounding the assassination.
