at the house of his cousin, Hartman Richter, in Germantown, Maryland. Trial and execution Atzerodt's trial began on May 1, 1865. Atzerodt's attorney, Captain William Doster, stated to the court that he intended "to show that George Atzerodt was a constitutional coward; that if he had been assigned the duty of assassinating the Vice President, he could never have done it; and that, from his known cowardice, Booth probably did not assign to him any such duty." However, that was to no avail. After the conviction, Atzerodt offered a confession to Reverend Butler, a minister who came to his cell to offer him comfort. Butler said that Atzerodt admitted going to the meeting in March to help plan the kidnapping of Lincoln while he attended a play at a hospital. Atzerodt said he first heard about Booth's plan to assassinate the President just two hours before the shooting. Atzerodt said that Booth really wanted David Herold to assassinate Vice President Johnson because he thought that Herold had "more pluck" than Atzerodt did. Atzerodt said Booth wanted him to "back up" Herold and "give him more courage". Atzerodt and three other convicted conspirators (Mary Surratt, Lewis Powell, and David Herold) were hanged in Washington, D.C., on July 7, 1865. Atzerodt's last words were "May we all meet in the other world. God take me now." Atzerodt is interred in Glenwood Cemetery, located at 2219 Lincoln Road NE in Washington, D.C. Depiction in media Atzerodt appears in the season 1 episode "The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln" of Timeless, portrayed by Travis MacDonald. In the episode, he makes an attempt to assassinate Johnson but is stopped by Rufus and other soldiers and arrested by the authorities. References External links Biography and Images of George Atzerodt, Assassination Conspirator. University of Missouri Kansas City School of Law. Accessed December 9, 2004. George Atzerodt. Dr. Samuel A. Mudd Research Site 1835 births 1865 deaths People from Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis People from the Province of Saxony German emigrants to the United States Lincoln assassination conspirators People of Maryland in the American Civil War German assassins American failed assassins Assassins of heads of state Assassins of heads of government People executed by the United States military by hanging 19th-century executions of American people German people executed abroad Executed people from Thuringia Executed assassins People executed for attempted murder 19th-century executions by the United States 1865 murders in the United States