lincoln threw the world's editorial manton marble, one of his most virulent critics into jail, along with a "new york times" reporter and an old thorn in lincoln's side who had invented that lincoln had snuck in to baltimore as president-elect wearing a disguise. when he was told that howard was in prison, lincoln must have said okay, throw away the key. as it happened, henry ward beecher, the minister of the church in brooklyn told lincoln that indeed howard had done the whole thing himself with the hope of making some money. now he paid the price for both missteps, including fraud. he stayed in prison for a long time. and then to show how complicated this becomes, the governor of new york, a democrat named horatio seymour ordered the general put on trial in municipal court in new york city fortress pass, kidnapping, forcible entry, and inciting to riot. the poor judge who heard the case didn't quite know what to make of it. he sort of issued a half hearted ruling saying the suspension of the right of habeas corpus was in part unconstitutional and general dicks is subject to indictm