Weekly Trinity journal., 1863-09-19
Wfektu Trinity 9uurnal.
Wsaverville, Saturday, Sept. 10, 1868.
Indietxne ent OF she Pirates.

The Grand Jury of the United States Circuit
Court, have indicted the persons engaged in the
Chapman affair. as pirates. The Indictment
AYERS:
Ridgeley Greathouse, late OF tho city and
county Of San Francisco, in the District and Cir.
eur aforesaid, banker aud Ashbury Harpendipg,
OF The same place. trader Alfred Lubery, Of the
sane place, laborer W. c. Law, of the same
place. mariner Lorenzo L. Libby. of the same
place. mariner James Smith, of the same place,
plasteser; Thomas W. Blund, of the same place,
clerk John McFadden of the same place, at
torney at law VIM. d. Ward, Of the same place
laborer John L. Kent, of the same place, labor
er John Fletcher of the same place. plasterer !;
VIM. W. Mason, of the same place, surveyor;
George w. Davis, OF the same place. street con.
tractor; Albion T. Grow, of the same place,
clerk; NJ. II. Marshal, OF the same place. labor.
er; Thomas Poole of the same place, laborer !;
Alfred Aumond, Of the same place, mariner :;
Henry Q. Boyd, of the same place, machinist j.
w. Place, carpenter /; Richard Ii. Duva of the
same place, clerk Gideon G. Jones. of the same
place, trader, and Joseph G. Baldwin, Jr of the
same place, mill owner, each then and there be
ing u citizen OF the United States did, " on the
10th day of March, A. D. 1863 and on divers other
days, as we'll before as after the above named
day, at the said city aud county OF San Fran
cisco, in the District and Circuit aforesaid, with
ioiCe vi utiHS HuilClouSiy uHu lIultOTOuhly hlu,
conspre, consult, consent and agree to aud with
each other, and other false traitors whose names
to the said Grand Jurors are unknown, to aid and
assist the said citizens OF the United States of
America then and ever since in rebellion under
said pretended government, tho Confederate
States of America in hostile capture of yes
sells belonging to said United States of America,
and the citizens thereof, aud the prosecution OF
said rebellion against the United States Of
America
The indictment further charges that said &c
cused unlawfully, falsely, malciousy, and
raitorously did compass, ina gine, and intend to
raise and levy war, insurrection, and rebellion
against the United States, and to subvert and
overthrow tho government thereof in concert
with the citizens of the United States then and
ever since in rebellion, under snid pretended
government called the Confederate States of
America.'P Also that the said parties with
force and arms maicously and truitorously did
procure, prepare, fit out, and arm, and caused to
be procured, prepared fitted out, and armed, Il
certain vessel called the j. M Chapman, then
lying and being in the port of San Francisco, in
the District and Circuit aforesaid, to cruise on
tho high seas, aud commit hostiities upon the
citizens, property, aud vessels of the said United
States of America" Aud that the accused did,
with the said vessel called the j. H. Chapman,
malciousiy aud traitorously sail and depart
from said port Of San Francisco, in the District
and Circuit aforesaid, in the service of the said
citizens OF the United States, then and ever
since in rebellion under said pretended Govern.
ment called the Confederate States OF America,
against the United States on Il cruise upon the
high seas, TO commit hostilties upon the citizens
property. and vessels Of the said United States.
in contempt of the said United States of Ameri-
ca, their Constitution aud laws