Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1865-1869, 1865-06-10
THE STATE PklSONE..S AT FORTRESS
MONROE-l RisuN GOSSIP.
FOHrx.ss MONROE, June 8, Ise


We have the archIebel still among as, all re.
mort, TO the contrary Notwithstanding. Be has
p,tsti,red uul Of mrs cas.mate since the day he
,gas rrst I'm nured WhhIl I.s thick store walls
Ne mas not taken single eXs,i SION up the
sot. m c sinoe has Incarceration, ether on gun.
,,oat or IN jnItOI. 10 fact Jsh. n closely guard
al =. twenty six armed men stand guard over him
,ig,t -sp1 day Two soldiers WITH loaded aud
b.y,ueued muskets pace incess ntly % and fro
IN MS cell These dungeon scutties walk in op-
ms re dire tiOns - eacn other, 10 and fro across
me cell, The pd Oner Is always under the eye
OF one of them. A commissioned o1icer, too
Continually keeps Watsh and ward within the
Since the removal of this irons JEFF. takes his
confinement more resignedly. He is socially dis.
nrssd ami IA ever opening conversations, which
cannot be kept up as the officers are not allowed
tot1kt3hm There ia neither chair nor table
in bis cell. No bucks nor papers are allowed
him neither pen, INK, pe4cl nor paper. There
srs Exceptions in the way OF books. Two vol
nm,s are lowed the prisoner, the Bible and
Book of [ ommOa PIsyr
CLENEHT c. CLAY
HAIRS his confinement with the same digui1ed
philosophy as at iss commencement. He 0cc5-
5EionaHT eNprc.ses concern tor Ms. Clay, Clay
= An iuveierate sroAer; tJbaoco is furnished
him and toe nest OF his waking hours are occu-
n al in nnding the soothing weed. HIS food Is
IL regtIar srIny rsiiOn, OF which he partakes
I'M 50 rlugly. His cell Is as barely furnished as
4 that OF his chief IN crime. The only books
permitted him are the Bioie and Prayer Book.
Writing materials aud the newspapers are rigid
ly excluded. .....
tbs APPROACHING TRIAL. ....
Prom the Washington star.
notwithstanding the Published statements that
Davis arrlfei here or Is on his way 1t Isl quite
esrtain that sueh reports are prem TUE. II is
moi contemplated TO biing him 70 this city until
tbe ronsvirac trials are over, which will proba.
nv he ia a weet. The Government auth, rites,
or at least hOst Of the Cabinet afe favorable 10
delivering him to the civil authorities, that he
may b. tsied on the indictment ioF treason found
bv the .Gr4nd ny oil oar CRIMINAL Cour- OF the
term about 10 be concluded, and it is probable
tbat AZ the June term. which begins on Monday,
I9,h instant, ne case will be Ons Of the INST
called. 90
and on the 81 tot Nay the Clerk OF our Uourt
IL J. MeiSs Esq.) received .etter dated May
S9 fro X II. Gi stte, Esq.. form=rl Of this ~,
lint now of New Lebanon, Coiumbi, cOuB.y,
New York stating that hs had bean retained BY
Sorae OF the irie Ids OF The acc used aS counsel
Mr. Gillette Is veil known IL this city, having
D a,t!ced for so-e ysAis befoEe the Court OF
fbs judges Of the suprsms Court Of the Dis.
trict Of Col nbls Nbe kreside ~ the .igcut ard
Cr,m nal Courts, are tue hOA. D. \. Carter Chef
JusricS, formetIy Q, Unio, the Hon. 5. B. ohn
fsrmsrly Of AsT iVrk tae hon q. =. Fisher
,orpsry Of Delaware anc The Hol. Audiew
y lie iornsfly OF N,ySiuIs Associate Justices
and Il p oeEels th4tUn tha Trial the iegr
lodges vil sch
Il Is m glstvod that NJ. james o. ClsphaDe,
he able 40 lOjent Official reporter OF the Court
has reta rcd as / 8 sssis suits 81. =. B. Lord 70.
yortsr OF the H4E C0~ mitiee and ohcIa. reporter
or tAs hpuse " Rel tess nts1yeG AMI Mr.. r. Il.
smith re, Q. ter " the eOlamltGes Of tue House
OF keprss ntI iVss n order that the fullest aud
d,ost echra report msy be made vi thIs very
imp irtsst uiah ~
The pla . whsre he is to be onaned has not
vet been d de public, although It has been
stated that he WOuiu either occupy cell n the
rentsntiary BlIldiag or IL Gae Old Cap tOl.-
Possibly, however he viii be put on the footing
of ordinary criminals, and comm in The eOun-
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