The Elk advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Elk Co., Pa.) 186?-1868, 1865-06-01


crime was committed in Virginia, There
is no doubt that Davis will be tried for trea
son in a civil court. in this city. To con.
: stitute this crime it is not necessary, that
| the party should himself perform physical
I iy the overt act which makes the otensc hut
I he may be guilty Of treason by directing the
movements of others, and no matter how
/ far distant the dircctoror principle my be
removed from the place or district in which
| the overs act was committed by this agent,
| he is held auswcrabie to the law Of the dis
! trict where the overt act was committed. 1t
/ the law alike punishes the crime in the state
| or district where the principal was when he
! directed the act TO be done, and the state
anl district in which ihc act was performed
! then the FIRST jurisdiction that attaches hold
| the person.
! Jeff. Davis was captured by an is in GUS
! toly of the Federal Government The
| State Government of Virginia has not even
sought to gain custody OF his pcrso1. There
/ can therefore be no controversy about the
/ first jurisdiction That attached. There Is as
/ little ground for controversy as TO the COM
mission Of tho overt act within the District
| Of Columbia. on the l2th day Of July last
/ JEFF Davis fotces invaded this distuct
| threatened the capital, attacked the Fcicr-
! al troops at Fort stevens, anl shot down
several huniIei Of oar mon NiI"'.E ,a oiet
one AlndreI OF them. lh'ri 'S no '...l.I''y
/ therefore, IN proving tIHI "e"' b",.s ."s
committed the crime oil treason |'I'" ,ne
Jursi'gloh o' 'Ne N-'t"'' ~'"'' 0' '''e '''
| 'r:..
Nrw ! onK, May p.
C."er@I aAaIi1tn a'N SUI WV %, .. ~
in this city today, left this evening iot S!n'
cinatu ON their way to the 'o"'n" - .-t' ~
ing been appoin'el % ne ;.l,
( department OF IeNa3' ne VII" l''I- nm
assume control OF the troops nov j.! ,-i
southwest io&eIher WIN S"on ".t','''o,,'', .''
forces n the eEiTeneics o' the service my
require 10 he p.acs' at I!S "': ':9'5'''
Tie cay-lry forces, ly'Hef'y So",,''.''a
ny IN. 3n2r.oan' l %.a Ds royie'y ~,SS in tba
! Merritt, turing the coming rcN'e"' III '"i
, absence Of Gcn. Crook. /. IS unaersIoou
that Gen. Custer ana ten Merr4'' Va" JOIN
sheridan ia the west. ,,;. ,,t..
Inc arrival OF Gen. oheElu1" IN II, ''.i ~ Ci
dorstoo % 1IG ot be 5, acsycI the visits of some
oftho public functionarios. His time has
been employed in visiting o0JeotS OIL inter-
0'I caan, IN ,n'E gsIy I.r,,or IN comnonv with his
rIor TynT''5 sSnotor srs ',; Sbrrmaa m n";.oi down
| Pennsyiyania Ivenne this evening. His ap.
qcaranee caused gathering crowds, who re-
pcateily cheered him. while the ladies !'..s
waYeS 'ner nanTaGrcI'yiT a,rS ir a,I a. ,5o nro"s @
V' sYan ~ bpc1ne 60 great that he was compelled
to call a stage to escape the labor of severe
hard shaking which had already commen-
ccd. ,o,
s.,... c,--,u, "nsNiH%'Gr' ASA vt t5. - S,ate De-
SvH'v"ag ayoio 2o" this moroing for short
time, attending to his official duti es.
| Fred W. Seward continues to improve and
is now able to read the newspapers. 8. x,n
Ten nh9ritln lei. last ,. vyr o.imSnj IO which
inc1o" ~ q" al yg bo armies west of the Mssis-
sirpi.
General Canby's command h2, been Gu
larged and the Department OF winch w.c1 u?TJr r;,nin
al blnNs 9au Gom"l,mu Gano,I Is T"R Rnns who re-.
~ n,rt. .rIp TO tSe idj1,ant General.
D00T17S RO0Y
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Il ne ia!n!ly oi - " L.;, nNo; ,US. ,so"-as.;an
ue3yor9d, u Is Sl.u 10 o9snIn R tho on-I
oI MS DoIy IGt I pu.il| tS - '"1 n.4;a, %pP Of
Ga1tou ~ va "1,iV. u I p',vI ~ % artSortr of
Do'oc'i'eS DaNer' uu.,o' w ~ "I%,,} Tta,1 -, -
tne war D5P'''u''n'' "a Lo"aI - J
n'SiI 'nc OoHy was P;'1I" 80 o .1,-, ,tM ,;n,r
S@''l ooat an! Ga'llvT w uoLn L,,nn ..,J ~ ,I tbc
%hGFe was c,'n' N S'',N ~ t onsors " orc
DARK m'oniSnN On.y wv wv , i'; 'ons oSof'n, %S.,
proS'nt-DG'ec'.vS t"tG aG'r a,ra "ra novcr "uo r.
m'n--and they are D9'9 i...: sworn n'e9, -, :,
reveal 'GS 'oca.,Gn anu u''p,''In '(
Ooly' me pu9.I Gu. 'na'J, IN NJ, no,o,
on fhe suolec' UL VAo pu.i".' WIN .h, 'a1,T' a'aT
be grained 5ho suIsoIn' I. %'4 thnt nt'I Nv
an autopsy OF boI'n pi4y 9'a,o e,t,i ,"i' -. -.
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