The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1865-05-31

out whose names 70 tne Jurore atoresalu are
at present unknown, as their leader and COM
mander-in. chief in the prosecution of the said
war against the said United States of Ameri- |
ca, for the subversion of the government of /
the said United States of America, with the
said drums and c0lors and with the said |
horses, mules, ambulances, and wagons and |
with the said cannon, muskets, carbines, pis- |
tolls, swords, cutlasses, powder, shot, shell,
cartridges, percussion caps, and bullets, and
with various other warlike weapons; and I
with the said provisions, to wit: flour, corn
meal, pork, bacon, beef, beans, and other pro-
visions, provided, furnished and supplied by
the said Jefferson Davis as aforesaid; and
being then and there divided into companies
and regiments. did march in rank and file
into and invade the said county of Washing
ton in the District of Columbia aforesaid, and
within the jurisdiction of this court, and then
and there, to wit on the said twelfth day of
july, in the year of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and sixty four, with force and
arms, did falsely, maliciously, and traitor
ously and in a warlike and hostile manner,
array and dispose themselves in battle against
the said United States of America, tor the
subversion of the government of the said
United States of America.
And afterwards, to wit: on the said twelfth
day of July. in the year of our Lord one
said insurgents and false traitors, so banded
together as aforesaid, to great Der, to
wit to the number of twenty thousand per-
sons, and upwards, in obedience to the said
order and command given by the said JEFF
ferson Davis, being then and there acknowl-
edged, recognized, and obeyed by the said
insurgents and false traitors so banded to-
gether as aforesaid, but whose names are TO
the jurors aforesaid unknown, as their leader
and commander in chief In the prosecution of
the said war against the said United States
of America, for the subversion OF the govern
ment of the said United States of America
and with the said drums and colors; and with
the said horses. mules, ambulsnces, and wag-
ons (; and with the said cannon, muskets, car
bines, pistols, swords, cutlasses, powder, shot,
she'll, cartridges. percussion caps, bullets,
and other warllke weapons and with the
said provisions, TO wit: flour, corn meal pork,
bacon, beet, beans, and other provisions fur
nished and supplied by the said Jefferson
Davis aforesaid; and being then and there
divided into companies and regiments, hav-
ing marched in rank and file, and invaded the
said county of Washington in the District of
Columbia aforesaid, and within the jurisdic-
tion of this court, and being then and there,
to wit: on the said twelfth day of July, in
the year of our Lord one thousand eight hun
dred and sixty-four, in the county of WASH
ington aforesaid, in the District OF Columbia
aforesaid, uDlawfully and traitorously assem-.
bled, aud armed and arranged in a hostile
manner and In q warlike manner as aforesaid
! that Is to say, with said drums and colors,
cannon, muskets, carbines, pistols, swords,
| outlasses, powder shot, shell, cartridges per-
cussion caps. and other warlike weapons, so
| furnished, provided, and supplied by Jeffer
son Davis, as aforesaid-did then and there,
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the year of our Lord one thousand eight hun
bred and sixty Tour, at the county OF Wash
| ington aforesaid, in the District of Columbia
aforesaid, and within the jurisdiction of this
! court, with arms wickedly and traitor
| ousiy, by means OF the said cannon, muskets,
| carbines, pistols, swords, cutlasses, powder,
| shot, shell, cartridges, percussion caps, and
| other warlike weapons, so furnished, prOvid-
| ed, and supplied by the said Jefferson Davis
| aforesaid attack, assault, and make war upon
| a certain fort of the said United States of
| America, called Fort Stevens and known as
| Fort Stevens, the SAID fort then and there
to wit the day and year last aforesaid, at
! the county and District last aforesaid, within
| the jurisdiction of this court, being used and
| occupied by the military forces of the said
| United States and did then and there, to
wit: on the day and year last aforesaid, at
| the county and in the district last aforesaid
within the iurisdition of this court with force
of arms, wekedly and tratorously by means
| OF the said cannon muskets, carbInes, pistols,
! swords, cutlasses. powder, shot, shell, car
! trdges, percussion caps, and other warlike
| weapons, 80 furnished, provided, and supplied
| by the said Jefferson Davis aforesaid, op-
! pose, attack, assault, aud make war upon the
troops and military forces of the said United
! States of America then and there assembled
10 wit: at the county last aforesaid, In the
District last Aforesaid, on the day and year last
aforesaid, and within the jurisdiction of this
court, and did then and there, to wit: on the
day and year last aforesaid, and at the county
and in the District last aforesaid and within
the jurisdiction of this court, with force aud
arms, wiokedly and traitorOusly, by means of
the said cannon, muSkets, carbnes, pistols,
swords, cutlasses powder, shot. Shells car
tridges, percussion caps, ana other warlike
weapons, so furnished, provided, and suppl
ed by the said Jefferson Davis, as aforesaid,
kill and wound a large number, to wit: the
number of FIVE hundred and upwards of the
said troops of the United States Of America,
and persons then and there, TO wit :
on the day and year last aforesaid, and in the
county and District last aforesaid, within the
jurisdiction Of this court, being in and part
of the military forces of the said United States
of America.
And so the jurors aforesaid, upon their
oaths aforesaid, do say that then and there
that is to say, on the twelfth day of July. in
the year of our Lord one thousand eight
hundred and sixty -four, at the county of
Washington aforesaid, and within the juris
dicton of this court-in pursuance of his
traitorous intentions. imaginings and purpos-
es aforesaid, he, the said Jefferson Davis,
with the said insurgents so traitorously as
sembed, armed and arranged as aforesaid,