Evening star., 1865-05-27
Indictment of JEFF Davis
BRECKENRIDGE ALSO ARRAIaNED.
HI4H TREASON.

yas,ard.v .fteruoon the Grand Jury Tor the
District of Columbia reported TO the Supreme
e,onrt Of the District an Indictment against
Iof IA Wis for high treason. The indictment
commences as follows:
United States Of America, Districtof Columbia,
county of Washington, TO- -ioit:-The Jurors Of
the United states Of America, within and for
District Of Columbia Aforesaid, upon their
oath, present that Jefferson Davis, late OF the
county of Henrico, In the State of Virginia,
yeoman, being an iAhabltant OF and resident
within the said United States Of America, and
owing allegiance and fidelity to the said United
States Of A merica, not having the fear OF God
before his eyes, nor weighing the duty of his
said aiiegianee. but being moved and seduced @
by the instigation Of the devil, wickedly de.
vising and intending the peace and tsanquiii-
ty of the said United States Of America to dis:
turb, and the Government OF the said
United States Of America to subvert and to stir,
move and excite Rebellion, lnsurrectlon
and war against the said United States OF
America. on the first day OF June. IN sne year
sixtv four at the county of Henrico aforesaid,
in the State of Virginia aforesaid, with force
and arms, unlawtully, falsely, maliciously
and traitorously did compass, imagine and in
tend to raise, levy and carry on war, insurrec-
ton and rebellion against the said United
States of America, for the subversion of the
Government OF the said United States of Amer
ica, in the county of Washington aforesaid, IN
the District of Columbia AZORES aid, and within
the jurisdiction of this Court, and in order to
fulfill and bring to effect the said traitorous
compassings, imaginations and Intentions, he,
the said Jefferson Davis, afterwards, to wit
on the said first day of June. in the year Of our
Lord one Thousand eight hundred and sixty
four, at the county OF Henrico aforesaid, in the
State OF Virginla aforesaid, being then and
there leagued in conspiracy with large num-
ber of insurgents and false traitors waging
war II Ae sbs sag 'a,ss M ;Ss
said United States OF America, and being then
and there the leader and commander in
chief Of the said insurgents and false trait
ors, " ith whom he, the said Jefferson Davis,
was then and there leagued in conspiracy,
as Aforesaid, and being then and there &C
knowledsed, recognized and obeyed by the said
insurgents and false traitors their leader
and commander in chief in the prosec ution OF
the said war against the said United States of
America, did, unlawfully, maliciously, and
traItorously order and command a great mul.
titude of said traitors who were then and there,
to wit, at the county OF Henrico aforesaid, in
the State of Virginia aforesaid, on the day and
year last aforesaid, unlawtully and traitor
ously assembled and banded together to great
number, 10 wit. to the number of twenty thou.
sand persons and upwards, and who then and
there acknowledged. recognized and obeyed
him, the said Jefferson DAVIS, as their leader
and commander. in. chief as aforesaid, but
whose names are to the jurors Aforesaid un-
known, to march and proceed in q wariike
manner, that is to say. with drums and colors,
with cannon, muskets, carbines, pistols,
swords, cutiasses and other warlike weapons,
as well offensive as defensive, from the aid
county OF HenTico, IN the State of Virginia
aforesaid, to the county Of Washington afore-
said, in the District OF Columbia afore.
said, and within the jurisdiction OF this Court,
unlawfully, maliciously and traitorously to
lay and carry on war against the Govern
ment of the United States OF America, for the
subverson OF the Government OF the said
Juited States OF America.
The indictment then specifies at length de.
-nls OF the raid.by Breckinridge on Washington
last summer and concludes:
"And so the jurors Aforesaid. upon their
oath aforesaid, &c say that then and there,
that is to say on the twelfth day of July, in
the year OF our Lord one thousand eight hun.
dred and sixty four, at the county OF Washing
ton aforesaid, in the District of Columbia
aforesaid, and within the jurisdiction of
this Court, in purs uance OF his traitorous ia
tentlons, imagiEings and purposes aforesaid,
surgents so traitorously assembled, armed and
arrayed as Aforesaid; most Wickedly, mali
cIously and traitorOusly did ordain, prepare,
levy and carry on war against the said United
States OF America, for the subversion of the
Government of the said United States of
America, contrary to the duty OF his said allie.
glance ard fidelity, against the Constitution,
States of America, and against the form OF the
statute OF the said United States OF America in
E. q. CARRINGToN,
u. 8. Attorney for the district of Columbia.
On the back Of the Indictment is the follow
Davis. Treason. Witnesses-Francis p. Blair,
Sr, John B. Clagett, General NJ. d. Hardin,
Thomas f. Many NJ. D., George E. Kirk,
] ohn H. McOhesney.
True Bit. GEORGE A. BoHRER, Foreman
May 90 1865.