The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1865-06-01
INDICTMENT AGAINST JEFF. DAVIS.
WASHINGTON, May &c.

At half-past two o'clock this after
noon the GAnd Jury for the District
Of Columbia reported TO the Supreme
Court of the District an indictment
against jeff. Davis, of which the fol-
lowing is verbatim copy:
United States of America, District of
Columbia, County Of Washington,
to-w,t:
The Jurors of the United States Of
America, within and for the county of
Washington aforesaid, in the 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 inhabi-
tant of and resident within the said
United States of America, and owing
allegiance and fidelity to the said
United States Of America, not having
the fear 90 God before his eyes, nor
|weighir 70 duty of his said allegi-
ance, b pg moved and seduced by
the instigation Of the Devil, wickedly
devsing and intending the peace and
1ApquilityNf said United States of
lerica to. disturb, and the Govern
ment of Bald United States of
America wort; and to stir, move,
and excl febeiiion, insurrection, and
war .against said United States Of
IAI ica, oiilene first day of June, in
thd ear of our Lord, 1864, at the
county of Henrico aforesaid, in tho
State of Virginia aforesaid, with force
and arms, unlawfully, falsely, mali
ciously, and traitorously, did compass,
imagine, and intend to raise, levy, and
carry war, insurrection, and rebellion
against the said United States of Amer
lea, for the subversion of the Govern
ment Of the said United States of
America, in the county of Washington
aforesaid, Of the District of Columbia
aforesaid, and within the Jurisdiction
of this Court, and in order to fulfill
and bring into effect the said traitor
Gus compassings, imaginations and in
tentions, ho, the said Jefferson Davis,
aftcrward, to-wit, on the said first day
of June, in the year OF our Lord, 1864,
at the county of.Henrico aforesaid, in
the State OF Virginia aforesaid, being
then and there leagucd in conspiracy
with large number OF insurgents and
false traitors waging open war against
the said Uuited States of America, and
being then and there the leader and
commander-in- chief of said insurgents
and false traitors, with whom the said
jefferson Davis was then and there
leagued in conspiracy as aforesaid,
and being then and there acknowledge
cd, recognized and obeyed by the said
insurgents and false traitors as their
leader and commander-in-ch chief for the
prosecution of the said war against the
said United States of America, for the
subversion of tho Government of the
said United States of America, did un.
lawfully, maliciously and traitorously
order and command a great multitude
of said insurgents and false traitors,
who were then and there, towit. at
tho county of Henrico aforesaid, in
the State of Virginia aforesaid, on the
day and year last aforesaid, unlawful.
J, ly and traitorously assembled and
banded together to great number, to-
wit: to the number of twenty thousant
persons and upward, and who then ant
there acknowledged, recognized anc
oboyed him. the said Jefferson Davis
as their leader and commander-in
chief as aforesaid, but whose names
are to the jurors aforesaid unknown
to march and proceed in war-likt
manner-that is to say, with drums and
colors, with cannon, muskets, carbines
pistols, swords, cutlasses and Other
war. like weapons, as we'll offensive AZ
defensive, from the said county o
Henrico, in the State of Virginia afore
said, to tho county of Washington
aforesaid in the District of Columbi'
aforesaid, and within the jurisdiction
of this Court, unlawfully, malciously
and traitorously, levy and carry or
war against the said United States Of
America, for the subversion of the
Government of the said United States
of America, and to enable the said in
surgents and false traitors to marcl
and proceed to invade the said county
| of Washington, and there to levy anC
carry on war against the said United
States of America, for the subversioI
of the Government of the said UniteC
States of America, and to aid and abe
r thom in SO doing, he, the said Jeffer
son Davis, afterwards to wit, on tn,
J first day of June, in tho year of ou
| Lord, 1864, at the county of Henr!c,
, aforesaid, in the State Of Virgins
| afor esaid, did provide, furnish ant
supply the said insurgents and falls
D traitors so banded together as aforc
4 said, with a large number of horses
: mules, wagons and ambulances and
: largo number of warlike weapons, to
0 wit, cannon, muskets, carbines, pis
0 tolls, swords, cutlasses and largo q
!. mount of ammunition, to-wit, powder
r shot, shells, cartridges, percussion caps
J. bullets and other munitions of wal
and with drums and colors, and ais
f with a large amount of provisions tc
Q wit, -four corn meal, pork, bacon, bee
beans, and other provisions for tn
= subsistence of said insurgents and falls
traitors, so banded together as afore
said, during their march to, and Will
carrying on a war against the sal
United States Of America, for the sui
: version of tho Government Of the sal
nnitad Stntns of America. in the cOnr