, 1865-05-27
T;ae Indictment EEnlust JeN. Davis
In Full

WARRINGTON MAY ~.
At balrpast two o'clock this afternoon the Grand
Jury for the District Of Columbia reported to the
Supreme Court Of the District au indictment
against JET. Day.s, OF whlct the following is a
copy, rtrbdtiza It iittraftaa:
"us11D STATES OF AHEE1cA, D1srH1cr OF
Co1rxRlA, COUNTY or WAsmSo1oS-to.wit: The
1urure Of the United States OF America. 4ithlr
md for the county Of Washington aforesaid In The
District Of Columbia aforesaid, upoG t};ir oat.s
prc:crt ttht Jedcrso1 Davis, late of the county d
ucptico, IN the State Of Virginia. seoman. being
IT inhatita1t Of, and resident within, the eait
rpftsd statee OF America ind owing allegiance anl
fidelity to tic aald rAlied Suites Of Atnertc:
no. t.. ot God eefSrc sss. bis eye, y,;nt pS %s
WIZ s.,:s .,ss Tie uusy Of bis s.,o ..~-. 'ee ''s -
Ing moved and esdnced by the insti.1tlo. OF ~.
ana tIsnqriiity Of the sid Tinted States of Amer.
tzh TO d,tturn, md the Government Of the said
up,,ea ,,,,-, ~ ~ america to fubycrt, TO stir,
move and cxete lube.llcu. invas1os and war
scniEst the seid United states u Au.stiea. o1 TIC
county Of IIennco aforesaid, IL the State Of VIZ
Etnta hfrsckasd, With force and at1Cs un!a~fufly.
laiscly, malicsously and troitorpnslJ I'D comptss
entrcttton anl tetelllea, ngaiast the *4su u,,ted
Stats Of Auc1tc9, for tho s4bversion Of the G1,-
etnn CIT Or sa,d u3lted S1a1ee Of Aucflca< In the
q colambla asosessid, aaa within tfe jn1isdie*
ton ol u. souEf, ante ~ osdrr 10 tnll and bring
to tftct the tra!torou< coEpa:e;nz, tmaeinations
wsrts 10 Wit: on the ss!d 1st dsy Of June, IN The
Year Of our Lord, ole thousand eight nuadrtd
I'D si5,s -toa;, t1ssn st 'he. eoanty Of ue2r.eo
trE thcn nnd there lcnsrcd In Conspiracy with
large number Of insus,eat and f4ltc traitors,
tvaelnc oprn wlz against raul Tilted Statae Of
Q! tae ea.d uDlted ststes OF Ane.7es, and tclbg
thin ana there, the leads:s ard co1nuande1lG.
chef Of .te faid inau1gents aud false traitors,
and tbere esgned in conspiracy stosts4id. and be-
ting then and there acknowlrdied. recognized and
obeyed By the taid insurgents and false
traitors a. their leader and commaodertu.ehtef
T. the efecuton Of the said AGAINST the said
Enited States Of America, and for the subyess1on
Of the Govetn1nent Of the su!d Cuitet State. Of
A@ms1dcs @ od unlswlally, tnalieiou:ly md traitor
turEtnte and false traitors who we're then and
,heIc. to-wi' ct the county Q: nsnr1so alosesald,
yssr III sfores.d, unl.wiu's ina .ia.tefoasiy 5 s
assembled ana banded together to i
E5s; nunet5 ,noGs.n tow to the nu%bes Of
snd ebe '0 tasn ID tbere az ssknsssdsed aeMd
rcenentzed md obeyed h1rn, the easd jeff. naTis,
es their lcadct anc Commander IN -Chief, store
unknown, 10 mstct aho proceed III warltke 1nan-
nEr. that 10 10 s1y, with drums and coloEs. with
ssrnoa, Enekc's, csIbi1es, pistols. swords, cut.
Tho st1te Of vFeio,s aforesaid 10 tue eoanty of
". hinston stoter5ld; in TIE d:et-,ct Of Columbia
unlc~fui'y, raa!lc!ously, anl tra,soronsIy, ana
carry on wsr sesfnrt the sul United state, Of
a An: r tics fe1 the sa.se1rt9u u the Govcrnnent
able 'uth sneusgcnte and false traitors to march
nao proceed to snvad. the said county Of Wash
hs sa y ss IN
ytftfon Of The Government OF the said Ucttcd
st:tes of Amt riea. a1a 70 aid snd apet thsm il .
Wit % the said Grst tlsy OF June, In the year OF
ous Lord one lhonssnd eight hundred aud sixty
tour, Iseal It 1ss county Of Hensseo atoscs.id,
v:de, fn1nish and supply the said insur-
gents And fal*e traitors 70 banded together
as Aforesaid With large nom,er Of horees, mn G.,
wsl]ke wrapons, towit: cannon, 1nu:kets, car
Lines, ,psstols, ew?rds, cntla:scs aid = large
smount Of ammunition, to.wit: powder, shoi,
other munitions Of war, With drums and coiurs,
ed aiso with lsrs= imen3t 9f provisions. =.
D sts :.d ia auI
ceIte ard lalte traitors 60 bonded together, -
aforesaid. During this march to, and while
6'ed satt % af Aslca ss 81 ,usss1,oa W Il
tie Government Of the snfd United states OF
Americs, IN tie e.id county Of Warrington, IN the
sis % dc lit dsy q 5aly' IN III ,be ytsr q our
lcrd one thousand eight hundred and si1ty-four,
the satd 1ntuzgents and false traitoss 20 being
~ , H. e f Eue
md upwaFae. b in osetence 10 sid Or.
dsrs and copusnd. 70 stvsa By Jsaef.un
ton n,r5s teinr fhsn nnG 1ber. orfn1u'~dred
Tecarnixed md oheyed bT ,hs taii insnfeen,a
and false tz.storsf banded together as Aforesaid,
,,ts,Sa. ~. Tnn ~ wv ies. snd az"
rttT ~ ~ - 4.,t.a - ~ ~ .,a @
ersinst ,iIe .,ia t1nited Ssea nf 3ner;cs for the
sruosefe1on oi me scssthmsnt o. nc ea'9 L1Mea
s1'es q dmenat @ .sa Mtniae os1o o1nms aEa eoors;
anu H!to ~ Eata aSteee. @ muaes, aHpuanees @ sno
@ 5,s', pis,921t, s"os5s. cn,isfte:, p9wds,, saota
Sae tats .ct % eaps' 2t GIaes. eh. sui aId
WIZ Glaes "etpAe Meapo1s, n ano mttn @ Tue aaia
tm1t, speon, Seet, % bean, and ; o,het pro.Isioa.,
posaaen. 9n!soe1 aao t3ppea 1a s eae .S fa.a Se s
tScye std io M ano Nh Iernen. III III
.e-el - WI .n ~. i.to sn5 'da ~. III ~
coa1t, d Wa.ls sten, In lie District Of Columbia
tuc5 ~ AZ and nv 3e H. - WI Go ane f1 sad
one thcnt.nj n,cht hrnJ,ed ~na s,1+r ~ Terr innr
!sss.>: w5ts fs.:S ia .r@: Cd fs'.sy: @3ii:
II hatt;r .s,ns, tha ssa nt,e5 str.;s
Of AmerIcs for he tnbyersion al 1he Goyern ~enf
d % "a ualtta st,tes of A@elics end a!teF:
~. vase n I'M 1rd nna thnn.and ~ buni,.i ~
and slxif fonr a1sS) the sad ingaTes1ts aud f4se
sana am nnxsqds md "a in ohcdIenee a. IL iHe esi5
orert and 40 s,sen fr th said :Icffsr.
ron Dsyis ns niorttaid. to tha said Jef.
P,1 being 1hea ,ns saa o,.,ds sae.S "a g.
inEnrctnfs ana f4lee traitors 10 banded together,
- atoresaid. bat whose names arc to the Jurors at
present unknown. as Their leader aud commander:
fbe taid United States OF Americs for the sabser-
siou OF The Government or the said United States