The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1865-06-08
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nized and obeyed by the said insurgents and
f,Ise traitors SO banded together as aforesaid
but whose names to tile jurors aforesaid at
! present unknown; as their and commanders
! IN chief in the prosecution Of the said war
against the said United States of America,
for the subversion Of the Government Of the
said United States of America, and with
the eaid drums and colors aud with the sa
lborses, and mules, ambulances and wagons
/ and witt the said cannon, muskats, car
| bines, pistols swords, cutlasses, powder,
Shot. shells, cartridges percussion caps,
bullets, and other warlike weapons aud
with the said provision to wit: Flour corn
meal, pork bacon, beef, beans and other
provisions provided, furnished and supplied
| ~ the said Jefferson Davis, as aforesaid;
AMI being then and there divided into com
Ipanies and regiments, having marched raj k
land file and invaded the said County of
Washington in the District Of Columbia
aforesaid, unIawfrlIy and traitorousIy as
tsembled, and armed and arrayed in a hos
| tile manner, aud in a warlike manner as
aforesaid, that is to say, with the said
drums and colors, cannon, muskets, car
bines, pistols, swords cutlasses, powder,
| shot, shells. cartridges. percussion caps and
other war like weapons SO furnished, pro-
vided and supplied by the said Jefferson
Davis, as aforesaid, did then and there, to
syit on the said twelfth day Of July, in the
year of our Lord one thousand eight hun
ICired and sixty four, at the County of Wash
iington aforesaid in the District Of Columbia
aforesaid, and within the jurisdiction of this
Court, with force and arms, wickediy and
iT~,,I
nluss1ets, carbnes, pistols, swords, cutasses
powder shot, shell, cartridges percussion
caps, aud other warille weapons so furl-
ished, provided and supplied by the said
Jefferson Davis as aforesaid. attack, assault,
and make war upon certain fort Of the said
United States Of America, called Fort Ste
vens and konWn as Fort Stevens, the said
fort then ami there to wit, Oh the day aud
year last aforesaid, aud at the county and
IL the district last aforesaid, and within the
jurisdiction Of this Court, being used and
occupied by the military forces of the said
United 81 ties cf America, and did then and
there, to wit: on the day and year last afore-
said, and within the Jurisdiction of this
Court, with force aud arms, wicSedly and
fcaitorousiy, 10y means OF the said cannon,
muskets, carbines pistols, swords, cutlasses,
powder shot, shells, cartridges, percussion
caps, and other warlike weapons, so fur
uisIled, provided and supplied by the said
Jefferson Davis as aforesaid, oppose, attack
aYsault and make war upon the troops and
military forces of the said United States Of
Amgrica, then and there assembled, to wit:
At the county last aforesaid, in the district
last aforesaid and within the jurisdiction Of
this court, and did, then and there, to wit
on the day aud year aforesaid, and at the
county, aud III the district last aforesaid.
aud within the jurisdiction of this court,
with force and arms, wickellly and traitor
ously, by means Of the said cannon, mus
33ts. caflipes. pistqls swords, cutiasses,
powder, shot, shells, cartridges, percussion
caps and other warike wegponS so furn-
shed, provided and supplied by the said
Jefferson Davis as aforesaid kill and wound
large number to w.t. the number of five
hundred and upwards Of the said troops of
the said United States Of America, and per-
sous then aud there, to witt Oh the day aud
year last aforesaid, and within the iursidic-
tian Of this court, being in and o part of the
military forces OF the said United States of
America; and 80 the jurors aforesaid, upon
their oath 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 aud sixty-four, at the county
Of Washington aforesaid, in the District Of
Columbia aforesaid, and within the iuris-
diction Of this Conrt, i'll pursuance of his
traltor0ns intensions, imaginings and pro-
posals aforesaid, he the said Jefferson Davis,
with the said insurgents so traitorously as
sembled armed and arrayed as beforesaid,
most wiclledly, maliciously and tcatorousiy
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 allegiance and fidelity,
against the Constitution, peace and Govern
ment Of the said United States OF America,
and against the form Of the statue Of the
said United States of America III such case
made and provided
T.. c.. CARRINGToN.
United States Attorney for the District of
Columbia
Ga the back of the indictment is the fol-
lowing Endorsement:
United States VS. Jefferson Davis, I'rea.
son. Witnesses-Francis p Blair, ST., John
Il. Clagett General NJ. d. Hardin, Thomas
E. Maury, NJ. d., George E. Kirk, John II.
McChesney.
True bill May 26, 1865.
GEORGE A. BoHRER, Foreman.