The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1865-06-08
JEFF. DAVIS INDICTED.
gsle TsiIs Presented 10 the Court
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Washington, Nay &c.
81 hnf past two &c ockrt at or
noon the Grand Jury FIR iiue District Of
Columbia reported to the Supreme
Court o! the District, an indictment
against J.iI. Davis, Of Thich tle fol
'owi,. is i ,rne copy, pcr5o'im e htern
'uDi:
! UNITED STATES III AMER ss:
District Of Columbia. comfy Of
Washington, to wit The Jurors Of the
| United States Of America, within and
for the county OF Washington aforesaid
ii the District of Columbia aforesaid
Hpon ,irci, naths present: That J,tt'tr
son Davis, late cf'the conn'v Of henrico
in The State Of Virginia, yeoman, being
| an inhah;,ant Of an resident within
the said United S s,.s ot, America, and
owing allegiance and ilriity t, TIE
said United States If Ameri "a, nn
hayfng ,he fear OF G a befose his eyes,
nor weighing the dHty ef his said al
leriance, bat being moved and seanced
hv the inslga,ion of the j, MI, " ckealy
tlcvi-ing and intending tie peace and
tranquility of the United States Of
.smeiica TO disturb, and the Govern
men. If the said Un,.cd s a.cs Of
America to suhvcrt, and to stir, move
aud excite rebellion, insnrfo,iinn ard
war against the said Umtea States Of
America, or the first day Of Jnnr, ia
he year of on, Lord one Thousand ,iyh'
hundred and sixty fonr AT the county
nf l'carico aforesaid, wi force and
arms, un'awEuI'Y falsely. mlliciously
aud 'saitorous'y did compass, ima gine
and in end to raise, levy and carry on
VA, insnr,ection and rebellion agains,
HE said United States Of America for
the subversion of the Government Of
the said United States Of Aaerica., the
|connty Of " Wasisihgtoa aforesaid esf the
[ isttict of Columbia aforesaid, and
vi hin the jurisdiction f this Court.
aud in order 70 f,,'fll and bring Is eject
the sid trait"rons comT ,ings, imagi.
nations and intentions, he, the said
] fftrson Davis, afterwards, to wit !:
On the said first day Of June, in the
year If orr Lord one thnnsana eight
hundred and sixty four, at fhe county
Ut Henrico aforesaid, beirg then and
there leas;"d in Conspiracy as n.,.re-
said, and being then and there ackrow.
leagei, recognized ana obeyed by the
said insurgents and false traitors as
their leader and Commander in
Chief, IN the prosecution of the SAID
war against the said United States OF
America for the s,thversion Of the
Gover'meni of the said United States
of America, did nn!awtuily, maliciously
and ,ra!turons,y oss,er and command u
grea. multitude uf said insurgents and
false traitors who we've then and there.
To wit: At the conn,vof Henrico afore
said, in the Sfate of Virginia aforesaid,
on the day and year las, aforesaid, nm,
lawfully and traitorously assembled
and banded together TO a great number
10 wit !: to the number Of twenty thou
sand persons and upwards, and VINO
then aud there acknowledged, rececniz.
ed and oheyci him, the said Jefferson
Davis as their leader and Comm nan,ler
in Chief rs aforesaid, bu, whose names
are q the inrors aforesaid unknown. TO
march and proceed in awailiss e.nannei
tia, is to say, with drums an! colcrs.
with.cannon, mn>kets, carbinos. pistols,
swords, cntlasses, and other Marlike
NeapGls, as well offensive ~ defensive,
/ from the said county OF Henrico, in the
State Of Virginia aforesaid, to the
county of Washington afofes.s:d, III
| the District of Columbia aforesaid, an,i
within tie Jurisdiction o. this Court,
ualawfuIly, mal,eiess,y ans, tNei,erously
levy and carry on war against the
! Uniles! States OF America, for the sub
l.eersios, Of the Government Of the said
| United States ot' America; ai,! Ia cn-
able the sid insurgents and false tra
tors to march aud proceed to ,anj in
wade the said cnpn.y u Washington,
and thereto lsay .sne. camy ea war
ag ,liat tic aari Iai,el States .oi
America. .sor tie suhyersipn Of The
sad United States Of Areria& aud to
ail aad shct them IN 80 dan. lie
the said J,iserson Dayis, afterwards, 10
wit, on the sail tirsth nfEiune, in the
year Of our Lord one thou aud cigh,