The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1866-06-14
Indictment of JEFF. Davis.

The following is the Indictment
found by the Grand Jury of the Uni
ted States Circuit Court, at Norfolk,
Va, against JEFF. Davis;
The United States of America, Dis
trict of Virginia, to-wit: In the Cir
cult Court of the United States Of
America, in and for the District of
Virginia, at Norfolk, May Term, 1856,
the Grand Jurors of the United States
of America, in and for the District of
Virginia, upon their oath and afiirma-
tion respectively, do present that jeff
erson Davis, late of the city of Rich
mond, in the county of Henrico, iu
the District of Virginia aforesaid, yeo-
man, being an inhabitant of, and re-
siding within the United States of
America, and owing allegiance and
| fidelity to the said United States Of
America, not having the fear Of God
before his eyes; not weighing the duty
of his said allegiance, but being moved
and seduced by the instigation of the
devil, and wickedly devising and in
tending the peace and tranquility of
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disturb, and to stir, move and incite
insurrection, rebellion and war against
the said United States Of America, on
the 18th day of June, in the year of
our Lord, 1864, in the city of Rich
mond, in the county of Henrico, in
the District of Virginia aforesaid, and
within the Jurisdiction of the Circuit
Court of the United States for the
fourth circuit, in and for the District
of Virginia aforesaid, with force and
arms, unlawfully, falsely, maliciously
and traitorously did compass, imagine
and intend to raise, levy and carry on
war, insurrection and rebellion against
the said United States of America,
and in order to fulfill and bring to ef-
> feet the said traitorous comprising,
imaginings and intentions of him, the
, said Jefferson Davis, he, the said JEFF
, ferson Davis, afterward, to-wit: On
, the said 18th day of June, in the year
of our Lord, 1864, in the said city Of
Richmond, in the county of Henrico,
and District of Virginia, aforesaid,
and within the jurisdiction Of the Cir
cult Court of the United States, for the
Fourth Circuit in and for the said
District of Virginia, with great null
titude of persons, whose names to the
: jurors aforesaid are at present unknown,
to the number of five hundred persons
and upwards, armed and arrayed in q
, warlike manner, that is TO say with
cannon, muskets, pistols, swords, dirks,
and other warlike weapons, as well of
fensive and defensive, being then and
; there unlawfully, maliciously and
, traitorously assembled and gathered
together, did falsely and traitorously
assemble and join themselves together
, against the said United States of Amer
: lea, and there and then, with force of
l arms, did falsely and traitorously, and
in a warlike and hostile manner, dis
pose themselves against the said Unit
ed States of America, and then and
= there-that is to say, on the said 18th
day of June, in the year of our Lord
1864, in said city of Richmond, in the
county of IIenrico and District of Vir-
ginia aforesaid, and within jurisdiction
} of the said Circuit Court of the United
States for the Fourth Circuit in and
for the District of Virginia, in pursu-
ance of such their traitorous intentions
! and purposes aforesaid, he, the said
Jefferson Davis, with the said persons
r so as aforesaid, traitorously assembled,
armed and arrayed in manner afore-
!. said, most wickedly, maliciously and
traitorously did prepare, levy and car
D ry on war against said United States
4 of America, contrary to the duty of
. the allegiance and fidelity of the said
Jefferson Davis, against the Constitu-
!. ton, peace and dignity of the said
: United States of America, and against
the form of the statutes of said United
y States of America in such case made
and provided.
) This indictment was found on the
testimony of james +. Milligan
= George P. Zarbury, John Good, Jr.
y j. Hardy Henhen and Patrick O'Brien
g sworn in open Court, and sent for by
$ the Grand Jury.
: TSignedl l.. II. CHANDLER,
v L. S. Attorney for the Dist. of N-ir
l. ginia.