The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1866-05-25
(From the Nashville Banner)
Indictment of Deaf JAWS

Ii beats all the indictments eNeI S0H'
ceived. Did ever a man wake up IN
Jail and find himself charged with SO
many enormities Why, Deaf, what
have you been doing
You have committed treason with
dirk knife and against the Radical party
of the New England States of America
and such portions of said party as may
have moved out West and gone to print
inc Radical newspapers, to wit: mat
Deaf JAWS, late of the city OF
Richmond, in the county of Henrico, in
the District of the nearest convenient
conrt House. aforesaid yeoman being an
inbabitant of, and residing within, the
limited States of America Cat least we
have reason to believe so, as man OF
that name was once Secretary OF war
thereby not having the fear Oh the
Radical party before his eyes; nor Welsn,
ing the duty of said allegiance IN Ine
Radical peck-measure; but being sllght-
" moved by U. S. Grant, Esq, and pre-
viously seduced by the lnstlgatl0n OF
the devil, through his first cousin, b. +.
Bntler. and wickedly devising and in.
tending the peace and tranquility OF
Thad. Stevens, and to stir up with o
long pole the entire happy family OF
FaneuiI, and with force Of arms and
patent force pump, thereby including
the "pumpn and, circumstance of glo-
rious war; unlawtully falsely, malicious
". and without the militia, traitorously
and most dambdedly" did with small
pocket compass, imagine that he intend,
ed to hold levee and raise Old harry
by migration and rebellion against the
| abolitionees, and in order to luIhlI ana
| bring to effect the said traltoTous com.
passings, imaginingS and intentions OF
| him. the said Deaf JAWS he, the said ID.
J. afterward, to wit On the 10th day
of June, in the year of our Lord le64, III
the said city of Richmond, IN the county
of Henrico and District of Virginia,
aforesaid, with q great multitude OF
persons, whose names to the editor OF the
| New York Tribune are at present un-
known, to the number of five persons and
upwards, armed and arrayed In q warllke,
manner, that is to say with cannon IN
| his coat.tail, muskcts in his "westket"
pOCkets pistols, swords, diTkS behind has
| ghirt collar and ether war,like weapons
| as we'll offensive as defensive, being then
| and there unlawfuliy, maliciously end
traitorOusly assembled and gathered to.
gether. did falsely and traIGorously as
sembie and join themselves together
AGAINST the brethren of the radical
church. and there aud then, with force
Of arms, did falsely and traitorously, and
in p wsrlike and hostile manner, retreat
! from Richmond and get captured III the
| Georgia swamps, aud IS at this moment
! holding reasonable meetings with his
wife IN d dungeon in Fortress Monroe,
but nevertheless, there is no doubt OF
the fact in the minds Of the reliable cor
RESPONDENTS of the Cincinnati Gazette
and Chicago Republican, who rank
amongst the most accomplished and
smooth faced liars IN the cOuntCy-that
is to saw, on the said 18th day of June,
in the wear Of orr Lord 1864, III tle said
CITY of Richmond, in the county Of Hen
rico and District Of Virginia aforesaid,
and within jurisdiction of the said Chief
Justice Wild Goose Chase, for the Fourth
Circuit in and for the District CT Vir-
0iuja. in pursuance of such their traitor
GUS intentions and purposes aforesaid he,
| the said Deaf JAWS, with the said per-
son so as aforesaid, tTaitOrOusly assem-
| bled. armed and arTayCd in manner atOre-
said, most wickedly, maliOuSly auu tra,-
torously did express desire to have his
trial come off, and did c1claime fare
well" to his wife in 50 manly but still 50
trelDulous tone. as to trighreu the en-
tire radical party, and excite serious ap-
preheusious that be contemplated again
the dissolution of tho Union, againstaud
contrary to the Constitution, peace and
dignity Of tho radical ofic2.ho'ders
throughout the land
II that is not enough so hang you, d
J., poor fellow, you are inimitable.-
What right had you to cease fighting,
and break down the mule, corral and
quiniue business, thou deep dyed ghost
Of treason. Ugh XII him-bah ! cruci-
! fv him. Ha-a.a dam somebody tread
on my coat.tail." The war is al over;
somebody has failed TO Get taste Of the
blood