The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1866-05-18
INDICTMENT OF JEFF. DAVIS.

| 1t is now understood that JEFr DAVIS
will be tried in the United States Circuit
Court, Judge USDERwooD, in the city of Nor.
folk, Va. Chief Justice CHASE will preside
aud Attorney General SPEED will prosecute
assisted by Judge CLIFFORD of Massachu.
setts, and WIN. NJ EvARrs, Esq, of New
York, as counsel on the part of the prose.
cution. The Court will convene in the
early part of June.
The following is the indictment found by
the Grand Jury of that Court against the
arch.conspir rator:
The United States of America, District
! of Virginia, to-rH: In the Circuit Court
of the United States of America, in and for
the District Of Virginia, at Norfolk, May
Term, 1866, the Grand Jurors of the United
states of America, in and for the District of
! Virginia, upon their oath and affirmation re.
spectively do present that Jefferson Davis,
late of the city Of Richmond, in the county
of Henrico, in the District of Virginia aforc.
said, yeoman, being an iuhabitant of, and
reSidmg within the United States of Amer.
lea, and owing allegiance aud fidelity TO the
said United States of America, not having
:
ing the duty of his said allegiance but be-
ing moved aud seduced by the instigation
Of the devil, and wickedy devising and in.
tending the peace aud tranquility of the said
| United States of America to disturb. and to
stir, move and incite iusurrection. 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 lIenrco, in the Dis.
trict of Virginia aforesaid, and within the
| iuris liction of the Circuit Curt of the
United States for tho Fourth Circuit. in and
for the District of Virgin aforesaid, with
force and arms, pnlawfulv, falsely, NAL .
ciously and traitorously did compass, i'm.
agine and lat nj to ra Sc levy and carry on
war, insrlrection and rehe on against the
said United States of America, and n order
to fulfill and bring to effect the said trLi
torous comprising. inaginngs and inten.
tionS of him, the said Jefferson Davis, he
the said Jefferson Davis. afterward. to.wit:
On the said 18th day of June. in tie year
OF our Lord, 1864, in the said city of Rich
mond, in the county Of IIenrico, and Dis.
trict of Virginia, aforesaid, and within the
+ infiissdaiite1ion of tho Circuit Court of the
United States, for the Fourth tthh- Circuit in an
for the said District of Virginia, with a
great multitude 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 warlike
manner, that is to say with cannon, muskets,
lpistols, swords, dirks, and other warike
weapons, az we'll offensive and defensive.
being then and there unlawfully, maliciously
and traitorously assembled and gathered
together, did falsely aud trat0r0usly as
semble and join themselves together d sainst
the said United States of America, aud
| there and then, with force of arms, did
falsely and traitorously, and in warlike
and hostile manner, dispose themselves
against the said United 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 sal city of Richmond, in the
county of Henrico and District of Virginia
aforesaid, and within jurisdiction of the
said Circuit Court of the United States for
The Fourth Circuit in aud for tie District
of Virginia, in pursuance of such their frat
torous intentions and purposes aforesa
he. tie said Jefferson Davis, with the said
persons so as aforesaid, traitorously assem-
bled, armed and arrayed in manner aforesaid
most wickedly, maliciously and traitor
ously did prepare, levy aud carry on war
against said United States OF America, con-
trary to the duty of the allegiance and
fidelity Of the said Jefferson Davis, against
the Constitution, peace and dignity OF the
said United States of America and against
the form of the statutes of said United
States of America in such case made and
provided.
This indictment was iouuti-55;ss tie testi-
mony of Jimes +. Mlligan, George P. ZaF.
bury, John Good, Jr., j. Hardy HenIfen and
Patrick O'Bsient sworn in open Court, and
sent for by the Grand Jury.
. lSigneil L Fl. CHANDLER
U. s. Attlrney for the Dist of Virginia.