The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1866-06-15
JEFF. Davis-A Question Asked by his
Counsel.-.He is Refused Bail

| JEFF Davis-A Question Asked by his
Counsel---He is Refused Bail.
Judge UNDERWOOD having opened the
U. S. Distric, Court at Richmond, Va
on the 9th inst. Messrs. REED, BRADY
BRowN aud EDsALL, Of the DAVIS counsel
we're present. After most venomous
charge to the jury by Judge UNpERwooD,
the Grand Jury retired, when WIZ REED,
of Philadelphia, one Of the counsel above
ramed, addressed the Court, in which he
asked some questions that ought to be
answered al once:
"May it Please your Honor, presen;
myself, in conjunction with my colleagues
as the counsel of Jefferson Davis, pris-
oner of State at Fortress Monroe, and un.
der Indictment for high treason in your
Honor's court. We find in the records
of your lIonor's court an indictment
charging Mr.. Davis with this high offence,
| and it has seemed to US due 70 the cause
of justice, due to this tribunal, due to the
! feelings, Of one sort or another, which may
be described as crystal zng around the
unfortunate man, that we shonld come at
the very earliest day to this tribunal, aud
ask of your Honor, or more properly ot
the gentleman who represents the United
States, the simple question. What is
proposed to be done with this Indictment
Is il to be tIied Is it-and this is ques,
ton, perhaps, that have no right to ask
lis it to be withdrawn, or is 1t to he
suspended If it is to be tried, may il
please your Honor, speaking for my col
eages, and for myself, aud for the absent
client, | say it with empbasis--l say ii
with carr estDess-thst we come here pre-
pared instantly to try that case, and We
shall, ask no delay a. your Uonor's hands
further than is necessary 20 bring the
prisoner to face the court, and to enable
! him, under the statue in such cases made
and provided, to examine tie bill of in,
dic;ment against MIN. Is it to be with
drawn? Ii SO, justice and humanity seem
10 US to prompt that we should know it
Is 1t to be suspended postponed? ? i so
may it please the Court, with all respec:
to your Honor and the gentlemen who
conducts the public business here, yonr
Honor must understand US as entering out
most earnest protest. We ask speedy
trial on any charge that may be brought
against Mr.. Davis here or in any other
civil tribunal in the land. We NAV be
nov representing, may it please the court
dying man. For thirteen months be
has been in prison. The Constitution o
the United States guarantees to him not
only an impartial trial, which am sure he
will have, but speedy trial and we har,
come no slight distance-we have come
with all respect TO your Honor. we hav,
come with strong sympathies with oul
client. professional and personal-we have
come here simply to ask that question.
address it 10 the District Attorney, or
address it to your Honor, AS may be the
more appropriate. What disposition is tc
be made of the bill Of indictment agains
Jefferson Davie, now pending for h;gi
/ treason
! 1t will be seen by the f,ilowine dis
patch that Judge UNDERWOOD has refused
TO let DAVIS out on bail, and We suppos,
be will therefore be kept in confinement
until his trial in October next:
| WAsnrxcro,S, june II This morning
Judge Underwood, in chambers, at The
| United States Attorney Generals office
heard the arguments of Messrs. C'Conno
and Shea, counsel for Jefferson Davis, a
to why the prisoner should be admitted t,
bail. Atty Gen. Speed replied on lh'
part of the government. Judge Under
wood refused to admit Mr.. Davis to bail
on the ground that he had no authority
to do SO, the accused being a prisoner 0