Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1866-05-19
JErrERsON DAVIS.
HIS INDICTMENT FOR TREASON.
A True IBiIl Found by the Grand
Jury mt Norfolk.

N
Jury at Norfolk.
BALTIMORE, May 11.-Yesterday, Jefferson
Davis was indicted for treason against the
United States, by the Grand Jury in session
| at Norfolk, and the trial of the prisoner, il
| is supposed, will take place in June. DIR.
Bigelow, of Alexandria, one of the Grand
Jury, who reached Baltimore this morning.
saws the statement that Mr.. j. Gillingham,
foreman of the Grand Jury, declined serving
as member of that body, alter hearing the
opening charge of Judge Underwood, is in
correct. Mr. Gillingham had never served
on jury before, and simply requested 70 be
excused from acting as foreman, stating as
his reason that he was afraid be was not
competent to fill that position. lie made
no objection whatever to serving as mem
Der of the jury.
NORFOLK, Va, May 1i.--Late yesterday
afternoon the Grand Jury of the Emitted
States Circuit Court, in session here, brought
| in a true bill against JEFF. Davis tor treason,
and adjourned until the first Tuesday III
June, to meet IN Richmond.
Judge Underwood went North last night.
he has copy of the bill of indictment
against JEFF. Davis with him.
The following is the indictment of the
Grand Jury at Norfolk against Jefferson
| Davis for the crime of high treason:
THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, DISTRICT
OF VIRGINIA, TO WIT:
In the Circuit Court Of the United Stotss Of
America, in and for the District Of Virginia,
at Nortolk-AIay Term, 1866.
The grand jurors OF the United States of
America, in and for the district of Virginia,
upon their oaths and afirmations, respec.
lively do present, that Jefferson Davis. late
of the city of Richmond, in the county of
! Henrico, in the district of Virginia aforesaid
| yeoman, being an inhabitant of and residing
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, nor weighing the
duty of his said allegiance, but being moved
and seduced by the instigatiun Of the devil,
and wickedly devising and intending the
peace and tranquility of the said United
States of America to disturb, and the Gov
ernment Of the said United stltes of America
to subvert, and to stir, move and incite in
surrection, rebellion and war against the said
United States Of America on the fifteenth
day of June, in the year of our Lord one
thousand eight hundred and sixty-tour, in
the city Of Richmond, in the county of Hen
rico, IL 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, unawiully, falsely,
maliciously and traitorously, did compass,
imagine and intend to raise, levy and carry
on war, iusurreCtion and rebellion, against
the said United States of America and in
order to fulfil and bring to effect the said
traltorous compassings, imaginatons and in
tentions of him, the said Jefferson Davis,
Off ff.~ .,,1 al, \
Of June, in the year of our Lore one thou
sand eight hundred and sixty tour, in the
said city of Richmond. in the county of Hen.
rico, and district of Virginia aforesaid, and
within :he jurisdiction OF the Circuit Court
of the United States for the fourth circuit.
in and for the said district of Virginia, with
great multitude of persons, whose names
to the Jnrors aforesaid are at present un-
known, to the number of five hundred per
sons and upward, armed and arrayed in a
, warike manner, that is to say, with cannon,
muskets, pistols, swcrds, dirks, and other
warllke weapons, as well offensive as de.
fensive, being then and there unlawfullv.
maiiciously and traitorously assembled and
gathered together, did falsely and traitorous-
ly assemble and join themselves together
! against the said United States o! America,
and then and there, with force and arms, did
'aleely anu traitOTOnSIy, ana In Warllke
and hostile manner, array aud dispose them
selves against the said United States of
America, and then and there, that is to say,
on the said fifteenth day of June, in the year
OF our Lord one thousand eight hundred and
, sixtyfour, in the said city Of Richmond, in
hecounty OF Henrico and district of Virginia
: Aforesaid, ana within the jurisdiction of the
said Circuit Court of the United States, for
the fourth circUi: in ana for the said district
OF Virginia, In pursuance of such, their trai-
torous intentions and purposes aforesaid he,
the said Jefferson DAVIS, with the said per
sons so and aforesaid. traitorously assembled,
and armed aid arrayed in the manner afore-
said most wickedly, malcousy and trai-
torous!y did ordain, prepare levy and carry
Oh war against the said United Stu;es of
America, contrary to the duty of the allegi,
ance and fidelity of the said jefferson Davis,
against the Constitution, Governments, peace
and dignity of the said United States of
America, and against the form of the statute
OF the said United States of America in such
cases made and provided
This indictment found on testimony of
JAS. f. Miiiigan, George p. Scarbury, J,]fn
Good, Jr., j. Hardy Hendren and Patrick
O'Brien, sworn in open court, and sent for
py the Grand Jury. S. II. CHANDLER,
United States Attorney for the District of
Virginia.