The Portland daily press., 1866-05-16
Trial of Jefferson Davis.
HE BILL OF INDICTMENT.

me United States Of Anlerica, District of Vir-
YTHuo, YTt, 20 olt: In the Circu1t Court of the
.;at unsa StGtes Of AnsericG IN and for the Dis
1888 " '"g'nia, at Norfolk, Nay Term,
Inc Grand Jurors of the United states of
America III and for the Distr;ct of V;ro;n;o 70
upon tneir oaths and affirmatione rasnao.;vaI,,,
do present that Jefferson Davis Iata of ~ W.,
OF hlchmond, In the County of HeurIco. in he
District OF Virginia. aforesaid Yeomen ~ ha;no fr~
an nhabitaht of and residing within tba iiTn;ta
States of America, and owing allecionoa 80
fidelity to the said United States Of A"aro .;1a
not having the fear of God before his ewes nor
weighing the duty of his said allegiance hnt
being moved and seduced by the instigation of
the devil, and wiekedly devising, intending the
peace and tranquility of the said United States
OF America to disturb and the government of
the said United States of America to subyert.
and to STIR move and incite insurrection, rebel
lion 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-four, in the City OF Richmond in the
county OF Henrieo, in the District of Virginia
a1oresaid and within the jurisdiction of the
Olrcuit Court of the United States for the
rourth circuit in and for the District of Vir-
gliiia aloresald, with force and arms, unlaw-
iiy, iaiseiy, maiiclously and traitOrously did
compass imagine and intend to raise, levy and
a. -; ~ war; lnsurreetlon and rebellion against
the sald United States Of America and in Or
der 10 iulhl and bring to effect the said traitor
GUS couiPasslngs, inaginations and intentions
| OF nm the said Jefferson Davis, afterward 10
VIII, on the SAID fifteenth day of June in the
Sod Sudd' ~ Huf 80 mora one Thousand eight hundred
ana slxty-four, in the said City of iichmond. in
the county OF HenricO, and District of Virg;nia
aforesaid, and within the jurisdiction of the
Circuit tCourtofthe United States for the Fonrtb
Circut In and for the said District of Viroinio
| with great multitude of persons whose n sIehes
to the jurors aforesaid are unknown. to the nun
Der OF nve hundred persons and upward. armed
ana arrayed In warlike manner that is to sav
with cannon, muskets, pisscls swords dirks and
other warnke weapons, as well offensive as de-
| ienslve, Delng then and there unlawfully, NAL
iciously and traitorously assembled and patber-
ed together did falsely and traitorously assem-
pie ana Join themselves together against the
said United States of America, and then and
there with force and arms did falsely and traitor
| ously, aud III warlike and hostile manner ar
| ray and dispose themselves against the said
| Onited States OF America, and then and there.
that Is to say, on the said fifteenth day of lime
| IN the year OF our Lord one thousand eight hmm.
dred and sixty-tour, in the SAID City Of Rich
mond, in the County of Henrico and Distr;ct
OF Virginia aforesaid, ard within the iurisdic-
ton OF the said Circuit Court of the United
Staees for the Fourth Circuit in and for tbe
SAID District OF Virginia, in pursuance of such
tneir tratorous intentions and purposes, afore-
SAID, ne, the said Jefferson Davis, with the said
| persons so as aforesaid, traitorously Assembled
and armed and arrayed in the manner aforesaid.
most wickedly, maliciously and traitorously. did
ordain, prepare, levy and carry on war against
the said United States Of America, contrary to
the duty, allegiance and fidelity ofthe said JEFF
ferson Davis, against the Constitution, govern
| ment, peace and dignity of the said UniteJ
States OF America, and against the form of the
statute of the said United States of America in
such case made and provided.
This Indictment, found ON testimony of snes
+. Milligan, George i. Scarbury, John Good.
| Jr., d. Hardy Hendren and Patrick O'Briep'
sworn in open court and sent for by the Grand
Jury. S.H. CASpLER,
United States Attorney for the District of
Virginia.