The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1866-05-22


Before Judge Underwood
The United States of America, District
of Virginia, to wit In the Circuit
Court ofthe United States of America,
in and for the district of Virginia, at
Norfolk, May Term, 1866.
The Grand Jury of the United States
of America in and for the district of
Virginia, upon their oaths and atfirna-
lions, respectfully do present =
That Jefferson Davis, late of the city
of Richmond, in the county of Henrico,
in the district of Virginia aforesaid, yeo-
man, being an inhabitant of and resi-
ding within the United States of America
and owing allegiance and fidelity to the
ing the fear of God before his eyes, nor
weighing the duty ofhis said allegiance,
but being moved and seduced by the in
stigation of the devil, and wickedly de-
visingand intending the peace and tran
guilty of the said United States of
America to disturb and the government
of the said United States of America to
subvert, and to stir, move and and incite
instruction, 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 Richmond, in
the county of Henrico, in the district of
Virginia aforesaid, and within the. jIlris-
diction of the Circuit Court of the Uni
ted States for the Fourth circuit in and
for the district of Virginia aforesaid,
with force and arms, unlawtullv, falsely
maliciously and traitorously did compass
imagine and intend to raise, levy and
carry on war, instruction and rebellion
against the said United States O.
America and in order to fulfill anc
bring to effect the said traitorous com
passings, imagings and intentions O
him, the said Jefferson Davis, he, tn,
said Jetferon Davis, afterwards-to wit
on the said fifteenth day Of June, i'll tl
year of our Lord 1864, in the said city
of Richmond, in the county Of Henric,
and district of Virginia aforesaid, an,
within the jurisdiction of the Circu-
Court Of the United States for the fourtI
circuit in and for the said district o.
Virginia-with a great multitude OF
persons, whose names to the Jurors
aforesaid are at present unknown, to-
the number of five hundred persans and
upwards, armed and arrayed in war
like manner-that is to say, with the
cannon, muskets, pistols, swords, dirks
and other warlike weapons, as we'll
offensive as defensive-being then and
there unlawfully, maliciously and trail
torously assembled and gathered togeth-
er, did falsely and traitorously assemble
to JOIN themselves together against the
said United States os America, and there
and then, with force and arms. did
falsely and traitorously, and in a warlike
and hostile manner, array and dispose
themselves against the said United
States of America, and then and there
that is to say, on the said 18th day O!
June, In the year of our Lord, 1864. in
the SAID city of Richmond, in the com
ty OF Henrico and district of VIRGINIA
aforesaid, and within the jurisdiction O,
the said Circuit Court of the United
States for the Fourth circuit in and for
the said district of Virginia-in pursu-
ance of such their traitorous intentions
and purposes aforesaid-he. the said
Jefferson Davis, with the said persons
SO as aforesaid, traitorously assembled.
and armed and arrayed in manner
aforesaid, most wickedly, maliclouslv
and traitorously did ordain. prenare
levy and carry on war against the said
United States of America, contrary to
the duty of the allegiance and fidelity
oi Inc said Jefferson Davis, against the
Sonstltutlon, government, peace and
dignity OF the said United States OF
America, and against the form of the
statutes OF the said United States Of
America in such case made and pro-
This Indictment found on testimony
of James F. Milligan, George P Scay
bury, John Good, Jr., J. Hardy Hen
hen and Patrick OBrien, sworn in onan
court and sent for by Grand jury.
L. A. CHANDLER
u. s. Attorney for the Dis Of