Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1866-05-24

TIE UNITED STATES AMERICA DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA,
TO ass
In the Circuit Court the United States America
1866.
The grand Jurors of the United States of
America, in and for the district of Virginia, upon
their oaths and afirmations respectively, do pre-
sent that Jefferson Davis, late of the city of Rich
mond, in the county of Henrico, in the district of
Virginia aforesaid, yeoman, being an inhabtant
of and residing within the United States Of Amer
lca, 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 instigation of the devil and wckedly devising
and 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 subvert, and to STIR move and incite insur-
rection, rebellion and 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 Henrico, in the district of Virginia
aforesaid, and within the jurisdiction of the Cir
cult court of the United States for the fourth cir
cult in and for the district of Virginia aforesaid
with force and arms unlawfully, falsely, malicious
ly and traitorously, did compass, imagine and in
tend to raise, levy and carry on war lnsurrectlon
and rebellion, against the said United States OF
America, and in order to fulfil and bring to effect
the said traitorous compassings, imaginations and
intentions of HIM, the said Jefferson Davis, he,
the said Jefferson Davis, afterward to wit on
the said fifteenth day of June, in the year of our
Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty -four,
in the said city of Richmond, in the county of
Henrico and district of Virginia aforesaid, and
within jurisdiction the Circuit Court of the Uni
ted States for the fourth circuit in and for the said
district of Virginia, with great multitude of per
sons, whose to thejurors aforesaid pre-
sent unknown, to the number of five hundred per-
sons and upward, armed and arrayed in a war-
like manner, that is to say with cannon, muskets,
pistols, swords, drks and other warlike weapons,
well offensive defensive, being then and there
unlawfully, malicously and traitorous y assembled
and gathered together did falsely and traitorously
assemble and join themselves together against the
said United States of America, and then and there
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 fifteenth day of June, in the year of
our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty
four, in the said city of Richmond, in the coun-
ty of Henrico and district Of Virginia aforesaid,
and within the Jurisdiction of the said Circuit
Court of the United States for the fourth cir
cult in and for the said district of Virginia,
in pursuance of such, their traitorous in
tentions and purposes aforesaid he the said JEFF
ferson Davis, with the said persons so as afore-
said, traitorioUsly assembled and armed and az
rayed IN the manner aforesaid, most wickedly,
malaciously, and tratorously did ordain, prepare,
levy, and carry against the said United
States OF America, contrary to the duty of the al
egiance and fidelity of the said Jefferson Davis,
against the Constitution, Government, 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 case made and provi
ded.
This indictment found on testimony of James
F. Mlligan, George P Scarburg, John Goode
Jr., ]. Hardy Hendren, and Patrick O'Brien
sworn in open court and sent for by the grand
jury.
L. Fl. CHANDLER,
United States Attorney for the District of Virginia