The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1866-05-19
Tndiotment of Jefferson Davis.

The United States of America, district to
wit, in Che Circuit Court Of United States of
America, and IN and for the District of Nor-
folk, May term Of 1866 the Grand Jury Of
the United States Of America, and in and for
the District of Virginia, upon the oath and
affirmation respectively do present that JEFF
ferson Davis, late Of the city of Richmond,
in the county Of Iienrico, ia the District Of
Virginia, the aforesaid yeoman being an In
habitan5 Of, and residing within the United
States, and owing allegiance and fidelity to
the said United States Of America, not hay-
ing the fear Of God before his eyes, and not
weighing the duty Of his said allegiance, but
being moved by the instigatiOn Of the devil,
and wickedly desiring and intending to in
terrupt the peace and tranquility of the said
United States of America, and to disturb the
Government of the said United States of
America, to subject and to stir men to incite
Instruction, rebellion and war against said
United States Of America on the 10Th of
June, in the year Of our Lord 1864, in the
city of Richmond, in the county of Henrico,
within tho 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 unlawfuHy, falsely, ma
liciously and traitor0usly did compass, ina
CINE and entice to raise, levy and carry on
war, insurrection and rebellion against said
United States Of America; and IN order to
fulfill and bring to effect the said traitorous,
comprising imaginings aud intentions of
him, the said Jefferson Davis, he, the said
Jefferson Davis, afterward, to wit, on the
said 18th day Of June, 1864 in the said city
Of Richmond, IN the county of Henrico and
District of Virginia aforesaid, and within
the jurisdiction Of the Circuit Court Of the
Fourth Circuit in and for the said District
of Virginia, with a great multitude of per
sons, whose names to the Jurors aforesaid
are at present unknown, to the number OF
5000 persons and upwards, armed and ar
rayed IN a warlike manner, swords, dirks
and other arlike weapons, as well offensive
as defensive, being then and there unlaw
fully, maliciously and traitorously gathered
together, did falsely and traitorously, join
themselves together against the said United
States of America, and then and there, with
force, did falsely and traitOrously, and IN a
warlike and hostile manner threaten the
said United States of America, and then and
there, that is to say on the said 18th day of
June, 1864, in said city Of I2ichmend in
the county Of HenricO and District of Fir
ginia aforesaid within the jurisdiction Of the
said Circuit Court OF the United States f0l
the 4th circuit, and for the District of Nir-
ginia, in pursuance of their tFaitOeOus in-
tentions and purposes as aforesaid, the said
Jefferson Davis, with the said persons as
aforesaid traitorously assembled armed
and arrayed in the manner aforesaid most
wickedly and traitorously did prepare tt
levy and carry on war against the said
United States Of America contrary to the
duty of the allegiance and fidelity of the
said Jefferson Davis against the Constitu-
ton, peace aud dignity of the said United
States of America, and against the forms of
the statutes of said United States of America
IN such case madede and provided.
This indictment was found on the testi
mouy of James F. Aliligan, George p. Sea
bury, John Good, jr., J. Hardy HeIpin anC
Patrick o Brien and sworn to in opeI
court, and sent for by the Grand Jury.
J.. II CHANDLER,
u. S. Atty Dis y a.