Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-06-06
VOL. XX---NO. 1872.

Mr. Davis with this high offense, and it has
seemed to US due t. he..counO ofjustice. due
to this tribunal, due to the feelings Of one
sort and another which may be described as
| chrystalizing around the unfortunate man,
that we should come at the very earliest
| day TO this tribunal and ask of your honor,
or more properly the gentlemen who repre-
sent the United States, the simple question:
| What is proposed TO be done with this in
dictment? Is it to be tried7 Is it7 and
! this lis question that have a right 10
ask. Is it to be withdrawn or is it
to be suspended? If it is 10 be tried,
may 1t please your Honor, speaking for my
colleagues and myself, and for the absent
client, l say with emphasis, l say it with
| earnestness, that we come here prepared
instantly to try that case, and we shall ask
no delay at your Honor's hands further
than is necessary to bring the prisoner to
face the court and TO enable him under the
statute in such cases made and provided to
exaLine the bill Of indictment against
him. Is it TO be withdrawn If 30,
justice and humanity seem TO urge
us, to prompt US, that We should know
it. Is it to be suspended-postponed ? if
so, may 1t please the court. with all respect
to your honor and the gentleman who con
duct the public business here, your
honor must understand US as entering our
most earnest protest We ask a speedy
trial on any charge that may be brought
against Mr.. Davis, here or in any other
civil tribunal in the land. We may now be
here representing, may it please the court,
dying man who fer thirteen months has
been in prison The Constitution of the
United States guarantees to have not only
an impartial trial, which l am sure he will
have, but speedy trial, and we have come
no slight distance. We have come with all
respect to your honor. We have come with
strong sympathies with our client, profess
sional and personal. We have come here
simply to ask the question: address il 10 the
District Attorney, or I address it to your
honor as may be the most appropriate,
What disposition is proposed 60 be made
with the bill Of Indictment against Jefferson
Davis, now pending for high treason2
Major J. L. Hennessy Assistant United
entirely unaware Of the nature of the sp-
plication Just made. In the absence of the
District Attorney, Mr.. Chanler, he was not
prepared to answer the question, but would
Immediately telegraph 70 that gentleman
the fact of such an application having been !
made. Mr.. Chanler would probably ar
rive in Richmond this evening. If he fail |
ed to arrive, Major Hennessy stated, he |
would himself be prepared 10 answer the |
question tomorrow morning.
Judge Underwood addressing the counsel |
of Mr.. Davis said: Am to understand /
that that would be satisfactory.
Mr.. Reed-Entirely so.
The Court then adjourned till tomorrow
morning at 10 a. m.
TIE FLYING MACHINE.
NEw YORK, June 5.-Dr. Solomon An
drews made second experiment, to-day, /
with his flying machine and ascended 250 /
feet. When last seen he was over Black
well Island, three miles from the point Of
starting.
FRAUDS DIscOvERRED.
Astounding frauds have been shown in
late street openings in New York. Three
street opening surveyors received last year
eials are convicted of the grossest dishon-
esty.
RACE.
The one mile and a-half dash, first race
at Patterson, N. j., under the name Of the
American Derby, for 81 900, was won by the
chestnut colt Merrill. Time, 2:55. Thirty
three entries were made, but only nine
started.
ESTABLISHING QUARANTINE VI ET ARMS.
New YoRk, June 5.-Seguin's Point, the
most southern point OIL otaten l5ianuj Is
selected for quarantine ground. The har-
Dor police boat, with seven armed revenue
cutters and ninety armed policemen, left to-
night with health officer to occupy the
place. The aid of the Government was OBJ
aimed to secure possession. The cholera
patients will be landed at the Point to-
morrow. Five vessels loaded with cholera,
mall pox and yellow fever patients are
low enclosed in the lower bay and in a
horrible condition.