The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1866-06-02
The Indictment Of Jefferson Davis.

The Cincinnati Gazette, of the 18th.
has a special dispatch from Washing
ton, dated the 14th giving the indict-
ment found by the Grand Jury of the
United States Circuit Court atNorfolk'
Va, against Mr.. Davis. tits as fol-
lows:
The United States of America, Dis.
triot of Virginia, towit: In the Cir
cult Court of the United States of
America, in and for the District of
Virginia, at Norfolk, May term, 1866,
the grand jurors of the United States
of America, in and for the District OF
Virginia, upon their oath aud affirma-
ton respectively, do present that JEFF
ferson Davis, late of the city of Rich
mond, in the county of Henrico, in the
| District of Virginia aforesaid. yeoman'
being an inhabitant of, and residing
within the United States Of America,
and owing allegiance and fidelity to
the United States of America, not
having the fear of God before his eyes;
not weighing the duty of his said allie
glance, but being moved and seduced
by the instigation of the devil, and
wickedly devising and intending the
peace and tranquility of the said
United States Of America to disturb,
and to stir, move and incite insurrec-
ton, 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 Dis
trict of Virginia aforesaid, and within
Il the jurisdiction of the Circuit Court OF
the United States for the fourth circuit
d in and for the District of Virginis
!, aforesaid, with force and arms, unlaw-
q fully, falsely, maliciously and traitor
ously did compass, imagine and intene
n to raise, levy and carry on war, iusur
n rection and rebellion against the sale
United States of America, and in orde
IS to fulfill and bring to effect the sale
20 traitorous comprising, imaginings ant
intentions of him. the said Jefferson
70 Davis, afterward, to-wit On the sail
l. 18th day of June, in the year Of gu
o1 Lord 1864. in the said city of Richmont
4 in the county of Henrico, and Distric
re of Virginia, aforesaid, and within tn
jurisdiction of the Circuit Court of tn
E. United States, for the fourth circuit i
IN and for the said district of Virgins
I'd with great multitude of persons
&c whose names to the jurors aforesai
e. are at present unknown, to the numbe
r. of five hundred persons and upward:
OF armed and arrayed in a warlike name
I'D that is to say, with cannon, muskets
TO pistols, swords, dirks and other warlik
Ill weapons. as we'll offensive and defer
TO sive, being then and there unlawfully
or maliciously and traitorously assemble
and gathered together, did falsely an
re traitorously assemble and join then
10 selves together against the said Unite
es' States of America, and there and thel
in with force of arms, did falsely and ira
tn torously, and in warlike' and hostil
manner, dispose themselves again
n the said United States of America, an
INT then and there-that is to say, on til
's' said 18th day of June, in the year
'te our Lord 1864. in said city of Ricl
mond, in the county of Henrico ar
District of Virginia aforesai,', al
within jurisdiction of the said Circu
Court of the United States for Il
,us Fourth Circuit in and for the Distri
of Virginia, in pursuance of such the
traitorous intentions and purpos'
'er aforesaid, he, the said Jefferson Davi
at q. with the said persons so as aforesai
III traitorously assembled, armed al
10 arrayed in manner aforesaid, mo
ar. wickedly, maliciously and traitorous
ties did prepare, levy and carry on w
~ against said United States of Americ
contrary to the duty of the allegian
af' and fidelity of the said jefferson d
10 Wis, against the constitution. pea
sn' and dignity of the said United States
'es America, and against the form of t
statutes of said United States of Anne
lea in such case made and provided.
IA This indictment was found on t
lie testimony Of James F. Milligan. &c
P. Zarbury, John Good, Jr., j. Har,
Hendren, and Patrick O'Brien, swo
ar in open court, and sent for by t
lie grand jury.
md (Signed) L. H. CHANDLER,
the US. Atty for the District of Va.