The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1866-05-20
Indictment Against jeff. Davis

The following is the presentment of
the grand jury at Norfolk, Va, in the
case Of jefferson Davis, in full:
The United ststes Of America, district Of Virginia,
to wit:
In the Circuit Court Of the United States of
America, in and for the District of Vir-
ginia, at Norfolk-May Term, 1866.
The grand jurors of the United States
OF America, in and for the District of
Virginia, upon their oaths and affirma-
tons, 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
said United States of America, not hay
ing the fear Of God before his eyes, nor
weighing the duty Of his said allegi-
ance, but being moved and seduced by
the instigation of the devil, and wick
edly 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 subVeTt, and to stir,
move and incite instruction, rebellion
and war 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 HenTico in the District of Virginia
aforesaid, and within the 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, unlawfully, falsely, ma
liciously and traitorously, did compass,
imagine and intend to raise, levy and
carry on war, instruction and rebel
lion, against the said United States of
America, and in order to fulfill and
bring 20 effect the said tTaitorous com
passings, imaginations and intentions
of him, the said Jefferson Davis, he,
the said Jefferson Davis, afterwards, 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, afOre-
said and within the jurisdiction of the
Circuit Court Of the United States for
the fourth circuit, in and for the said
district of Virginia, with great multi
tude Of persons, whose names to the
Jurors aforesaid are at present un>
known, to the number of five hundred
persons and upwards, armed and ar
rRyed in a warlike manner, that is to
say with cannon, muskets, pistols,
swords, dirks and other warlike weap-
ons, as well offensive as defensive; be-
ing then and there unlawfully assem-
bled 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 q warlike and hostile man
ner, array and dispose themselves
against the said United States of Amer
lea, 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 county
of Henrico and district of Virginia
aforesaid, and within the Jurisdiction
of 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 inten-
tons and purposes aforesaid, he, the
said Jefferson Davis, with the said per-
sons so as aforesaid, traitorously assem-
bled and armed and arrayed in the
manner aforesaid, most wickedly, ma
liciously, and traitorously did ordain,
prepare, levy, and carry on war against
the said United States of America, con-
trary to the duty Of the allegiance 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 provided
This indictment found on testimony
of James F. Milligan, Geo p Scarbury,
John Good, jr., j. Hardy Henderson,
and Patrick o Brien, sworn in open
court and sent for by the grand jury.
l. ii. CHANDLER,
L. S. Attorney District of Virginia.