Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-05-18
IrdIctment Of JeG. Davis.

The following is the indictment found
by the Grand Jury of the United States
Circuit Court, at Norfolk, Va, against
JEFF. Davis
The United States of America, District
of Virginia, to-wit: In the Circuit 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 and
affirmation respectively, do present that
Jefferson 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 with
in the United States of America, and ow-
ing allegiance and fidelity TO the said
United States of America, not having the
fear of God before his eyes; nct weighing
the duty of his said allegiance, but being
moved and seduced by the instigation Of
the devil, and wickedly devising and in
tending the peace and tranquility of the
said United States of America to disturb,
and to stir, move and incite instruction,
and rebellion and war against the said
United States of America, on the 18th
day of June, in the year of eur Lord,
1864, in the city of Richmond, in the
county Of Henrico, in the District of Vir-
GINA aforesaid, and within the jurisdic-
ton 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, maliciously
and ~traitorously did compass, imagine and
intend to raise, levy and carry on war, in
surrection and rebellion against the said
United States of America, and IN order to
fulfill and bring TO effect the
said traitorous comprising, imaginings,
and intentions of him, the said
Davis, a~fterward, to-wit On the said 18th
day of June, in the year of our Lord, 1864
in the said city of Richmond, in the coun-
ty of Henrico, and District Of Virginia
aforesaid, 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 a great multi
tude of persons, whose names to the jurors
aforesaid are at present unknown, to the
number of five hundred persons and up
wards, armed and arrayed in a warlike
manner, that is to say with cannon,
muskets, pistols swords, dirks, add other
warlike weapons, as well offensive and de-
f~ensive, being then and there unlawfully,
maliciously and traitOrously assembled
and gathered together, did falsely and
traitorously, and in a warlike and hostile
manner, dispose themselves against the
said United States of America, and then
and there-that is to say, on the said 18th
day Of June, in the year of our Lord 1864,
in said city of Richmond, in the county of
Henrico and District of Virginia aforesaid,
and within jurisdiction Of the said Circuit
Court of the United States for the Fourth
Circuit in and for the District eff Virginia,
in pursuance of such their traitorous in
tentions and purposes aforesaid, he, the
said Jefferson Davis, with tho said per-
sons as aforesaid, traitorously assembled.
armed and arrayed in the manner afore-
said, most wickedly, maliciously and trail
torously didprepare, levy and carry on
war against said United States of Ameri-
ca, contrary to the duty OF tn" allegiance
and fidelity of the said jefferson Davis,
against the Constitution, peace and dig
nifty of the said United States of America,
and against the form of the statutes of said
made and provided.
This indictment was found on the tes-
timony Of james F. Milligan, George P.
Zarbury, John Good, Jr, j. Hardy Hen
hen and Patrick OBrien, sworn in open
Court, and sent for by the Grand Jury.
TSigned1 L. H. CHANDLER,
U. S. Attorney for the District of Vir-
ginia.