The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1867-05-14
THE COURT GRANTS 1T.
N II. AVIS DIS CHI A X q u
FROM CUSTODY.
GENERAL JOY ON THE OCCASION

| America, was TO be brought into court yester-
day, the reporters and others who desired 10
be present on the interesting occasion oesan
| 10 appear i'll the courtroom an hour before
the time of meeting-ll o'clock. The passages
and steps long before that time were crowded
with persons anxious 20 gain ADMISSION 10 the
| hall, but who had not tickets These Ilckets
had been issued by some OF the ofhcers, but
were afterwards ignored save to the press, tue
ladies, and n few prominent citizens, IL pelhs
found difficult TO carry out the arrangement
The reporters, including those VINO repiei
sen ted journals of other cities, were all seated
at their tables some time before the opening OF
the court.
At twenty minutes before II O'Clock the
counsel for Mr.. Davis entered the court
room-viz., Messrs. Charles OConor, WI
liam b. Reed, George Shea, John Randolph
Tucker and Robert Ould. They were the OBJ
iects of general attention. They TOOK seats
at the table prepared for counsel.
Successfully a number of distinguished per
sons entered by the door behind and to the
right of the bench. We observed Governor
Peirpoint, General Schofeld, General Irah-
GER General Brown, and other officers Judge
Chambers Dr. Minnigerode, Judge MeredlIn'
Hon. James Lyons, Judge Crnmr, Judge w !.
IL. Lyons, Hon. A. K. Holiday, Hon. ROPER
Johnson James Neeson, John Mltchel, Gus
tavus A Myers, General Imboden, MI Glenn
editor of the Baltimore Gazette :; John H. GU
mer, and u number OF other members OF the
bar and gentlemen. 1885,
Attwelye minutes TO IL the main folding.
door WAS thrown open, and the crowd rusheu
in like q river let loose, and soon filled up all
the vacant space in the room.
The members of the Grand Jury made their
appearance through the door to the right OF
the bench during this time. Messrs Botts anu
Segar We're amongst them. MIR. Botts begins
10 show age. The moustache which he now
wears is quite gray He preserves his flesh
well up 10 his full weight, but a few wrinkles
more than he has heretofore exhibited have
been stamped on his cheeks.
At IL o'clock precisely Horace Greeley en-
tered the room, and attracted great deal OF
notice. quite a buzz being occaSloned by the
sounding of his name throughout the au-
dience Mr.. Greeley has grown in flesh since
he has quit Grahamism and lives on generous ht ''a
diet This, by the way, has improved his ge-
neral principles and theories, and MADE nun
greatly more practical than he used 10 be.
He has more color in his face, ana though
not enough of the rubicund TO Justify any
strong suspicion on that head, there Is SUI
cient of the glow of health to lead 10 the
supposition that he does not escheW al the
concomitants of good living. He seemed very
happy-in good humor with all the Woria,-
| and Just now the world is in a very good humor
! with Horace Greeley. 1900,
Mr. Greeley was saluted by several promi-
nent gentlemen, especially by John Mltchel,
agreeable and cordial Mr.. Greeley took a
| seat by Augustus Schell of New \ ork, VINO
| had entered in company with MIR. DAVIS :
counsel. o.co,or
Il
| was also remarkably pleasant and sincere ,
| Messrs. William NJ. Evarts and i. II;
| Chandler. ATTORNEY for the District, (counsel
for the Government) now entereo , anq hou roJ"
nosiiion in front and to the left OF the Dencii
| Immediately on the opposite side OF the tipie
| from Messrs. O'Conor, Reed, Shea, ana theif
| colleagues. ,,ool
| entered by the door leading to the jury room,
and took his seat; whereupon the Marshal
| called to order, thus: =" Hear ye! near !e
silence is commanded while the honorable me
United States Circuit court Is III sessioh 'ou
save the United States
| There was a pause now, and the crowded au
ditory were anxiously looking to the doors 10
catch the first glimpse OF the INDUSTRIOUS pr
souer of State, whose arrival was momentarlly
lexpected.
| In the mean time preparations were making
| M the Spotswood Hotel for the departure oil
Mr.. DAVIS. An hour before the meeting OF the
court a large crowd had assembled in front OF
| the hotel TO await his appearance. company
of United States soldiers and number OF
policemen took their positions before the hotel
ostensibly TO open the way for him. while
the crowd was on the tip-toe of expectation,
MIR. w. NJ. L. Millward, of the Spotswood,
quietly conducted Mr.. Davis, General Bur
ton, Dir. Cooper Sturgeon at Fortress Monroe),
and Mr. Burton Harrison, through the rear
gate of the hotel premises, and placed them III
n carriage which was driven of to the court
house, through the alley TO Ninth, up Nlnth
, | TO Bank street and thence to the courtroom,
where the gentlemen alighted and immediate
| Nv entered the custom house building, in which
the court is held. Another carriage followed
that in which Mr.. Davis rode, in which were
General Granger, commander OF Camp Gran!
Colonel Dupont, of the artiliery ana Ut
Charles Magill, of Richmond.
After the carriages Were at the custom
r house and their occupants safely within the
| building the crowd at the Spotswood were
informed of the fact, and, quite merry at Tue
ruse by which they were deluded, dispersed
Ii was Mr.. Dayis's desire that at the exciting
{ and anxious hour he should be allowed to pro
coed as quietly rs possible 10 the temple where
his cause was about TO be submitted 10 the az
ministrators of justice. Especially was This
demanded by his feeble health.
i The carriages in which the prisoner and es'
cort rode were from the stable OF William M
Ledley and We're driven by him and frede'
rick Wohlleber, Mr.. Ledley's clerk.
At twenty minutes past III O'CLOCK the dool
. to the right Of the bench was opened, ana the
yenerate ted prisoner appeared, attended by ere
| neral Burton alone, whose bearing towards
him was more that of friend than jailor. The
General conducted Mr.. Davis to seat in re-
| tired position at the northeastern corner OF the
room. He looked more cheerful and bright
than on Saturday, but still wore me appeali
anee of feebleness-of a man who had suffered
heavily from care and anxiety. The puzZlng
Of subdued remarks again pervaded the au-
dience and all eyes were turned where WI
Davis sat but owing TO the number VINO were
standing up, 1t was difficult TO geta good view
Of him. Mr.. Davis gave evidence OF 1augue'
and, 1t may be supposed, Susceptibility 10 colu'
AS Notwithstanding the day was Warin ne re
ones ted the Marshal TO close the window De-
hind him, which had been opened In cnhse-
! auence OF the warmth of the room
Judge Underwood said
| The Court is honoredun thiS occasion hy the
presence of so many of the nations nobest
and brayest defenders that the usual morning
routine will be omitted. We are now ready
for any communication from General Burton
There were cries Of "sit down. and cor
der must DO preserved" by an officer OF the
court. a.,
The writ Of habeas corpus sued ouI by the
coprt was then read, as follows
WRIT OF HABgAs CORPUS.
The President of the United States 10 RFigadier-
| Ge,,ernI HENRI S. Burton, and u any person Or
persons hduiug the custody " Jefferson DaotS'
| greeting:
We c ommand that you deliver the body OF
Jefferson Davis, by you imprisoned ana oe-
tanned, as 1t Is said, together with the cause
of such Imprisonment and detention, by what
soever name the said Jefferson Davis may De
called or charged before our Circuit Court OF
the United States for the District Of Virginia,
at the next term thereof, NJ Richmond. In said
district, on the second Monday In May, one
thousand eight hundred and sixty-seven, AZ
the opening OF the court On that day, TO do
and receive what shall then and there be con-
, sidered concerning the said Jefferson Davis.
Hfsaeu: Salmon r Chase, our Chief Justice
OF the supreme Conrt Of the United States,
this first day OF May, one thousand eight
hundred and sixty-ssvcn. -
Clerk Circuit Court United States,
District Of Virginia.