The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1864-1911, 1867-05-15

mr. Jefferson Davts-His Petit
tiOn 10 the United States Cir
cult Court. r.
To the Honorable the Judges Of the Cir
cult Court OF the United Staies for the Dis
trict OF Virginia: ~
The retition Of Jefferson Davis. byS
George Shea, his attorney In fact In this
behalf, respectfully showeth:
That heSis, and ever Anee the 19th day
Of May. in the ysSr 1865, has been.restrain.
ed of his liberty. and Fell in close custody
as prisoner in jail in that ce tain strong
place of and belonging to the Government
Of the United Stses. Gale Fortress Mon
roe. within the said District of Yirginia;
and that Brigadier-geHeal Henry s. Bur
tonn nowt Commander Of >sid' fortress
Monroe, and as such holds your petitioner
in his custody.
That no eruuud Of detention il. alleged to
the knowledge Of your petitioner, OF his
said attorney, in fact. unless il be certain
Indictment presented against your petition
| er at the May term of the above entitled
| Court, held in the year 1866, of which a
copy is hereunto anpexed, marked A.
| Your petitioner + rther shows that the
sail MAY rn was adjourned TO meet at
Richmond, on the 4th day of June, in the
wear last aforesaid. Tat at said adjourned
term your petitioner app AIRED BY his cnun.
! sci, and urged trial at said adjourned
term, offering to proceed without delay;
hut that the Government de- clined to pro-
cepd on said iulictmrnt. Your petitioner
further shows that at the subsequent term
of this Court, your petitioner appeared in
like manner; but the Government did no,
bring on the trial . =, D:
I Your petitioner further shows that. his
Imprisonment aforesaid has greatly impair.
! el his health, and that the continuance
thereof through the ensuing summer wonlG
involve serious danger to his lite, as your
petitioner believes. ..I ..,
/ Your petitioner further says that ample
sureties for his appearance to abide judg
ment on said Indictment can be given, II
Your petitioner shall he admitted to bail
Your petitioner further shows that hi
detention, imprisonment and custody afore
said. always have been and are exclusivel,
under or by color of the authority of the
Unietd States, and that he has reason t.
apprehend that the Government may no
proceed to the trial upon said indictmcn
at the next ensuing term of said Court
which is to he held in Richmond on the frs
Monday of May, 1867.
Whereupnn petitioner prays that wri
of hdbeds corpus may issue from this Hon
orable Court, tn be directed to Brigadlel
general Henry S. Burton, aforesaid, an
whomsoever may hold your petitioner i
custody, commanding him or them to hav
the body of your petitioner before the Cil
cult Court of the United States Tor tn
District of Virginia, on the filst Monday {
|, May, 1867, at the opening Of the Court O
that day, or at such other time as in tn
SAID writ may be specified. for the purpo.
of inquiring into the cause of the commi
ment and detention of your petitioner, an
!, to do and abide such order as this Cou
|, may make in the premises.
And your petitioner will ever pray.
JEFFERSON DAVIS.
BY Gen. Shea. his attorney in fact.
United States of Americ., District of Co
umbia, S.:
George Shea, being duly sworn, sa,
that he is attorney in fact for the petition,
in the preceding petition named; that he
acquai ted with the said petitioner, on
saw him in close custody as prisoner.
Fort Monroe. in the month of March las
| that he, this deponent, has gener
knowledge of the fact in tfe above petite
stated, and thar he verify believes the sa
petition to be in all respects true:
t GEO. SHEA.
| Subscribed and sworn before ME, this
s day of May, 1867, at Alexandra. Virgins
g JOHN q. UNDERWOOD,
.. District Judge.