The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1864-1911, 1867-05-22
JEFF. DAVIS IN COURT
rnE AFTER PROCEEDINGS
HR IS ADMITTED TO BAIL
100000 b BAIL
Hornee Greeley one Ofthe Surefies
General Barton Relieved of the
Z. Charge

There was no disturbance or excitement
Shorty before eleven O'Clock company ol
United States Infantry reached the hotel,
and had position on Main street.
Carriages were held Ill readiness for Da
Wis. and preparations made tor proce SsioI
| 10 the Court house. General Burton ac
complished, however. flank movement.
Instead Of taking Davis out on the mair
street he had him transported to the Court
room by means Of back door, and while
the crowd were awaiting his appearance OF
| the street Davis was safely enseoneed in
the CoTt-room.
| The Courtroom was filed to its utmost
capacity and guarded outside by United
| States soldiers. Among the noteblos pres
cut in addition to the counsel for the pris
oncr AMI the Prosecuting Attorneys, were
| General Granger. John Minor Bolts, Gen
ersl Seho6eld Colonel Gibson, Judge 0uld,
Genera Tmboden, General Brady, S. T.
johnson, Horace Greeley, General Brown,
James w. Hunnicut, Provost marshal Girls
well, and number Of others.
! Davis entered the Court room at twenty
minutes past eleven o'clock, and was as.
signed SET in the corner near Marshal
Duncan.
He was subsequently provided with a
seat near his counsel, and sat between Wm.
B. Reed and Charles 0:Connor. The pro.
ceedings were opened by Charles o Connor.
who read the writ producing the prisoner
| in Court.
Judge Underwood then relieved General
Burton of the custody of the prisoner
A lengthy speech was made by Mr. o.
Conn or in favor of admitting MI Davis to
bail, and stating that any amount OF bail
was offered
William NJ. Evarts rrd District Attorney
Chandler then replied to Mr.. O'Connor
After some law technicalitics were gone
through with, Judge Underwood addressed
the counsel, and argued the question Of ad-
mitting the prisoner TO bail.
He said it would be satisfactory to the
Court, under the circumstances, to admit
MIR. Davis to bail in the sum of 100000,
and he would require ten securities in l0,-
900 each.
After some preliminaries it was decided
to admit the prisoner to bail in the sum OF
$l000 600; AMI twenty gentlemen entered the
required amount IN the sum of IS 900 each
RICHMOND, May l3.-The United States
Court was hacked this morning. A mill
tary guard was placed around it, and a
strong police force inside. About twenty
ladies were among the spectators; also, Fifty
negroes.
At eleven o'clock Mr. Davis.was brought
in and took seat next the prisoner box,
with General Burton and the United States
Marshal. A servant accompanied him.
Mr.. Davis. sitting by an open window,
remarked. 1T is little cold, isn't tit?' and
no was removed to eeat near his. G. ~unsel,
in front OF the Judge. -:
General Brtor's return to the writ Of hG-
beos ces}aas was read, and the Judge CON-
plimented General Burton in oheying the
laws, and relieved him of the custody OF
Mr.. Davis. and the Marshal Immediately
served on him banch-warrant to answer
the Norfolk indictment.
MIR. O'Connor spoke of MIR Davis long
imprisonment and feeble health, and asked
that he be bailed.
There being no opposition on the part O
the prosecution, who fxed the amount o
bail at 500, 900. the Judge announced hi
readiness to accept bail, stating at the same
time that the responsibility Of the delay il
bringing the case into Court rested upon tn,
/ Government and not upon the District At
torney. He also said that one half th'
amount Of bail should be given by person
residing in the State Of Virginia.
The sureties then came forward; Horae,
Greelv being among the first, tnll)wed b.
Mr.. .SchelT OF New York, and Mr.. Jacklan
of Philadelphia, AMI Others. A number oI
gentlemen residing in Virginia, offered thei
names as bail.
Mr. Davis was congratulated by severa
| frinndS hut tbaro Woo No DEMONSTRATION n,
noise of any kind
vember term of Court. Mr.. Davis took III.
couch to the Spottswood House.
Tha appearance Of Davis is thus desorib
ed by an eyewitness:
MIR. Davis looked less haggard than OF
Saturday He lnoked more as he did il
the better days IF a past; looked as though
a consciousness Of coming freedom had al
ready the power to light up his eyes. Du
ring the few minutes be sat in his corner
he was urobserving, and not once did hi
eyes roam over or attempt to take in tn,
scenes b. fore him. After few minutes
howevee, he was escorted to seat in th
center of the room, beside his counsel. ant
there he remained during the remainder o
the proceedings. F"
General Burton's reture to the writ o
hdbe0s corpus was read, and the Judge
complimented General Burton for his obey
ing the laws, and relieved him of the custo
dy of Davis. and the Marshal immediavely
served on him bench warrant TO answer
to the Norfolk indictment.
Mr.. -O'Connor spoke o. Mr.. Davis Ions
imprisonment and feeble health, and askec
that he be hailed. There being 20 oppo
sition on the part Of the prosecution, VIII
fixed the amount OF bail at $1,000 the
Judge announced his readiness to accep,
bail, that the responsibility tor the delay in
bringing the case into court rested upon III,
Government, and not upon the Distric
Attorney. He also said that one half %
the amount OF the bail should he given b.
persons residing in the State af Virginia.
During Mr.. O'COnnor's remarks, Mr.
Davis did not raise his eyes or make an,
outward manifestation OF intere in thu
proceedings When Mr. Eva!t, rose to re
ply to the motion to admit to bal, Mr.. Da
Wis fixed upon him an enquiring gaze, til
he saw the drift Of his remarks, when he
relapsed into his former seeming apathy
During Judge Underwood 8 delivery of his
opinion on the question OF bail, Mr.. Davis
did net once look upon him, and wnen the
Court bad announced that bail would be re-
ceived, there was no manifestation Of inter
est, save subdued resting Of the human
mass.
The scene of taking the recognizance Of
the prisoner and his bonismen is described
as dramatic. There were grouped ar und
the clerks desk, jeff. Davis, Horace Gree
", Chas. 0 Connor, John Minor Bolts and
Augustus Schell. Davis signed first, then
Greedy, 0'Connor, Schell and Bolts amoag
the last.
From the time the Court announced that
bail would received and while the bond was
being. signed, Davis was receiving the con
gratulations Of tAose around him upon his
approaching release. The first to take him
by the band was Harrison, his former pri-