The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-05-13


ESPECIAL DESPATCH TO THE EVENING TELEGRAPH.l
RICHMOND, Va, May l3.-At IL o'clock this
morning, JEFF. Davis was conveyed from his
quarters at the Spottswood House to the United
States Supreme Courtroom, opposite Capitol
Square. As early as 10 o'clock large crowd,
composed principally of negroes assembled in
front of the hotel anxious to get a glimpse of
the stern statesman. There was no disturb
ance or excitement.
Shortly before IL o'clock, company of
United States cavalry reached the hotel, and
had position on Main street. Carriages were
held in readiness for Davis, and preparations,
made for procession to the Court House.
General Burton accomplished, however, a
flank movement, for, instead of taking Davis
out on the main street, he had him transported
to the courtroom by means of a back door,
and while the crowd were awaiting his ap-
pearance on the street, Davis was safely en-
sconced in the Courtroom.
The Courtroom was filled to its utmost
capacity, and guarded outside by United
States soldiers. Among those present, in ad-
dition to the counsel for the prisoner, and the
Prosecuting Attorneys, there were General
Granger John Minor Bolts, General Schofeld,
Colonel Gibson, Judge Ould, General Imboden,
General Bradley T. Johnson, Horace Greeley,
General Brown, James w. Hunnicutt, Provost
Marshal Griswen, and number of others.
Davis entered the Courtroom at twenty
minutes past IL O'clock, and was assigned
seat in a corner, near Marshal Duncan. He
looked pale and haggard, was dressed in a
dark suit, black slOuch hat, green kid gloves,
and carried a cane. He was subsequently
provided with a seat near his counsel, and sat
between William b. Reed and Charles
| O'Conor.
The proceedings were opened by Charles
| O'Conor, 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'Co-
nor in favor of admitting Davis to bail, and
any amount of bail was offered.
William NJ. Eyarts and District Attorney
Chandler then replied to Mr.. O'Conor.
After some law technicalities were gone through
with, Judge Underwood addressed the counsel,
and argued the question of admitting the
prisoner to bail.
He said it would be satisfactory to the Court,
under the circumstances, to admit Mr.. Davis
to bail in the sum of one hundred thousand
dollars, and he would require ten securities in
ten thousand dollars each.
After some further preliminaries, it was de-
cided to admit the prisoner to bail in the sum
of 100000, and twenty gentlemen entered
the required amount in the sum of $4,000
each.
The names of the securities are as follows:-
w. H. Mcfarland, Barton Haxall, Isaac Da-
venport, Thomas R. Price, Abraham Warwick,
Gustavus A. Miles, W. W. Crump, James
Lyons, James Thomas, John A. Meredith,
William Allen, William II. Lyons, John
Minor Bolts, all of Virginia, and Horace Gree
ley, Augustus Schell, Horace F. Clark, all of
the Southern District of New York Arshdes
Welch, of the Eastern District of New York;
and David X. Jackson, of the Eastern District
of Pennsylvania.
The two additional securities are. expected
from Norfolk this afternoon, and until their
arrival Charles O'Conor made himself re-
sponsible for the amount assigned them.
JEFF. Davis was congratulated freely on the
result, and he appeared relieved and gratiied.
Horace Greeley was the first to sign the
bail bond
Davis got up from his seat, and advancing
to Horace Greeley, shook him heartily by the
hand and entered into conversation with him,
when Davis left the courtroom a free man,
for the first time in two years.
The crowd outside all took eff their hats
and cheered him Justify as he entered hi:
carriage. He proceeded straight to his quar-
ters at the spottswoOd House, where he is
now receiving an ovation.
The trial is fixed for the term of the Court
which meets on the 4th of next November.
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