The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1867-11-29

lie 5 Arrested and Released on Bail
BY Orde. of General Schofeld.
on Wednesday afternoon Sheriff John
". Wright, OF Richmond, arrested James
". lIuaaicutt, the well-known Radical
a-tatc; Of this city. on bench warrant
issued hy James VI. Wilcox, presiding ius-
Tic" OF Charles City county. 1t seems that
the warrant was i>SGcd upon the present.
meut O: the grand jury of that county.
The grand jnry present "that James
y. llunnlcntt, on the 9Th day of Scptem
Der, in the year of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and SiXty-Scvcn, at Elan
caGreE, IN the said county Of Charles City,
Uo.awtully contriring and intending TO
coa>pre With other persons to incitc the
c'io.rd population OF the State OF Vir-
gaia 10 make insurrecton by violence
and war against the white population OF
Tic Stale OF Virginia, did then and there
wickedly, maliciously, fraudulently, know
5@-ly, and tclonou>ly conspre, combine,
confederate, and agree with divers other
persons, TO the jurors unknown, to incite the
colored population of the State of Virginia
10 make insuTrcction bvactS of violence and
the State OF Virginia, and did then
aud there address Il large audience
composed of white and colored persons,
male and female, for about the space Of
Two hours, in discussing the political is
SUES of the day, aud delivered in the said
address iuSurrcctionary sentiments to the
following effect: You, the colorcd peo-
u,a, Lave no property. The white race
H. 1,
old and feeble, and cannot carry the mus
&rt. but can apply the torch to the dwell
.Dss vi your enemies. There are none
too young-;he boy OF ten and the girl OF
Twelve caa also apply the torch And
divers Other sentences expressing scnti-
mcu,> calculated and intended to incite
the colorcd population 10 make nsurrec-
ton by violence and war upon the white
population, and thus disturb the public
peace. contrary 10 the form Of the statute
in such case made and provided, TO the evil
example Of all others in like cases offend
ing, and against the peace and dig
MY Of the Commonwealth Of Viz
uula. Ana that lanes W. Hunnicutt,
on the said twcnty-sevcnth day Of Sep
t,gnhvr, in the wear of our Lord one thou
sand eight hundred and sixty seven, at
Elan church, in the said county Of Charles
Cs,, mo, recording The laws and statutes
..,'. S,,,c NJ Virginia but contriyinr
and ir-ouIinc to violate The same. did up-
rMryIlv and leIouiously conspire. combine,
..r,,.d,.r,te and AGREE with divers other,
,.,,..,ns 10 thn ;nrors llol;oown. TO incitc
,.. cn,or.d ronnla,ion Of the State Of
yi,r;.,i, - Nd. insnrrection nv acts of
,:,,.,,n, a,,a D. an,;,,.t the white nom
'a,for. nf rhr State OF Virginia. contrary
IN the ,;atnte in such case made and pro-
yilrd ia The evil example of all others in
Ike cases offending. and against the peace
and dion;tv Of the Commonwealth of Vir-
ainia ,
The sheriff was therefore commanded to
aonrrhcnE Mr.. Nunnicutt and carry him
lrtora some irstice of the peace to answer
The comnlaint and be dealt with according
n LAZY Carnellum C. Folkes. Edmund
yv,5lal and Isaac II. Christian, are sum
oonr6 as witnesses.
In obedience to the requirements of the
writ. Sheriff Wright was about to carry
the prisoner 10 Charles City. when he was
noIad rrnn bv iartanant Panl y Ham
LICK N;Iitarv Commissioner. who ordered
that he be released on bail George Rye,
Of Woodstock, and john llawXhurst, OF
Alexandria, gave security for his appear
ancu ten days after the adjournment OF the