The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1867-05-15
.RICHmOND.

E.a navIa NJ LaFEes.HI1 Discharge,
and Arrest GSFTreasOn--aIs Release
on giving SIOO. eco ban Tor Trial at
NextFerm--.HOFaee Greeley, John
slIfnoF Bots and IS Others his Bones.
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Special DilpGteh 70 he PinsblToh Commercial
RICHMOND, Va, May Is.
There was quite crowd this morn
ing on the street in front Of Mr., DaVisls
hotel and the court house, but no dem
onstratiou OF disorder. The court
room was crowded. At eleven fifteen,
General Burton entered the court with
Davis, and after remarks by MeSsrs.
O'Connor, EVarts, Chandler and Judge
Underwood, he delivered Davis accord
ing to the order of the writ. The court
then discharged Davis, who was inn
mediately served with q warrant on an
Indictment for treason, and taken into
custody by the United States Marshal.
The case was then brought TO the at
tention Of the Court, who hxed the
trial for the next term. Remarks were
made by MessFS. 0'Conner, EVarts and
Chandler, with reference to bail, and
the amount, and character Of the bonds
men. Remarks by the Court followed,
which liked the bail at one hundred
thousand dollars, 70 be given by TWEEN
ty different persons, half OF the amount
by residents Of this Judicial District
and the other half by any resident Of
the United States. Judge Underwood
paid a high compliment to General
Burton for the humane manner in
which he treated Davis while in prison.
Judge Underwood also said he
had received letter from Chief
Justice Chase, who would be
present at the next term OF Court,
which VIII convene on the 18th inst,
When the announcement was made
by the Court OF its intention to take
bail, there was no demonstrating, but
all present were evidently pleased with
those intending to go bail, Horace
| Greeley, who was present all the while,
rose, amid loud murmurs of satisfac-
ton by. all present, and walked around
where Davis was sitting with his coun-
sci, shook hands with him, and an
nounced himself as one bondsmaD,
Mrs Davis was not in Court.
The arrangement of the sureties was
then commenced, each one walking up
to the Clerks desk, and signing his
name. They are for i've thousand dol
lars each, as follows: Horace Greeley,
Augustus Schell, Chas. O'Connor, New
York; W. II. Mcfarland, Richard Bur-
ton HaxalI, Isaac Davenport, Thos. r.
Cruise, Abram Warwick, Richmond;
Horace Clark, Henry WEIGH, David K.
Jackson, Gustavus A. Myets, VIM. w.
Crump and James Thomas, Richmond,
Va; VIM. Allen, John Minor Bolts,
Thos. W. TazeWeIl, Thos. r. Price.
The Court then commanded the Mar
shat TO release the prisoner, which was
done amid cheering and Congratulate
tons. Davis, his counsel, Greeley and
others, then proceeded TO the hotel in
carriages, and as they appeared on the
street, the dense crowd received them
with cheers. The community appear
delighted at the result, and Mr.. Greeley
could be now easily elected to any po-
sition within the gin of the citizens OF
Richmond. 5a5
It Is said that after soiourning short
while here, Davis, with his family, will
proceed to Niagara for his health. The
Court room in which the case was heard
this morning, was used by Davis
during the rebellion as executive head.
quarters. - l''9-
The approaching State Convention is
now the subject matter Of interest.