The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1867-05-17
YE GREAT PRISONER.

b GREAT PRISONER.
JEFF. Davis was taken from Fortress Mon
roe to Richmond a few days ago. to be
tried fore the Court now in session
there. There is some doubt as to his
trial taking place now, the real object, we
think, being to set him at liberty. A
dispatch gives the following account of
his arrival at Richmond:
jeff. Davis arrived here this afternoon
on the steamer Sylvester. Military were
stationed on the wharf to prevent confu-
sion or trouble. Large crowds Of negroes
and whites were gathered around, aud
some of the streets were crowded with
people, anxious TO see the prisoner. AS
soon as the steamer landed, the party, in
Guiding Mr.. Davis and Gen Burton, got
into carriages in waiting and proceeded by
side street to the Spottswood Hotel,
where Mr.. Davis occupied the same
rooms he did in 1861. A large number
of people gathered around the hotel to see
Davis; but he did not appear, and they
/ quietly dispersed. Davis will remain in
Gen. Burton's charge until produced in
court on Monday. He was visited by a
large number of citizens. There is no
guard over him. The following is gener-
ally understood to be the programme in
the court: Davis will be produced; Gen.
/ Burton and the Judge will discharge him ;
/ he will be imediately re-arrested on a
bench warrant, to answer the indictment
found against him by the grand jury at
Norfolk. Mr.. O'Counor, his counsel, has
stated to his friends that he will insist on
an immediate trial. Another of his
counsel states that if the trial is not grant.
ed, a motion for bail will be insisted on.
Horace Greeley and Augustus Schen, of
New York. and Gen. Jackman of Phila-
delphia are there for the purpose ofgoing
hiG bail.
LATRR-DAvIs RELEASED.
The u. S. Court was packed Mon
day morning. A military guard was
placed around the court house, and a
strong police force inside.
At eleven O'Clock Davis was brought
in, and took a seat next the prisoners box
with Gen. Burton and the U. S. Marshal.
A servant accompanied him. Gen Bur
tons return to the writ of habss corpus
was read, and the Judge complimented
Gen. Burton in Obeying the laws, and re-
lieved him of the custody of Davis. The
Marshal Immediately served on him a
bench warrant to answer the Norfolk in
dictment. Mr.. O'Conuor spoke of Mr..
Davis's lorg Imprisonment aud feeble
health, and asked that he be bailed, there
being no opposition on the part of the
prosecution, who fixed the amount of
bail at $4,000. The Judge announced
his readiness to accept bail, stating a! the
same time that the responsibility of delay
in bringing the case into court rested up
on the Government, and not upon the
District Attorney. He also said that
one half of the amount of bail should be
given by persons residing in the State of
Virginia. The sureties then came for
ward. Horace Greedy being among the
first, followed by Mr.. Schell, of New
York, end Mr. Jackmau, of Philadelphia,
and others. A number Of gentlemen res
iding in Virginia offered their names as
bail. Davis was congratulated by sever
al friends, but there was no dsmonstra-
ton or noise of any kind. After giving
bail to appear at the November term Of
court, Davis was taken in a coach to the
Spottswood House.