The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1867-05-17
JEFF. Davis in Richmond.
He IS ADMITTED TO BAIL IN THE SUM OF
100000.


llNiuS ~ liiS luIbti llluNc III tlc dlbtI-
noon.
Long before his arrival military ar
had been made by Gen.
SchofolJ. A detachment Of the Doth
regiment was present and sentinels
were posted at intervals, enclosing
about 200 yards square of the wharf.
Outside of this large crowd of ne
groes and few whites had gathered. /
The brows of the surrounding hills |
were thickly covered with spectators .
Major Vance, of Con Schofields staff /
who was III command, had detach- !
ment OF the 9th Artillery, numbering
about 80 men, as q guard for the car
riages.
AS the steamer hove in sight with
the national flag flying the most in
tense anxiety was exhibited by the
crowd 20 get closer, but no demon
stration, no cheering nor hissing.-
When the steamer made fast, Hon.
James Lyons went on board, and af-
ter a feeling meeting with Davis Mrs.
Davis was brought ashore and con
Quoted to a carriage, followed by two
servants.
In few minutes Mr.. Davis came
over the gang plank, accompanied by
! Gen. Burton aud DR.. Cooper. He
4 looked very much changed from what
the citizens of Richmond remembered
/ him, looking much older and rather
haggard and feeble. A full grey beard
Contributed much to the change. He
wore heavy black orercoat, and
came ashore with very firm step.
The party Immediately got into car
riages and surrounded by a mounted
guard drove rapidly by side street
up towards the Spottswood Hotel,
thus disappointing large crowd
which had gathered on Nam street.
Nh Davis was quite cheerful and
as he had no guard walked freely
about the boat, conyersng with the
passengers, who were anxious to speak
to him. He said little about his inn
prlsonment, but spoke IN terms of the
warmest affection Of exPresident
, Pierce, who visited him ON Thursday
: last He said there was no man iv-
ing for whom he entertained a high
en- regard.
At Brandon, on the way up the NV
er, number of ladies had gathered
to speak to him, who shed tears on
seeing him. They had nearly all been
acquainted with his family during the
war.
| A large and curious, but orderly
crowd are around the Spottswood
Hotel, waiting to get a glimpse of the
prisoner. he remains III Gen. Bur
ton S charge until produced i'll Court
> on Monday
The citizens GENERALLY, in defer
: ence to the authorities, stayed away
! from the docks, though many were
stationed il doors and windows along
Main street to see Davis as he passed
= up after the procession entered tho
g street He occupies the same suite o.
e rooms at Spottswood's that he did il
|, 1861.
RICHMOND, May ID.
The U. S. Court was packed this
morning A military guard wat
placed around it and strong polio,
force inside. About twenty ladies
> were among the spectators, also fit,
= negroes At II o'clock Davis wa
brought in and took his seat next (,
the prisoners box with Gen. Burton
q and the 7 $, Malshal One seryan
accompanied him. Gen Burton's re
"a turn to the writ of habeas corpus wa
;e read, and the Judge complimented tn
v General in obeying it, and relievet
. him of the custody OF Davis, and tn
" Marshal Immediately served on him
: bench warrant to answer the Norfol
ia indictment.
o Mr.. O'Conor spoke of Davis lon
:. Imprisonment and his feeble healtI
4 and asked that he might be bailed. -
en- There being no opposition on the par
D. of the prosecution who fixed til
10 the amount of bail at 100000.
De The Judge announced his READINGS
IN to accept the bail, stating at the sam
of time that the responsibility of the d,
w lay III case of Davis into court reste
rs upon the government, and not upo
m the District Attorney He also sal
f. that one half of the amount of IL
j. bail should be given by persons resic
st ing IN the State of Virginia The 81
. reties then came forward, Horace Gre
ley being among the first, followed b
he MIR. Schell, of New York, and NJ
No. Jackman OF Philadelphia, and other
he A number of gentlemen residing
Virginia offered their names as bail.
- Davis was congratulated by sever
'lo friends hut there was no denonstr
:" ton or noise of any kind After 81
no ing bail to appear at the Novemb
~ term of the court, Davis was taken
~ a coach to the Spottswood Hotel.
AS Mr. Davis came out of the Cou
=. house and entered his carriage aft
his release, there was a loud che
80 from the crowd of negroes outsic
" and about fifty of them gather
~ around the coach and shook han
ga with him.
~, ~ He has remained quietly in his h
ne, tel all the evening. He will VII
Gu Canada in a day or two to see
children.
inf A large number of visitors were {
rne forwards received by him. The fc