The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-06-06
THE rR1AI OF JErrERsos DAVIS.
4 CONTINUANCE ASKED FOB AND GRANTED

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IRON the Richmond Dispatch Of ofThwsday.l
The crowd. at the opening Of the United
STATES Circuit Court, yesterday, was larger than
misM hSfe been expected, as 1t was wen
known oughont the city that MIR. Davis had
and that the sssers ease wGS.a sSs n Doors a
we're opened, Judge Bonds carriage drove up
To fbe custnuhouse, and that gentleman
afpkteds escorting Chief Justice Chase, and
they together went to Judge .UnderWoods
room. Meantime, in the room opposite, there
was group which attracted SO m9en attention
that the dooss,hsd to be closed to keep out the
crowd. Here were General Robert e. Lee
andaGoyefnor Wells, the latter having sought
and received snsss Introduction Tsto the
former. No conversation OF Importance
passed abatSean these tB0i gentlemenI and
their irteryieW Ras soon sexrupted byPerson.
Il friends Of General Lee, mostly mem1ers Oh
with him. The General remained standing,
with his hat OF. greeting all who came up with
corlial1ty, but had very little to Bay.- s..I IS.
az about II O'Clock Judge Underwood drove
mn. having lust arrived from Norfolk, where he
hsd been holding his District Court. He joined
the Chief Justice I'M the Jrdges room, ana the
two remained ID consultation for about hall an
hoIft! when they entered the courtroom and
took their seats on the bench. The doors were
theu opened and the seats imme ediAtely we'll
HIla VIII spectators. The motley jurors, IN.
ciudug: several negro members Of the Recon-
struGflnn. EopEentie numhereofreienera
sehos sysss s.seT rssesstsSIs ssees sRS
looking, gentlemen, were in their places. The
space reserved for the bar was crowded nearly
an tho leading lawyers Of Richmond being IN
As soon as the, court vas opened, the Chief
Justice adjusted his eyeglasses, and In 9 busl- M
ness-Lke manner ordered the clerk to call the
docket. The first case was that OF the United
States ys. Jefferson Davis:
$ The Chief Justice: Gentlemen, are yop ready
20 proceed with this case?
Gen. Wells arose for the government to say
that the counsel for tho accused were in con-
sultstiop, and he waited their decision.
( Therewere Q few moments more Of waiting
then for Mr.. Davis scolnselJudge Guild and
Mr.: James Lyons, of Richmond, and Messrs.
Anderson and Wharton, Of mississippi
we're talking together in corner Of the court
room. They were SOON through and Mr. An
derson then addressed the courts
: Mr.. AndersonS Nay Il please y6ur Honors, I
hold in my hand paper, rom which II will
appear that anSssreanent fer 8 continuance
sel In this caaes suppose, OF course, it viii be
nc the discretion OF the District Attorney to
continue until the time specified In this agree
ment. It present the mAttar to: the court:
ssCuctH zConit Of Ite Uf1lte0 S.dteS J0r me
DisS5aw Mssisslpps: United States ys. Jei-
farsons sDayis.-.Yhis case will not be caHedi for
tril on the third day Of June next; but counsel
win then S6pear on behalf Of the Unitetf States-
and IN behalf OF the defence, and an order will
then be entered by consent, IN the form here
toiora used in this case, to give the defence
time to appear at such . day in the month Of
Ocsober as may be acceptable to the court.
81 -. 9s'WuLIAM M.EEYARTS,
y MOf connse! tor government.
z sts-e- "CHARLES OCONOR,