Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-06-07
News Of Fifty Years Ago
tFrom the Richmond Dispatch. June Z. 1861

After much delay. because OF various reasons.
United States Court With underwood 'o ON the the
aS h SPehed dc at NE estsrday The grand
S SeSsion OF Of the court supposed to be on
to ea the the rolf 9rs of e Of the
isanr OF the jury answered to their names:
AA,exannaria; William Tnsisy wilis 1l'n Far 9t
PaTis Of Rsh%cna Francis Decordy
The and yN William Harrison Of Norfolk
TurE daiea to show up: Chalkley Gilingham. of
Borum W G. Weber r0a and G. nln'e co,s soh Of
h no i Vacancies on the grand jury filled
E FROM w" n Of Sorfolk Wsa1d is refugee
Dagger from Bnshamton, y. Y
Judge 'Ea, under%ood delivered to them " charge
ness wa" lie hiea Win spleen and partisan bitter
or.ginal Norfolk jury that they had not been
T., TO indict Jefferson Davis for treason lie
, ,ne xeno in prezs r s Against what
somn urged the jury exercise whole
and and upon a press which. as a blind leading the
r caina mas neen and still is. the chief
calamity and misfortune"
-, Al the conclusion Of this rcma rka bio charge
the T ne 1ry retired to it's private and
n to no ""aE a very handsome fellow. but is said
SerVatve views, was elected foreman.
= After the retirement Of the grand Jury. w p
Reed. of counsel for MIR Davis addrasscd mo
o on. !. Alter announcing that he with several
In ayin accompanying him. represented Mr.
-; rs ASKED what is proposed. TO he done with
'hiS Indictment against a decrepit and dvnr
man VINO is rounding out his fourteenth month
IN a dungeon. rs IL he tried Is i, tn la
10 ne tried, say with ompha sis and carnos,ners
We come mere prepared instantly to try that
CIiuse, ana we shall ask delay further than
Is necessary TO bring the prisoner 10 face .hn
court and TO enable him. under the statutc ND
w. l't" IN such cases provided, to examine he
1lll OF INDICTMENT against him Is il to be with
n
demand that we shall know IL and know II now
Is It to he ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS? Il so Yowr
cors OF wnosver conducts the business of this
entering our most earnest protest "
we ask-yea. more. demand--o snocdv
IRA on any charge that may brought arairS,
MI. Davis mere, Or in any other civil court on,.-
where in this broad land. The CoustItut,om ~
,rlai ana we have come here, some OF rs fror,
iohE distance ana at much Inconvenience. siinnlv
10 ASK your Honor or The district attorney as
may ne the more appropriate, what disposit ion
IS proposed to he made of the bill of indie, men.
against Jefferson Davis. now pending for hirb
treason ' '''s'
j. T. llennessey, assistant district ATTORNEY. in
reply, explained the absence of District ,t,nr,an
hahdler on account OF sickness and added mn,
ne was expecting him tomorrow (to-,lay) lie
siliu the assistant had had intimation of tho
counsel for Mr. Davis. lie would however COM
muhicate with Attorney Chandler by ,eleg:nnb
ana should he not be here to-day 10 make
answer in his tho
uiennessey) would be prepared so to do "
Mr. Reed said this was perfectly satisfactory
ana then. after some little routine business such
as swearing III new attorneys who BIZ tho way
were permitted to practice without takinr ~
Court of the United States the court =, i,nr.n
until 10 o'clock this morning ''e'