do say, that the said James Jackson, in manner
aforesaid, as much as in him lay, wickedly and
traitorously did prevent, by means of force and intimidation,
the execution of the said laws of the United States,
in the said State and District. And further, to
fulfill and bring to effect, the said traitorous
intention of him, the said James Jackson, and
in further pursuance, and in the execution of
the said wicked and traitorous combination to expose,
resist, and prevent the execution of the said laws
of the said United States, in the State and District
aforesaid, he, the said James Jackson, afterwards,
to wit, on the day and year first aforesaid, in
the State, county, and district aforesaid, and
within the jurisdiction of this court, with the said
persons whose names to the grand inquest aforesaid,
are as yet unknown, did, wickedly and traitorously
assemble against the said United States with the
avowed intention, by means of force and intimidation,
to prevent the execution of the said laws of the United
States in the State and district aforesaid, and in
pursuance and execution of such, their wicked and
traitorous combination and intention, then and
there to the State, district, and county aforesaid,
and within the jurisdiction of this court, with
force and arms, with a great multitude of persons,
to wit, the number of one hundred persons and upwards,
armed and arrayed in a warlike manner, that is
to say, with guns, swords, and other warlike weapons,
as well offensive as defensive, being then and
there unlawfully and traitorously assembled, he,
the said James Jackson, did, knowingly, and unlawfully
assault the said Henry H. Kline, he, the said Kline,
being an officer appointed by writing, under the
hand of the said Edward D. Ingraham, Esq., a commissioner
under said laws, to execute warrants and other
process, issued by the said commissioner in the
performance of his duties as such; and he, the
said James Jackson, did, then and there, traitorously,
with force and arms, against the will of the said
Kline, liberate and take out of his custody, persons
by him before that time arrested, and in his lawful
custody, then and there being, by virtue of lawful
process against them issued by the said commissioner,
they being legally charged with being persons held
to service or labor in the State of Maryland, and
owing such service or labor to a certain Edward
Gorsuch, under the laws of the said State of Maryland,
who had escaped therefrom into the said district;
and so the grand inquest aforesaid, upon their oaths
and affirmations, aforesaid, do say, that he, the said
James Jackson, as much as in him lay, did, then
and there, in pursuance and in execution of the
said wicked and traitorous combination and intention,
wickedly and traitorously, by means of force and
intimidation, prevent the execution of the said laws
of the United States, in the said State and district.
And further to fulfill and bring to effect, the said traitorous intention of him,