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Whereas information has this
upon the
oaths of
Racoon &c
taken
and do
in the
& now occupied by
These are
and proper
there
any part thereof shall be found upon such
search that
bring the goods so found and also the
county to be
at the house
thirty three
skins
the Body of the said
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Summon
that he be and appear before me
at my office forthwith
to give
the united states is plaintiff and James Watts defendant
on
the part of the defendant
Excuted the within
for
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Whereas
of the peace within and for
the said county that
the following goods and chattles to wit
pack of beaver skins and two pack of
skins have within sixty days last partly
some person or persons
unknown
feloniously taken stolen
and carried away
from the
that the said
cause to suspect and
the goods or
part thereof is concealed in the
house or store occupied by
said
These are therefore to command and
requiring and with necessary and
said house of
if the
upon such
goods
so found and also the body of the
said
Justice of the said county, to be disposed of
and dealt with
according to
Search for stolen goods
Excuted By making
Dilliagent
counter in the store of the said
supposed to be about three
Hundred
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We the undersigned acknowledge
and each of us seperately and apart from each
other in our proper
persons to stand in debted to
the
hundred Dollars to be
of our goods and
chattles lands and
respectively upon the following conditions
The conditions of this
that if each of the undersigned do personally
appear at the next
circuit court to be
within and for the county of
on the first monday of
the present month
then and them to give such evidance as he
knoweth on behalf of the
a certain
having
be stolen
charged and that neither he nor either of
them do depart without
leave of said court
then there recognizances to be said else to remain
in full force
found in the defendants
skins the body in
identify any of the skins the prisoner was discharged
warrant for the house of the defendants which was returned
forthwith with about 3. or 400
the body in
W.J.S. Bordon
and others were sworn and examined after which the
prisoner was
required to give Bail in $ 25.00
but not being able to give such bail
as I would
receive was committed to
I certify that the above is a correct abstract of the
case
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for
Larceny
and
Stolen
Witness
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The
of the
aforesaid
of July in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred
and twenty
aforesaid, Alarge quantity of Beaver skin, to wit eighteen
Packs
of
of three hundred dollars for each pack, of the goods &
chattles of certain person
to the
being found, feloniously did steal take and
provided & against the peace and dignity of the
And the
do further present that the said
eight hundred and twenty,
in the county aforesaid unlawfully and
and have, a large quantity of
to wit, eighteen packs of Beaver skins, of great value
to wit of
the value, of three hundred dollars, for each
pack and a large quantity
of
packs of
value of one hundred dollars for each pack, of the goods
and
chattles of certain persons using the style and firm
of the
"
names are
as yet to the
lately before
unlawfully come by, contrary to the statute in such case
made and provided and against the peace and dignity
of the
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You are hereby commanded to summon
that setting aside all manner of excuse and delay
Judge of our circuit Court
then and there to
testify and the truth to say in a certain matter of controversy now pending
in our said
court, wherein
and
part of the
Served this writ
on S.D.Woolard
on the
1820
house
Samuel D Woolard
for
forthwith for
Defendant
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YOU are hereby commanded to summon
that setting aside all manner of excuse and delay
Judge of our circuit Court
then and there to
testify and the truth to say in a certain matter of controversy now pending
in our said
court, wherein
and
part of the
Served this writ on
on
in
ship
not found in my
county
1820
for
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YOU are hereby commanded to summon
&
that setting aside all manner of excuse and delay
Judge of our circuit Court
then and there to
testify and the truth to say in a certain matter of controversy now pending
in our said
court, wherein
and
part of the
for
Served this writ
on Samuel D
Woolard by read
ing& on
a copy hereof
at his residence
in the Town of
in my County
August 1820
August 1820
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An
& receiving stolen goods
being duly sworn on his oath states that he verily
belives he
cannot obtain an impartial
trail by a jury of the town of
because he belives so much projucdice has
been excited and now
exists against him
in said cause that he cannot have
a fair trail
by a jury of said town
he therefore prays a jury from
the County
for his trail
Filed
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YOU are hereby commanded to summon
William Savage
that setting aside all manner of excuse and delay
Judge of our circuit court
then and there to
testify and the truth to say in a certain matter of controversy now pending
in our said
court, wherein
and
part of the
for
Excuted this
writ on
William Savage
on the
gust 1820
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You are hereby commanded to summon
that setting aside all manner of excuse and delay
Judge of our circuit court,
then and there to
testify and the truth to say in a certain matter of cortroversy now pending
in our said
court, wherein
and
part of the
Served this writ
on
ing in
Townships
August 1820
for Josh Lebage
forthwith for
Deft
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YOU are hereby commanded to summon
that setting aside all manner of excuse and delay
Judge of our circuit court on the
then and there to
testify and the truth to say in a certain matter of controversy now pending
in our said
court, wherein
and
part of the
Served this writ
on
cade in the
Town of
by reading
for
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You are hereby commanded to summon
that setting aside all manner of excuse and delay
Judge of our circuit court,
then and there to
testify and the truth to say in a certain matter of controversy now pending
in our said
court, wherein
and
part of the
Served this writ on
in the Town of
& on Abraham
same day & place
by reading
not
found in my
county
1820
for
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You are hereby commanded to summon
that setting aside all manner of excuse and delay
Judge of our circuit court
then and there
to testify and the truth to say in a certain matter of controversy now
pending in our said
court, wherein
and
part of the
for
Masey Daves
forthwith
for Deft
Excuted on
Masey Daves
on the
August 1830
in
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You are hereby commanded to summon
that setting aside all manner of excuse and delay
Judge of our circuit court,
then and there to
testify and the truth to say in a certain matter of cortroversy now pending
in our said
court, wherein
and
part of the
Excuted this
writ on Robt
Watt on the
1820
for
forthwith for
Deft
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We command you to attach
if
forthwith before the judge of our circuit court now setting at the
town of
to answer unto the
contempt by
the case of
Plaintiff and
defendant, on the part of the
legally summoned by the sheriff of said County, and have
you then
there this writ..
Executed & have
the body of
S.D.Woolard
in court on
1830
for
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You are hereby commanded to summon
that setting aside all manner of excuse and delay
Judge of our circuit Court
then and there to
testify and the truth to say in a certain matter of controversy now pending
in our said
court, wherein
and
part of the
Served this writ on
in
for
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We the
of the second count in the
of
three packs of beaver skins.
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We the Jury find the
of the
second Count in the
the amount of
three
and not
guilty in manner and form as
charged upon him in the
first
David Barton 2
Mathias
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On Indictment for steating
& receiving
The Defendant prays that the verdict in
this case may be set aside and a
new trial granted
him 1 Because the verdict was given without
suffi
cient evidence, and contrary to the weight of the
testimony.
and because the only evidence of receiv
ing negatived the charge of
his knowledge of the
property being stolen
2 The property was not identified nor pro
ven to belong to the
claiments.
3 The evidance proved that the particular
names of "the
known & therefore Defendant ought to
have been
acquitted on this
4 The verdict is against law & the instructions
of the
The Defendant also prays that the Judgment
of the Court may be
ict aforesaid
1 Because the names of the "
not
shown
2 Because a Count for
a
misdemeanor, are joined in the same Indict
ment . which is a
misjoineder.
3 The verdict of the Jury finds no value of the prop
erty received, nor
whether it were
4 Because the section of the
the punishment of receiving Stolen goods
provision for said offence
whatever.
Reasons for a
new trial & in