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The grand
Body of the District of
Aqiulla Lowe
of the District of
the year one thousand eight hundred and eight
and
of one hundred dollars
one Black mare of the value of one hundred dollars
money of the
of fifty dollars lawful money of the
one
money of the
the
dollars lawful money of the
and
there
and against the
4322265
a True Bill
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You are hereby commanded to take
and
their
of
then there to answer unto the
stealing found against them by the grand Inquest of the
at the last November Term of the court aforesaid, and have you then there
this writ
Capias
on
for horse
Executed on
who is recognized to court
and the recognizan herewith
enclosed
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Be it remembered that on the
1809
for the Territory of
one of the above named defendants & acknowledged himself
to stand
thousand Dollars & also Edward Johnston who
acknowledge himself is
another sum of One Thousand Dollars &C.
Upon this condition that the said
& appear before the Judge of the Court of
for the district of
first monday of March next to
without
said
A-
the day of
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Be it remembered that heretofore
Quarter
in and for the
hundred and Eight
into Court the following Bill or
The grand
St. Clair and
of September in the year one thousand eight hundred and eight
arms at the township of
of
of the
dollars lawful money of the
value of Fifty Dollars lawful money of the
mare of the value of fifty dollars lawful money of the
Bay mare
and one Bay horse
then and there being found in the township and District aforesaid
ly did take, steal, drive, lead and Carry away against the Statute in such
case made and provided and against the peace and dignity of the
endorsement
returnable to the next term of this Court to be
which in
november thousand eight hundred and eight
in the following words and figures to wit.
You are hereby commanded to take
William St. Clair and
District of Saint
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of our Court of Quarter sessions to be holden at the town of
within and for the
next then there to answer unto the
of the
aforesaid and have you then there this writ
And afterwards to wit At a Court of Quarter sessions began and
holden at the town of
at the said Term of
and Nine
on the
term returns that he has executed the same on
and returns his
is in the following words and figures to writ.
Be it
February 1809
General Court for the Territory of
himself to stand indebted to the
thousand Dollars & also Edward Johnston who likewise acknowledged
himself indebted to the said
sum of One thousand Dollar &c. upon this condition that
the said
Judges of the Court of
of
to answer the aforesaid indictment & not to depart from
the said Court without leave there the aforesaid
to be void otherwise to
acknowledged before me at the District of St.
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proper perosn and to the said
for trial puts himself upon the country and the said attorney
General
whereupon the sheriff returned into Court the following
John Ball,
Willis
Witness was objected to by
stating that he was interested as being the owner of the property
aforesaid filed his Bill of Exceptions which said Bill was signed
by the Court and is in the following words and figures
The attorney General on behalf of the
on this trial on the part of the
for Defendant objected on the ground that the several goods
and Chattels and property mentioned in the
have been
and it also being admitted that he was the same
and Chattels - also that said
of Defendant to
in the indictment and to the value thereof if the said goods and
Chattels should be
restored to him said
to two fold the value of the said goods and Chattels, the Court
over Ruled the objections of Defendant Counsel and admitted
the said
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excepted and tenders this Bill of exceptions and pray the
Court to sign the
1809
(a late Edition) in
The jury after having heard the testimony and
of Counsel
And afterwards
Court, the
jury in this
the Defendant being called and failing to appear and refusing
to be recognized
into the Custody of the Sheriff
Thursday morning the
the time of holding this Court having expired the same is
adjourned till Court in
Copy of a Bill of Exceptions filed on
the
Defendant.
On
of March One thousand eight hundred and
nine
following procedings was had before the undersigned -
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On indictment for
The attorney General on behalf of
the
the part of the
for defendant objected on the ground
that the
several goods and
property mentioned in the
Indictment
the
said
admitted that he was the same
as having
chattels - also that said
be entitled on
to
mentioned in the indictment and to
the value thereof if the said
goods and chattles
to him said
would be untitled to two fold the value of
the said goods and
chattels - the court
counel and admitted the said
be sworn and testify as a
witness on the
said trial to which
the
counsel for defendant excepted and
the court to sign the same in
teste
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mony these of - we have here unto
signed in open court
1809
of evidence (a
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On
on the
March one thousand
eight hundred and
nine
O'Clock in the fornoon of that day the
following proceding was had before the
under signed
called and failing to
answer and refusing to
“of the attorney general he is ordered into
“custody of the
is entered as of the
of the same year on the minutes of the
said courts proceeding the counsel for
the said
to the said proceeding of the said court on
the said motion of the said attorney General
on the ground that
days of the said quarter session court having
expired the
and can not take
prayed the court to have the said motion
entered as of the
aforesaid when it was in fact made
the court
counsel of the said
of opinion that the said motion and
order stand in form and manner as
is above
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judges the counsel of the said
except and tender this bill at
exceptions and pray the judges to sign
the
The court refusing to sign the within bill
of exceptions it is signed by us as
standers the day and year above
filed
1809
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You are hereby commanded to summons
James
that setting aside all manner of excuse an delays
and appear in proper person before the judges of our Court of
defendant on the part of the
then there this writ.
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Be it remembered that
subcriber one of the
for the
to our to the
thousand Dollars
in the sum of one thousand Dollars and
sum of five hundred dollars
in the Condition following -
Court of Quarter
Term next, on
July next at the
the Court without
remain in full
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Recogniz
of
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You are herby commanded to summon
that setting aside all manner of excuse and delays
and appear in proper person before the judge of our Circuit Court, of
defendant, on the part of the
then there this writ.
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Excuted as to geo
James
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on in-
The attorney General
on behalf of the
the court to
on the part of the united states to which
the
the ground that the
in the in
was the poperty of the said
and it also
the
defendant to
and to the value thereof if the said
and chatterly should be restored to him said
then in that case he would he entitled to
and
also
the
to be sworn and testify as a witness
on the said trial to which
court the
and
pray the
thereof -
this
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filed
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on
1
that the
was
Louis Rogers and charged in the indictment
was sufficiently described in the
in
law to another prosecution for the
2
illegal and improper testimony to
go to the jury in suffering
Rogers, Louis
all indians of the
tribe to be sworn on the part
of the prosecution against the
said
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the act regulating the
of selecting and returning
in certain cases the
and
several
addition and place of abode and
being
as may in one and the same
and of equal size shall be deposited
in a ballot
shall be
in this case
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Judgment
1 Because the jury did not in their verdict
find the value of the property
charged to be
so that the court
render judgment
it is provided by the act regulating
the manner of selecting and
returning
manner of each and every person
on several and
with his addition and place of abode
and being
the clerk as near as may in and
and the same manner and of equal size
shall be deposited in a ballot box
from where they shall
which was not done in this case
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once
the same
by the record
filed 5th july
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Richard Stephenson
Alex. M.Countrey
gregoir Saipy
Thom.
Fields Pruit
Excused
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Will make out a copy of
the complete
record of the prosecution
of the united states against