tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15718147045501920462024-03-05T13:03:38.304-08:00ABRAHAM LINCOLN'S ALMANAC TRIALGeorge R. (Bob) Dekle, Sr.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15242224536369458590noreply@blogger.comBlogger99125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1571814704550192046.post-13357061311037495242018-09-09T18:26:00.000-07:002018-09-09T18:26:33.301-07:00A LECTURE ABOUT THE ALMANAC TRIAL<span style="font-size: large;">Last week I went to Illinois to give a lecture to the Second Annual Abraham Lincoln's Legacy--Lessons for Today's Lawyers Seminar, which was put on by the Illinois State Bar Association (ISBA). What was really neat about the seminar was that it was held in the very courtroom where Abraham Lincoln tried his famous Almanac Trial. And the topic that I was going to speak on? The Almanac Trial, of course.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The less said about the airplane trip the better. The cheapest ticket I could find was a flight out of Orlando with a change of planes in Chicago. I got up at 6:00 AM, drove 2 1/2 hours to Orlando, got on the plane, flew for 2 1/2 hours to Chicago, and discovered that my connecting flight had been cancelled. I wound up sitting in O'Hare Airport for over 9 hours waiting on another connecting flight which kept being changed and postponed. I didn't get into the hotel in Springfield until 2:00 AM. It would have taken less time to get to the hotel if I had driven straight through from home. The only bright side of the flight was that I was able to polish off a 300 page book while sitting in O'Hare.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The next day I gave a lecture on Lincoln as a lawyer at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library. Christian McWhirter, the Research Historian at the library was a gracious host and made me feel very much at home.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">One thing that struck me was that they had on display a replica of a statue of Lincoln which is located in Beijing, China. Instead of trying to describe it, I'll just show a picture I took of it and also a picture of the plaque describing it:</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">After the presentation I went down to Books on the Square and renewed acquaintances there. They had just gotten in a huge shipment of books on Lincoln and were in the process of uncrating the books and sorting them out. I managed to get out of there without buying too many books. I only bought four books--"Lincoln's Generals," "Lincoln and his Generals," "American Iliad," and "Lee's Tarnished Lieutenant." If I had more room in my suitcase, I probably would have gotten more. I slept like a log at the hotel that night.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The next day Judge Ron Spears, who acted as my unofficial host during my stay in Illinois, gave me a ride to Beardstown for the lecture to the ISBA. I was disappointed to find that my old friend, Corky Kinstle, was no longer manning the gift shop on the first floor of the old courthouse. He had recently fallen ill and was still recuperating. This did not prevent him, however, from coming to the courthouse for a brief visit, and I got the opportunity to thank him again for all the help he had given me when I was researching my first book on Lincoln the lawyer.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The old courthouse is mostly a museum of Illinois history, but they still hold court in the courtroom on the second floor. I actually got to meet the judge who holds proceedings in the old courtroom--Judge Bobby G. Hardwick, who was the program coordinator for the seminar.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I thoroughly examined the museum's collection of antique firearms, both long guns and handguns, and sorely regretted that they were locked behind glass where I couldn't get the feel of some of the weapons. One weapon in particular intrigued me. It was a wagon gun--a huge long gun with a massive bore designed to fire scrap metal. The gun would be placed on the tail gate of a Conestoga wagon and used as artillery for the protection of wagon trains.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: transparent; color: black; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 24px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">The pictures hung on the walls of the courtroom had almost all been changed, and there was a photograph of Duff Armstrong that I had never seen before.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">He certainly looked more presentable in the picture than he does in the more common picture of him in his uniform as a Union soldier.</span><br />
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<span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: transparent; color: black; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 24px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">I was the first speaker of the morning, and I gave them my interpretation of the conflicting eyewitness reports of the course of the Almanac Trial. I think the presentation was well-received. At least nobody threw rotten fruit at me.</span><br />
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<span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: transparent; color: black; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 24px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">The second hour I gave a lecture which surveyed all of Lincoln's murder trials--at least all of those murder trials for which we have enough information to say something about. After delivering that lecture I joined the audience and spent the rest of the day listening to the other presentations.</span><br />
<span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: transparent; color: black; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 24px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><br /></span>
<span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: transparent; color: black; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 24px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">The gift shop downstairs had stocked up on my books on Lincoln. When I got there that morning, I saw a table which was "chock-a-block" full of the books. When I went downstairs at the end of the day, I saw that the table was almost empty. I spent some time signing books that some of the attendees had bought, and then it was time to go back to Springfield. </span><br />
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<span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: transparent; color: black; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 24px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">Judge Spears drove me back and treated me to supper at Smokey Bones Barbecue, and then he took me back to the hotel. I fell into bed and slept like a log until it was time to get up and go back to the airport. There were more delays at the airport, but I got home in time to see the second half of the Gator game. I might as well have been delayed a little longer.</span><br />
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<span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: transparent; color: black; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 24px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">All-in-all, it was an enjoyable trip despite the troubles at the airports. I met a lot of nice people, and I learned a lot about Lincoln's law practice from the other presenters.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"></span><span style="font-size: large;"></span>George R. (Bob) Dekle, Sr.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15242224536369458590noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1571814704550192046.post-30961506992908403612018-08-30T19:41:00.004-07:002018-08-30T19:49:26.846-07:00WHEN WAS THE FAKE ALMANAC ALLEGATION FIRST MADE?<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">There's an old saying that a lie can go around the world before the truth gets its boots on, and that is certainly true about the charge that Lincoln used a forged almanac in his cross-examination of the prosecution's star witness against Duff Armstrong. The witness said he saw the murder by the light of the moon high overhead, and the almanac showed the moon was on the horizon at the time of the murder. The false charge has been rebutted and refuted numerous times over the years, but it never seems to die.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">I wrote in "Lincoln's Most Famous Case" and again in "Prairie Defender" that the charge was first made in the 1860 presidential campaign after an account of the Almanac Trial was published as campaign literature under the title "Thrilling Episode in the Life of Abe Lincoln." This account was soon rebutted with the fake almanac allegation. As I was preparing for my visit to Illinois next week, I discovered that there was a tradition which held that the fake almanac allegation was made against Lincoln in his 1858 senatorial campaign against Stephen A. Douglas. I doubt that the allegation was made this early, and here is why:</span><br />
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If anyone knows of a contemporary reference which supports the allegation being made in 1858, please bring it to my attention. I'd like to see it.<br />
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<br />George R. (Bob) Dekle, Sr.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15242224536369458590noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1571814704550192046.post-22495044578944124002017-08-21T19:19:00.000-07:002017-08-21T19:19:18.573-07:00FILSON HISTORICAL SOCIETY SPEAKING ENGAGEMENT<span class="ember-view" id="ember5397"><span style="font-size: x-large;">I'm speaking on "Prairie Defender: The Murder Trials of Abraham Lincoln" to the Filson HIstorical Society on September 12 in Louisville, Kentucky, on September 12. Here's the announcement from the Society: <b><a href="https://filson.simpletix.com/EventDetails/31385/Time/70161/#.WZuTx7pFzfc" target="_blank">ANNOUNCEMENT</a>.</b></span></span>George R. (Bob) Dekle, Sr.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15242224536369458590noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1571814704550192046.post-1652803407262104832017-08-16T19:45:00.002-07:002017-08-16T19:45:46.614-07:00PRAIRIE DEFENDER REVIEWED BY VALDOSTA TIMES<span style="font-size: x-large;">Here's a review of "Prairie Defender" published by the "Valdosta Times": <a href="http://www.valdostadailytimes.com/news/local_news/book-defends-lincoln-the-attorney/article_dfd451ba-9594-50c2-bcf3-8c7dc367e549.html" target="_blank">REVIEW</a></span>George R. (Bob) Dekle, Sr.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15242224536369458590noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1571814704550192046.post-17554109676863993322017-08-09T18:17:00.000-07:002017-08-09T18:17:24.645-07:00PRAIRIE DEFENDER REVIEWED ON ASPENADVOCACYBOOKS.COM<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: x-large;">Here's a nice review of "Prairie Defender" that was posted on the website Aspenadvocacybooks.com: <a href="http://www.aspenadvocacybooks.com/2017/08/anatomy-of-lincolns-murder-trials/" target="_blank">http://www.aspenadvocacybooks.com/2017/08/anatomy-of-lincolns-murder-trials/</a></span></div>
George R. (Bob) Dekle, Sr.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15242224536369458590noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1571814704550192046.post-62893409641360088742017-06-22T19:59:00.000-07:002017-06-22T19:59:33.039-07:00PRAIRIE PIRACY<span style="font-size: x-large;"><div style="text-align: justify;">
I did a Bing search and a Google search on <b><i>Prairie Defender: The Murder Trials of Abraham Lincoln </i></b>and came up with eight sites which are offering free copies of the book. </div>
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I'm taking steps to have the websites shut down, but it is really a pain in the nether regions to have to deal with stuff like this. A number of other sites have already been shut down without my having to take any action. </div>
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This has happened on a small scale with other books that I've written, but never on such a large scale as with <i>Prairie Defender</i>. Does the fact that so many different websites have pirated your book mean that it is a good book?</div>
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George R. (Bob) Dekle, Sr.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15242224536369458590noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1571814704550192046.post-73527850579876789412017-06-19T12:47:00.001-07:002017-06-19T12:47:26.560-07:00"PRAIRIE DEFENDER" IS PUBLISHEDAlthough the tentative release date for <i>Prairie Defender</i> was June 28, the book actually was published on my birthday, May 23, 2017. SIU Press put out a flier/brochure on the book, a copy of which is set forth below.<br />
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<br />George R. (Bob) Dekle, Sr.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15242224536369458590noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1571814704550192046.post-51045803448467692362017-02-07T19:51:00.000-08:002017-02-07T19:51:18.617-08:00REVIEWS OF "PRAIRIE DEFENDER: THE MURDER TRIALS OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN"<span style="font-size: large;">As </span><i><span style="font-size: large;">Prairie Defender</span></i><span style="font-size: large;"> nears its July publication date, and I busily correct the page proofs and prepare the index, I'd like to share some reviews of the book which we have received:</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">"With over 16,000 books published about Abraham Lincoln is there need for another? Emphatically yes! And this contribution to understanding Lincoln proves it. Lincoln’s service as president was based in large part on his experience as a lawyer as well as his first love – politics. The author describes succinctly that Lincoln was a first rate attorney, especially in his counsel in criminal cases. While not a large part of his practice of over 5,000 cases, Lincoln’s defense of those charged with murder demonstrate that he was skilled in the art of cross examination and clever by half in convincing juries. Much of this comes from his empathy by putting himself in the place of another and experience what they were feeling. This noble and effective quality in Lincoln’s character is shown repeatedly in this volume."—</span><b><span style="font-size: large;">Frank J. Williams, retired Chief Justice of Rhode Island and founding Chair of the Lincoln Forum</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">"George Dekle’s 'Prairie Defender: The Murder Trials of Abraham Lincoln' is not only an important addition to Lincoln legal literature, it is a must read for all lawyers, Lincoln historians, and legal scholars. Dekle relates the stories of Lincoln’s major homicide cases in scholarly detail and gives anecdotal background to the trials giving a life beyond the trials themselves. As a lawyer, Dekle’s analysis of Lincoln’s trial work will not only enable the modern lawyer to understand those trials, but as a superb writer he writes in a manner to make the book enjoyable to all readers regardless of their legal interests."—</span><b><span style="font-size: large;">Travis H.D. Lewin, professor emeritus, Syracuse University</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">"Only an experienced criminal lawyer could have written this engaging book. The case by case study of Lincoln's murder trials in not a rehash of earlier volumes about Lincoln the lawyer . It is an original, in depth analysis of Lincoln's trial strategies, tactics, and techniques; it offers fresh insights into his ability as a trial lawyer. It a must read for anyone interested in evaluating Lincoln as a trial attorney."—</span><b><span style="font-size: large;">Guy Fraker, author, </span><i><span style="font-size: large;">Lincoln's Ladder to the Presidency: The Eighth Judicial Circuit</span></i></b> </div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The publication process for Prairie Defender is making progress, and they've come out with some advertising copy for the book. We've still got to go through copy editing, page proofs, and indexing, but it won't be as long as it has been. Here's the advertising copy:</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">According
to conventional wisdom, Abraham Lincoln spent most of his law career collecting
debt and representing railroads, and this focus made him inept at defending
homicide cases. In this unprecedented study of Lincoln’s criminal cases, George
Dekle disproves these popular notions. Through careful examination of Lincoln’s
homicide cases and evaluation of his legal skills, Dekle demonstrates in <i>Prairie Defender </i>that Lincoln was first
and foremost a trial lawyer, that the trial of accused criminals was an important
part of his practice, and that he was quite capable of defending murder cases,
which he tried at the rate of about one per year.</span></span></div>
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begins by presenting the viewpoints of those who see Lincoln as a perfect
lawyer whose only flaw was his inability to represent the wrong side of a case and
those who believe Lincoln was a less-than-honest legal hack, and he invites readers
to compare these stereotypes to the flesh-and-blood Lincoln revealed in each
case that is described, including a case where Lincoln assisted the prosecution
in an axe murder, a poisoning case he refused to prosecute for $200 but
defended for $75, <span> </span>and a case he won by
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Dekle deals with each case, he first tells the stories of the feuds, arguments,
and insults that led to murder and other criminal activity, giving a gripping
view of the seamy side of life in nineteenth-century Illinois. Then he traces the
course of the pretrial litigation, describes the trials and the various tactics
employed in the prosecution and defense, and critiques the performance of both Lincoln
and his adversaries. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Dekle concludes that Lincoln was a competent, diligent criminal
trial lawyer who knew the law, could argue it effectively to both judge and
jury, and would use all lawful means to defend clients whether they were
innocent or guilty. His trial record shows Lincoln to have been a formidable
defense lawyer who won many seemingly hopeless cases through his skill as a
courtroom tactician, cross-examiner, and orator. Criminal defendants who could
retain Lincoln as a defense attorney were well represented, and criminal
defense attorneys who sought him as co-counsel were well served to have had Lincoln
as a trial partner. Providing insight into both Lincoln’s legal career and the
culture in which he practiced law, <i>Prairie
Defender</i> resolves a major misconception concerning one of our most important
historical figures.</span></span></div>
George R. (Bob) Dekle, Sr.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15242224536369458590noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1571814704550192046.post-17572703369319830032016-07-13T19:31:00.002-07:002017-08-13T15:15:01.500-07:00PRAIRIE DEFENDER: THE MURDER TRIALS OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: large;">When I was writing <b><a href="http://www.abc-clio.com/ABC-CLIOCorporate/product.aspx?pc=A4185C" target="_blank"><i>AbrahamLincoln’s Most Famous Case: The Almanac Trial</i></a></b> I was struck by the fact that
Lincoln had tried a lot of interesting murder cases. I decided to write a book
about Lincoln’s last murder case, <i>People
v. Peachy Quinn Harrison</i>, because (1) it contrasted quite nicely with the
Almanac Trial, and (2) a transcript of the trial has survived to this day and
is available in pdf online at the <a href="http://www.lawpracticeofabrahamlincoln.org/Search.aspx" target="_blank"><b>Law Practice of Abraham Lincoln</b></a> website. With
the Almanac Trial, the only evidence was the reminiscences of the participants; with
the Harrison trial we had a transcript and numerous newspaper reports. The
defendant in the Almanac Trial came from a family that was poor as church mice;
the defendant in the Harrison case came from a rich and powerful family. The
victim in the Almanac Trial was a poor dirt farmer; the victim in the Harrison
case was the son of a rich and powerful politician. Both cases had about an
equal number of witnesses, and both cases had about the same degree of
complexity; but the Almanac Trial was tried in an afternoon and the Harrison
trial took a week. Did Lincoln try harder when there was money to be made
defending a case?</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I soon realized that the Harrison case wasn’t going to make
a very thick book, so I decided to expand the book to cover all of Lincoln’s
homicide trials, both murder and manslaughter. Devoting a chapter to each
trial, and taking the trials in chronological order, I tell the story of the
killing, introduce the lawyers, and describe how they contested the cases. Trying
a case back then was somewhat more primitive than today, but reading those
cases brought back memories of my early days as a public defender in the Third
Circuit of Florida. Believe it or not, the 1970’s Third Judicial Circuit was
very much like Illinois’ 1850’s Eighth Judicial Circuit. The main difference
was that I rode an un-airconditioned Dodge Dart around the Third Circuit and
Lincoln rode a horse around the Eighth. Well, there may have been more
differences than that, but the atmosphere of the two circuits was very similar.
We tried cases just as fast and furious as they did back before the Civil War,
and we did it with about the same amount of discovery. But I’m digressing.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">We know very little about some of Lincoln’s cases, so I have
three summary chapters to talk about the less-well-documented cases. And I look
at some interesting non-murder cases, too, like the time Lincoln defended an
organized crime boss. I couldn’t help but be struck with what a good trial
lawyer Lincoln was. The conventional wisdom says Lincoln was first and foremost
a politician, but looking at his cases tells a different story. Something else
that struck me was how good some of the lawyers he opposed were. There was
Leonard Swett, who was probably the best criminal defense attorney in Illinois;
and T. Lyle Dickey, who could talk a judge into freeing a convicted killer; and
Stephen T. Logan, who taught four future U.S. Senators, three future governors,
and one future president how to practice law. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">And an amazing number of Lincoln’s
colleagues at the bar went on to distinguish themselves as general officers in
the Civil War. There was Major General John A. McClernand, who served as
Grant’s second in command at Vicksburg; and Major General John M. Palmer, who
distinguished himself at Stones River and Chickamauga; and Brigadier General
William Orme, who contracted tuberculosis at Vicksburg. My favorite has to be Brevet
Brigadier General Caleb Dilworth, who became a brigade commander because all
the officers above him were killed in action. Dilworth distinguished himself at
Kennesaw Mountain, Chickamauga, and the Siege of Atlanta. Then there was the
tragic figure of Edward D. Baker, a sitting U.S. Senator who declined an
appointment as Major General to serve as a Colonel, and was killed in action at
the Battle of Ball’s Bluff. Lincoln cried when he heard of Baker’s death.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Just as the Third Circuit of the 1970’s had its share of colorful
lawyers, Lincoln’s Eighth Circuit had some colorful lawyers, too. There
was Ward Hill Lamon, who liked to engage in wrestling matches during court
recesses; and Usher F. Linder, who didn’t care what the judge said, he was
going to smoke in court come Hell or high water; and Josiah Lamborn, who
thought that a prosecutor was an Avenger of Blood rather than a minister of
justice, who once browbeat a man into confessing to a murder that never
happened; and David Longnecker, who stabbed a client to death in an argument
over a $40.00 legal fee. Discretion prevents me from naming or describing any of the colorful
characters of the Third Circuit.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">So I wrote <b><i>Lincoln for the Defense: The Criminal Law Practice of Our Sixteenth President,</i> </b>and
I had more fun writing it than any previous book I've written. Only the
publisher didn't like the title. And they had some ideas for changing
some other things about the book. So the thesis of<b> <i>Lincoln for the Defense </i></b>met the antithesis of the <b><a href="http://www.siupress.com/catalog/CategoryInfo.aspx?cid=152" target="_blank">Southern Illinois University Press</a></b>, and the synthesis was <a href="http://www.siupress.com/product/978-0-8093-3597-8-Prairie-Defender,6502.aspx?skuid=3954" target="_blank"><b><i>Prairie Defender: The Murder Trials of Abraham Lincoln</i></b>.</a> I had to tighten the book up some, remove a number of irrelevant
digressions, and give the book an actual structure rather than just
having a collection of good stories about interesting cases Lincoln
tried. And I have to admit that <b><a href="http://www.siupress.com/product/978-0-8093-3597-8-Prairie-Defender,6502.aspx?skuid=3954" target="_blank"><i>Prairie Defende</i>r</a></b> is better than <i>Lincoln for the Defense</i>. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><a href="http://www.siupress.com/product/978-0-8093-3597-8-Prairie-Defender,6502.aspx?skuid=3954" target="_blank"><i>Prairie Defende</i>r</a> </b>comes out in July of next year, but SIU is already taking pre-publication orders for it.</span></div>
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George R. (Bob) Dekle, Sr.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15242224536369458590noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1571814704550192046.post-2298850460848203352016-04-26T17:33:00.000-07:002016-04-26T17:33:22.614-07:00COUNTIES AND COUNTY SEATS OF LINCOLN'S EIGHTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT<span style="font-size: large;">When
Lincoln began riding the Eighth Judicial Circuit of Illinois as an
itinerant trial lawyer, the circuit had nine counties. When he left
Illinois for Washington as president-elect, it had shrunk to five
counties. Between 1839 and 1860 it morphed several times, becoming as large as fourteen counties. At one time or another sixteen
counties were part of the circuit. Below is a diagram graphically
demonstrating how the circuit expanded and contracted over the years:</span><br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-variant: small-caps;">Logan</span></b><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;"> </span></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">Mt.
Pulaski</span></div>
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<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 73.7pt;" width="98"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-variant: small-caps;">Logan</span></b><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;"> </span></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">Lincoln<a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1571814704550192046#_ftn1" name="_ftnref1" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn1;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 107%;">[1]</span></span></span></span></a></span></div>
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<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 73.7pt;" width="98"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-variant: small-caps;">Logan</span></b></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">Lincoln</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-variant: small-caps;">McLean</span></b><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;"> Bloomington</span></div>
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<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 73.7pt;" width="98"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-variant: small-caps;">McLean</span></b><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;"> Bloomington</span></div>
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<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 73.7pt;" width="98"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-variant: small-caps;">McLean</span></b><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;"> Bloomington</span></div>
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<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 73.7pt;" width="98"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-variant: small-caps;">McLean</span></b><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;"> Bloomington</span></div>
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<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 73.7pt;" width="98"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-variant: small-caps;">McLean</span></b><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;"> Bloomington</span></div>
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<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 73.7pt;" width="98"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-variant: small-caps;">McLean</span></b><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;"> Bloomington</span></div>
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<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 73.7pt;" width="98"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-variant: small-caps;">Sangamon</span></b><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;"> Springfield</span></div>
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<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 73.7pt;" width="98"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-variant: small-caps;">Sangamon</span></b><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;"> Springfield</span></div>
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<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 73.7pt;" width="98"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-variant: small-caps;">Sangamon</span></b><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;"> Springfield</span></div>
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<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 73.7pt;" width="98"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-variant: small-caps;">Sangamon</span></b><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;"> Springfield</span></div>
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<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 73.7pt;" width="98"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-variant: small-caps;">Sangamon</span></b><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;"> Springfield</span></div>
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<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 73.7pt;" width="98"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;">
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-variant: small-caps;">Tazewell</span></b><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;"> Tremont</span></div>
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<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 73.7pt;" width="98"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-variant: small-caps;">Tazewell</span></b><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;"> Tremont</span></div>
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<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 73.7pt;" width="98"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-variant: small-caps;">Tazewell</span></b><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;"> Tremont<a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1571814704550192046#_ftn2" name="_ftnref2" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn2;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 107%;">[2]</span></span></span></span></a></span></div>
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<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 73.7pt;" width="98"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-variant: small-caps;">Tazewell</span></b><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;"> </span><br />
<span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">Pekin</span></div>
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<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 73.7pt;" width="98"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-variant: small-caps;">Tazewell</span></b><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;"> </span></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">Pekin</span></div>
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<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 73.7pt;" width="98"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">--------------</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-variant: small-caps;">Macon</span></b><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;"> </span></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">Decatur</span></div>
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<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 73.7pt;" width="98"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-variant: small-caps;">Macon</span></b><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;"> </span></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">Decatur</span></div>
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<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 73.7pt;" width="98"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-variant: small-caps;">Macon</span></b><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;"> </span></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">Decatur</span></div>
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<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 73.7pt;" width="98"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-variant: small-caps;">Macon</span></b><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;"> </span></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">Decatur</span></div>
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<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 73.7pt;" width="98"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">--------------</span></div>
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<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 73.7pt;" width="98"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">--------------</span></div>
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<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 73.7pt;" width="98"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-variant: small-caps;">Christian</span></b></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">Taylorville</span></div>
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<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 73.7pt;" width="98"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-variant: small-caps;">Christian</span></b><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;"> Taylorville</span></div>
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<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 73.7pt;" width="98"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-variant: small-caps;">Christian</span></b><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;"> Taylorville</span></div>
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<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 73.7pt;" width="98"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">--------------</span></div>
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<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 73.7pt;" width="98"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">--------------</span></div>
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<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 73.7pt;" width="98"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">--------------</span></div>
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<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 9;">
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 73.7pt;" width="98"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-variant: small-caps;">Livingston</span></b><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;"> Pontiac</span></div>
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<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 73.7pt;" width="98"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-variant: small-caps;">Livingston</span></b><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;"> Pontiac</span></div>
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<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 73.7pt;" width="98"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;">
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<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 73.7pt;" width="98"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;">
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<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 73.7pt;" width="98"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;">
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<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 73.7pt;" width="98"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">--------------</span></div>
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<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 10;">
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 73.7pt;" width="98"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-variant: small-caps;">Menard</span></b></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">Petersburg</span></div>
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<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 73.7pt;" width="98"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-variant: small-caps;">Menard</span></b></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">Petersburg</span></div>
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<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 73.7pt;" width="98"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;">
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<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 73.7pt;" width="98"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">--------------</span></div>
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<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 73.7pt;" width="98"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">--------------</span></div>
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<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 73.7pt;" width="98"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">--------------</span></div>
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<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 11;">
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 73.7pt;" width="98"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">--------------</span></div>
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<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 73.7pt;" width="98"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-variant: small-caps;">Mason</span></b></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">Havanna</span></div>
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<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 73.7pt;" width="98"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;">
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<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 73.7pt;" width="98"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">--------------</span></div>
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<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 73.7pt;" width="98"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">--------------</span></div>
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<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 73.7pt;" width="98"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;">
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<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 12;">
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 73.7pt;" width="98"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">--------------</span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 73.7pt;" width="98"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-variant: small-caps;">Moultrie</span></b><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;"> Sullivan</span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 73.7pt;" width="98"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-variant: small-caps;">Moultrie</span></b><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;"> Sullivan</span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 73.7pt;" width="98"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-variant: small-caps;">Moultrie</span></b><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;"> Sullivan</span></div>
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<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 73.7pt;" width="98"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">--------------</span></div>
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<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 73.7pt;" width="98"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">--------------</span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 13;">
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 73.7pt;" width="98"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">--------------</span></div>
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<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 73.7pt;" width="98"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-variant: small-caps;">Piatt</span></b><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;"> </span></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">Monticello</span></div>
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<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 73.7pt;" width="98"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-variant: small-caps;">Piatt</span></b><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;"> </span></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">Monticello</span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 73.7pt;" width="98"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-variant: small-caps;">Piatt</span></b><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;"> </span></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">Monticello</span></div>
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<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 73.7pt;" width="98"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">--------------</span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 73.7pt;" width="98"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">--------------</span></div>
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</tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 14;">
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 73.7pt;" width="98"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;">
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</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 73.7pt;" width="98"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-variant: small-caps;">Shelby</span></b><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;"> Shelbyville</span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 73.7pt;" width="98"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">--------------</span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 73.7pt;" width="98"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-variant: small-caps;">Shelby</span></b><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;"> Shelbyville</span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 73.7pt;" width="98"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">--------------</span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 73.7pt;" width="98"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">--------------</span></div>
</td>
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<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 15;">
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 73.7pt;" width="98"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;">
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<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 73.7pt;" width="98"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-variant: small-caps;">Woodford</span></b><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;"> Versailles<a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1571814704550192046#_ftn3" name="_ftnref3" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn3;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 107%;">[3]</span></span></span></span></a></span></div>
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<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 73.7pt;" width="98"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-variant: small-caps;">Woodford</span></b><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;"> Metamora</span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 73.7pt;" width="98"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-variant: small-caps;">Woodford</span></b><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;"> Metamora</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1571814704550192046#_ftnref1" name="_ftn1" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; line-height: 107%;">[1]</span></span></span></a> Lincoln became the county
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<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1571814704550192046#_ftnref2" name="_ftn2" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; line-height: 107%;">[2]</span></span></span></a> Pekin became the county
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<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1571814704550192046#_ftnref3" name="_ftn3" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; line-height: 107%;">[3]</span></span></span></a> Metamora became the county
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George R. (Bob) Dekle, Sr.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15242224536369458590noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1571814704550192046.post-69170022249929020582016-03-30T09:35:00.001-07:002016-04-03T20:41:23.113-07:00PEOPLE v THOMAS PATTERSON: TRANSCRIPT OF THE COURT FILE FROM A MANSLAUGHTER CASE DEFENDED BY LINCOLN<span style="font-size: large;">Set forth below is a transcript which I made of the important documents in the court file from a manslaughter case which Lincoln defended. </span><br />
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OF ILLINOIS <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>CHAMPAIGN CO.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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complaint of Penrose Stidham it appearing that,Samuel C. Dehaven has been
killed by Defendant Warrant issued this day for his arrest and delivered to V.
Kendall, Constable for service. Same day warrant returned endorsed:<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></span></span></div>
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it appearing upon the testimony of Cary Hamilton, William W. Mills, Samuel
Healer, P. S. Coler, David Mattis, Daniel D. Mills, L. Pumington & A.
Catron that on this day Thomas Patterson threw a two pound weight at Deceased
hitting him on the he from which wound he has since died, it is ordered that he
be committed for trial before the Circuit Court of Champaign Co. Mittimus for
the Committment of said Thomas Patterson to the jail of said County given to V.
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the April Term of the Champaign Circuit Court in the year of Our Lord Eighteen
Hundred and fifty eight.<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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Grand Jurors chosen, selected and sworn, in and for the County of Champaign, in
the name and by the authority of the People of the State of Illinois upon their
oaths present that on the twenty fourth day of March in the year of our Lord
Eighteen hundred and fifty-eight at and within the County of Champaign and
State of Illinois aforesaid, Thomas Patterson not having the fear of God before
his eyes, but being moved and seduced by the instigation of the devil, with
force and arms at the County aforesaid in and upon one Samuel Dehaven in the
peace of God and the people then and there being, unlawfully, feloniously and
wilfully did make an assault; and that the said Thomas Patterson with a certain
two pound weight of the value of one dollar, which he, the said Thomas
Patterson in his right hand then and there had and held, to, against and upon
the said Samuel Dehaven then and there unlawfully and feloniously did cast and
throw; and, that the said Thomas Patterson with the two pound weight aforesaid
so cast and thrown by him as aforesaid, the said Samuel Dehaven in and upon the
left side of the head near the left ear of him the said Samuel Dehaven, then
and there unlawfully & feloniously and wilfully did strike and wound,
giving to the said Samuel Dehaven then and there with the two pound weight
aforesaid so as aforesaid by the said Thomas Patterson cast and thrown in and
upon the left side of the head near the left ear of him the said Samuel
Dehaven, one mortal wound of the length of three inches and of the depth of one
inch; of which said mortal wound the said Samuel Dehaven from the said twenty
fourth day of March in the year aforesaid until the twenty fifth day of the
same month of March in the year aforesaid at and within the County aforesaid,
did languish and languishing did live; on which said twenty fifth day of March
in the year aforesaid, the said Samuel Dehaven at and within the County
aforesaid, of the said mortal wound died; and so the Grand Jurors aforesaid
upon their oaths aforesaid do say that the said Thomas Patterson, the said
Samuel Dehaven in manner and form aforesaid feloniously, voluntarily,
unlawfully and wilfully did kill, contrary to the form of the Statute in such
case made and provided, and against the peace and dignity of the same people of
the State of Illinois.<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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Count. And the Grand Jurors aforesaid in and for the County aforesaid in the
name and by the authority aforesaid upon their oaths aforesaid do further
present that on the twenty third day of March in the year of our Lord Eighteen
hundred and fifty eight aforesaid at the County and State aforesaid Thomas
Patterson not having the fear of God before his eyes but being moved and
seduced by the instigation of the devil with force and arms at the County
aforesaid in and upon one Samuel Dehaven in the peace of God and the people
then and there being; unlawfully, feloniously and wilfully did make an assault;
and that the said Thomas Patterson with a certain piece of metal of the weight
of two pounds and of the value of one dollar, which piece of metal was commonly
called a two pound weight which piece of metal he the said Thomas Patterson in
his hand then and there had and held to, against, and upon the said Samuel
Dehaven then and there unlawfully and feloniously did cast and throw; and that
the said Thomas Patterson with the piece of metal aforesaid so east and thrown
by him as aforesaid the said Samuel Dehaven in and upon the left side of the
head, back of the left ear and near the said left ear of him the said Samuel
Dehaven then and there unlawfully, feloniously and wilfully did strike and
wound, giving to the said Samuel Dehaven then and there with the piece of metal
aforesaid so as aforesaid by the said Thomas Patterson east and thrown in and
upon the left side of the head near the left ear, back of the said left ear, of
him the said Samuel Dehaven one mortal wound of the length of three inches and
of the depth of one inch; of which said mortal wound the said Samuel Dehaven
from the said twenty third day of March in the year aforesaid until the twenty
fourth day of the same month of March in the year aforesaid did languish and
languishing did live; on which said twenty fourth day of March in the year
aforesaid the said Samuel Dehaven at and within the County aforesaid of the
said mortal wound died; oaths aforesaid do and form aforesaid wilfully did kill,
and so the Grand Jurors aforesaid upon their say that the said Samuel Dehaven
in manner voluntarily, unlawfully, feloniously and contrary to the form of the
Statute in such case made and provided and against the peace and dignity of the
same people of the State of Illinois.<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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Catron, Daniel Mills, William Mills, Cary Hamilton, Dr. Herman Chaff,. Dr. L.
Punnington, David Mattocks, Samuel Hesler, Pearce Coler, Arbury Hamilton<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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day (it being the 11th day of the term)came the Prosecuting Attorney and also
the said Defendant in his own proper person and having had hearing of said
Indictment for plea thereto says he is not guilty in manner & form as is in
said Indictment above against him Charged and thereof puts himself upon the
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<b><span style="font-family: "courier"; font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-size: large;">Thomas
Patterson<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "courier"; font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-size: large;">This
day (it being the third day of the term) comes the People by their States Attorney
and comes the Defendant in his own proper person <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and entered his motion herein to Continue the
cause on his affidavit herein filed. And thereupon before the decision of the
said motion by the Court the said Defendant waived all right for a change of
venue at this and any subsequent term of the Court. Whereupon upon due
consideration thereof by the Court It is ordered that this case be continued on
said Affidavit & [Court goes on to set forth terms of Patterson’s release
on bail]. <o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "courier"; font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-size: large;">STATE
OF ILLINOIS <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>CHAMPAIGN CO.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "courier"; font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-size: large;">THE
OCTO. TERM 1858<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "courier"; font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-size: large;">Thomas
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Manslaughter<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "courier new"; letter-spacing: -1.35pt;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;">Before the undersigned Wm. H. Somers, Clerk
of said Court personally came the above named Thomas Patterson who being by me
first sworn deposes and says upon his oath that he is advised & verily
believes that he cannot come safely to his trial without the aid &
attendance of his Council Leonard Sweet & Abraham Lincoln Esqrs. That
before the last term of this Court he employed the said Swett & Lincoln in
his defense & verily expected that they both, as they promised affiant
would attend at the present term & conduct his defense, he swears that
their absence has not been by his leave or procurement. That although affiant
has other Council employed in his defense he relies most upon the said Lincoln
& Sweet, who he employed to lead and manage his defense. That it is not the
intention of affiant to take a change of venue from this County but should be
entirely controlled by the judgment of his said Attorneys Lincoln & Swett
in so doing.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "courier new"; letter-spacing: -1.25pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;">THOMAS PATTERSON<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "courier new"; letter-spacing: -1.35pt;">Subscribed & Sworn to </span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "courier new"; letter-spacing: -1.45pt;">this 24th day of Oct. 1858.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "courier new"; font-size: large;">W. H. Somers, Clk.</span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 12.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "courier"; font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-size: large;">Thomas
Patterson<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "courier"; font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-size: large;">Indictment
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day (it being the 4th day of the term) came the Prosecuting attorney and also
came the said defendant in his own proper person and having had hearing of said
Indicmtne for plea thereto says that he is not guilty inmanner and form as is
in the Indictment above against him charged and thereof puts himself upon the Country
and a copy of said Indictment and a list of Jurors and witnesses being
furnished the said deenda thereupon came a Jury 12 good and lawful men to wit [lists
names of jurors]who being duly tried elected and sworn to well and truly try
the issues therein joined upon their oaths do say that said Defendant is guilty
in manner and form as in said Indictment above specified against him charged.
It is therefore considered by the court that the said Defendant be confined in the
Penitentiary at Alton for a term of three years for said offense & three
days of said time in solitary confinement and the remainder thereof at hard
labor. That the Sheriff of Champaign County have 5 days to carry said Thomas
Patterson to deliver him into the hands of the Warden.<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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given by the Court on the part of the Prosecution in the case of the People v.
Patterson.<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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If the Jury believe from the evidence that the Defendant unlawfully killed the
said Dehaven, by striking the said Dehaven upon the head with a two pound
weight, without Malice expressed or implied and without any mixture of
deliberation whatever, then the law is against the Defendant, and the Jury will
find him guilty.<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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Unless the Jury believes from the evidence that when the Defendant killed
Dehaven, if they believe from the evidence that Defendant did kill Dehaven,
that the danger was so urgent and pressing from an attack made upon him by
Dehaven that in order to save his own life, or to prevent his receiving great
bodily harm, the killing of Dehaven was absolutely necessary; and unless the
Jury believe from the evidence that Dehaven assailed the Defendant, or that the
Defendant had really in good faith endeavored to decline any further struggle before
the mortal blow was given, then the law is against the Defendant, and the Jury
will find him guilty.<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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Unless the Jury believe from the evidence that Defendant and Dehaven were
engaged in a personal conflict, and that without any fault of Defendant, and
that the Defendant did all that a reasonable man ought to do, under like
circumstances, to avoid such conflict before striking the mortal blow, then the
law is against the Defendant and the Jury will find him guilty.<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "courier"; font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-size: large;">[In Lincoln’s
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they believe from the evidence that when Patterson threw the weight, he had a
reasonable and well grounded fear that he was in immediate danger of his life,
or of great bodily harm, from Dehaven, with the spade, they are to find
Patterson “Not guilty”—<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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if they have any reasonable doubt whether Patterson then was in such reasonable
and well grounded fear, they are to find him “Not guilty”—<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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if, upon the whole case, they have any reasonable doubt of Patterson’s guilt,
as charged in the indictment, they are to acquit him—<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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Judge Davis’s handwriting]<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "courier"; font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-size: large;">The
Jury are not to decide the question of the Defendant’s guilt or innocence by a
preponderance of testimony, or by the probabilities of the defendant’s guilt or
innocence.<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "courier"; font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-size: large;">In a
criminal case, the Jury will not convict if they entertain a reasonable doubt
of the defendant’s guilt. <o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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</span></span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span><br />George R. (Bob) Dekle, Sr.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15242224536369458590noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1571814704550192046.post-64547511777733907322016-03-28T14:03:00.001-07:002016-03-28T14:23:07.637-07:00PEOPLE v MELISSA GOINGS: TRANSCRIPT OF A MURDER CASE DEFENDED BY LINCOLN<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-size: medium;">Set
forth below is a transcript which I made of the important documents in
the court file from a murder case which Lincoln defended.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The document numbers in the right hand column represent the document numbers assigned to the documents by the </span><a href="http://www.lawpracticeofabrahamlincoln.org/Search.aspx" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: blue; font-size: medium;">Law Practice of Abraham Lincoln</span></b></a><span style="font-size: medium;"> website.</span></span></div>
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PEOPLE v MELISSA GOINGS: </div>
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4/21/57</div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;">VERDICT OF CORONER’S JURY</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;">We, the undersigned, jurors impaneled and sworn on the 21st day of
April, in the year 1857, in the township of Worth, in the county of Woodford,
in the state of Illinois, by Benjamin W. Hindy, Coroner, to inquire &
true presentment make, in what manner & by whom Roswell Goings, found
suddenly deceased on the 18th of the present month, came to his death. After
having examined the said body & hearing the evidence, we do find, that
the deceased came to his death by violence; & that said body has on it
the following marks & wounds inflicted by Malisa Goings, the wife of the
deceased; a bruise on the back, & a long deep cut on the head & the
skull much fractured, & the brains injured, & which the jury find did
cause the death of said person in five days from their infliction.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;">Given under our hands, at the time & place of said inquisition
mentioned.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;">[signatures]</span></div>
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4/21/57</div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;">RECORD OF TESTIMONY BEFORE CORONER’S JURY</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;">James Brady Old man stated about the window he put his hand on her
& told her to hush she dared him, he went over and she struck him he told
me about 2 hours after it happened and said I knew nothing more after she
struck him he said I expect she has killed me.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;">57083</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">4/21/57</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;">RECORD OF TESTIMONY BEFORE CORONER’S JURY</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">Josephus Going did not see the lick
struck she said she had struck him I ran in and found him on the floor trying
to get up I assisted him into the rocking chair and washed of the blood. He
appeared to have hjis mind until about 12 or 1 o’clock when it was entirely
gone I went form [illegible] I think the wound received shortened his days he
never spoke to me after he was hurt. He would answer by shaking then nodding
his head the accident occurred on Tuesday they had in days previous lived
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">Josephus Goings</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">4/21/57</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;">RECORD OF TESTIMONY BEFORE CORONER’S JURY</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;">Testimony of Joshua Van Wilson is as follows: He states that Malissa
Goings did strike the deceased first on the back and he fell and 2nd<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>between [illegible] and [illegible] on the
head and he lay in a manner senseless on the floor for some time, the blows
were made with a stick of stove wood about a foot long a split stick about as
large as his arm, he thought it was cause of death he lived not qie a week he
died on Saturday night, lived 5 or 6 days I do not know which, they had
quarreled before then, I don’t know how long he had been sick, about a month
or so only once to eat while sick not hardly able to walk if she [illegible]
struck him she meant to kill him if she could; this was told to me two days
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;">57082</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">4/21/57</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;">RECORD OF TESTIMONY </span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;">BEFORE CORONER’S JURY</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;">Roswell Hibbs I was told the old man was hurt I come to see him he
could not speak James Brady came & he said he would tell how it happened
He spoke about placing the board in the window [illegible] took hold or run
my hand about her neck took my seat she dared me to come then I went; &
she struck me he said if I get over it I will have revenge</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;">Roswell Hibbs</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;">57084</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">4/22/57</span></div>
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CORONER'S RETURN</div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;">State of Illinois, Woodford County}ss</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;">Whereas it was represented to me Benjamin W Hindy, Coroner of said
county, on the 19th day of April, that a male person died the night previous
at his residence in Worth Township, in said county, supsed to have come to
his death by violence, casualty, or undue mans; whereupon on the 20th I
caused to be summoned a jury of twelve good and lawful men of the
neighborhood, to wit [names] to inquire how and in what manner, and by whom,
or what he came by his death; and on the 21st said jurors assembled at the
said place where the said dead body was lying, I appointed John Bowen, one of
them, as foreman, and in the presence of the rest administered to him the
following oath “You, as foreman of this inquest, do solemnly swear, that you
will diligently inquire, and true presentment make, how, in what manner, and by
whom or what, the body which lies dead, came to its death; and that you will
deliver to me, the coroner of this county, a true inquest thereof, according
to such evidence as shall be given you, and according to the best of your
knowledge and belief, so help you God,” And to the other jurors the following
oath, to wit; the same oath which John Bowen, your foreman, has just now take
on his part, you and each of you do solemnly swear to keep on your respective
parts; so help you God.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;">Whereupon the said jurors, after examination of the said body, and
hearing the testimony of Joshuan Van Wilson, Samuel W. Beck, John Brady,
Benjamin Grove, Josephus Going, Roswell Hibbs, Thomas Sunderland, and Z.H.
Whitmire and J.M. Clark physician who held a post mortem examination, who
were subpoenaed as witnesses, returned the following verdict, to wit: We, the
undersigned, jurors impaneled and sworn on the 21st day of April, in the year
1857, in the township of Worth, in the county of Woodford, in the state of
Illinois, by Benjamin W. Hindy, Coroner, to inquire & true presentment
make, in what manner & by whom Roswell Goings, found suddenly deceased on
the 18th of the present month, came to his death. After having examined the
said body & hearing the evidence, we do find, that the deceased came to
his death by violence; & that said body has on it the following marks
& wounds inflicted by Malisa Goings, the wife of the deceased; a bruise
on the back, & a long deep cut on the head & the skull much fractured,
& the brains injured, & which the jury find did cause the death of
said person in five days from their infliction.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;">Given under our hands, at the time & place of said inquisition
mentioned.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;">[signatures]</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;">I Benjamin W. Kindig Coroner in and for said county and state
aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing is a true statement of the
proceedings had before me, of and concerning the death of the said Roswell
Goings</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;">Given under my hand and seal, this 22nd day of April A.D. 1857, B.W.
Kindig Coroner of Woodford County #Seal#</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">8/24/57</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;">RECORD OF PRELIMINARY HEARING</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;">Justices Court before R.J. Cassell and Joseph Morley two of the
Justices of the Peace within and for the County of Woodford and State of
Illinois</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;">The defendant Melissa Goings brought before the court on charge of
killing Roswell Goings April 23 1857</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;">Witnesses for the people not being present the cause continued til
tomorrow at 10 o’clock A.M. Subp issued for Thomas Summerland, Benj Grove
Joshua Hamilton and John Brady for the people</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;">April 24th 1857 Subp returned duly served by reading by John Lyons Cost</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;">After haring the evidence and argument of the council it is ordered
by the court that the defendant be held to bail in the sum of one thousand
dollars to be and appear at the next term of our circuit court to answer an
indictment to be then and there preferred against her</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;">Whereupon the said defendant tendered her bond with Armstrong Goings
and Samuel W. Beck as security, which bond was approved by the Court this
25th day of April 1857</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;">R.L. Cassell JP, Joseph Morly JP</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;">I R.L. Cassell do hereby certify that the above is a true transcript
of the above cause as taken from my docket this 24th day of Augt 1857</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;">R.L. Cassell, J.P.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">10/8/57</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;">INDICTMENT</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;">State of Illinois, Woodford County}</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;">Of the October term of the Woodford County Circuit Court in the Year
of Our Lord 1857</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;">The Grand Jurors chosen selected and sworn in and for the County of
Woodford in the name and by the authority of the People of the State of
Illinois upon their oaths present that Melissa Goings late of the County of
Woodford and State of Illinois not having the fear of God before her eyes but
being moved and seduced by the instigation of the Devil on the fourteenth day
of April in the Year of Our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty seven
with force and arms at and within the County of Woodford and State of
Illinois in and upon one Roswell Goings in the peace of the said people of
the said State of Illinois then and there being unlawfully feloniously and of
her malice aforethought did make an assault, and that the said Melissa Goings
with a certain stick of wood which she the said Melissa Goings in her right
hand then and there held the said Roswell Goings in and upon the to of the
head of him the said Roswell Goings then and there unlawfully feloniously
willfully and of her malice aforethought did strike and beat giving to the
said Roswell Goings then and there with the stick of wood aforesaid in and
upon the top of the head of him the said Roswell Goings one mortal wound of
the breadth of one inch and of the depth of one inch of which said mortal
wound the said Roswell Goings from the said fourteenth day of April in the
Year aforesaid until the eighteenth day of April the same month, in the year
aforesaid in the County of Woodford aforesaid in the State aforesaid did
languish and languishing did live on which said eighteenth of day of April in
the year aforesaid the said Roswell Goings in the County of Woodford
aforesaid of the said mortal wound died, and so the Jurors aforesaid upon
their oaths aforesaid do say Melissa Goings the said Roswell Goings in manner
and form aforesaid unlawfully feloniously willfully and of her malice
aforethought did kill and murder contrary to the form of the statute in such
cases made and provided and against the peace and dignity of the same People
of the State of Illinois.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;">Hugh Fullerton, States Attorney</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;">[Endorsement]</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;">Filed October 8, 1857 P. Doty Clerk</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;">The People vs Melissa Goings//Indictment for Murder// A True Bill,
John M. Davison, Foreman of the Grand jury</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;">Witnesses: G.W. Whitmire; Joseph Goings; James Baily; Roswell HIbbs;
Joshua Van Wilson; Dr. Wood; J.V. Clark; Mary Flowers; [illegible]</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;">57066</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">10/8/58</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;">COURT MINUTES</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;">People vs Melissa Goings} Indictment for Murder</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;">This day came the Grand Jury into Court and presented this
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">10/10/57</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;">People vs Melissa Goings} Indictment for Murder</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;">This day came the people by Hugh Fullerton states attorney as well
the defendant in her proper person attended by Groves & Lincoln her
attorneys. A copy of the indictment, list of jurors & witnesses having
been furnished & given to defendant. The defendant being arraigned and
called on for a plea & for plea herein says she is not guilty.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;">And now afterwards on the same day this cause coming on further to
be heard the defendant being called came not and also Armstrong Goings &
Samuel Beck her sureties being called came not to produce the body of Melissa
Goings.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;">It is therefore ordered by the court that the recognizance in this
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;">And now on this day this cause is continued.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;">And now on this day comes the states attorney H Fullerton and on his
motion this cause is stricken from the docket.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;">People vs Melissa Goings} Indictment for Murder</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;">Now on this day comes the people by Henry Miller States Attorney and
in his motion this cause is stricken from the docket with leave to reinstate.</span></div>
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George R. (Bob) Dekle, Sr.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15242224536369458590noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1571814704550192046.post-31155721920345387342016-03-28T13:13:00.001-07:002016-03-28T13:13:40.306-07:00PEOPLE v JOHN BANTZHOUSE: TRANSCRIPT OF A MURDER CASE DEFENDED BY LINCOLN<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-size: medium;">Set forth below is a transcript which I made of the important documents in the court file from a murder case which Lincoln defended.</span></div>
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<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The document numbers in the right hand column represent the document numbers assigned to the documents by the </span><a href="http://www.lawpracticeofabrahamlincoln.org/Search.aspx" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: blue; font-size: medium;">Law Practice of Abraham Lincoln</span></b></a><span style="font-size: medium;"> website.</span></span><br />
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PEOPLE v JOHN BANTZHOUSE: </div>
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TRANSCRIPT
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DATE</div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;">ARREST WARRANT</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;">21086</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;">State of Illinois, Sangamon County} The People of the State of
Illinois to all Sheriffs [illegible] and Constables of said County, Greetings</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;">Young M. Hudson and George M Maxwell and complains that there has
been murder committed at the County of Sangamon in the State of Illinois on
the 21st day of Feb., 1857 and that they have just grounds to suspect that
one John Banthouse has committed the same. You are hereby commanded in the
name and by the authority of the said People to arrest the said John
Banthouse and bring him forthwith before me or some other Justice of the
Peace of said county to answer said complaint and be further dealt with according
to law.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;">Given under my hand and seal this 22nd Feb 1857, </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;">H.M. Harmon, J.P.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;">COURT MINUTES</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;">121602</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;">The People against John Bantzhouse} For Murder</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;">A True Bill J.B. Weber Foreman of the Grand Jury</span></div>
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5/2/57<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;">INDICTMENT</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;">21087</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;">Of the April Term of the Sangamon Circuit Court in the year of our
Lord eighteen hundred and fifty four</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;">State of Illinois, Sangamon County} SS</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;">The Grand chosen selected and sworn in and for the County of
Sangamon in the name and by the authority of the People of the State of
Illinois upon their oaths present that on the twenty third day of February in
the Year of our Lord eighteen hundred and fifty seven at the County of
Sangamon and in the aforesaid State of Illinois John Bantzhouse with force
and arms in and upon one Walter Clark in the peace of the people then and
there being, feloniously willfully and of his malice aforethought did make an
assault, and that the said John Bantzhouse with a certain gun of the value of
ten dollars then and loaded and charged with gunpowder and twenty five leaden
shots (which said gun he said John Bantzhouse in his two hands then and there
had and held) to against and upon the said Walter Clark then and there
feloniously willfully and of his malice aforethought did shoot and discharge
and that the said John Bantzhouse with the leaden shots aforesaid out of gun
aforesaid there and then by force of the gun powder, shot and sent forth as
aforesaid the Walter Clark in and upon the breast and side of him the said
Walter Clark then and there feloniously willfully and of his malice
aforethought did strike penetrate and wound given to the said Walter Clark
then and there with the leaden shots aforesaid out of the gun aforesaid by
the said John Bantzhouse in and upon the breast and side of him the said
Walter Clark one mortal wound of the depth of four inches, of which mortal
wound the said Walter Clark then and there instantly died; and so the Grand
Jurors aforesaid upon their oaths aforesaid do say that he the said John
Bantzhouse the said Walter Clark in manner and form aforesaid feloniously
willfully and of his malice aforethought did then and there kill and murder
contrary to the form of the statutes in such case made and provided and
against the peace and dignity of the said people of the State of Illinois.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;">And the Grand Jurors aforesaid in the name and by the authority
aforesaid upon their oaths aforesaid do further present that on the twenty
second day of February in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and fifty
seven at the county and state aforesaid John Bantzhouse with force and arms
in and upon Walter Clark in the peace of the people then and there being
feloniously willfully and of his malice aforethought did make an assault, and
that the said John Bantzhouse with a certain double barreled shotgun of the
value of ten dollars then and there loaded and charged with gun powder and
twenty five leaden shots (which gun he said John Bantzhouse in his two hands
then and there had and held) to against and upon the said Walter Clark then
and there feloniously willfully and of his malice aforethought did shoot and
discharge and that the said John Bantzhouse with the leaden shots aforesaid
out of the gun aforesaid then and there by force of the gunpowder shot sent
forth and discharged as aforesaid in and upon the breast and side of him the
said Walter Clark, then and there feloniously willfully and of his malice
aforethought did strike puncture and wound, given to the said Walter Clark
then and there with the leaden shots aforesaid so as aforesaid shot
discharged and sent forth out of the gun aforesaid by the said John
Bantzhouse in and upon him the said Walter Calrk in and upon his breast and
side, one mortal wound of the depth of [illegible] inches, of which said
mortal wound he the said Walter Clark then and there instantly died; and so
the Jurors aforesaid upon their oaths aforesaid do say that the said John
Bantzhouse the said Walter Clark in manner and form aforesaid feloniously
willfully and of his malice aforethought did kill and murder contrary to the
form of the statute in such case made and provided and against the peace and
dignity of the said people of the state of Illinois</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;">J.B. White, State’s atty 8 Jud Circuit</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;">[ENDORSEMENT]</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;">The People v John Bantzhouse; Indictment for Murder; “A True Bill”;
J.B. Weber Foreman of the Grand Jury; Witnesses [list of names]</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Filed May 2, 1857 P. Nichols
Clk</span></div>
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5/2/57 <span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;">COURT MINUTES</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;">21091</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;">State of Illinois, Sangamon County} Sangamon Circuit Court April
Term A.D. 1857</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;">This day, to wit the 2nd day of May of the April Term A.D. 1857 the
Grand Jury returned into court, and presented the following indictment; which
was ordered to be filed and the case docketed.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;">COURT MINUTES</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;">121605</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;">People vs Bantzhouse} Murder</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;">And now on this day came the said parties by their attorneys and
upon the mutual agreement the trial of this cause is set for Wednesday next.</span></div>
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8/12/57<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;">AFFIDAVIT FOR CHANGE OF VENUE</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;">21093</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;">State of Illinois, Sangamon County} SS</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;">John Bantzhouse, the defendant in a certain indictment now pending
in the Circuit Court of the county aforesaid for the supposed murder of one
Walter Clark, being first duly sworn, states on oath that he fears he will
not receive a fair and impartial trial in the court in which the trial is
pending, on account that the minds of the inhabitants of the said county of
Sangamon are prejudiced against him and that the knowledge of such prejudice
of said inhabitants has come to him since the last term of this court – He
therefore prays that the venue be changed to some county where such prejudice
does not exist –</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;">John Bantzhouse</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;">Subscribed & Sworn to before me this 12th day of August AD 1857</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;">G. Wright, Clerk</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;">COURT MINUTES</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;">21091</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;">And now at this day came the said Defendant by his attorney and
filed his affidavit and entered his motion for a change of venue herein. And
the Court after considering said motion and the affidavit filed and being
sufficiently advised; orders that said motion be allowed and that the venue
in this case be changed to the county of Macoupin in State of Illinois. And
it is further ordered by the court that the clerk of this court transmit to
the clerk of the circuit court of said Macoupin County all the papers filed
and a copy of all the proceedings had herein, immediately.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;">NOTICE</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;">20194</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;">State of Illinois, Sangamon County} SS</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;">Of the August Term of the Sangamon Circuit Court AD 1857</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;">The People vs Jno Bantzhouse</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;">On an indictment for murder </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;">Messrs McClernand and Herndon, Wyatt, Lincoln and Herndon, and G.W.
Schutt, Defendants attorneys. You are hereby notified that the People on the
part of the prosecution by J.B. White their attorney will introduce on the
trial of said cause the following additional witnesses not endorsed on the
back of the said indictment to wit: John F. McLauflin, Henry Davis, John
Kriss, B. [illegible] and Frederick Dubirk</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;">J.B. White, States Attorney</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;">We acknowledge service of the above notice on the 12th day of August
1857</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;">McClernand & Herndon, Lincoln & Herndon, Geo W. Schutt, W.D.
Wyatt</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;">AFFIDAVIT FOR ARREST WARRANT</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;">21089</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;">George W. Clark being of lawful age being further duly sworn
according to law upon his oath deposeth and says that at and in the County of
Sangamon in the State of Illinois on or about the twenty-third day of
February in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty seven
in and upon the person of one Walter Clark a murder was then and there
committed and this affiant is informed and verily believes that one John Bantzhouse
did then and there unlawfully feloniously and with malice aforethought kill
and murder him the said Walter Clark.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;">This affiant being the brother of the said Walter Clark and feeling
a deep interest in having the murder of his brother brought to a fair and
impartial rial moves the court to commit the said John Bantzhouse to await
the action of the next grand jury for the County of Sangamon aforesaid.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;">G.W. Clark</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;">Subscribed & sworn to before me this 1st day of October 1857, A
McKim Dubois, Clk [Macoupin County]</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;">JUDGE’S DOCKET</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;">21096</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;">Motion to quash second count sustained</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;">Deft arraigned & pleads not guilty –</span></div>
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George R. (Bob) Dekle, Sr.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15242224536369458590noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1571814704550192046.post-6130815049025030002016-03-27T20:06:00.002-07:002016-03-28T13:18:28.343-07:00PEOPLE v ISAAC WYANT: TRANSCRIPT OF A MURDER CASE PROSECUTED BY LINCOLN<span style="font-size: medium;">Set forth below is a transcript which I made of </span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;">the important documents in</span> the court file from a murder case which Lincoln prosecuted. This is one of the first recorded cases in America where a defendant was found not guilty by reason of insanity.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The document numbers in the right hand column represent the document numbers assigned to the documents by the </span><a href="http://www.lawpracticeofabrahamlincoln.org/Search.aspx" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: blue; font-size: medium;">Law Practice of Abraham Lincoln</span></b></a><span style="font-size: medium;"> website.</span></span><br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">PEOPLE
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">TRANSCRIPT OF A MURDER CASE </span></b><br />
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">PROSECUTED BY LINCOLN<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">Clinton Oct 12th /55<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">State of Illinois, DeWitt Count} Justice Court }SS<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">The People of the State of Illinois vs Issac Wyant<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">Examination before Daniel Robbins & Samuel Phares Esqs the
defendant was brought into court by Const Williams on a charge of shooting
Adon Rusk Oct 12th/55 at the County of DeWitt State aforesaid council asked a
continuance to 10 o’clock tomorrow morning the 13th Inst. Which was granted
and the prisoner ordered into custody<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">Oct 13th/55 warrant issued on the complaint of J.J. McGraw Esq
returned at 10 o’clock A.M. with the prisoner in court Examination proceeded
witness for the people Harry Kidder JJ McGraw Allen Hixson Daniel Taylor W.W.
Williams & Doct C Goodbrake upon hearing the testimony it was ordered
that the prisoner be kept in close confinement in the county jail to await
his trial in the circuit court the case not being considered bailable &
witnesses issued to the Sheriff of the county<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">Given under our hands & seals this 13th day of Oct/55, Daniel C.
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">State of Illinois, DeWitt County} We the undersigned two of the
Justices of the Peace within and for said county hereby certify that within
transcript is truly copied from the books and files in our office in the case
of the People vs Issaac Wyant<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">Given under our hands and seals this 15th day of Oct /55, Daniel C.
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">State of Illinois, DeWitt County} J.J. McGraw comes and on his oath
complains against Isaac Wyant and says that he the said Isaac Wyant did at
the county of DeWitt and State of Illinois on the 12th of October 1855 commit
a criminal offense by shooting & wounding one Ason Rusk thereby causing
his death by reason of said shooting and wounding the said Ason Rusk and the
said J.J. McGraw has reasonable grounds to suspect that the said Issac Wyant
has been guilty of the [illegible] prays that a warrant [illegible] issue
against the said Isaac Wyant signed John J. McGraw<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">Subscribed & sworn to before me this 13th day of Oct /55 Daniel
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">State of Illinois, DeWitt County}SS The People of the State of
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">To all Sheriffs, Coroners and Constables of said State<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">Whereas John J. McGraw hath this day made complaint on oath before
Daniel Robbins Esquire, one of the Justices of the Peace of the said county
that One Isaac Wyant did at the County of DeWitt and State of Illinois on the
12th day of October 1855 commit a criminal offense by shooting and wounding
one Ason Rusk thereby causing his death by reason of said shooting and
wounding the said Ason Rusk and the said J.J. McGraw has just and reasonable
grounds to suspect that the said Isaac Wyant has been guilty of same and the
said J.J. McGraw prays that a warrant may issue against the said Issaac Wyant
Signed & sworn to before me this 13th Oct /55<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">We therefore command you, forthwith, to take the said Issaac Wyant
and bring him before the said Daniel Robbins, Esquire, or in the case of his
absence, before any other Justice of the Peace of the said county, to be
dealt with according to law. Hereof fail no at your peril<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">Witness the said Daniel Robbins Esquire at Clinton in said county,
the 13th day of Oct 1855<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">Daniel Robbins J.P. #SEAL#<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">Returned served by arresting Isaac Wyant and bringing him into court
for trial Oct the 13. W.W. Williams Constable<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">10/16/55</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">October Term A.D. 1855 DeWitt Circuit Court<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">The People vs Isaac Wyant} Indictment for Murder<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">Endorsed a true bill Robert J. Barnett, foreman of the Grand Jury<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">53362<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">10/18/55</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">The People vs Isaac Wyant} Indictment for Murder<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">Arraigned 18th & plead not guilty. Cause cont’d on affidavit
Deft. Deft transferred to jail at Pekin… The jail in this county and the jail
in Springfield & Bloomington having been all investigated by order of the
court & pronounced insufficient to hold the Deft.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">53360<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">10/18/55</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">The People vs Isaac Wyant} Indictment for Murder<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">And now on this eighteenth day of October in the year of our Lord
one thousand eight hundred and fifty five and being the fourth day of the
October term of said Court came the said People and also the said Isaac Wyant
into open court whereupon the indictment herein was in open court by the
clerk distinctly and audibly read to said Isaac Wyant, and for plea to said
indictment the said Isaac Wyant in open court said “Not Guilty in manner and
form as charged in the indictment.” And also thereupon the said Isaac Wyant
was by the said People furnished with a copy of said indictment, with a list
of the witnesses endorsed thereon<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">53363<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">10/19/55 </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">The People vs Isaac Wyant} Indictment for Murder<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">And now on this nineteenth day of October in the year of our Lord
one thousand eight hundred and fifty five, and being the fifth day of the
October term of said court, came the said People and also the said Isaac
Wyant into open court whereupon the said Isaac Wyant presented to the court
his affidavit, and therein moved the court that the said prosecution of the
said People against him be continued to the next term of this court, which
motion was sustained by the court. And the cause continued accordingly. And
now because the jails of Dewitt, McLean, and Sangamon Counties are each
insufficient to safely and comfortably keep said Isaac Wyant it is ordered by
the court that said Isaac Wyant be transferred to the jail of Tazewell
County, there to be safely and comfortably kept, until lawfully required to
be returned to Dewitt County in order to be in attendance at the next term of
this court. And that the Sheriff of Dewitt County so transfer him to the jail
of Tazewell County taking with him a copy of this order duly authenticated by
the clerk to be delivered to the sheriff of Tazewell County as his sufficient
authority to receive and safely keep the said Isaac Wyant.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">53365<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">10/26/55</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">[Receipt by Tazewell County sheriff acknowledging delivery of
defendant to him]<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">53375<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">5/10/56</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">The People vs Isaac Wyant} Indictment for Murder<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">On affidavit venue changed to McLean Co. – Deft resent to Pekin to
be kept in close confinement until 2nd Monday Sept next, when he will deliver
deft into the custody of sheriff of McLean. Witnesses recognized.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">53361<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">5/10/56</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">The People vs Isaac Wyant} Indictment for Murder<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">And now again on this day came again the defendant Isaac Wyant in
his proper person and Leonard Swett his attorney and files his affidavit
praying for a change of venue. Which said affidavit is by the court
considered sufficient and the venue for this trial of said defendant is
ordered to be changed to McLean County. And it is further ordered that the
sheriff of Dewitt County convey the said defendant to the county jail of Tazewell
County there to be kept in confinement until the second Monday in September
next when the jail will deliver said defendant to the sheriff of McLean
County.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">53364<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">9/10/56</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">The People vs Isaac Wyant} Indictment for Murder<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">And now at this day came the prosecuting attorney – And also came
said defendant in the custody of the sheriff – And said defendant moves the
court here to continue this cause – And now here presents to the court his
affidavit in that behalf – And the court having considered the same, doth
order that this cause stand continued to the next term of this court – And
thereupon said defendant now here in open court committed to the custody of
the sheriff of Tazewell County – by him remanded to the County Jail of said
Tazewell County – for safekeeping – until lawfully required to be returned to
this county for trial at the next term of this court –<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">53378<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">3/31/57</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">The People vs Isaac Wyant} Indictment for Murder<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">This day came the prosecuting attorney and also came said defendant
in person and also by Swett and Orne his attorneys, and having had hearing of
said indictment for plea thereto says he is not guilty in manner and form as
is in said Indictment above against him alleged and thereof puts himself upon
the country – And a copy of said indictment and a list of jurors and
witnesses being furnished the defendant thereupon came a jury – twelve good
and lawful men – to wit. James Adams = Wolford Wyatt = Samuel White = Eli V.
Augustus = Denton Young = John L. Brittin = David Shough = John T. Hill =
James Huff = William C. Wardlow = Joseph Shough = James S. Barber = The said
James Adams = Wolford Wyatt = Samuel White = Eli V. Augustus and Denton Young
= being chosen from the regular panel of petit jurors heretofore named. The
remainder of which panel being excused for cause or peremptorily challenged,
the said John L. Brittin = David Shough = John T. Hill<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>= James Huff = William E. Wardlow = Joseph
Shough & James L. Barber were summoned by the sheriff by virtue of a
special venire issued herein by order of the court. And the said jurors being
duly empanelled and sworn to well and truly try this cause and a true verdict
render according to the law and evidence, retire under the charge of sworn
officers and the court adjourned to Wednesday morning.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">53379<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">4/1/57</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">The People vs Isaac Wyant} Indictment for Murder<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">This day again comes the prosecuting attorney and also said
defendant in custody of the sheriff and also Swett & Orne his attorneys.
And the jurymen herein before empanelled being called, each answers to his
name – Thereupon the court proceeds to hear the hear the evidence in this
cause produced in behalf of said people – And now the said jurymen in charge
of a sworn officer retire and the court adjourned to Thursday morning at
eight o’clock.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">53380<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">4/2/57</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">The People vs Isaac Wyant} Indictment for Murder<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">This day again came the prosecuting attorney and also the defendant
in custody of the sheriff and also came Swett & Orne his attorneys – And
the jurymen empaneled and sworn to try this cause being called, each answered
to his name. Thereupon the court proceeded to hear further evidence in behalf
of the people = which evidence being closed, the court then proceeded to hear
evidence in behalf of said defendant – And now the said jury again retire
being in charge of a proper officer, and the court adjourned to Friday
morning.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">4/3/57</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">The People vs Isaac Wyant} Indictment for Murder<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">And now at this day comes the prosecuting attorney and also said
defendant in custody of the sheriff, and also Swett and Orme his attorneys.
And the jurymen who were sworn to try this cause being called, each one
answered to his name – Thereupon the court proceeds to hear further evidence
in this behalf – And now all the evidence in this cause having been produced,
both in behalf of the said plaintiffs and said defendant = the court proceeds
to hear the argument of counsel – and again the jury retire being in charge
of a sworn officer, and the court adjourned to Saturday morning<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">53382<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">4/4/57</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">The People vs Isaac Wyant} Indictment for Murder<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">This day again came the prosecuting attorney and also said defendant
in charge of the sheriff = and also came Swett and Orme his attorneys. And
the jurors who were sworn to try cause being called, each one answered to his
name. Thereupon the court proceeds to hear further the arguments of counsel,
both in behalf of said people and said defendant – And now all the arguments
in this behalf being closed and the jury having heard all the evidence
produced, and the arguments of counsel, and received the instructions of
court again retire in charge of a sworn officer to consider of their verdict
– And having agreed upon the same again return into court and for their verdict
say “We the jurors duly sworn to try the cause of the People of the State of
Illinois against Isaac Wyant, find on mature deliberation that the said
defendant, Isaac Wyant, is not guilty by reason of insanity. Our opinion
being found principally under the fourth article of the instructions from the
court. Also the article touching evidence of medical witnesses. And we the
jury find that the aforesaid prisoner being of unsound mind is unsafe to be
at large and therefore earnestly recommend that the honorable court take the
necessary steps to have him the said Isaac Wyant removed immediately to the
State Lunatic Asylum at Jacksonville in this the State of Illinois.” It is
therefore ordered by the court that the said defendant of the above
indictment be discharged and go hence without day.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">53383<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">4/4/57</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">The People vs Isaac Wyant} Indictment for Murder<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">Trial by jury. Verdict not guilty by reason of insanity.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">53385<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">4/6/57</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">In the matter of Isaac Wyant, alleged to be insane<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">And now this day comes Leonard Swett and presents a statement in
writing to the court that Isaaac Wyant is insane and prays the court that the
necessary legal proceedings may be had preparatory to sending the said Wyant
to the Illinois State Hospital for the Insane.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">Whereupon by order of the court a jury of six good and lawful men
being summoned, come and after hearing the evidence adduced, upon their oats
for verdict say<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">“We the undersigned jurors in the case of Isaac Wyant alleged to be
insane, having heard the evidence in the case, are satisfied that aid Wyant
is insane, and is a fit person to be sent to the Illinois State Hospital for
the Insane. That he is a resident of the State of Illinois and, at present,
County of McLean, that his age is about thirty five years – That his disease
is not of long duration, that the disease is with him probably hereditary,
that he is not subject to epilepsy, and that he is free from vermin or any
infectious disease, and is not a pauper<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">U.S. Hodge, S.S. Ireland, John Steele, M Swann, J.S. Ballard, Lewis
Case<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">Whereupon the court directs the clerk to issue a warrant as provided
by law for the removal of the said Wyant to the Illinois State Hospital for
the Insane.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">53384<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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George R. (Bob) Dekle, Sr.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15242224536369458590noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1571814704550192046.post-44192034277261511612016-03-27T16:39:00.000-07:002016-03-28T13:14:12.992-07:00PEOPLE v JANE ANDERSON & THEODORE ANDERSON: TRANSCRIPT OF THE COURT FILE OF A CASE DEFENDED BY LINCOLN<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-size: medium;">Set forth below is a transcript which I made of </span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;">the important documents in</span> court file from a murder case which Lincoln defended.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The document numbers in the right hand column represent the document numbers assigned to the documents by the </span><a href="http://www.lawpracticeofabrahamlincoln.org/Search.aspx" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: blue; font-size: medium;">Law Practice of Abraham Lincoln</span></b></a><span style="font-size: medium;"> website.</span></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">PEOPLE
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">6/11/56</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">People v Anderson } Continued<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">91678<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">6/12/56</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">The People vs Jane Anderson} Murder W.H. Kirkman foreman<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">91688<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">6/12/56</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">The People of the State of Illinois against Jane Anderson and
Theodore Anderson} For Murder<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">A True Bill William Kirkman Foreman of the Grand Jury<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">122617<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">6/13/56</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">People v. Anderson & Anderson}<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">Witnesses Recognized in $50.00 [names of witnesses]<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">The People of Illinois, Plaintiff against Jane Anderson &
Theodore Anderson, Defendant} Murder Recog. Witness<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">The People vs Theodore Anderson and Jane Anderson} Trial Jury<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Daniel Scott, William J. Smith, William D. Logan, George Burch, William
Stafford, John B. Beard, James Harman<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">The People vs Theodore Anderson& Jane Anderson – Murder<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">Plea of not guilty List of jurors & witnesses furnished. Jury
Sworn. Verdict Not Guilty – & Discharged –<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">The People of the State of Illinois Plaintiff against Theodore
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">And now at this day came the said People by A. McWilliams their
attorney and the said Defendants in proper person and by counsel, and the
said Defendants being furnished with a copy of the indictment and a list of
the jurors and witnesses herein, and being arraigned for plea say that they
are not guilty in manner and form as charged in said indictment and of this
they put themselves upon the Country and the People do the like. And
thereupon came a Jury to wit: Perry Linn, M.B. Horn, John G. Graham, Philemon
Stout, William Duff, Daniel Scott, William J. Smith, William D. Logan, George
Burch, William Stafford, John B. Brand, and Jack Hearman, who being elected
tried and sworn after hearing the evidence and arguments of counsel for their
verdict say “We the Jury find the Defendants not guilty.” It is therefore
ordered and adjudged by the court that the said Defendants be discharged and
go hence without delay.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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George R. (Bob) Dekle, Sr.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15242224536369458590noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1571814704550192046.post-62407286259704136672016-03-27T16:23:00.000-07:002016-03-27T16:23:25.088-07:00HORSE THEFT DETECTIVE ASSOCIATIONS<span style="font-size: large;">Horse theft was a major problem in antebellum Illinois, with organized theft rings using all the terror and intimidation tactics of modern crime families. Law enforcement agencies were small, and officers were ill-equipped to deal with such highly sophisticated crime rings. Into the breach stepped local "horse theft detection societies," sometimes called horse companies. These vigilante groups sometimes played just as rough as the outlaws they sought to combat. Typical of their activities is the following notice that was published in several Midwestern papers in October of 1860:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><span style="font-size: large;">There was a
meeting of the members of different Horse Thief Detecting Societies of Indiana
and Illinois at Marshfield, Indiana, on the 1st day of October, 1860.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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Thomas McKbben, Esq., was Chosen President and J.U. Johnson Secretary.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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That from the number of depredations committed in our country by murderers, thieves,
counterfeiters and dishonest men in various shapes, that we are satisfied our
country is infested with an organized band of scoundrels and villains, ready at
any moment to commit any crime when an opportunity occurs.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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That in making the large number of arrests by the Horse Thief detecting
Companies of various persons within a very short period of time that it has
been done with a positive knowledge of their guilt and that all such persons
must be punished or leave our country.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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That Whereas, various threats and insinuations of threats have been made
against persons instrumental in ferreting out and detecting crime in various
forms, by persons arrested and them abetting and countenancing their
villainies, That we hereby firmly, positively and solemnly pledge each of our
companies and ourselves individually and personally, that should any such
threats be put inforce or attempted that we will spare no human effort, and
stop at no expense or sacrifice until the guilty wretch or wretches are brought
to justice.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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That we oppose mob violence and altho the enemy that we contend against take
the law in their own hands and are constantly engaged in mob violence and
violation of all law, yet we will never resort to such means unless it becomes
positively and absolutely necessary to fight the enemy with their own weapons
and the circumstance clearly justifies the means to be used when it will be
done, asking no favors and fearing no responsibilities<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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That although to our certain knowledge there is a number of thieving and
swindling scoundrels yet running at large in our community who have escaped our
vigilance on account of the want of positive evidence against them. Yet we are
determined to be at our post, following and hunting their guilty trails and
watching every act and motion on all occasions and at all possible times and
places until they are brought to justice or quit their nefarious and vilaneus
acts and become honest men.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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was ably addressed by the most prominent and influencial men of the country
with a determination to put a stop to the wholesale practice of horse stealing,
counterfeiting and swindling upon the honest and unsuspecting community.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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was ordered that a copy of the above proceedings be published in the following
newspapers: Danville papers, Covington papers, Williamsport and Attica papers,
also the Iroquois Republican, Middleport, Ill.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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McKIBBIN, Prest.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">J.H.
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;"><em>Williamsport Warren
Republican</em></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">, November 1, 1860, page 3, <a href="http://search.findmypast.com/">http://search.findmypast.com</a>.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Lincoln had dealings with a horse company when he defended a gentleman named George High on a charge of--horse theft. As a matter of fact, one of the witnesses against High was Thomas "McKibbin" (really McKibben), who signed the above proclamation as president of the horse theft detective association.</span>George R. (Bob) Dekle, Sr.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15242224536369458590noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1571814704550192046.post-76643118448871052012016-03-26T20:03:00.001-07:002016-03-28T13:14:31.113-07:00PEOPLE v EDWARD BARRETT: TRANSCRIPT OF A MURDER CASE PLEA BARGAINED BY LINCOLN<span style="font-size: medium;">Set forth below is a transcript which I made of </span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;">the important documents in</span> court file from a murder case which Lincoln defended.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The document numbers in the right hand column represent the document numbers assigned to the documents by the </span><a href="http://www.lawpracticeofabrahamlincoln.org/Search.aspx" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: blue; font-size: medium;">Law Practice of Abraham Lincoln</span></b></a><span style="font-size: medium;"> website.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">The People of the State of Illinois to any Constable of the said
County and to the Keeper of the Common Jail of said County:<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">Whereas Edward Barrett has been arrested and this day brought before
James S. Wright one of the Justices of the Peace of the said county charged
on the oath of Martin Herbert, Thomas O’Neil, John Egean, Martin Ryan, and
Dennis Ryan with unlawfully willfully and feloniously make an assault with a
drawn knife upon one Hugh Lynch with intent him the said Hugh Lynch
feloniously, willfully, and of his malice aforethought to kill and murder and
having inquired into the truth and probability of the charge exhibited
against him by the oath of all witnesses attending and upon consideration of
facts and circumstances the said Justice did adjudge that the said offense
had been committed and that there was probable cause to believe the said
Edward Barrett to be guilty thereof, and required him to enter into a
recognizance with good and sufficient sureties in the sum of twenty five
thousand (25000) dollars for his personal appearance at the next term of the
Circuit Court to be held in and for the County of Champaign on the first day
thereof with which requisition he failed to comply. We therefore command you
the jail Constable forthwith to carry the said Edward Barrett to the Common
Jail of the said County and deliver him to the Keeper thereof and you the
said Keeper are hereby required to receive the said Edward Barret into your
custody in the said jail and him then safely keep for the want of sureties
until he shall be discharged by due course of law.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">Witness the said James S. Wright at West Urbana in the County of
Champaign this 14th day of April 1856<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">J.S. Wright J.P. {Seal}<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">COMPLAINT AFFIDAVIT<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">State of Illinois, Champaign County} SS<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">The complaint of and information of Martin Helbert, Thomas O’Neil,
John Egean, Martin Ryan [illegible] of said county made before James J.
Wright Esquire one of the Justices of the Peace in and for said County on the
14th day of April AD 1856 who being duly sworn on his oath says that Edward
Barret did on the 13th day of April AD 1856 make an assault with a drawn
knife upon one Hugh Lynch with intent him the said Hugh Lynch to kill &
murder<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">Martin Helbert, John Egean, [illegible], Martin Ryan<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">Sworn to and subscribed before me this 14th day of April AD 1856<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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JURY<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">We the Jury summoned and sworn by A. M.Kerr, Coroner of Champaign
County Illinois, to investigate the cause or causes by which Hugh Lynch, aged
23 years, a native of Cavon County Ireland, came to his death do find by
testimony introduced that he came to his death on the 14h inst at 10 o’clock
P.M. by reason of a wound in the left side of the abdomen, inflicted by a
knife in the hands of Edward Barrett, on the night of the 13th inst about 9
o’clock P.M. at the house of Martin Helbert, at West Urbana, in said County
and State of Illinois<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">Witness our hands this 15th day of April A.D. 1856<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">Harry Christie, Foreman, [eleven other signatures]<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">MITTIMUS<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">State of Illinois, Champaign County}<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">The People of the State of Illinois to any Constable of said County
and to the Keeper of the Common Jail of said County Whereas by an inquest by
me as the Coroner of said County held applicably to law on this day upon the
body of one Hugh Lynch in said County then & there being dead, and the
Jury of said inquest upon their oaths finding the evidence then & there
before them that said Hugh Lynch came to his death on the 14th day of April
1856 in said county by reason of a wound in the left side of the abdomen
inflicted by a knife in the hand of Edward Barrett on the night of the 13th
Apr 1856 the said Edward Barrett having thereby then & there feloniously,
willfully, & of his malice aforethought killed & murdered by the
means & in the manner aforesaid the said Hugh Lynch.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">We therefore command you the said Constable forthwith to carry the
said Edward Barrett to the Common Jail of said County and him deliver to the
Keeper thereof and you the said Keeper are hereby required to receive the
said Edward Barrett in your custody in the said jail and him there safely
keep until he shall be discharged by due course of law<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">Witness the said A M Kerr Coroner of Champaign County Illinois this
15th April, 1856<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">TESTIMONY<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">Bridget Lynch called & sworn testifies that she was brother of
said Hugh Lynch and that he was a native of the County of Cavon Ireland was
aged about 23 years<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">Kincaid called testified that the dec’d came to his death from a
wound inflicted in the left lumbar region abdomen with a knife severing the
intestines in one place and wounding them in several places causing
hemorrhage and death<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">Doct A Miller called corroborates the above testimony of Dr Kincaid<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">Doct Miller called corroborates the above testimony of Dr Kincaid<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">Martin Herbert called and sworn – Testifies that on the evening of
the 13th inst that Edward Barrett was present at or near his house and had in
his hand a knife and threatened him & others that he would stab someone
if they provoked him. Barrett and Dec’d H.L. had some words that Lynch fled
into his house and into another room. Barrett followed and placed his back
against door having in hand a drawn knife. Lynch came out of the bed room
soon after Barret and Lynch came together near the outside door and seized
each other B. had L. by the hair and then stabbed him with the knife in his
possession in the abdomen. Lynch cried out that he was stabbed <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">Dennis O’Neal called and sworn testifies that he was at the house of
Martin Helbert on the eve of the 13th inst at or near 9 PM that he and
several others were in the loft of the house when they heard a disturbance
outside of the door Dalton & Barrett had some difficulty also Barrett and
Lynch came in conflict and were parted by Martin Helbert then Lynch went into
the house Helbert closed the door and bolted it – Peter McGinnes came to the
door and knocked for admittance & was admitted and Barrett came in with
him. Took his position against the door Lynch came from another room and they
were together when Lynch cried out that he was hurt Martin Ryan then seized
him (Barrett) and from him his knife –<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">John Egean called and sworn testifies that on Sunday night about 9
PM he was present at Martin Helberts house when he saw Barret & Peter
McGinnes were present having some trouble with McGinnes Lynch started out of
the house when Barrett and he came in contact saw him (Barrett) have in his
hand a knife which he brandished saw the knife after it was taken from him
covered with blood did see him inflict the blow upon dec’d<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">Barney Lynch a brother of dec’d called and sworn Am a brother of
dec’d was born in County of Cavon Ireland age about 23 years old that dec’d
had had difficulty with Edward Barrett previous to the time that my brother
came to his dec’d<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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TRANSCRIPT<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">The People vs Edward Barrett} An Assault & Battery with intent
to Kill<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">Upon the oaths and information of Martin Helbert, Thomas O’Neil,
John Egan, Martin Ryan, and Dennis Ryan of the County of Champaign and State
of Illinois made before J.S. Wright one of the Justices of the Peace in and
for said County on the 14th day of April A.D. 1856 who being duly sworn on
their oaths say that one Edward Barrett did on the 13th day of April A.D.
1856 make an assault with a drawn knife upon one Hugh Lynch with intent him
the said Hugh Lynch to kill and murder.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">Upon which complaint Warrant issued for the said Edward Barrett
delivered to John Teeple Const.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">And now the said Barrett is brought into court by the said Teeple
and pleads not guilty, and after hearing the testimony of Martin Helbert,
Thomas O’Neil, John Egan, Martin Ryan, Dennis Ryan, and S. M. Kincaid it is
considered that the said Edward Barrett is guilty as charged in the complaint
and he the said Edward Barrett is required to give bail in the sum of twenty
five thousand dollars to appear at the next term of the circuit court to be
held in and for the said County of Champaign and State of Illinois on the
first day thereof in default of which he the said Edward Barrett was
committed.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">John S. Wright, P.P.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">State of Illinois, Champaign County}<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">I J.S. Wright one of the Justices of the Peace in and for said
County do hereby certify that the foregoing is a true copy of the Records
made upon my docket in the foregoing entitled cause<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">Given under my hand this 16th day of May A.D. 1856<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">J.S. Wright, J.P.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">The People vs Edward Barrett} Copy of Record<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">Filed May 16, 1856, J.R. Webber, Clerk<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">INDICTMENT<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">Of the May Term of the Champaign Circuit Court in the year of our
Lord Eighteen hundred and fifty six –<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">State of Illinois, Champaign County}SS<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">The Grand Jurors chosen selected and sworn in and for the County of
Champaign in the name and by the authority of the People of State of Illinois
upon their oaths present that Edward Barrett late of West Urbana in this
County of Champaign on the fifteenth day of April in the year of our Lord
Eighteen hundred and fifty six at West Urbana in the County of Champaign in
and upon one Hugh Lynch feloniously willfully and of his malice aforethought
did make an assault and that the said Edward Barrett with a knife the said
Hugh Lynch in and upon the left side of the belly of the said Hugh Lynch then
and there feloniously willfully and of his malice aforethought did strike cut
stab and thrust giving to the said Hugh Lynch then and there with knife
aforesaid in and upon the left side of the belly of the said Hugh Lynch one
moral wound of the length of one inch and of the depth of three inches of
which said mortal wound the said Hugh Lynch from the said fifteenth day of
April in the year aforesaid at West Urbana aforesaid in the County aforesaid
did languish and languishing did live on which said sixteenth day of April
aforesaid in the year aforesaid at West Urbana aforesaid in the County
aforesaid the said Hugh Lynch of the said mortal wound died. And so the
Jurors aforesaid upon their oaths aforesaid do say that the said Edward
Barrett the said Hugh Lynch in manner and forma foresaid then and there
feloniously willfully and of his malice aforethought did kill and murder
contrary to the form of the statute in such cases made and provided and
against the peace and dignity of the People of the State of Illinois.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">And the Grand Jurors aforesaid upon their oaths aforesaid in the
name and by the authority of the authority aforesaid do further present that
Edward Barrett late of the County of Champaign aforesaid on the fifteenth day
of April in the year of our Lord Eighteen hundred and fifty six at the County
aforesaid in and upon one Hugh Lynch feloniously willfully and of his malice
aforethought did make an assault and that the said Edward Barrett with a
certain knife of the length of six inches and of the breadth of one inch
which he the said Edward Barrett in his right hand then and there hand and
held the said Hugh Lynch in and upon the right side of the belly of the said
Hugh Lynch then and there feloniously willfully and of his malice
aforethought did strike cut stab and thrust giving the said Hugh Lynch then
and there with the knife aforesaid in and upon the right side of the belly of
the said Hugh Lynch one mortal wound of the length of two inches and of the
depth of six inches of which said mortal wound the said Hugh Lynch from the
said fifteenth day of April in the year aforesaid to the sixteenth day of
April in the year aforesaid at the County aforesaid did languish and
languishing did live on which said sixteenth day of April in the year
aforesaid at the County aforesaid the said Hugh Lynch of the said mortal
wound died.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">And so the Jurors aforesaid upon their oaths aforesaid do say that
the said Edward Barrett the said Hugh Lynch in manner and form aforesaid then
and there feloniously willfully and of his malice aforethought did kill and
murder contrary to the form of the statute in such cases made and provided
and against the peace and dignity of the same People of the State of
Illinois.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">Ward H. Lamon, Pros.Atty. Pro Tem<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">People vs Edward Barrett} Indictment for Murder<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">A.M. Whitney, foreman of the Grand Jurors<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">Witnesses: Thomas O’Neal; Martin Helbert; Dennis Ryan; Martin Ryan;
John Eagan; Barry Lynch<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">JUDGE’S DOCKET ENTRY<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">The People vs Edward Barrett} Murder<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">Continued on affidavit of Deft – The witnesses recognized Shf of
Champaign ordered to take prisoner deliver him to Shf Vermilion for safe
keeping until next term of court – to wit 20th October. The Shf of Champaign
will go for prisoner & have him here next term<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">COURT MINUTES<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">The People<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>etc. vs Edward
Barrett} Indictment for Murder<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">And now comes the States Atty and the Deft in proper person and by
his counsel and files an affidavit for a continuance of the cause and the
court being sufficiently advised the same is granted; and thereupon came the
witnesses to wit: [recognizance omitted]. And that the sheriff of Champaign County
is ordered to take the prisoner and deliver him to the sheriff of Vermilion
County for safe keeping until the next term of his court to wit: on the 20th
day of October 1856, & that Sheriff of Champaign County go for prisoner
and have him here at the next term of this Court<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">Edward Barrett, the defendant to a certain indictment for supposed
murder, pending in the Circuit Court of the County aforesaid, being first
duly sworn, states on oath that he can not safely go to trial at the present
term because of the absence of Michael Keough, who is a material witness for
him – Affiant expects to prove by said witness that he was present a few
moments before, and at the time of the fatal encounter, which resulted in the
death of the deceased, that deceased very often challenged and provoked
affiant to fight him; that affiant endeavored to avoid deceased, and refused
to fight; that deceased had, for some time followed after affiant,
threatening and provoking him; that deceased a few moments before, overtook
affiant near Helbert’s and then struck and kicked affiant; which, together
with other facts the affiant expects to prove by said witness, affiant
supposes will make it appear he, in giving the fatal blow or strike, acted on
a well grounded fear of personal violence from deceased, endangering his own
life. That since the finding of the indictment against affiant, he has not
been able to ascertain the whereabouts of said witness until on yesterday,
when he ascertained that said witness is at Peoria, Illinois, and affiant
expects to procure his attendance at the next term of the court; that he can
not prove the same facts so fully by any other witness; and that this
application is not made for delay; but that justice may be done –<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">Sworn to and Subscribed before me this 18th day of June 1856<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">T.R. Webber, Clk<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">The People etc. vs Edward Barrett} Murder<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">Plea Guilty to Manslaughter<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">Sentenced to penitentiary 5 years – 12 hours solitary confinement
residue at hard labor.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">COURT MINUTES<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">The People etc. vs Edward Barrett}<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Indictment for Murder<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">And now at this day came the People by the States Attorney and the
Defendant in proper person and by his counsel who for plea to the Indictment
says he is not guilty of the crime of Murder as therein charged, but enters
his plea of Guilty of Manslaughter, and therein casts himself upon the mercy
of the Court. And the court having heard evidence in mitigation, and being
sufficiently advised, it is ordered adjudged and decreed by the Court that
the said Defendant Edw’d Barrett be confined in the Penitentiary at Alton for
a period of five years, which said term shall commence at the time of his
arrival at the Penitentiary twelve hours of which to be solitary, the residue
at hard labor –<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">It is further ordered that the Sheriff of the County of Champaign
convey said Prisoner and deliver him to the Warden of the said Penitentiary
with six days from this date.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">LETTER TO GOVERNOR
CONCERNING PARDON<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">Bloomington Ill., July 11th 1859<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">His Excellency Wm.H. Bissell –<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">Dear Sir<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">Several years ago (I think 3 years) Edward Barrett plead guilty to
manslaughter in the County of Champaign.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">I sentenced him to 5 years confinement in the Penitentiary –<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">I thought Barrett was indicted for Murder yet I do not think from
what I learned of the evidence he could have been convicted of anything but
Manslaughter<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">He seemed like a good natured man –<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">He was an Irishman by birth – as was also the man he killed –<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">Mr. Barnes who is a highly respectable citizen of Champaign &
with whom Barrett lived esteemed him highly & still has a warm interest
for him – The feelings of Wm Barnes are shared by his wife & all his
family –<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">The public sentiment in Champaign is I think to the effect that he
has already been punished enough & that clemency extended now would in a
measure restore his self respect whereas if he was suffered to serve his
entire time out he would be in a measure hardened & would not therefore
leave the prison with any prospect of becoming a good citizen – You need
not be told that liquor which is the bane of the Irish people was the foundation
of the quarrel that resulted in the homicide –<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">I do not think from all that I can learn that the pardon of Barrett
would be wrong – He has already served a pretty good term in the Penitentiary
and has probably served as long as he would have done had a jury passed on
his case –<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">I have the honor to be with great respect<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">Your Most obt Servt<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">PETITION FOR PARDON<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">To His Excellency Wm H. Bissel, Governor of the State of Illinois<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">Your Petitioners, Citizens of Champaign County Ill would now
[respectfully] represent that at the October term in 1856 of the Circuit
Court of said county Edward Barrett was convicted [illegible] of manslaughter
and sentenced [illegible] years imprisonment in [illegible] That said Barrett
was a good and worthy citizen, that we believe he [illegible] fault not from
any malice or evil intent but from a belief that it was necessary in self
defense. Thus we believe the ends of Justice have been accomplished & that
to set him at [illegible] would be an act of mercy and justice<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">Your petitioners most respectfully ask your Excellency to grant a
pardon to said David Barrett<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">[56 signatures]<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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George R. (Bob) Dekle, Sr.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15242224536369458590noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1571814704550192046.post-221295789824799932016-03-25T11:08:00.000-07:002016-03-28T13:14:58.288-07:00PEOPLE v DAVID THOMPSON: TRANSCRIPT OF THE COURT FILE FROM A MURDER CASE DEFENDED BY LINCOLN<span style="font-size: medium;">Set forth below is a transcript which I made of </span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;">the important documents in the</span> court file from a murder case which Lincoln defended.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The document numbers in the right hand column represent the document numbers assigned to the documents by the </span><a href="http://www.lawpracticeofabrahamlincoln.org/Search.aspx" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: blue; font-size: medium;">Law Practice of Abraham Lincoln</span></b></a><span style="font-size: medium;"> website.</span></span><br />
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FROM A MURDER CASE DEFENDED BY LINCOLN</div>
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9/27/55</div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;">People vs David Thompson | for Murder</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;">Norman H. Purple, Henry Grove, & John Clark assigned as counsel</span></div>
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9/25/55</div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;">Of the September Term of the Woodford Circuit Court in the Year of
Our Lord Eighteen Hundred and fifty five</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;">State of Illinois, Woodford County } ss</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;">The Grand Jurors chosen selected and sworn in and for the county of
Woodford in the name and by the authority of the People of the State of
Illinois upon their oaths present that on the third day of August in the year
of our Lord Eighteen Hundred and fifty five<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>at the county of Woodford in the State of Illinois aforesaid David
Thompson not having the fear of God before his eyes but being moved and
seduced by the instigation of the Devil with force and arms at the county
aforesaid in and upon one Patrick Morgan in the peace of God and the people
then and there being, feloniously, willfully, and of his malice aforethought
did make an assault and that the said David Thompson a certain shotgun of the
value of ten dollars then and there loaded and charged with gunpowder with
gunpowder and twenty leaden grain shot and ten buck shot (which said shotgun
he the said David Thompson in his two hands then and there held) to, against,
and upon the said Patrick Morgan then and there feloniously willfully and of
his malice aforethought did shoot and discharge; and that the said David
Thompson with the leaden shot aforesaid out of the shotgun aforesaid then and
there by force of the gunpowder and shot sent forth as aforesaid, the Said
Patrick Morgan in and upon the right side of the neck and a little below the
right ear of him the said Patrick Morgan, then and there feloniously,
willfully, and of his malice aforethought did strike penetrate and wound giving
to the said Patrick Morgan then and there with the leaden shot aforesaid, so
as aforesaid shot discharged and sent forth out of the pistol aforesaid by
the said David Thompson in and against the right side of the neck of him the
said Patrick Morgan a little below the right ear of him the said Patrick
Morgan one mortal wound of the depth of six inches and of the breadth of two
inches; of which said mortal wound the said Patrick Morgan from the third day
of August in the Year aforesaid until the fourteenth day of the same month
August in the year aforesaid at the county aforesaid did languish, and
languishing did live, on which said fourteenth day of August in the year
aforesaid the said Patrick Morgan at the county aforesaid of the said mortal
wound died. And so the jurors aforesaid upon their oaths aforesaid thus say
that the said David Thompson the said Patrick Morgan in manner and form
aforesaid feloniously willfully and of his malice aforethought did kill and
murder contrary to the form of the statute in such cases made and provided
and against the peace and dignity of the said people of the State of
Illinois.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;">And the Grand Jurors aforesaid in the name and by the authority
aforesaid upon their oaths aforesaid do further present that that in the day
and year last aforesaid at the county and state aforesaid David Thompson not
having the fear of God before his eyes but being moved and seduced by the
instigation of the Devil with force and arms at the county aforesaid in and
upon one Patrick Morgan in the peace of the People then and there being
feloniously willfully and of his malice aforethought did make an assault; and
that the said David Thompson with a certain pistol of the value of five
dollars then and there loaded and charged with gunpowder and twenty leaden
shot (which pistol he the said David Thompson in his right hand then and
there held and had) to, against, and upon the said Patrick Morgan then and
there feloniously willfully and of his malice aforethought did shoot and
discharge; and that the said David Thompson with the leaden gunshot aforesaid
out of the pistol aforesaid then and there by force of the gunpowder and shot
sent forth as aforesaid, the Said Patrick Morgan in and upon the right side
of the neck and a little below the right ear of him the said Patrick Morgan,
then and there feloniously, willfully, and of his malice aforethought did
strike penetrate and wound giving to the said Patrick Morgan then and there
with the leaden gunshot aforesaid, so as aforesaid shot discharged and sent
forth out of the shotgun aforesaid by the said David Thompson in and against
the right side of the neck of him the said Patrick Morgan a little below the
right ear of him the said Patrick Morgan one mortal wound of the depth of six
inches and of the breadth of two inches; of which said mortal wound the said
Patrick Morgan from the third day of August in the Year aforesaid until the
fourteenth day of the same month August in the year aforesaid at the county
aforesaid did languish, and languishing did live, on which said fourteenth
day of August in the year aforesaid the said Patrick Morgan at the county
aforesaid of the said mortal wound died. And so the jurors aforesaid upon
their oaths aforesaid thus say that the said David Thompson the said Patrick
Morgan in manner and form aforesaid feloniously willfully and of his malice
aforethought did kill and murder contrary to the form of the statute in such
cases made and provided and against the peace and dignity of the said people
of the State of Illinois.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;">Amzi McWilliams, State Attorney</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;">Woodford Circuit Court, Sept. 1855</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;">The People vs David Thompson } Indict for Murder</span></div>
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English; Martin Parker; [illegible]</span></div>
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4/22/56</div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;">JUDGE’S DOCKET</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;">State’s Attorney: Amzi McWilliams</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;">Def’s Attorney: Norman H. Purple, Henry Grove, & John Clark</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;">People vs David Thompson | for Murder</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;">Arraigned & pled not guilty – Copy of Indictnt & list of
Jurors & witnesses furnished – Jury sworn – Verdict guilty of
Manslaughter and to serve in Penitentiary eight years.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;">Sentenced to Penetentiary for Eight years – 22nd 24 hours in
Solitary Confinement, residual time hard labor.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;">The Shf to have 10 days to convey him over to Alton –</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;">57224</span></div>
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4/22/56</div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;">VERDICT</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;">We the jury do find the Defendant guilty of manslaughter and agree
he shall serve eight years in the State prison</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;">Samuel Bliss; Samson Maxwell; Ruben R. Grady; John Snider; Wm. T.
Atterbery; Anderson Van[illegible]; Cyrus Nesmith; Joseph Brubaker; James N
Finley; Andrew J Kirby; H.F. Caton; N. F. Switzer</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;">57226</span></div>
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4/22/56</div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;">ABSTRACT OF TESTIMONY</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;">People vs. Thompson; Abstract of Testimony</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;">I Joel Pratt swore I saw a great confusion at Morgan Frazier and I
ran and met Thompson at the road and Thompson said he had shot a man. I went
in to the house and found Morgan shot and I helped him. Morgan on the bed I
supposed he would die.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;">I Daniel [illegible] swore that I was in the house that Morgan lived
in and I heard the report of a gun saw Morgan fall down the stairs shot and
in a few minutes Thompson came down and said if any one wanted to [illegible]
him opened his breast and said he was ready. This was about the 3 of August.
Morgan died in about two weeks. I saw him after he was dead.</span></div>
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4/22/56</div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;">COURT MINUTES</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;">The People vs David Thompson } Indicted for Murder</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;">This day came the People by A. McWilliams their attorney – and the
defendant by N.H. Purple, Lincoln, and John Clark his attorneys. And on
Motion of the defendant by his attorneys a copy of the Indictment and a list
of the jurors and witnesses was furnished to the defendant.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;">Thereupon the defendant being arraigned plead Not Guilty and
thereafter came the following jury to wit: Anderson Van[illegible]; Samuel
Bliss; Andrew J. Kirby; John Snider; Cyrus Nesmith; Joseph Brubaker; Nathan
F. Switzer; Ruben R. Grady; H.F. Caton; Wm. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Atterbery; James Finley; and Samson Maxwell;
who being sworn well and truly to try the issue joined between the People and
the defendant – after hearing the evidence and arguments of counsel retired
to consider of their verdict in charge of a sworn officer.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;">And afterwards came into court with the following verdict <u>We the
Jury do find the defendant Guilty of Manslaughter and that the serve in the
Penitentiary for the period of Eight Years.</u> And the defendant saying
nothing why the Judgment of the court should not be pronounced on the verdict
of the jury</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;">It is therefore ordered and adjudged by the court that the defendant
be imprisoned in the state penitentiary at Alton for the period of Eight
Years – that of said time he shall be placed in twenty four (24) hours in
Solitary confinement and the residue thereof at hard labor – and that the
Sheriff of Woodford County have ten days from the adjournment of the court to
convey said prisoner and deliver him to the warden of the penitentiary at
Alton. It is further ordered that the defendant pay the cost of this
prosecution and that execution [illegible] therefor</span></div>
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4/30/56</div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;">RECEIPT</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;">Illinois Penitentiary Alton April 30th 1856</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;">Received from George Ray Sheriff of Woodford County Illinois: the
body of David Thompson who was tried, convicted and sentenced at the April
term 1856 of the Circuit Court of said County holden at Metamora</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;">S.A. Buckmaster, Warden of the Penitentiary, J Woolsey</span></div>
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George R. (Bob) Dekle, Sr.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15242224536369458590noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1571814704550192046.post-16020220164303212152016-03-24T19:22:00.001-07:002016-03-28T13:16:00.208-07:00PEOPLE v WALTER BOSLEY: TRANSCRIPT OF THE COURT FILE FROM A MURDER CASE DEFENDED BY LINCOLN<span style="font-size: medium;">Set forth below is a transcript which I made of </span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;">the important documents in </span>the court file from a manslaughter case which Lincoln defended.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;"></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The document numbers in the right hand column represent the document numbers assigned to the documents by the </span><a href="http://www.lawpracticeofabrahamlincoln.org/Search.aspx" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: blue; font-size: medium;">Law Practice of Abraham Lincoln</span></b></a><span style="font-size: medium;"> website.</span></span><br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">PEOPLE
v WALTER BOSLEY:<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">TRANSCRIPT
OF MURDER CASE DEFENDED BY LINCOLN<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">DATE<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">8/7/54</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">AFFIDAVIT FOR ARREST
WARRANT<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">Daniel Morgan comes and on his oath complains against one Walter
Bosley and says that a criminal offense has been committed at the County of
Vermillion in the State of Illinois on the seventh day of August 1854 and
says that a criminal offense has been committed by shooting one Egbert
Barnett and that the said Daniel Morgan has just reason to believe that
Walter Bosley has committed the same and he the said Daniel Morgan prays that
a warrant may issue against the said Walter Bosley<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">Daniel Morgan<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">Subscribed and Sworn to before me this 7th day of August AD 1854<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">J.D. Purkins, JP {LS}<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">State of Illinois Vermillion County<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">The People of the State of Illinois to Thomas Cox you are hereby authorized
to execute the within given under my had and seal this 7th day of August 1854<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">J.D. Purkins JP {Seal}</span></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">ARREST WARRANT<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">State of Illinois, Vermillion County}JJ<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">The People of the State of Illinois to all Sheriffs Coroners and
Constables of said State Greeting<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">Whereas Daniel Morgan has made complaint before me J.D. Purkins one
of the Justices of the Peace within and for Said County against Walter Bosley
in the words and figures set forth in the aforegoing complaint by the said
Daniel Morgan Subscribed and sworn to on this 7th Day of August 1854 You are
therefore hereby commanded in the name and by the authority of the Said
People to arrest the Said Walter Bosley and bring him before me or some other
Justice of the Said County to answer said complaint and be dealt with
according to law<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">Given under my hand and Seal this 7th day of August 1854<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">J.D. Purkins JP {LS}<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">8/15/54</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">State of Illinois, Vermillion County}<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">The People of the State of Illinois To the Sheriff or Jailor of Said
County Greeting<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">Whereas Walter Bosley has this day been examined before the
undersigned one of the Justices of the Peace within and for Said County on a
charge of willful murder and having been considered guilty of said charge you
are therefore hereby commanded in the name and by the authority of the said
People to receive the said Walter Bosley and safely keep him<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">Given under my hand and seal this 15th day of August AD 1854<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">J.D. Purkins JP {Seal}<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">10/27/54</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">COURT MINUTES<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">The People of the State of Illinois vs Walter Bosley} Murder<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">This day came the People by their attorney and the said defendant in
his own proper person who being arraigned for plea saith he is not guilty in
manner and form as charged in the Indictment and on his motion it is ordered
by the court that this cause be continued to the next term of court.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">Of the October Term of the Vermillion Circuit Court: In the year of
our Lord One Thousand Eight Hundred and Fifty Four<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">State of Illinois, Vermillion County} SS<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">The Grand Jurors chose selected and sworn in and for the County of
Vermillion in the name and by the authority of the people of the State of
Illinois upon their oaths present that Walter Bosley in the County of
Vermillion not having the fear of God before his eyes but being moved and
seduced by the instigation of the Devil on the Seventh day of August in the
year of our Lord One Thousand Eight Hundred and Fifty Four with force and
arms at the County and State aforesaid in and upon one Egbert Barnett in the
peace of the people then and there being feloniously willfully and of his
malice aforethought did make an assault and that the said Walter Bosley a
certain Rifle Gun of the value of Ten Dollars then and there loaded and
charged with gunpowder and one leaden bullet which Rifle Gun he the said
Walter Bosley in his right hand then and there had and held to and against
and upon the said Egbert Barnett then and there feloniously willfully and of
his malice aforethought did shoot and discharge and that the said Walter
Bosley with the leaden bullet aforesaid out of the Rifle Gun aforesaid then
and there by force of the gunpowder shot and sent forth as aforesaid out of
the Rifle Gun aforesaid then and there by force of the gunpowder shot and
sent forth as aforesaid the said Egbert Barnett in and upon the back of him the
said Egbert Barnett a little to the left of the back bone and a little below
the left shoulder blade then and there feloniously willfully and of his
malice aforethought did strike penetrate and wound given to the said Egbert
Barnett then and there with the leaden bullet aforesaid so as aforesaid shot
discharged and sent forth out of the Rifle gun aforesaid by the said Walter
Bosley in and upon the back of him the said Egbert Barnett a little to the
left from the back bone and a little below the left shoulder blade of him the
said Egbert Barnett one mortal wound of the breadth of one inch and of the
depth of six inches of which said mortal wound the said Egbert Barnett on the
said seventh day of August in the year aforesaid until the Eleventh day of
the same month of August in the year aforesaid in the County aforesaid did
languish and languishing did live on which said Eleventh day of August in the
year aforesaid the said Egbert Barnett in the County aforesaid of the said
mortal wound died and so the Jurors aforesaid upon their oaths aforesaid do
say that the said Walter Bosley the said Egbert Burnett in manner and form
aforesaid did kill and murder contrary to the form of the statute in such
cases made and provided and against the peace and dignity of the same People
of the State of Illinois<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">And the Grand Jurors aforesaid upon their oaths aforesaid in the
name and by the authority aforesaid do further present that Walter Bosley in
the County of Vermillion and the State of Illinois not having the fear of God
before his eyes but being moved and seduced by the instigation of the Devil
on the seventh day of August in the year of our Lord Eighteen Hundred and
Fifty Four with force and arms in the County aforesaid in and upon one Egbert
Barnett in the peace of the people then and there being feloniously willfully
and of his malice aforethought did make an assault and that the said Walter
Bosley a certain Rifle Gun of the Value of Ten Dollars then and there loaded
and charged with gunpowder and one leaden bullet which Rifle Gun the said
Walter Bosley in his right hand then and there had and held against and upon
the said Egbert Barnett then and there feloniously willfully and of his
malice aforethought did shoot and discharge and that the said Walter Bosley
with the leaden bullet aforesaid out of the Rifle gun aforesaid then and
there by force of the gunpowder shot and sent forth as aforesaid the said
Egbert Barnett in and upon the left side of the back of him the said Egbert
Barnett and a little below the left shoulder blade of him the said Egbert
Barnett then and there feloniously willfully and of his malice aforethought
did strike penetrate and wound giving to the said Egbert Barnett then and
there with the leaden bullet aforesaid so as aforesaid shot sent forth and discharged
out of the Rifle gun aforesaid by the said Walter Bosley in and upon the left
side of the back of him the said Egbert Barnett a little below the left
shoulder blade of him the said Egbert Barnett one mortal wound of the breadth
of one inch and of the depth of six inches of which said mortal wound the
said Egbert Barnett from the said seventh day of August in the year aforesaid
until the Eleventh day of August in the year aforesaid did languish and
languishing did live on which said Eleventh day of August in the year
aforesaid the said Egbert Barnett in the County aforesaid of the said wound
died and so the Jurors aforesaid upon their oaths aforesaid do say that the
said Walter Bosley the said Egbert Barnett in manner and form aforesaid
feloniously willfully and of his malice aforethought did kill and murder
contrary to the form of the statute in such cases made and provided and
against the peace and dignity of the same people of the State of Illinois<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">And the Grand Jurors aforesaid upon their Oaths aforesaid in the
name and by the authority aforesaid upon their oaths present that Walter
Bosley in the County aforesaid not having the fear of God before his eyes but
being moved and seduced by the instigation of the Devil on the Seventh day of
August in the year of our Lord Eighteen Hundred and Fifty Four with force and
arms in the County aforesaid in and upon one Egbert Barnett in the peace of
the people then and there being feloniously willfully and of his malice
aforethought did make an assault and that the said Walter Bosley a certain
Rifle gun of the value of Ten Dollars then and there loaded and charged with
gunpowder and one leaden bullet which Rifle gun he the said Walter Bosley in
both his hands then and there had and held to against and upon the said
Egbert Barnett then and there feloniously willfully and of his malice
aforethought did shoot and discharge and that the said Walter Bosley with the
leaden bullet aforesaid out of the Rifle gun aforesaid then and there by
force of gunpowder shot and sent forth as aforesaid the said Egbert Barnett
in and upon the right side of the back of him the said Egbert Barnett a
little below the right shoulder blade of him the said Egbert Barnett then and
there feloniously willfully and of his malice aforethought did strike
penetrate and wound giving to the said Egbert Barnett then and there with the
leaden bullet aforesaid so as aforesaid shot discharged and sent forth out of
the Rifle gun aforesaid by the said Walter Bosley in and upon the right side
of the back of him the said Egbert Barnett a little below the right shoulder
blade of him the said Egbert Barnett one mortal would of the breadth of one
inch and of the depth of six inches of which said mortal wound the said
Egbert Barnett from the said seventh day of August in the year aforesaid
until the fifteenth day of August in the year aforesaid did languish and
languishing did live on which said fifteenth day of August in the year
aforesaid the said Egbert Barnett in the County aforesaid of the said mortal
wound died and so the Jurors aforesaid upon their oaths aforesaid do say that
the said Walter Bosley the said Egbert Barnett in manner and form aforesaid
feloniously willfully and of his malice aforethought did kill and murder
contrary to the form of the statute in such cases made and provided and
against the peace and dignity of the same people of the state of Illinois<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">People vs Walter Bosley} Indictment for Murder<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">Witnesses: David Rittenhouse; Robert Barnett; George Gapp; James
Burnett; Nancy Rittenhouse; William [illegible]; A.M.C. Hawes; Thomas Haywood<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">The People of the State of Illinois vs Walter Bosley} Murder<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">And now on this day came the states attorney who prosecutes on
behalf of the people and on his motion the defendant being in custody was
brought into court by the Sheriff and being furnished with a copy of the
Indictment herein against him together with a list of the jurors and
witnesses and the said defendant being arraigned upon his arraignment for
plea saith he is not guilty in manner and form as charged in the Indictment
and for trial putteth himself upon the country And thereafter came a jury to
wit: William Hardin, Robert Marshall, A.J. Atkinson, William Sowders, P.M.
Burton, Reason Hooten, W.R. Chandler, John Stevens, Lewis Fagan, John W.
Stewart, Samuel Chester, & Isaac L. Brunn good and true men who after
being impanelled and sworn the truth to speak upon the issue joined after
hearing the evidence and the argument of counsel and being fully advised in
the premises, retired under the care of a sworn officer and afterwards
returned into court with the following verdict to wit: We the jury find the
defendant Walter Bosley guilty of Manslaughter and sentence him to serve in
the Penitentiary for the term of eight years. It is therefore ordered by the
court that the said defendant Walter Bosley be conveyed by the sheriff of
said county within the lapse of six days after the adjournment of court to
the warden of the Penitentiary of said state at Alton and there to remain and
serve in said Penitentiary for the term of eight years Twenty four hours of
which time to be placed in solitary confinement the residue at hard labor.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<br />George R. (Bob) Dekle, Sr.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15242224536369458590noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1571814704550192046.post-4067720931419089852016-03-24T19:06:00.003-07:002016-03-28T13:18:07.611-07:00PEOPLE v JOHN HIBBS:TRANSCRIPT OF A MANSLAUGHTER CASE DEFENDED BY LINCOLN<span style="font-size: large;">Set forth below is a transcript which I made of </span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span>the important documents in the court file from a manslaughter case which Lincoln defended.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;">The document numbers in the right hand column represent the document numbers assigned to the documents by the </span><a href="http://www.lawpracticeofabrahamlincoln.org/Search.aspx" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: blue; font-size: large;">Law Practice of Abraham Lincoln</span></b></a><span style="font-size: large;"> website.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">PEOPLE v JOHN HIBBS: </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "calibri";">TRANSCRIPT OF A
MANSLAUGHTER CASE DEFENDED BY LINCOLN</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">Tuesday June 12, AD 1855<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">People of the State of Illinois vs
John Hibbs} Manslaughter<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">Now this day came the said defendant by
his attorney and files his affidavit herein and enters his motion for
continuance and the court after hearing the argument of counsel and being
sufficiently advised orders that said motion be allowed and in this case be
continued<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">Tuesday June 12, AD 1855<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">People of the State of Illinois vs
John Hibbs} Manslaughter<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">[Defendant posts $ 600.00 bond to appear at next term of court.
Sureties are Mason Nichols, Henry Jourdan, James Hibbs, and Samuel Hibbs]<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">Tuesday June 12, AD 1855<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">People of the State of Illinois vs
John Hibbs} Manslaughter<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">11/20/55</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">Tuesday November 20th, AD 1855<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">People of the State of Illinois vs
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">Now at this day came the said People by the Prosecuting Attorney and
it appearing to the satisfaction of the Court that the said John Hibbs was
dully recognized at the June Term last of the Circuit Court of Logan County
in the sum of Five Hundred Dollars to be and appear before the Circuit Court
of said County on the first day of the next November Term, and not depart
without leave and answer to an indictment found against him by the Grand Jury
of Logan County State of Illinois, and abide the order of the Court thereon
and he being three times clearly called came not, but made default. It is
therefore ordered by the Court that the recognizance of said Defendant be
taken & forfeited. And it appearing to the satisfaction of the Court that
Mason Nichols Henry Jourdan James Hibbs and Samuel Hibbs were the securities
of the said John Hibbs on said recognizance and they having failed to deliver
up the said John Hibbs. It is therefore ordered and adjudged by the Court
that a Summons in the nature of a Scire facias issue herein directed to the
Sheriff of Sangamon County Commanding him to summon the said John Hibbs Mason
Nichols Henry Jourdan James Hibbs and Samuel Hibbs to be and appear before
the Circuit Court of Sangamon County and show cause if any they can why the
People of the State of Illinois should not have judgment against them upon
the forfeited Recognizance.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">Tuesday November 20, AD 1855<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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John Hibbs} Manslaughter<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">Wednesday March 19 AD 1856<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">People of the State of Illinois vs
John Hibbs} Manslaughter<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">And now at this day came the said People by their Attorney and the
said Defendant in proper person and by counsel and the said Defendant having
been furnished with a copy of the indictment and a list of the Jurors and
Witnesses herein and being arraigned for plea says that he is not guilty in
manner and form as charged in said indictment and of this he puts himself
upon the country and the people do the like; thereupon came a Jury to wit:
[Jurors names] who being elected tried and sworn well and truly to try the
issue joined after hearing the evidence and arguments of counsel for their
verdict say “We the Jury find the Defendant Guilty in manner and form as
charged in the indictment and fix the time of imprisonment which the
Defendant shall serve in the penitentiary at two years.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">Whereupon the said Defendant by his Attorney enters his motion for a
new trial herein.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">3/29/56</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">Friday March 29, AD 1856<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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John Hibbs} Manslaughter<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">And now a this day came again the said
Plaintiff by their Attorney and the said Defendant in proper person and the
said Defendant saying nothing further why judgment should not be pronounced
against him It is therefore Ordered and adjudged by the court that the said
Defendant be confined in the Penitentiary of the State of Illinois for and
during the term of two years from this date – twenty-four be in Solitary
confinement and the balance at hard labor. It is further ordered that the
Sheriff convey the body of the said Defendant and deliver him to the proper
authority in charge thereof without delay.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">PETITION FOR PARDON<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">To His Excellency, the Governor of the State of Illinois<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">We the undersigned citizens of Logan County, respectfully represent
that at the March term 1856, of the Sangamon Circuit Court, John Hibbs was
found guilty of manslaughter and sentenced to the Penitentiary for the term
of two years; that the deceased came to his death in Logan County, and the
case was taken to Sangamon by change of venue; that it was never certain that
he came to his death by the hand of Hibbs; and yet it is certain that if he
did, it was without any premeditation or malice whatever – He has now served
in the Penitentiary one year; his family was in great need of the support he
should give them; and we would be much gratified, if he should be pardoned
for the remainder of his sentence. [18 signatures]<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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CONCERNING PARDON<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">May 8th1857<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">His Excellency Govr Bissell, <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">Dear Sir-<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">John Hibbs was indicted in the Logan County Circuit Court for
manslaughter - & venue changed to Sangamon - and at the March Term 1856,
he was convicted, & sent to the Penitentiary for two years.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">There was no motive for the killing proved, and none that was even
reasonable suggested. The men were both living in the same neighbourhood and
it was not intimated that there was even a suspicion of ill blood.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">The parties were left in a field together & the deceased person
found dead & probably killed by a small club & Hibbs was found at a
house a small way off very, very drunk. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">Hibbs & the deceased were seen last together.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">As I understand, Hibbs does not profess to know how he killed him
& does not know that he killed him at all.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">Hibbs has already been in the Penitentiary about fourteen months. He
has a wife small children, depending on him for support & they seem
tenderly attached to him.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">I am inclined to think that Executive Clemency would not be
misplaced, in remitting the balance of Hibbs term.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">With High Respect<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">We defended John Hibbs, mentioned in Judge Davis' letter above; and
we concur with the Judge, that a pardon now, after his having served about
fourteen months of his two years, would not be improper. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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George R. (Bob) Dekle, Sr.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15242224536369458590noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1571814704550192046.post-51623457326335498582016-03-24T18:08:00.000-07:002016-03-28T13:20:01.162-07:00PEOPLE v DAVID LONGNECKER: TRANSCRIPT OF A MURDER CASE LINCOLN GOT DISMISSED<span style="font-size: medium;">Set forth below is a transcript which I made of </span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;">the important documents in </span>the court file from a murder case which Lincoln got dismissed.</span><br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">TRANSCRIPT OF CORONER’S
INQUEST<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">State of Illinois, Piatt County} ss<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">Be it remembered that on the 19th day of April A.D. 1854 there then
being no Coroner of said county, information was given to me, T.C. Stewart a
Justice of the Peace in & for said county that the dead body of Jacob
Ater, supposed to have come to his death by violence, & found at the
store room recently by Messers Piatt & Kerr in the Town of Monticello in
said county & state. I issued a warrant; & delivered the same to B.
Marker Constable of said county which was in words & figures following –<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">State of Illinois, Piatt County} To an Constable of said county,
greetings<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">Whereas information has been given to one T.C. Stewart, a Justice of
the peace in and for said county (there being no Coroner of said county) that
the dead body of Jacob Ater has been found at the room occupied by Messrs
Piatt & Kerr as a store room in the Town of Monticello in Piatt County
Illinois, supposed to have come to his death by violence<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">You are therefore commanded to summon twelve jurors, residents of
said county, to appear forthwith, at said place, where said body was found
& is now lying, to inquire and true presentment make as to the manner
& by whom the deceased came to his death, & of this writ make legal
service & due return –<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">Given under my hand & seal this 19th day of April 1854<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">T.C. Stewart J.P. & Coroner for the time being #seal#<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">I executed this writ by summoning [twelve names] <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">Paul Marker, Constable<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">And also at the time and place aforesaid, at which said jury were
summoned to appear came the said jurors mentioned in said return to said
venire or warrant, who were then & there by me duly empanelled &
sworn in the premises, proceeded with me to inquire into the manner & by
whom the said Jacob Ater came to his death.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">The witnesses were also then & there sworn & examined their
testimony reduced to writing & signed by themselves, the jury &
myself. And thereupon said jury then & there returned to me their verdict
in writing which is as follows & hereto attached & signed by them.
And that the said depositions to have been filed in the Clerk’s office of the
Piatt Circuit Court of said State<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">Given under my hand & seal this 19th day of April AD 1854<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">T.C. Stewart J.P. & Coroner for the time being #seal#, <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">State of Illinois, Piatt County} To an Constable of said county,
greetings<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">Whereas information has been given to one T.C. Stewart, a Justice of
the peace in and for said county (there being no Coroner of said county) that
the dead body of Jacob Ater has been found at the room occupied by Messrs
Piatt & Kerr as a store room in the Town of Monticello in Piatt County
Illinois, supposed to have come to his death by violence<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">You are therefore commanded to summon twelve jurors, residents of
said county, to appear forthwith, at said place, where said body was found
& is now lying, to inquire and true presentment make as to the manner
& by whom the deceased came to his death, & of this writ make legal
service & due return –<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">Given under my hand & seal this 19th day of April 1854<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">T.C. Stewart J.P. & Coroner for the time being #seal#<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">An inquest by the undersigned jury duly empanelled & sworn, was
held on the night of the 19th day of April A.D. 1854 at the store room of
Messrs Piatt & Kerr in the Town of Monticello in said county and state,
over the dead body of Jacob Ater, who was supposed to have come to his death
by violence –<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">The undersigned T.C. Stewart, a Justice of the Peace in and for said
county then & there acted as Coroner, there being no acting Coroner of
said county –<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">The following is the testimony of the witnesses then and there
examined before said justice & jury, and which was then and there reduced
to writing in pursuance of the statute in such cases made & provided –<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">An abstract of the evidence given before the jury appointed to hold
an inquest upon the body of Jacob Ater the 19th day of April AD 1854<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">I, W.D. Kerr, being duly sworn according to law deposeth and saith.
That on the evening of the 19th day of April A.D. 1854 about 20 minutes after
9 o’clock P.M. having been at work in the ware room of the store occupied by
Jacob Piatt and myself situated in the town of Monticello Piatt County
Illinois. I came out of said ware room and stepped behind the dry goods
counter in the sales room of said house and at that time I observed there was
an altercation between Mr. David Longnecker and Mr. Jacob Ater in an angry
character. The deceased & Mr. Longnecker were standing about 5 or 6 feet
apart. I remember of hearing Mr. D. Longnecker call deceased a damned loafing
scoundrel or words to that effect, deceased replying in about the same
language – When said Longnecker said to deceased don’t you strike me with
that chair accompanying the remark with an oath. I did not observe whether
deceased menaced said Longnecker with a chair or not, having my eyes directed
to said Longnecker at the time of the remark – Whereupon said Longnecker
advanced towards deceased and struck him. Deceased as I thought returned the
blow or tried to ward it off whereupon said Longnecker stepped back to near
his former position when deceased turned to me where I was standing behind said
counter and remarked (calling me by name) he has stuck (or stabbed me) at
which time I discovered blood issuing from a wound on the neck of said
deceased. I called to Mr. Piatt to go for a physician I then requested
deceased to sit down – Deceased inquired for Dr <br />
Ward two or three times and expired shortly afterwards. I think it could not
have been more than seven minutes from the time deceased was struck until he
breathed his last. I did not seen any weapon in the hands of said Longnecker.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">W.D. Kerr<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">Subscribed & sworn before me this 19th of April 1854<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">J. A. Hill being duly sworn according to law deposeth and saith<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">I was sitting in Mr. Piatt & Kerr’s store when Mr. Longnecker
came in. Mr. Piatt wished to know what he a [illegible] cloth table cover
worth that he had on the counter. Mr. Longnecker thot it worth one dollar
& fifty cents & sarted out when he got to the door Mr. Jacob Ater
told him he was one infernal liar. Longnecker called him a damed liar & a
damned loafer & started & came back – back where Mr. Ater was
sitting. The damned lie passed several times. Mr. Ater rose to his feet &
stepped back from Mr. Longnecker & raised a chair. Mr. Longnecker told
him not to strike him with the chair & stepped forward & stabbed Mr.
Ater at the same time Mr. Ater struck at Mr. Longnecker also but I think he
did not hit him. Mr. Ater then turned to Mr. Kerr & said he had stuck him
at the same time Mr. Longnecker turned round & walked out of the store.
Mr. Kerr came from behind the counter & asked Mr. Ater to sit down, which
he did & bled very freely. Doctor Ward came in and said he would die.
They then raised him from the chair and layed him on the floor where he died
but a few moments<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">Subscribed & sworn to before me this 19th day of April 1854<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">Jacob Piatt being duly sworn according to law deposeth & saith<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">I was in the store room occupied by W.D. Kerr and myself. Jacob Ater
was in. David Longnecker came in and started out. Mr. Ater said something to
Longnecker when some insulting language such as a damn liar, damned dog, etc.
passed between them, both participating, Longnecker said to Ater not to draw
that chair on him, upon which some more words passed. I turned to walk to the
back of the store don’t think I saw either strike, I heard the lick and Dave
Longnecker jump back from Ater or else Ater pushed him back. I don’t know
whidch, Ater turned around to Mr. Kerr and said he stuck me and called for
Dr. Ward. I went after Ward. Ater was bleeding profusely when I returned, and
died a few minutes after . I did not see Ater draw the chair<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">G.W. Reed being duly sworn according to law saith<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">I was sitting in Mr. Piatt & Kerr’s store on the evening above
mentioned and Mr. David Longnecker came in and spoke to M.r Piatt and turned
around and went to the door, about the time he got to the door Mr. ter told
him that he was a damn liar, with that Mr. Longnecker told him he was a
damned loafing scoundrel and came back to Mr. Ater and then Mr. Ater told Mr.
Longnecker he was a liar and then Amr. Longencker told him he was a damned
liar and then Mr. Ater got up of his seat and stepped back to a chair and
told Mr. Longnecker not to tell him he was a damned dog and then Mr. Longnecker
repeated it again. With that Mr. Ater turned round and raised the chair in an
attitude of striking when Mr. Longnecker sturck him a blow on the left
[illegible] and stepped back and said don’t raise a chair to me you damned
dog, about that time Mr. Ater turned round to Mr. Keen and told him he has
stuck me and enquired for doctor Ward. He mentioned the doctor’s name some
two or three times and then expired in a very few minutes.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">I see no weapon in the hands of Mr. Longnecker at the time he struck
Mr. Ater<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">Josiah Reed being duly sworn according to law deposeth & saith
that<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">Monticello, Ill April 19th 1854<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">I was sitting in the store room occupied by Wm Car and Jacob Piatt
it was about half past 8 o’clock. I was sitting in front of the store Mr.
Ater came in sat down on the opposite side of the store from where I was
sitting. I sat there some few minutes I got from my chair and went in the
back [illegible]room where Mr. Car was I stayed there a few minutes and Mr.
Car and myself came out of the room after we came out of the room I
discovered there was some difficulty between Mr. Longnecker & Mr.Ater Mr.
Longnecker called amr. Ater a damn loafing scoundrel as well as I recollect
the was both on their feet as Mr. Car and myself came out of the rom Mr Ater
drew the chair back as though he intended to strike with it Mr. Longnecker
said to Mr. Ater don’t you strike me with a chair you damn dog you This was
the word as well as I recollect and as he said this he struck Mr. Ater I
suppose if he had not fell against the counter he probably would fell to the
floor I did not see any weapon Mr. Ater turned round to Mr. Car and said to
him he stuck me.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">Subscribed & sworn to before me this 19th April 1854 –<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">T.C. Stewart, J.P.P.C. –<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">We the undersigned jury called & being duly sworn according to
law to hold an inquest over the body of Jacob Ater deceased, would render the
following verdict, to wit:<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">That he came to his death by a wound inflicted by David Longnecker
(supposed to be by a knife) on the 19th day of April 1854 in the house
occupied by Messrs Piatt & Kerr as a store in Monticello Piatt County and
State of Illinois<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">James McReynolds, foreman of the jury; [eleven additional
signatures]<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">Attest T.C. Stewart J.P. & Coroner for the time being of said
county –<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">Filed 25 April 1854<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">State of Illinois Piatt County ss<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">Before me Thomas C. Stewart, one of the Justices of the Peace for
said county personally came Abraham Rizer who being duly sworn according to
law deposeth and saith that on or about the nineteenth day of April (AD) in
the year one thousand eight hundred & fifty four. That one David
Longnecker late of the county aforesaid, did on or about the nineteenth day
of April AD 1854 at the County of Piatt & State aforesaid, with malice
aforethought, against the peace & dignity of the people of the State of
Illinois take the life of one Jacob Ater by inflicting a wound (supposed to
be by a knife) on the 19th day of April AD 1856 on the body of said Jacob
Ater in the house occupied by Messrs Piatt & Kerr as a store in
Monitcello, Piatt County and State of Illinois – And this deponent says he
verily believes that one David Longnecker is guilty of the fact charged and
further deponent saith not.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">Sworn to & subscribed before me at the County aforesaid this
20th day of April A.D. 1854<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">ARREST WARRANT<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">State of Illinois Piatt County ss<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">The People of the State of Illinois to all Sheriffs Coroners &
Constables of said County & State, Greeting<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">Whereas complaint has been made before me on of the Justices of the
Peace in and for said County & State aforesaid uon the oath of Abraham
Rizeor that one David Longnecker late of the County aforesaid, did on or
about the nineteenth day of April A.D. 1854 at the County of Piatt &
State aforesaid, with malice aforethought against the peace & dignity of
the Pople of the State of Illinois, take the life of one Jacob Ater by
inflicting a wound (supposed to be by a knife) on the 19th day of April A.D.
1854 on the body of said Jacob Ater, in the house occupied by Messrs Piatt
& Kerr as a store in Monticello, Piatt County and State of Illinois –<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">These are therefore to command you to take the said David Longnecker
if he be found in your county or if he shall have fled that you pursue after
the said David Longnecker into any other county within this state and take
and safely keep the said David Longnecker so that you have his body forthwith
before me, in case of my absence, before some other Justice, to answer the
said Complaint and be further dealt with according to law.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">Given under my hand and seal this 20th day of April in the year one
thousand eight hundred & fifty four<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">T.C. Stewart J.P.P.C. #seal#<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">Served the within warrant according to law by reading to the within
Defendant this 20 April 1854 & bringing the body of the said D.
Longnecker forthwith into Court this 22nd day of April 54<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">Samuel Morain Shff Piatt Co Ill<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">CAPIAS<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">State of Illinois Piatt County } ss<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">The People of the State of Illinois to the Sheriff of Piatt County
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">We command you that you take the body of David Longnecker &
bring him forthwith before the Circuit Court of the county aforesaid now in
session to answer to an Indictment found against him by the Grand Jury of
said County at its present session (May 1854) for Murder.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">And have you then and there this writ<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">Witness A.G. Boyer, Clerk of our said Circuit Court, at Monticello,
this 16th day of May A.D. 1854<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">A.G. Boyer, Clerk<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">[On Reverse] The People vs David Longnecker<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">Capias<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">Returned & filed this 16th May 1854<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">A.G. Boyer, Clerk<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">Received this writ May 16th 1854 and executed the same according
Taking the body of David Longnecker and in to court May 16th 1854<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">Samuel Morain Sheriff P Co Illinois<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">This day came the Grand Jury into open court & presented the
following indictment, endorsed by their foreman<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">People vs David Longnecker} Indict for Murder. A True Bill John
Hughes, Foreman<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">RECOGNIZANCE<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">The People of the State of Illinois vs David Longnecker} Indictment
for Murder<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">And afterwards, to wit: on the same day came the People by their
attorney E. Rush & the defendant in his own proper person having been
arrested and arraigned in open court. And on the Indictment aforesaid pleads
not guilty – And waives copy of Indictment, list of witnesses and list of
Grand Jurors. And by consent of the States Attorney the said David Longnecker
is let to bail. The amount of bail being fixed by the Ccourt in the sum of
two thousand dollars, and thereupon came the said David Longnecker, Charles
W. Harris, A.W. Cochran, W.P. Rozer, Moses Tharpe, Ray J. Harris, Les Morgan,
Sam [illegible], John F. Tenbrook, J.V. Williams, Wm Buffett, Wm Wright, John
Hughes, & George Albery who severally acknowledged themselves to owe and
be indebted to the People of the State of Illinois in the sum of two thousand
dollars to be levied of their respective goods & chattels, lands &
tenements, yet upon the condition that if the said David Longnecker should
personally be and appear before the circuit court of Piatt County on the
first day of the next term thereof to answer to an indictment pending in said
court for murder and shall abide all the orders of the court to be made
therein, and shall not depart without leave of said court, then this
recognizance to be void, otherwise to remain in full force<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">And by consent of the States Attorney & the counsel for the
defendant: It is ordered by the court that this cause be continued until the
next term of this court –<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">AFFIDAVIT FOR CONTINUANCE<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">State of Illinois Piatt County} SS<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">David Longnecker being duly sworn on his oath saith that in the case
now pending in the Circuit Court of Piatt County wherein the People of the
State of Illinois are plaintiffs and the affiant is defendant on an
indictment for murder the affiant cannot go to trial at this term of the
court on account of the absence of three material witnesses by the names of
Joseph Read Dan McMillan and Thomas. C Stuart. The said Joseph Read was
recognized at the last term of the said court on behalf of the People to
appear at this term of this court to testify in said case. The affiant had
expected that the said Read would have been here at this term of the court so
that the affiant could have availed himself the testimony of said Read. The
affiant expects to prove by said Read that at the time the pretended homicide
was committed by affiant the on the body of Jacob Ater the said Ater had a
deadly weapon drawn to strike down an[d] commit a great bodily harm on the
affiant and that the affiant only acted in self defense in the [encounter]
that resulted in the death of the said Ater. The affiant does not know where
the said Read now resides but he expects to find out his residence by the
next term of this court and be able to avail himself of the testimony of said
Read on the trial of said case. The affiant further needs the said Dan
McMillan one lives in the County of ____________ State of Ohio and affiant
has been unable to procure the attendance of the said McMillan at this term
of court but expects to be able to do so at the next term of the court.
Affiant expects to prove by said McMillan that on the nite of the pretended
homicide the affiant and the said McMillan spent the time together for
several hours up to within a few moments of the said [encounter] and that
affiant conduct was of a peaceable [illegible] and that the said Ater was not
allude to in any way. The affiant expect to prove by the said Stuart that the
said Ater was a desperate character and had feelings of hatred &
malignancy against the affiant and a few days before the said [encounter] the
said Ater told the said Stuart that he would take the life of affiant and
that the said Stuart warned the affiant that the said Ater would take
affiant’s life and that the said communication was made to affiant a few days
previous to the [encounter], the said Stuart has removed to the Territory of
Kansas [illegible] so that his testimony cannot be had at this term of the
court, but the said Stuart promised to come and attend court when the affiant
should send him word. And the said Stuart further promised to send a letter
to affiant of his location so that affiant could communicate with said Stuart
and notify him to attend but the said Stuart has not yet written to affiant
The affiant expects that said Stuart will inform him of his location and that
he will attend at the next term of this court the said Stuart has been
subpoenaed to attend at this term of the court and affiant desires the said
Stuart to remain warning him of the great importance of his evidence for the
affiant but said witness said he could not possibly attend at this term. The
affiant states that he relies especially upon the evidence of the three above
witnesses and cannot go to trial now without great hazard unless he can have
their evidence for his defense. This affidavit is not made for the purpose of
delay but that justice may be done in the case.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">D. Longnecker<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">Subscribed and sworn to before me this 17th day of Oct 1854<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">A.G. Boyer, Clerk<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">The People vs David Longnecker} Indictment for Murder<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">And now at this day came the People by their attorney E. Rush and
the defendant in his own proper person & by counsel, and on motion and
affidavit file by said defendant praying for a continuance of said cause on
the ground that he has material testimony to his defense in this case which
he has been unable to obtain at this term of the court, after making due
diligence to procure the same, without which testimony he could not safely
proceed to trial. It is ordered by the court that this cause be continued
until the next term of the court. And it is further ordered by the court that
the said defendant David Longnecker enter into new recognizances. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">The People vs David Longnecker} Indictment for Murder<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">And afterwards to wit: on the same day came [the witnesses and
entered into recognizances to appear at the next term of court]<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">It is further ordered by the court, and by agreement of the parties
hereto, that the deposition of J.A. Neils one of the witnesses in the above
entitled cause, be taken & read in evidence.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">And by consent of the States Attorney & the counsel for the
defendant <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">It is ordered by the court that this cause be continued until the
next term of this court –<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">PETITION FOR CHANGE OF
VENUE<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">State of Illinois, Piatt County} May term of the Piatt Circuit Court
AD 1855<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">The Petition of David Longnecker showeth unto Charles Emerson Judge
of the 17th Judicial Circuit in and for the County of Piatt State of
Illinois. That there is pending in this court an Indictment against him the
said David Longnecker as follows “The People of the State of Illinois vs Davd
Longnecker Indictment for Murder” and this petition further showeth to your
honor that he cannot proceed to trial in this county because he fears that he
cannot secure a fair and impartial trial in the court on account that the
minds of the inhabitants of this county due to the county aforesaid being so
prejudicial against him to prevent it – Your petitioner further showeth unto
your honor that the causes afore stated for the change of venue has come to
the knowledge of this petitioner within the last ten days. Your petitioner
was never satisfied of the existence of the fact fully before the last ten
days, your petitioner therefore prays that the above cause may be taken to
Macon County or some other county where the causes complained of do not
exist.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">D. Longnecker<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">Subscribed and sworn to before me this the 21st day of May 1855<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">A.G. Boyer, Clerk<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">30774<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">COURT MINUTES<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">The People vs David Longnecker} Indictment for Murder<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">And now at this day came the people by E. Rush their attorney, and
the defendant David Longnecker in his own proper person & by counsel,
& files his petition and affidavit praying for a change of venue in this
cause on the ground that he fears that he will not receive a fair trial in
this county on account of the inhabitants of said county being prejudiced
against him –<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">It is therefore ordered by the court that the venue of this cause be
changed from this county to the County of Macon,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">And on motion of the people’s attorney, it is ordered by the court
that the defendant David Longnecker be required to give new bail in the sum
of two thousand dollars.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">[Recognizances omitted]<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">It is therefore ordered by the court that the clerk of this court
transmit a certified copy of the papers and all orders and proceedings in
this cause to the Clerk of the Macon County Circuit Court<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">COURT MINUTES<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">The People vs David Longnecker} Indictment for Murder, Change of
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">This day came the People by their attorney and the said defendant in
proper person, who as appears from the record and proceedings had in this
cause in the Piatt Circuit Court was there arraigned and pleaded not guilty
to the charges preferred in the Indictment, and there waived copy of
Indictment list of witnesses and jurors. And the said defendant now enters
his motion verified by affidavit for a continuance of his cause which is
granted by the court, the amount of Bail being fixed by the Court in the sum
of two thousand dollars. And thereupon came the said David Longnecker, Reuben
Bowman, William Bruffitt and William P. Smith, who in open court severally
acknowledged themselves to owe and be indebted to the People of the State of
Illinois in the sum of two thousand dollars to be levied of their respective
goods and chattels, lands and tenements, yet upon this condition That if the
said David Longnecker shall personally be and appear before the Circuit Court
of Macon County on the first day of the next term thereof to answer to an Indictment
pending in said court for Murder on change of venue from Piatt County and
shall abide all the orders of the court to be made therein and shall not
depart said court without leave of said court, then this recognizance to be
void otherwise to remain in full force.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">It is ordered by the court that the cause be continued to the next
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">AFFIDAVIT FOR
CONTINUANCE<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">State of Illinois, Macon County} May term of the Macon Circuit Court
May term AD 1855<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">The affidavit of David Longnecker who being duly sworn according to
law upon his oath saith that there is now pending with this court by change
of venue from Piatt County the following cause the People of the State of
Illinois vs David Longnecker, Indictment for Murder. This affiant further
showeth that he cannot now proceed to trial in said cause for the following
causes, the venue was changed from the Piatt Circuit Court some seven days
previous to the term of this court that the papers accompanying the change of
venue in said cause have only been filed in Macon Court this day and this
affiant has not had sufficient time to have subpoenas issued to his witnesses
who all reside in different counties – This affiant further states that at
the time the Murder is charged to have been committed upon the person of one
Jacob Ater in said indictment the same Jacob Ater was in the act of striking
a deadly blow upon the person of this affiant with a deadly weapon that the
said Jacob Ater [illegible] and began the quarrel with this affiant and made
the first assault upon this affiant that the said Jacob Ater was in the act
of committing a great bodily injury upon the person of this affiant all of
which facts this affiant expects and verily believes he can fully prove by
one George Read who now resides either in the State of Ohio or New York and a
subpoena could not have been served upon him even had one been issued in this
court since the venue has been changed to this county.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">David Longnecker<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">Subscribed & sworn to before me this 28 May 1855<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">Wm Prather clk<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">30779<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">Know you, that trusting to your fidelity and circumspection, we do
hereby authorize and require you to cause to come before you at such time and
place as you may designate <u>Thomas Stewart</u> Witness on the part of <u>Defendant</u>
in a certain matter or controversy now depending in our Circuit Court of
Macon County, in which the <u>People of the State of Illinois is</u>
Plaintiff and <u>David Longnecker is</u> Defendant and then and there
diligently examine the said witness upon <u>his</u> corporal oath touching
the said controversy, upon all and singular the Interrogatories hereto
attached, as well on the part of the Plaintiff as the Defendant, that you
reduce to writing each of the said Interrogatories in the order in which they
are propounded, together with the answers of said witness, and certify the
same to our said Court under your hand and seal,--returning also this writ.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">Witness <u>William Prather</u> Clerk of our said Circuit Court at <u>Decatur</u>
in said County, this <u>14th</u> day of <u>August</u> A.D. 18<u>55</u>, the
seal of said Court being hereto affixed.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">State of Illinois, Macon County} Oct Term of the Macon Circuit Court
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">The People of the State of Illinois vs David Longnecker} Indictment
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">Aug 1st 1855 for Elam Rust prosecuting attorney for the 17th
Judicial Circuit State of Illinois. Sir you please take notice that the
undersigned will attend before the Circuit Clerk of Macon County at his
office in Decatur, Macon County on the 14th day of August AD 1855 for the
purpose of issuing out a didemus potestatum to take the deposition of Thomas
Stewart now residing in Lucas County State of Illinois to be read in evidence
on behalf of the said David Longnecker [illegible] on the trial thereupon
said didemus potestatum will be directed to the Circuit Clerk of Lucas County
Iowa as a commissioner to take the deposition of the said Thomas Stewart when
and where you may if you choose attend at any time before noon of said day
and flie cross interrogatories.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">Interrogatory 1: Where do you reside<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">3: Where did you reside before moving to your present home<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">4: Was you acquainted with the Defendant in the afore entitled
[illegible] prosecution<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">5: was you acquainted with one Jacob Ater of Piatt County Ills
during his lifetime<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">6: Was you acquainted with the general character of said Ater for
good morals conduct and deportment if you state the same<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">Int 7th: Do you know anything about the means by which the said Ater
is said to have come to his death<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">8: Was you living in Piatt County Ills at the time the said Jacob
Ater was killed<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">9: Did you at any time before the death of the said Jacob Ater have
any conversation with him respecting the said David Longnecker<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">10: Did you at any time hear the said Ater make any threat against
the life or body of the said David Longnecker. If yes state fully and
particularly when it was & how long before his death and what he said<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">11: Did you ever communicate to the said David Longnecker what you
heard the said Ater say about him in his lifetime<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">12: Did you ever hear the said Ater say that he intended to take the
life of the said David Longnecker<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">13: When you communicated th threat to the said David Longnecker
which had been made by the said Ater if any what was the reply if any<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">14: Did you ever hear or see the said Ater shortly before his death
make any attempts movements or motions toward an assault or threaten to do so
upon the person of the said David Longnecker<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">DEPOSITION<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">The deposition of Thomas Stewart of the County of Lucas State of
Iowa a witness 52 years old produced, sworn and examined before Samuel D.
Houston Circuit Clerk of Lucas County Iowa, a commissioner empowered to take
this deposition on the 31th day of August AD 1855 by virtue of a dedimus potestatum
issued by the Circuit Clerk of Macon County, Illinois to me directed for the
examination of the said Thomas Stewart, a witness in a case now pending in
the Macon County Circuit Court State of Illinois. Wherein the People of the
State of Illinois are plaintiffs and David Longnecker is defendant on an
indictment for murder.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">First: To the first interrogatory the deponent says – I reside in
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">Second: To the second int – the deponent says I am engaged in the
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">Third: To the third int the deponent says – I resided in Monticello
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">Seventh: To the seventh interrogatory the deponent says – I know
nothing about it personally only from hearing the testimony of others given
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">Eighth: To the eighth interrogatory the deponent says – I was.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">Ninth: To the ninth interrogatory the deponent says – I had.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">Tenth: To the tenth interrogatory the deponent says – I heard him
make threats against the life & body of David Longnecker. I cannot state
the time positively, but it was a short time before Ater’s death. He (Ater)
said that he would take satisfaction out of him<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(Longnecker) and that he would cut or kick
his damned old guts out.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">Eleventh: To the eleventh interrogatory the deponent says – I did.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">Twelfth: To the twelfth interrogatory the deponent says – I did
not.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I never heard him make any
threats only the one above stated.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">Thirteenth: To the 13th interrogatory the Deponent says – He replied
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">Fourteenth: To the 14th interrogatory the Deponent says – I never
saw Ater make any attempt or motion towards assaulting Longnecker. I never
heard him make any threats but the one time as before stated.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">Fifteenth: To the 15th Interrogatory the deponent says – I was not
present at the time of Ater’s death and know nothing about it from personal
observation.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">State of Iowa, Lucan County} The undersigned a commissioner
appointed to take the deposition of Thomas Stewart in said county, do hereby
certify that the foregoing deposition was taken by me at the time and place
in the caption mentioned and that the said witness was first duly sworn and
that the same was carefully read over to him and then signed by him.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">Dated this 31st day of August AD 1855<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">30783<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">COURT MINUTES<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">The People vs David Longnecker} Indictment for Murder, Change of
Venue from Piatt County<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">This day came the people by Elam Rust their attorney and the
defendant in his proper person and the issues being joined and the parties
ready for trial whereupon came a jury to wit: [twelve names] who being first
duly sworn to well and truly try the issues joined between the parties after
hearing the evidence retired to agree upon a verdict and returned into court
stating that they could not agree upon a verdict. It is therefore ordered by
the court that the jury be dismissed and that this cause be continued and
that the defendant enter into a recognizance with good and sufficient surety
in the sum of two thousand dollars for his appearance at the next term of
this court on the first day thereof. Whereupon came the same David
Longnecker, Wesley Hampton and Jacob Spangler who in open court severally
acknowledged themselves to owe and be indebted to people of the State of
Illinois in the sum of two thousand dollars to be levied of their properties
goods and chattels lands and tenements yet upon this condition. That if the
said David Longnecker shall personally be and appear before the Circuit Court
of Macon County on the first day of the next term thereof to answer to an
indictment pending in said court against for Murder, on change of venue from
Piatt County and shall abide all the orders of the court to be made therein
and shall not depart said court without leave of said court, then this
recognizance to be null and void otherwise to remain in full force<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">It is ordered by the court that this case be continued until the
next term of this court.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">30745<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">6/3/56</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">COURT MINUTES<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">The People vs David Longnecker} Indictment for Murder, Change of
Venue from Piatt County<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">Now on this day came the people by Elam Rust their attorney and the
defendant in his proper person as well as by his attorneys and the issues
being joined and the parties ready for trial, whereupon came a jury to wit:
[twelve names] who being first duly sworn to well and truly try the issues
joined between the parties and after hearing the evidence retired to agree
upon a verdict and returned into court stating that the could not agree upon
a verdict, it is therefore ordered by the court that the jury be discharged.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">6/4/56</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">PETITION<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">In the Macon County Circuit Court, by Change of Venue from Piatt<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">The People of the State of Illinois vs David Longnecker} Indictment
for murder<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">We the undersigned members of the Bar of the court aforesaid,
understanding that there have been two successive mistrials of the above
prosecution in the first the jury standing six for a conviction of
manslaughter and six for an acquittal and in the second 5 for a conviction of
manslaughter and 7 for an acquittal do recommend to the States Attorney that
a Nolle Prosequi be entered in the case – June 4, 1857<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">A. Lincoln [& 14 other members of the bar]<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">3633<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">COURT MINUTES<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">The People vs David Longnecker} Indictment for Murder, Change of
Venue from Piatt County<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">Now on this day came the people by Elam Rust their attorney and
entered a nolle prosequi in this cause. It is therefore ordered by the court
that the defendant be discharged.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<br />George R. (Bob) Dekle, Sr.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15242224536369458590noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1571814704550192046.post-45697042067710974282016-03-23T18:43:00.000-07:002016-03-28T13:20:39.475-07:00PEOPLE v MOSES LOE: TRANSCRIPT OF A MURDER CASE DEFENDED BY LINCOLN <span style="font-size: large;">Set forth below is a transcript which I made of the important documents in the court file from a murder case defended by Lincoln.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The document numbers in the right hand column represent the document numbers assigned to the documents by the <a href="http://www.lawpracticeofabrahamlincoln.org/Search.aspx" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: blue;">Law Practice of Abraham Lincoln</span></b></a> website.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">PEOPLE v. MOSES LOE: TRANSCRIPT OF
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">INDICTMENT<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">Of the August Term of the Sangamon Circuit Court in the year of our
Lord Eighteen hundred and fifty two<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">State of Illinois, Sangamon County} ss<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">The Grand Jurors chosen selected and sworn in and for the County of
Sangamon in the name and by the authority of the people of the State of
Illinois upon their oaths present that on the thirtieth day of August in the
year of our Lord Eighteen hundred and fifty two and before the finding of the
indictment at the County of Sangamon in the State of Illinois aforesaid Moses
Loe with force and arms in and upon the person of one James Gray in the peace
of God and the people then and there [illegible] and unlawfully feloniously
and willfully and of his malice aforethought did make an assault and that the
said Moses Loe with a certain knife of the value of six cents which he the
said Moses Loe in his left right hand then and there had and held the said
James Gray in and upon the right side of the neck of him the said James Gray
then and there unlawfully feloniously and willfully and of his malice
aforethought did strike and thrust giving to the said James Gray then and
there with the knife aforesaid in and upon the right side of the neck of him
the said James Gray one mortal wound of the breadth of one inch and of the
depth of one inch of which said mortal wound the said James Gray then and
there instantly died and so the Jurors aforesaid upon their oaths aforesaid
do say that the said Moses Loe the said James Gray in manner and form
aforesaid unlawfully feloniously and willfully and of his malice aforethought
did kill and murder contrary to the form of the statute in such cases made
and provided and against the peace and dignity of the [illegible] people of
the State of Illinois.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">And the grand Jurors aforesaid in the name and by the authority
aforesaid upon their oaths aforesaid do further present that on the day and
year aforesaid and before the finding of this indictment at the County and
State aforesaid Moses Loe in and upon one James Gray in the peace of the
people then and there being unlawfully feloniously willfully and of his
malice aforethought did make an assault and that the said Moses Loe with a
certain knife of the value of six cents which eh the said Moses Loe in his
left right hand then and there had and held the said James Gray in and upon
the right side of the neck of him the said James Gray then and there
unlawfully feloniously willfully and of his malice aforethought did strike
and thrust giving to the said James Gray then and there with the knife
aforesaid in and upon the said right side of the neck of him the said James
Gray one mortal wound of the breadth of one inch and of the depth of one inch
of which said mortal wound the said James Gray from the said thirtieth day of
August in the year aforesaid until the thirty first day of same month of
August in the year aforesaid at the county and state aforesaid did languish
and languishing did live on which said thirty first day of August in the year
aforesaid and before the finding of the indictment the said James Gray in the
County and State aforesaid of the said mortal wound died, and so the Grand
Jurors aforesaid upon their oaths aforesaid do say that the said Moses Loe
the said James Gray in manner and form aforesaid feloniously willfully
unlawfully and of his malice aforethought did kill and murder Contrary to the
form of the Statute in such cases made and provided and against the peace and
dignity of the said people of the State of Illinois<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">A True Bill<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">Elijah Iles, foreman of the Grand Jury<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">Filed Sept 1, 1852 <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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John Breckinridge; James S. Carter, Ira Parker<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">AFFIDAVIT FOR CHANGE OF
VENUE<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">State of Illinois, Sangamon County} ss<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">Moses Loe, the defendant to a certain indictment for murder pending
in the circuit court of the county aforesaid, being first duly sworn states
on oath that he fears he will not receive a fair and impartial trial on said
indictment in the circuit court of the county aforesaid, where the trial is
pending, on account that the minds of the inhabitants of said county wherein
said trial is pending are prejudiced against him, he therefore prays the
court to award him a change of venue to the next nearest county where the
cause aforesaid does not exist.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">Moses X Loe (his mark)<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">Subscribed and sworn to before me this 4th day of September, 1852.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">B. Lawton<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">COURT MINUTES<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">The People of the State of Illinois against Moses Loe} Murder<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">And now at this day came the said People by their attorney and as
well the said defendant in proper person and by Counsel and the said
defendant being furnished with a copy of the Indictment and a list of the
jurors and witnesses [illegible] and being arraigned for plea says that he is
Not Guilty in the manner and form as charged in the said Indictment and of
this he puts himself on the Country and the People do the like and thereupon
the said defendant files his petition and moves the court that the venue
herein be changed and thereupon by agreement of parties he venue herein is
changed to the County of DeWitt. Whereupon it is ordered by this court that
the clerk of the Court make out and certify to the said County of DeWitt a
transcript of the record herein according to law.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">The People of the State of Illinois vs Moses Loe} Indictment for
Murder, brought by change of venue from Sangamon<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">This day came the defendant, and also the People by their attorney;
and on affidavit and motion of the defendant it is ordered by the court that
the cause be continued to the next term of the court—It is also ordered by
the Court that the defendant be removed by the Sheriff of this county to the
county of Sangamon and delivered to the Sheriff of said Sangamon County to be
by him safely kept in the jail of said county, and returned and delivered to
the Sheriff of this county on the first day of the next term of this court—<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">State of Illinois, DeWitt County}SS<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">I, Moses Loe, the defendant to a certain indictment, for the
supposed murder of one James Gray pending in the circuit court of the county
aforesaid by change of venue from the county of Sangamon, being first duly
sworn states on oath that he can not safely go to trial at the present term
of this court because of the absence of Thomas Blankenship and Elizabeth
Grass, who, he is advised and believes, are material witnesses for him on
such trial that affiant expects it will be proved by the prosecution that he,
affiant, on the morning of the killing of said Gray, came to and remained
alone upon the grounds where the killing afterwards occurred, a considerable
length of time before the arrival of said Gray, and he expects, in
explanation of that part of his conduct, to prove by said Blankenship that
said Gray told said Blankenship on the evening before the killing that he,
Gray, had an appointment with this affiant to meet and fight with each other
at the time and place where and when the killing afterwards occurred. Affiant
states that there was in fact such appointment made the day before the
killing by said Gray and affiant, but that no other person was present at the
making of it; that having been in close confinement ever since the killing,
he has had no opportunity of finding out persons to whom said Gray may have
spoken of said appointment; that he has learned that he, said Gray, had so
spoken to said Blankenship, but did not so learn until it was too late to
procure his attendance at the present term of the court, that affiant expects
there will be some other evidence tending to prove the fact of such
appointment, but none of so satisfactory a character as that of said
Blankenship; that said Blankenship resides in Sangamon county and affiant
expects to procure his attendance at the next term of the court—Affiant
further states that since his arrival here on the sixth inst he learned, for
the first time, that one May Grass, whose name is not endorsed on the
indictment, is to be used as a witness against him; and that it is expected
she will testify that several weeks previous to the killing, and about the
time affiant bought the knife with which said Gray was wounded on the day of
the killing, she heard this affiant say he intended to kill said Gray with
said knife—Affiant expects and believes said Mary Grass can not and will not
testify that he, affiant, ever spoke in her presence of said knife more than
one time; and affiant expects to prove by said Elizabeth grass that she was
present with said Mary, when affiant once spoke of said knife, and that she
understood and remembers what he then said, and that he did not speak of or
allude to said Gray that what affiant [illegible] say on that occasion was
that if one Thompson Lacy should assail him, affiant, as he had believed, he
had threatened to do, he, affiant would defend himself with that knife—that
said Elizabeth Grass resides in Morgan county, and affiant believes he can
procure her attendance at the next term. & that this application is not
made for delay, but that justice may be done—<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">Subscribed and sworn to before me this 8th day of October 1852, <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">We the Jury find the Prisoner Moses Loe guilty of Manslaughter in
the highest degree and therefore affix the penalty accordingly which is Eight
years confinement in the Penitentiary of Illinois <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Bushrod; William Summers; Alfred Pain; George W. Kneadler; Jack Jackson;
William East; Francis M. Jeffrey<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">ATTORNEY’S NOTES:<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">The People vs Moses Loe} Indictment for Murder—<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">Jury—Francis Jeffery; Bushrod W. Monson; James Spratt; Alfred
Gaines; William Neal; Ephraim Bean; Joel Jackson; William East; James
Swearingen; Geo. W. Knadler; William Summers; William W. Hickman<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";"><u><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;">Evidence for Prosecution</span></u><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;">:<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";"><u><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;">Benjamin Morris</span></u><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;">—Was with Gray that morning—Monday morning Gray started to court at
Springfield—I was with him—Came to where James Nippers was—Saw Loe down the
road—Came up to Loe—Witness said good morning to Loe—Gray said to Loe “have
you had your breakfast—Loe said something about threatening—Gray said put
down knife—Loe said you accused me of fighting boys less than me; now you
fight a bout less than you. Gray turned his horse and run back the road &
Loe ran after him to Loe got a club, then followed Gray in a walk—G. got of
his horse and got a club. L came up to him stabbed him in neck and him
down—stuck him again—jumped on him stamped him—G called to witness for help—W
got off his horse and ran up—G got up with L & W saw blood running out of
his mouth<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">L did not make at G till G started off on the horse—G told W L
wanted him to meet him at mouth of lane to fight and asked W to go with him
& he went—G made a sort of stop but whether at the place when L got club
don’t know<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";"><u><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;">Edw D. Meacham</span></u><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;">—Was not present—L was brought by constable—Said to L Now I am sorry
for that L said he was sorry too—Asked L if he had given G a mortal wound—L
said he supposed he had—Asked L for the knife & L gave it to him—Asked L
how he did it—L said he struck him first with the club & then with the
knife & showed W how he held the knife—Witness saw the blood on the knife
was but a small instance & thought life might still be saved—L came into
neighborhood a year or so before W thought him 18 or 19 then—<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">Ira Parker—Lives in that neighborhood-Saw L at [scene] that morning
leaning against a tree whittling, near the place where the affair afterwards
happened—at the north of this lane—<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";"><u><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;">Williamson Nippers</span></u><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;">—Lives with Jane Nippers—between day &
sunrise got up. L was then in the road at front of house & walked down
toward the lane. W went & fed some stock & came back home then saw L
sitting against a tree at mouth of lane—after breakfast G & Morris came
along—a little while after heard some [yelling] & ran down, got within
fifty yards when G wheeled his horse and run back past him & L running
after him on foot—G halted a moment & run on again 80 yards in all got
down & got a club—L had also got a club came up to G & struck [G] W
was between them & the north of the lane when the [hurt] was [done]—<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";"><u><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;">Jane Nippers</span></u><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;">—When got up at daylight L was in road opposite house & went
down to lane—about an hour by saw G & Morris came along—G spoke to W
& [laughed] & went on down the road in a little while brother ran
down that way. Told him to come back but he went on—saw G turn his horse
& run back toward house & heard him laughing—saw him stop & get
down—then W went into house for fear of remarks<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<u><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">Evidence by defendant<o:p></o:p></span></span></u></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";"><u><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;">Thomas Blankenship</span></u><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;">—G on Sunday before asked W if he wanted to see
some fun & said he & L was to fight at the mouth of the lane in the
morning<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";"><u><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;">Carter</span></u><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;">—Understood L lived at Loftus three quarters of a mile off at the
[illegible]<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">Dr Goodbread—Thinks the blood from the mouth did not come from the
cut—<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">COURT MINUTES<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">The People of the State of Illinois vs Moses Loe} Indictment for
Murder. Change of Venue from Sangamon County<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">And now on this day came the Plaintiffs by Campbell their
Prosecuting attorney and the defendant in proper person and the plea of Not
Guilty having been entered before the venue of this case was changed and a
copy of the Indictment and list of jurors and witnesses having been furnished
the defendant thereupon came a jury to wit, William East, William Somers,
James Swearingen, H.H. Hickman, Geo W. Knadler, B.N. Munson, Ephraim Bunn,
Alfred Gaines, James Spratt, Joel Jakcons, Francis M. Jeffry, and [illegible]
who being sworn well and truly to try the issue joined, and after hearing the
evidence and argument of Counsel and the charge of the court retired to
consider of their verdict and afterwards returned into court with the
following verdict “We the Jury find the defendant guilty of Manslaughter and
affix period of his confinement in the Penitentiary at Eight years.” Which
verdict was [illegible] to be entered and thereupon the said jury was
discharged. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">COURT MINUTES<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">The People of the State of Illinois vs Moses Loe} Indictment for
Murder. Change of Venue form Sangamon County<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">And now again on this day came the People by Campbell their prosecuting
attorney and the defendant in proper person, and the said Defendant saying
nothing why the judgment of the court should not be pronounced on the verdict
of the Jury it is thereupon ordered by the court that the said defendant be
confined in the state Penitentiary at Alton for a period of Eight years, that
to be served three months in solitary confinement and the residue of the time
at hard labor. It is further ordered that the Sheriff of this County convey
said defendant to Alton and deliver him to the Warden of the Penitentiary
within a period of seven days. It is further ordered that the plaintiffs
recover of the Defendant the costs herein expended and that they have
execution therefor<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">PARDON PETITION<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">To his Excellency William H. Bissell Governor of the State of
Illinois<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">Your petitioners Jurors who as grand jurymen found the bill of
indictment and petty jurymen found Moses Loe guilty of Manslaughter at the
March term of the Circuit Court of DeWitt County for the year 1853, said Loe
having spent more than half his term of 8 years and believing that the ends
of justice are fully met would respectfully request your excellency to
exercise that power vested in you and free him for the remainder of the term<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">[Signatures of 7 jurors]<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">[Clerk’s attestation that they were jurors]<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">I defended Moses Loe in the case mentioned, and, with the exception
of the assistance of a young man at the trial, who volunteered merely to try
his hand, the whole defense rested on me— I know Loe to have been a very
young man at the time of the offense and that now that half his term
(originally eight years) has elapsed since his conviction—As to his previous
character, or his conduct in the state prison I know nothing; but willing to
trust the numerous and very respectable gentlemen who speak to the point. I
cheerfully join the request that he be pardoned for the remainder of his
term.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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George R. (Bob) Dekle, Sr.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15242224536369458590noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1571814704550192046.post-6687498678625394962016-03-23T08:45:00.000-07:002016-03-28T13:21:15.779-07:00PEOPLE v THOMAS DELNY: TRANSCRIPT OF THE COURT FILE OF A RAPE CASE PROSECUTED BY LINCOLN<span style="font-size: large;">Set forth below is a transcript which I made of the important documents in the court file from a rape case prosecuted by Lincoln on as a specially appointed state's attorney pro tem.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The document numbers in the right hand column represent the document numbers assigned to the documents by the <a href="http://www.lawpracticeofabrahamlincoln.org/Search.aspx" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: blue;">Law Practice of Abraham Lincoln</span></b></a> website.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">5/8/53</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">WRIT
OF MITTIMUS<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">State of Illinois, Tazewell County} The People of
the State of Illinois to any Constable of Said County and to the Keeper of
the common jail of said County</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">Whereas Thomas Delny has been arrested and
brought before T.V. Pinkham one of the Justices of the Peace of said county,
charged on the Oath of Paul N. Rupert with having on the seventh day of May
1853 committed or attempted to commit a Rape on the person of Jane Ann Rupert
who is under the age of Ten years, and the said Justice of the peace being
assisted with him James Harriot, a neighboring Justice of the Peace of said
county and they having taken the examination of the witnesses and considered
the proof adduced and the testimony thereon did adjudge that the said offense
had been committed and the said Thomas Delny was gujilty of the charge exhibited
against him, and required to enter into Recognizance with good and sufficient
Sureties in the Sum of Two thousand dollars for his personal appearance at
the present term of the circuit court now being held in the county of
Tazewell, with which requisition the said Thomas Delny has failed to comply.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">We therefore command you the said constable,
forthwith to convey the said Thomas Delny to the common jail of the said
county and deliver him to the Keeper thereof and you the said Keeper are
hereby required to receive the said Thomas Delny into your custody in the
said jail, and him safely keep for the want of Sureties, until he be
discharged by due course of law</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">Witness the said T.V. Pinkham and James Harriott
Justices of the Peace of Tazewell County this 8th day of May 1853.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">T.V. Pinkham J.P.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">James Harriott J.P.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">People vs. Thos Delny</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">Mittimus</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">Bail Ought to be taken in the sum of Two Thousand
Dollars</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">T.V. Pinkham J.P.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">45695</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">5/9/53</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">COURT
MINUTES<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">Ordered, that Abraham Lincoln, Esq., act as Prosecutor for the People during the remainder of this present term.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "calibri";"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "calibri";">And now this day comes into Court the Grand Jury
and made the following Presentment</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">The People of the State of Illinois vs Thomas
Delny} Indictment for Rape</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">Indorsed a True Bill</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">David Mark, Foreman of the Grand Jury</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">45697</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">5/9/53</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">INDICTMENT<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">Of the May term of the Tazewell county circuit
court in the year of our Lord Eighteen hundred and fiftythree</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">State of Illinois, Tazewell County} SS</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">The Grand Jurors chosen, selected and sworn, in
and for the county of Tazewell aforesaid, in the name and bu the authority of
the People of the State of Illinois, upon their oaths present, that Thomas
Delny late of the county aforesaid, on the seventh day of May in the year of
our Lord one thousand, eight hundred and fiftythree, with force and arms, at
the county aforesaid, in and upon Jane Ann Rupert, a female in the peace of
the People aforesaid, then and there being, violently and feloniously did
make an assault, and her the said Jane Ann Rupert then and there violently, and
against her will, feloniously did ravish and carnally know; contrary to the
form of the statute in such case made and provided, and against the Peace and
dignity of the same People of the State of Illinois.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">Lincoln Attorney, <u>pro tem<o:p></o:p></u></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">And the Grand Jurors aforesaid, in the name, and
by the authority aforesaid, upon their oaths aforesaid do further present
that Thomas Delny, a male person above the age of fourteen years, late of the
county aforesaid, on the seventh day of May in the year of our Lord one
thousand eight hundred and fiftythree with force and arms, at the county
aforesaid, in and upon Jane Ann Rupert, a female child under the age of ten
years, towit of the age of seven years, in the peace of the People aforesaid,
then and there being, feloniously did make an assault, and her the said Jane
Ann Rupert, then and there feloniously did unlawfully anad carnally know,
contrary to the form of the statute in such case made and provided, and
against the peace and dignity of the same people of the state of Illinois.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">Lincoln Attorney, <u>pro tem</u></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">A True Bill</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">David Mark</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">Foreman of the Grand Jury</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">Witnesses –</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">Jane Ann Rupert</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">Paul N. Rupert</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">Joseph S. Maus</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">Dr. L.A. McCook</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">Catherine Rupert</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">Joseph C. [?]insey</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">54854</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">5/10/53</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">JUDGE’S
DOCKET<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">A special Grand Jury sumond Monday 2nd week &
Bill found</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">List of Jurors & witnesses waived – Copy of
Indictment furnished</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">Arraigned – Pleads Not Guilty – Jury Sworn
verdict guilty – confinement penitentiary [illegible] – arraigned for
sentence – Judg of Court – to be confined in Penitentiary for 18 years – one year
of solitary confinement – Residue at hard labor – Shf to have keep & convey
him to Alton</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">45703</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">5/10/53</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">COURT
MINUTES<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">People of the State of Illinois vs Thomas Delny}
Indictment for Rape</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">This day came as well the People by their
attorney and the said Defendant in proper person who having been furnished
with a copy of the indictment and list of the witnesses for plea to the Indictment
saith that he is not guilty as charged in the Indictment; and of this he puts
himself upon the Country and the People doth the like, whereupon came a Jury
to wit: [lists twelve barely legible names], twelve good and lawful men, and
elected tried and sworn to try Said issue; and having heard the proof and
allegations & the [illegible] and argument of counsel there, for verdict
say we the Jury find the Defendant guilty in manner and form as charged in the
Indictment and we determine that he be confined in the Penitentiary of the
State of Illinois for the term of eighteen years – And now the said Defendant
Thomas Delny saying nothing why the sentence of the law should not be
pronounced against him, it is therefore ordered by the Court that in
[illegible] of the verdict of the Jury the said Thomas Delny be imprisoned in
the Penitentiary of the State of Illinois at Alton for the term of eighteen
years, one year of the term in solitary confinement, and the remainder at
hard labor – And that he pay the cost of this proceeding –</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">It is further ordered that the Sheriff of
Tazewell County further [illegible] from [illegible] convey the said Delny to
the Penitentiary of the State of Illinois at Alton and deliver him to the proper
officer having charged thereof.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">Ordered the Court adjourned till tomorrow morning
at nine o’clock <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">45700</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">5/10/53</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">JURY
VERDICT<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">We the Jury find the Defendant guilty in manner
and form as charged in the Indictment and we determine that he be confined in
the Penitentiary of the State of Illinois for the term of eighteen years</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">Zachariah Phillips</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">John Waldon</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">James Fuller</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">David Shay</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">[illegible]</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">Daniel Hedgson</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">William [illegible]</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">John S. [illegible]</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">[illegible]</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">William Booth</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">E.B. Morse</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">Henry H. [illegible]</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">45702</span></div>
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George R. (Bob) Dekle, Sr.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15242224536369458590noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1571814704550192046.post-49920571760804481292016-03-22T10:58:00.000-07:002016-03-28T13:21:41.316-07:00PEOPLE v JOHN CROCKETT: TRANSCRIPT OF THE COURT FILE AND PARDON PAPERS FROM A MANSLAUGHTER CASE DEFENDED BY LINCOLN<span style="font-size: large;">Set
forth below is a transcript which I made of the important documents in the court file from one of
Lincoln's manslaughter cases. The defendant was a descendant of Davey Crockett. Although Lincoln lost the trial, he was successful in getting his client pardoned.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The document numbers in the right hand column represent the document numbers assigned to the documents by the <a href="http://www.lawpracticeofabrahamlincoln.org/Search.aspx" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: blue;">Law Practice of Abraham Lincoln</span></b></a> website.</span><br />
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FILE & PARDON PAPERS</div>
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DOC.#</div>
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11/9/52</div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">The Grand Jury came into court and made the following presentments</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">The People vs John A. L. Crockett; Indictment for Murder Endorsed a
true bill, William Thomas foreman of the Grand Jury</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">***</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">36418</span></div>
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11/10/52</div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">The People of the State of Illinois versus John A.L. Crockett;
Indictment for Murder</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">And now at this day came the said Plaintiffs by Campbell their
Prosecuting Attorney and the defendant in proper person who after being
furnished with a copy of the Indictment and a list of Jurors and witnesses is
arraigned and for plea says that he is not Guilty<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>– Thereupon came the following jury to wit:
Lewis I. Berry, John Burg, Joseph P. Hendrix, Barney M. Hastings, David
Mitchell, David Crowder, Ellsworth McLansden, Nicholas Libby, Elijah Fleming,
Mark Hewland, Joseph Crable, William Cochran – who after being sworn well and
truly to try the issue joined and after hearing the evidence and argument of
counsel retired to consider of their verdict<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>– and afterward returned into Court and for Verdict say “We the Jury
find the defendant Guilty of Manslaughter and affix the period of his
punishment in the Penitentiary at two years[”] – And the defendant saying
nothing why judgment should not be pronounced on the verdict of the jury<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>–<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It
is therefore ordered by the Court that the said defendant be confined in the
State Penitentiary at Alton for the period of two years and that he serve
said time at hard labor –<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And it is
further ordered that said defendant pay the Costs of Prosecution –<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is ordered that the present Sheriff of
this County, after the 1st day of December next, convey said prisoner to
Alton, and deliver him to the warden of the Penitentiary, And that the said
present Sheriff have ten days in which to convey him to Alton after said
first day of December next. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">36419</span></div>
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11/22/52</div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Sullivan, Moultrie Co.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Novr 1852</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">His Excellency A.C. French</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Dear Sir</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">At the present term of the Circuit Court of this County John A.L.
Crockett was convicted of Manslaughter and sent to the Penitentiary for two
years – There was no question of the killing made on the trial – The defense
set up was that the young man’s mind was so weak, or rather that he was so
destitute of intellect, that he had not consciousness of right and wrong, and
was therefore not amenable by law for the commission of crime –</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">The proof was very clear that the young man from early infancy if
not an imbecile was of the lowest grade of intellect – Although some 26 years
of age, his amusements have been chiefly with children – he has never voted,
nor given evidence in court –</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">There was plenty of evidence that the young man, when sent to work
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for a half hour or hour gazing –</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">He had never learnt to plough as other boys – Although his father
had sent him to school, as other boys in the country, yet he had never larnt
to read or write – The young man, it was proved, had a spell of sickness when
very young, which the doctor called “Pleurisy of the brain” – and since that
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">It seems wrong, considering the state of the man’s mind, to send him
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Jury had a right to convict him of manslaughter, if they were satisfied that
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">The Pardoning power has to be invoked in order to save him from the
Penitentiary – The young man is weak in body as well as mind – His father
says that he will take him home and guard him and protect him so that he
cannot hereafter do him any harm –</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">He cannot be sent to an insane asylum because he is not insane but
only weak in intellect or destitute of intellect – as the evidence satisfies
the mind</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">I think that it will not result in any harm to the public to pardon
this man and it does look as if it would be inhumane to send him to the
Penitentiary</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">With great respect</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">D Davis</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">I concur in the above</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">D.B. [illegible]</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Shelbyville Ill.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Nov 22nd 1852</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">His Excellency</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">A.C. French</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Gov. of the State of Ill.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Sir,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">John A. L. Crockett was, at the Nov. term 1852 of the circuit court
of Moultrie County convicted of manslaughter, and sent to the penitentiary
for two years. I have seen said Crockett several times, and have conversed
with a number of persons about him who have known him from his boyhood. I was
present at his trial in Moultrie County; and I came, to the conclusion from
the testimony produced at the trial, that Crockett is almost, if not quite,
an idiot. It appeared from the proof that though the father of the prisoner
had used every effort to have his son taught, yet he had never learned the
multiplication table nor to spell. It was further proved that he never could
be taught to work, with any system or judgment. Though he was disposed to
succeed, yet, when alone he never could lay off corn ground. Sometimes the
rows would be too close and sometimes ten feet apart. When he was using <u>two</u>
horses would most frequently go to the field with only <u>one</u>. Very often
he would go to the field to plough and leave his harness at the stable. A
number of witnesses testified that they have seen Crockett very frequently
alone in the field standing by his plough, or with a hoe in his hand, and
gazing at vacancy for a half of an hour, and an hour. – When there was
nothing to attract his attention. It was proven that, though 26 years of age,
he had never manifested any fondness for the society of men; but rather a
distaste; and that his conversation and association had always been with
children. Witnesses to the number of ten or more, who had known him from his
boyhood, expressed the opinion that he had very little, if any reason; and
that upon the slightest excitement, they were satisfied, he was not conscious
of right and wrong.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">It does seem to me, from the testimony at the trial, that it would
be cruel and inhuman to inflict punishment upon such a man.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">I have carefully examined four petitions, marked A.B.C. & D.,
presented to me by Elliott Crockett the father of the unfortunate young man.
I am personally acquainted with most of the signers. They reside in Shelby,
Coles, and Moultrie Counties* [fn: His father’s residence is near where the
three counties join – ]<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I recognize
among them a number of our most respectable and moral citizens; and a number
of them are Mr. Crockett’s neighbors. And have known his son from his
infancy. I also recognize, among the signers a reputable physician of Coles
County who has attended upon young Crockett. Four of the jury, who sat upon
the case, as well as the clerk and sheriff of Moultrie County, and nearly all
the prominent citizens of Sullivan, including the Merchants and a physician,
have signed the petition, marked D.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">The father of young Crockett will present this to you. John Crockett
is now in the custody of the sheriff of Moultrie County, until the 1st of
December.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">If consistent with the discharge of the duties of your Excellency,
you can grant a pardon to this young man, you would not only render a favor
to a large number of your fellow-citizens, but to the cause of humanity.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Respectfully, your obt Sert.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Anthony Thornton</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">I assisted in the defense of J.A.L. Crocket, and of course heard and
noted the evidence, and I concur generally with the statement of Mr. Thornton
above. I think him most clearly a proper subject of the Executive Clemency –</span></div>
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