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This case file contains a writ and affidavit in case against Lansing Barnes for contempt. On September 23, 1858 Barnes was sent a summons by the U. S. District Court, Kansas Territory, Second District in Lecompton to serve as a juror for the upcoming October court term, but he failed to appear. The writ, issued on February 24, 1859, orders Barnes to appear during the court's March term of 1859 and explain why a fine of ten dollars should not be levied against him. The affidavit, sworn by Dr. M. F. Holaday (Holliday) on November 24, 1858, states that during the 1858 October court term the defendant was confined to bed with an illness.
Date: crime October 4, 1858
Item Number: 444752
Call Number: Kansas Territory Criminal Case Files, Box 4, Folder 44
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 444752
Collections - State Archives - U. S. District Court of Kansas (Kansas Territory) - Criminal Case Files
Date - 1854-1860 - 1858
Government and Politics - Crime and Punishment - Crime - Contempt
Government and Politics - Federal Government - Courts - United States District Courts
Government and Politics - Territorial Government - Courts - Second Judicial District
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Case file
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Record, Judicial
Places - Cities and towns - Lecompton
Places - Counties - Douglas
Thematic Time Period - Bleeding Kansas, 1854 - 1861
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Government records - Case files
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Legal documents
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