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These legal documents relate to the case of the U. S. District Court of the Kansas Territory, Second District vs. Lewis Baum for contempt. Baum is accused of failing to appear before the Second District Court in Lecompton, Kansas Territory on May 9, 1859 to serve as a juror. On July 15, 1859 a writ was issued ordering Baum to appear before the court and explain why the judgement should not be final. On November 7, 1859, a judgement of $35.50 was issued against Baum. The U.S. marshal reports "no property found" on August 21, 1860.
Date: crime May 9, 1859; judgement November 7, 1859
Item Number: 444758
Call Number: Kansas Territory Criminal Case Files, Box 4, Folder 50
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 444758
Collections - State Archives - U. S. District Court of Kansas (Kansas Territory) - Criminal Case Files
Date - 1854-1860 - 1859
Date - 1854-1860 - 1860
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Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Government records - Case files
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Legal documents
http://www.kansasmemory.org/item/444758