These legal documents, including two warrants and an indictment, relate to the case against William Berry for assault with intent to kill. Berry was accused of striking Michael D. Coleman on his "head, face, and chest" on February 10, 1860 at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas Territory. Berry was indicted by the U. S. District Court of the Kansas Territory, First District, in Leavenworth during the court's April term of 1860. Both warrants were returned by the marshal unserved. The second warrant is sent May 23, 1861, after Kansas became a state.
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United States versus William Berry for assault with intent to kill - 3