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This writ of scire facias was issued by the Third District Court in Fort Scott, Kansas Territory to Cain (first name unknown) and John Riggs on May 22, 1860. Cain had been previously arrested for the crime of larceny on Native American land and released on bond, or recognizance, with John Riggs listed as secondary party. The writ states Cain failed to appear for his trial during the May court term of 1860, thus breaking the conditions of the bond. The writ orders Cain and Riggs to appear in court and explain why a final judgement should not be made against them.
Date: May 22, 1860
Item Number: 444867
Call Number: Kansas Territory Criminal Case Files, Box 6, Folder 21
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 444867
Collections - State Archives - U. S. District Court of Kansas (Kansas Territory) - Criminal Case Files
Date - 1854-1860 - 1860
Government and Politics - Crime and Punishment - Crime
Government and Politics - Federal Government - Courts - United States District Courts
Government and Politics - Territorial Government - Courts - Third Judicial District
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Case file
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Record, Judicial
People - American Indians
Places - Cities and towns - Fort Scott
Places - Counties - Bourbon
Places - Indian reservations
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Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Government records - Case files
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Legal documents
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