Docket Entry, Indictment, 11 April 1839 [State of Missouri v. Worthington et al. for Larceny]

Source Note

Docket Entry, Indictment, [Honey Creek Township, Daviess Co., MO, 11 Apr. 1839], State of MO v. Worthington et al. for Larceny (Daviess Co., MO, Circuit Court 1839); Daviess County Circuit Court Record, vol. A, 1837–1843, p. 58; handwriting of
Robert Wilson
Nov. 1800–10 May 1870. Politician, Lawyer, Farmer. Born near Staunton, Augusta Co., Virginia. Moved to Franklin, Howard Co., Missouri Territory, by 1820. Married Margaret (Peggie) Snoddy, 18 May 1826. Served as clerk of circuit and county courts in Randolph...
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; Daviess County Courthouse, Gallatin, MO.
Historical Introduction

See Introduction to State of Missouri v. Worthington et al. for Larceny and State of Missouri v. JS for Receiving Stolen Goods.

Document Transcript

The State of Missouri Area acquired by U.S. in Louisiana Purchase, 1803, and established as territory, 1812. Missouri Compromise, 1820, admitted Missouri as slave state, 1821. Population in 1830 about 140,000; in 1836 about 240,000; and in 1840 about 380,000. Latter-day Saint ... More Info )	Indictment for Larceny Taking and carrying away the personal property of another, with felonious intent and against the owner’s will. Illinois statute defined larceny as “the felonious stealing, taking and carrying, leading, riding, or driving away the personal goods of another... View Glossary —
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J[ames] Worthington & others)	a true Bill “These words are endorsed on a bill of indictment when a grand jury, after having heard the witnesses for the government, are of opinion there is sufficient cause to put the defendant on his trial.” View Glossary —

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