Account of Hearing, 4 January 1843 [Extradition of JS for Accessory to Assault]
Source Note
Account of Hearing, , Sangamon Co., IL, 4 Jan. 1843, Extradition of JS for Accessory to Assault (United States Circuit Court for the District of IL 1843); in JS, Journal, 1842–1844, Book 1, pp. 50–73; handwriting of ; JS Collection, CHL.
necessary it should appear <that he had fled.>—— th[e] thought it necessary. or why insert the falsehood?
<He> is not subjct to be transportd till <it is p[r]oved that he is a fugitive> [blank] <they> must prove he has fled— if he is guilty can this court deliver him up?— No!— he must have fled—
the Questi[o]n is whither he shall be transpotd [transported] to anothr state or tried on his own soil? <Traspotd [transported]> <to> Botany Bay or and very indiff[ere]nt which.—
we have shown we were not in . <he was is> not a fugitivs. [p. 66]