Indictment, circa 7 January–circa 23 April 1839, Copy [State of Missouri v. Pratt et al. for Murder]
Source Note
Indictment, [, Ray Co., MO], [ca. 7 Jan.–ca. 23 Apr. 1839], State of MO v. Pratt et al. for Murder (Ray Co., MO, Circuit Court 1839). Copied [ca. 23 Apr. 1839]; unidentified handwriting; twenty-four pages; unknown number of pages missing; CHL.
and procure against the for[m of the statute] in such case made and pr[ovided and against] the Peace and dignity of th[e .]
Circuit [attorney]
4. And the Jurors aforesaid up[on their oath] aforesaid do further present, tha[t the said] , , Maurice Phelps and divers other evil disposed persons (whose names to the Jurors aforesaid, are as yet unknown) not having the fear of God before their eyes but being moved and seduced by the instigation of the Devil on the twenty fifth day of October in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and thirty eight with force and arms in the county of aforesaid in and upon one Moses Rowland in the peace of the state of then and there being feloniously, wilfully and of their malice aforethought did make an other assault and that the said , Maurice Phelps and the said other Persons (whose names of the Jurors aforesaid are as Yet unknown) a certain other gun of the value of Ten Dollars, then and there charged with Gun Powder and one leaden bullet, which last mentioned gun they the said , , Maurice Phelps and the said other persons (whose names to the Jurors aforesaid are as yet unknown) in their hands then and there had and held then and there feloniously, wilfully, and of their malice aforethought did shoot <off> and discharge to and against and upon him the [p. 9]