Transcript of Proceedings, 24 May 1839 [State of Missouri v. Pratt et al. for Murder]
Source Note
Transcript of Proceedings, , Ray Co., MO, 24 May 1839, State of MO v. Pratt et al. for Murder (Ray Co., MO, Circuit Court 1839); unidentified handwriting; forty-one pages; photocopy in Daviess County Legal Documents, BYU. Includes seal.
by the aforesaid person So as aforesaid, to the Said Jurors as yet unknown, Together with the Said , , and Maurice Phelps, in manner and form last aforesaid done and Committed that is to Say on the twenty fifth day of October in the Year of Our Lord Eighteen hundred and thirty-eight, at the County of , aforesaid to do and Commit the the aforesaid person so as aforesaid to the Said Jurors as yet unknown & the Said , Norman Shearer, , and Maurice Phelps, to do and Commit the felony and Murder last aforesaid in manner and form last aforesaid maliciously <feloniously> Wilfully and of their malice aforethought did Stir up move abet Council <Counsel> and procure against, the form of the Statute in Such Case made and provided and against the Peace and dignity of the .
Circuit Attorney
6 And the Jurors aforesaid upon their oath aforesaid do further Present That the said , , and Maurice Phelps late of said County of , Together with a Certain other person to the Jurors aforesaid 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 [p. 17]