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Letter, A. Covington to Governor Holmes, charging Attorney General William B. Shields with "commencing a vexatious prosecution against himself, security for Col. Marschalk's appearance at the last April term, and for his good behavior, before it was ascertained that the principal had been guilty of any breach"; with giving an incorrect opinion to Justice of the Peace Robert Morrow; with offering to dismiss charges against Andrew Marschalk on unwarranted conditions; with an incorrect opinion given to Samuel Brooks depriving Andrew Marschalk of the right to the bounds [of jail]; with indicting Minor Sturgus with manslaughter rather than murder; with improperly handling the Callahans' assault and battery case; with not residing in Washington; and with either ignorance or vice; Enclosure: Exhibit E. April Term, 1811 Indictment, by Grand Jury, Adams County, charging Minor Sturgus with killing Richard Wilmore; June 8, 1815, certified by Theodore Stark as a true copy; June 23,1815, Certification, C. C. Stone, certifying that Minor Sturgus was admitted to plead without arraignment and that Shields referred to Sturgus as "worthy friend"; Certification, Robert Williams, certifying as to the above; Extract from the verdict of a jury held on the body of Richard C. Willmore, found that Willmore died at Sturgus's hand; June 8, 1815, certified by George Newman, Coroner, as a true copy; July 18, 1815, Certification, Theodore Stark, Clerk, certifying that one indictment was preferred against Sturgus in 1811.
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Letter, A. Covington to Governor Holmes, charging Attorney General William B. Shields with "commencing a vexatious prosecution against himself, security for Col. Marschalk's appearance at the last April term, and for his good behavior, before it was ascertained that the principal had been guilty of any breach"; with giving an incorrect opinion to Justice of the Peace Robert Morrow; with offering to dismiss charges against Andrew Marschalk on unwarranted conditions; with an incorrect opinion given to Samuel Brooks depriving Andrew Marschalk of the right to the bounds [of jail]; with indicting Minor Sturgus with manslaughter rather than murder; with improperly handling the Callahans' assault and battery case; with not residing in Washington; and with either ignorance or vice; Enclosure: Exhibit E. April Term, 1811 Indictment, by Grand Jury, Adams County, charging Minor Sturgus with killing Richard Wilmore; June 8, 1815, certified by Theodore Stark as a true copy; June 23,1815, Certification, C. C. Stone, certifying that Minor Sturgus was admitted to plead without arraignment and that Shields referred to Sturgus as "worthy friend"; Certification, Robert Williams, certifying as to the above; Extract from the verdict of a jury held on the body of Richard C. Willmore, found that Willmore died at Sturgus's hand; June 8, 1815, certified by George Newman, Coroner, as a true copy; July 18, 1815, Certification, Theodore Stark, Clerk, certifying that one indictment was preferred against Sturgus in 1811.
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- Doc Number: 2250
- Administration: David Holmes
- Date(s): 1815-08-04
- Description: Letter, A. Covington to Governor Holmes, charging Attorney General William B. Shields with "commencing a vexatious prosecution against himself, security for Col. Marschalk's appearance at the last April term, and for his good behavior, before it was ascertained that the principal had been guilty of any breach"; with giving an incorrect opinion to Justice of the Peace Robert Morrow; with offering to dismiss charges against Andrew Marschalk on unwarranted conditions; with an incorrect opinion given to Samuel Brooks depriving Andrew Marschalk of the right to the bounds [of jail]; with indicting Minor Sturgus with manslaughter rather than murder; with improperly handling the Callahans' assault and battery case; with not residing in Washington; and with either ignorance or vice; Enclosure: Exhibit E. April Term, 1811 Indictment, by Grand Jury, Adams County, charging Minor Sturgus with killing Richard Wilmore; June 8, 1815, certified by Theodore Stark as a true copy; June 23,1815, Certification, C. C. Stone, certifying that Minor Sturgus was admitted to plead without arraignment and that Shields referred to Sturgus as "worthy friend"; Certification, Robert Williams, certifying as to the above; Extract from the verdict of a jury held on the body of Richard C. Willmore, found that Willmore died at Sturgus's hand; June 8, 1815, certified by George Newman, Coroner, as a true copy; July 18, 1815, Certification, Theodore Stark, Clerk, certifying that one indictment was preferred against Sturgus in 1811.
- Call Number: Series 0488
- Filename: 488-2250-03.tif