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Kent County Criminal Court Records, 1728-1734
Volume 567, Page 287   View pdf image (33K)
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                                            March Court 1731                                                287

Jun.r late of S.t Pauls Parish in Kent County afd planter the tenth day of Octob.r in the year
afd at the Parish and County afd within the jurisdicion of this Court with force and Arms a
Saddle crupper the proper chattle of Joseph Trulock of the Same County planter
voluntarily unlawfully and maliciously and without the licence and against the will of
the afd Henry did cut mangle and destroy to the damage of the Said Henry
to the evil and pernicious example of all malicious and base malefactors in
Such offending and against the peace of the Said Lord prop.ry his good rule and
Government Wherefore the afd attorney prayeth the advice of the Court here in
the premisses for the Said Lord prop.ry and due process of Law against the afd William
Graves in this part to Issue to answer to the Said Lord prop.ry of and upon the premisses
&c.a            And the afd William Graves in his proper person comes and Saith that
he is in no Sort guilty of the premisses above upon him Imposed as by the afd Information
it is alledged and thereof he putteth himself upon the Country
                                                                                    W.m Graves Jun.r p.a p.ra

    And he who followeth for the Lord prop.ry in like manner Saith he is guilty
                                                                                    T francis p Ld pro.ry

    Thereupon Command was given to the Sherf of Kent County that he Immediately
cause to come here twelve &c.a By whom &c.a Who neither &c.a To Recognize &c.a because
as well &c.a of which Said precept the Said Sherrif to wit Joseph Young Gentl now
here at this day to wit the third tuesday in March being the twenty first day of Said
Month Anno Dom. Seventeen hundred and thirty one makes return that he hath
here Ready twelve &c.a as by his pcept he was Commanded  And now here afterwards
to wit the Same Day and Year last mentioned came againe the afd Ld prop.ry by
his Attorney afd and the afd William Graves in his proper person and the Jurors
of that Jury being Impannelled and called likewise came to witt Gideon Pearce
Robert Dunn Francis Barney John Tilden Richard Davis Thomas Wiatt Rich.d
Willis James Moore Benj.a Griffith William Deane Lak.o Middleton & Thomas Wilkins
who being duely elected tryd and Sworn to Say the truth in the premisses upon their oath
Do Say William Graves Jun.r afd is not guilty of the Trespass above Expressed
as by the afd Information it is alledged and by Gideon Pearce there foreman all
So Say                    Therefore it is Considered by the Justices here to wit at a
Court held for Kent County at the Court House in the Town of Chester in Said County on
the third tuesday in March being the twenty first day of Said Month Anno Dom.
Seventeen hundred and thirty one  That the afd William Graves as to the Informacon
afd he go thereof without Day and that he be therefrom Acquitt and also
it is Considered That the afd William Graves Jun.r pay the Sume of five
hundred and Eighty four                                    pounds of Tobacco costs &
charges accrued on the premisses afd to the officers of this Court &c.a
                                                                                                            Jam.s Smith Clk


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