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Some miscellaneous Indiana court records.


Vigo County, Indiana.

Circuit Court Civic Order Book 2, 1825-1831 April term 1829.
FamilySearch film 8055429 image 472 p 329
The Grand Jury returned the following indictments...
State of Indiana vs William Slaven, assault & battery with intent to murder

image 481 p 345 April term 1829
State of Indiana vs. William Slaven, assault and battery
Capias ordered and that bail be taken in the sum of five hundred dollars and continued
(Capias: a writ ordering the arrest of a named person.)

image 490 p 364 September term 1829
State of Indiana vs William Slaven, indicted assault & battery with intent to kill
Ordered that the cause be continued and that alias capias issue returnable to the next term of this court.
Alias capias warrants are issued in felony cases when the defendant fails to appear for court.

image 518 p 420 May term 1830
State of Indiana vs William Slaven, indicted assault & battery with intent to murder
Ordered that this case be continued to the next term of court and that a pluries capias issue returnable to the next term of this court.
(pluries capias: A third or subsequent writ of attachment, issued when previous writs have proved ineffectual.)

image 542-3 p 468-9 November term 1830
State of Indiana vs William Slaven, indicted assault & battery with intent to murder
Ordered that this cause be continued and that the Sheriff of Posey County shall cause at the next term of this court why he has not returned the writ of capias directed to him against the defendant and that a pluries capias issue.

image 568 p 520 May term 1831
State of Indiana vs William Slaven, indicted assault & battery with intent to murder
The prosecuting attorney says he will no further prosecute this indictment; it is therefore considered that the defendant go thereof without day.
("go thereof without day" indicates that there was no further date when the defendant was required to appear.)



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