fore Seth B. Farwell, Esquire, a justice of the peace of the said county, that (here set forth the offence.) These are, therefore, in the name of the people of the state of Illinois, to command you forthwith to take the said C. D. and bring him before the said justice, or, in case of his absence, before some other justice of the peace of said county, to be dealt with according to law. Hereof fail not, at your peril. In witness whereof, the said justice hath hereunto set his hand, at Ottawa, in the county aforesaid, the Seth B. Farwell. Form of a warrant directed to a private person. State of Illinois, } day La Salle county, ss. To all sheriffs, coroners, and constables of said county, and to John Duncan : Whereas, A. B. hath this day made complaint on oath before Seth B. Farwell, Esquire, a justice of the peace of the said county, that (here set forth the offence.) These are, therefore, in the name of the people of the state of Illinois, to command you forthwith to take the said C. D. and bring him before the said justice, or, in case of his absence, before some other justice of the peace of the said county, to be dealt with according to law. Hereof fail not. In witness whereof, the said justice hath hereunto set his hand, at Ottawa, in the county aforesaid, the day of 18 Seth B. Farwell. Order thereon. Ordered, that John Duncan, named in the within warrant, be hereby authorized to execute the same. (Dated.) State of Illinois, Warrant for Larceny. Seth B. Farwell. La Salle county, ss. To all sheriffs, coroners, and constables of said state : Whereas, A. B. hath this day made complaint on oath before Seth B. Farwell, Esquire, a justice of the peace of the said county, that, on this present day, at Ottawa, in said county, divers goods and chattels of him, the said A. B., of the value of fifty dollars, that is to say, one silver watch, six silver spoons, and one coat, were feloniously stolen, taken, and carried away, and that he has just cause to suspect, and doth suspect, that C. D. did feloniously steal, take, and carry away the same. These are, therefore, in the name of the people of the state of Illinois, to command you forthwith to take the said C. D. and bring him before the said justice, or, in case of his absence, before some other justice of the peace of said county, to be dealt with according to law. of, the said justice hath hereunto set his in said county, the day of In witness wherehand, at Ottawa, 18 Seth B. Farwell. Warrant for burglary, when the name of the offender is unknown. State of Illinois, La Salle county, S ss. To all sheriffs, coroners, and consta bles of said state : day of Whereas, A. B. hath this day made complaint on oath before Seth B. Farwell, Esquire, a justice of the peace of said county, that, in the night of the last, (or "instant,") the dwelling house of him, the said A. B., situate in in said county, was willfully, maliciously, and forcibly broken and entered, with intent the goods and chattels of the said A. B., in the said dwelling house, then and there being, feloniously to steal, take and carry away; and one silver watch, of the value of twenty dollars, (state all the articles, with the value of each,) of the goods and chattels of the said A. B., was feloniously and burglariously stolen, taken, and carried away; and that he hath just cause to suspect, and doth suspect, that a man whose name is unknown to the said A. B., but whose person is known to him, and who is employed as the driver of a four horse team, has red hair and has lost his right eye, did break and enter the said dwelling house and commit the said felony and burglary. These are, therefore, in the name of the people of the state of Illinois, to command you forthwith to take the said man, whose name is so unknown, and bring him before said justice, or, in case of his absence, before some other justice of said county, to be dealt with according to law. In witness whereof the said justice hath hereunto set his hand, at Ottawa, in said county, day of the 18 Seth B. Farwell. Warrant to levy hue and cry on a robbery having been committed. State of Illinois, La Salle county, S ss. To all sheriffs, coroners, and consta bles of the said state: Whereas, A. B. hath this day made complaint on oath before Seth B. Farwell, Esquire, a justice of the peace of said county, that, on this present day of 18 at a place called in the said county, in the public highway there, two persons, to him, the said A. B., unknown, in and upon him, the said A. B., did make an assault, and him, the said A. B., then and there feloniously did put in great fear and danger of his life, and seventy five pieces of the coin of the United States, called dollars, of the goods and chattels of him, the said A. B., from the person and against the will of him, the said A. B., then and there forcibly and feloniously did steal, take, and carry away; and that one of the said persons, to him, the said A. B., unknown, is a tall strong man, and seemeth to be about the age of thirty five years, is pitted in the face with small pox, and hath a scar of a wound under his left eye, and had then on a dark brown riding coat, &c., and did ride on a bay gelding, with a star on his forehead. And the other, &c. And that, after the said felony and robbery committed, the said persons, to him, the said A. B., unknown, did fly and withdraw themselves to places unknown, and are not yet apprehended. These are, therefore, in the name of the people of the state of Illinois, to command you forthwith to raise the power of the precincts in your several counties, and to make diligent search therein for the persons above described, and to make fresh pursuit, and hue and cry after them, from precinct to precinct, and from county to county, as well by horsemen as by footmen, and give due notice thereof, describing the persons and the offence aforesaid, unto every next sheriff, coroner, and constable on every side, until the said persons shall be apprehended; and all persons whom you, or any of you, shall, as well upon such search and pursuit as otherwise, apprehend, or cause to be apprehended, as justly suspected for having committed the said robbery and felony, that you do carry forthwith before some justice of the peace of the county where he or they shall be apprehended, to be by such justice (and some neighboring justice associated with him) examined and dealt with according to law. And hereof fail you not respectively, upon the peril that shall ensue thereon. Given under the hand of said justice, at in the county of La Salle, the 18 State of Illinois, La Salle county, S ss. bles of the said state : day of Another Form. Seth B. Farwell. To all sheriffs, coroners, and consta Whereas, A. B. hath this day made complaint on oath before Seth B. Farwell, Esquire, one of the justices of the peace of said county, that, on the at day of 18 in the county aforesaid, C. D. in and upon the said A. B. feloniously did make an assault, and one silver watch, the property of the said A. B., from his person and against his will, by force, did then and there feloniously and violently take and carry away; and after the said felony and robbery was committed, the said C. D. did fly and withdraw himself to places unknown, and is not yet apprehended: These are, therefore, in the name of the people of the state of Illinois, to command you, and every of you, to search within your several counties for the said C. D., and, also, 74 make hue and cry after him from precinct to precinct, and day of 18 in the Seth B. Farwell. FORMS OF STATEMENT OF OFFENCES IN WARRANTS. OFFENCES AGAINST PERSONS. For murder by shooting with a gun. Crim. Code, Sec. 22. (Commence as before, page 70;) that, on the instant, (or last,) at day of aforesaid, C. D. did, feloniously, wilfully, and of his malice in the county aforethought, fire a gun, loaded with powder and ball, at G. H., and gave to him one mortal wound, of which he instantly died. (Conclude as before, page 70.) For murder by stabbing. Crim. Code, Sec. 22. Commence as before, page 70;) that, on the instant, (or last,) at day of in the county aforesaid, C. D. did, feloniously, wilfully, and of his malice aforethought, with a knife, stab one G. H. and give him several mortal wounds, of which said mortal wounds the said G. H. languished a short time and then died. (Conclude as before, page 70.) For murder by striking. Crim. Code, Sec. 22. (Commence as before, page 70;) that, on the &c., at feloniously, wilfully, and of his malice aforethought, with an in the county aforesaid, C. D. did, day of, iron poker, strike one G. H. and give him one mortal wound, of which said mortal wound the said G. H. languished a short time and then died. (Conclude as before, page 70.) For suspicion of murder. Crim. Code, Sec. 22. (Commence as before, page 70;) that, on this present day, in the county aforesaid, one G. H. was, feloniously, wilfully, and of malice aforethought, killed and murdered; and that he, the said A. B., hath just cause to at suspect, and doth suspect, that C. D. did commit the said felony and murder. (Conclude as before, page 70.) The like, in another form. (Commence as before, page 70;) that, on the day of instant, at in the county aforesaid, one G. H. was found dead, and that he, the said A. B., hath just cause to suspect, and doth suspect, that the said G. H. was, on that day, feloniously, wilfully, and of malice aforethought, killed and murdered, and that C. D. did commit the said felony and murder. (Conclude as before, page 70.) For murder by poison. (Commence as before, page 70;) that, on, &c., at, &c., C. D. did, feloniously, wickedly, and of his malice aforethought, administer (or cause and procure to be administered) unto G. H. a large quantity of deadly poison, called arsenic, with intent to kill and murder the said G. H., which poison was actually taken by the said G. H., by means whereof the said G. H. became sick and greatly distempered in his body, of which sickness, until the day of at the place in the county aforesaid, he did languish, and, languishing, did live, and afterwards, on the day and at the place aforesaid, he, the said G. H., of the poison and sickness and distemper occasioned thereby, died. (Conclude as before, page, 70.) For suspicion of murder by poison. (Commence as before, page 70;) that, on, &c., at, &c., one G. H. died, and that he, the said A. B., hath just cause to suspect, and doth suspect, that, on the said at day of in the county aforesaid, C. D. did, feloniously, wilfully, and of his malice aforethought, administer to the said G. H. a certain deadly poison, called arsenic, by reason whereof the said G. H. languished a short time and then died. (Conclude as before, page 70.) Form against accessory before the fact as principal. (Commence as before, page 70 ;) that, on, &c., at, &c., L. M. did, feloniously, wilfully, and of his malice aforethought, assault one G. H. and feloniously, wilfully, and of his malice aforethought, with his hands and feet, did strike, beat, kick, and give to him, the said G. H., several mortal wounds, of which said mortal wounds the said G. H. instantly died; and that C. D. was present aiding, abetting, and assisting the said L. M. in the said murder. (Conclude as before, page 70.) |