of St Louis County March Term 1841 State of MissouriMissouri
St Louis
County ss CharlesCharles a man of color complains
of Belina ChristyBelina Christy of a plea
of trespass, for that the said
defendant on the first day of February in the year of our Lord one thousand eight
hundred and forty one
at St LouisSt Louis to writ at the county
aforesaid made an
assault upon the said plaintiff, and then and
there
imprisoned him the said plaintiff and kept and detained
him
in prison there, without any reasonable
or probable cause whatsoever
for a long time to wit for
the space of twenty three days then next
following,
contrary to the laws of this state and against the will
of the said plantiff. To the damage of the said plaintiff
one
dollar and therefore he brings suit etc Risque
Murdoch & King
attys for plff. whereupon the clerk issued
a summons with copies of the
order of the court endorsed
thereon, which are in the words and figures
following
Summons.
to wit. County of St LouisCounty of St Louis ss. The State of
MissouriMissouri
To the Sheriff of St Louis County-Geeting. We command
you
to summon Belina ChristyBelina Christy , if she be found in your
county that she be
and appear before the judge of our
Circuit CourtCircuit Court , on the first day of the
next term thereof
to be held at the City of St LouisCity of St Louis, within and for
the
County of St LouisCounty of St Louis, on the third Monday of March
next-then and
there to answer unto CharlesCharles a man
of color of a plea of trespass to the
damage of said plantiff
of one dollar; and have you then there this
writ
Witness John RulandJohn Ruland Clerk of our said Court with
the seal thereof hereto affixed, at office, in the City of StCity of St Louis
LouisCity of St Louis this 25th day of February in the Year of our Lord eighteen hundred and forty one In RulandRuland Clerk
Copies of
Orders of
Court
endorsed
on
Summons. The court being of opinion, that the foregoing petition of
CharlesCharles , a man of color, contains sufficient matter to
ing orders. First that CharlesCharles a man of color be allowed
to sue as a poor person to establish his right to freedom
and assigns Mssrs Risque Murdoch & King as his counsel
Second that the said CharlesCharles have reasonable liberty
to attend his counsel and the court as occasion may require;
that he be not removed out of the jurisdiction
of the court, and that he be not subject to any severity on
account of his application for freedom Bryan MullanphyBryan Mullanphy
Judge of the 8th Judicial Circuit of MissouriCircuit Court ; a true
copy of the order Attest Jno RulandJohn Ruland Clk.
upon which the Sheriff made his return which is in
Sheriffs
return.
the words and
figures following to wit. Executed this
writ in the county of St LouisSt Louis on the
25th day of February 1841 by reading
it and the Petition declaration and
order of the court to Belina
ChristyBelina Christy the defendant
Marshall BrothertonMarshall Brotherton Sheriff By HenryHenry B. Belt Depty
service $ 100. And afterwards at the same term to
wit
on the 26th day at February 1841 the
following further proc
eedings amended
declaration
filed.
were had in said cause to wit, CharlesCharles a man of
color vs Belina
ChristyBelina Christy amended declaration filed by
leave of court which amended
declaration is in the words
and
figures following to wit. In the Circuit CourtCircuit Court of
St Louis County March Term 1841CharlesCharles a man of color
v
Belina ChristyBelina Christy State of MissouriMissouri St LouisSt Louis county ss
And now at this day comes the said plaintiff and
by leave
of the Court first had and obtained files an amended
de-
claration as follows. CharlesCharles a man of color complains
of
Belina ChristyBelina Christy of a plea of trespass for that the said de-
fendant at St
LouisSt Louis to wit at the county aforesaid on the
first day of February in the year eighteen hundred
and forty one with force and arms assaulted the said
plaintiff
and him then and there took and imprisoned and
