Legal Opinion
United States v. Weld
Supreme Court of Kansas
Decided April 15, 1860PublishedCited by 3 opinions
INDICTMENT for aiding and assisting the escape of a Fugitive Slave. This case come on to be heard in the District Court of the First Judicial District of the Territory, on Wednesday, April 18th, 1860, upon a motion to quash the indictment, and was argued at considerable length by counsel. On Monday morning, April 23d, the following opinion was delivered by the court, in which is embraced all that is necessary to a correct understanding of the questions involved in the case.
1Opinion of the Court
By the Court —
Pettit, J.
This indictment is for aiding and assisting the escape of a fugitive slave after arrest, under the Act of Congress of September 18th, 1850, usually denominated the Fugitive Slave Law, and is in the "words following :
“ United States of America,
“ Territory of Kansas, 1 ^ ’
“ First Judicial District j ’
“ September term, A. D. 1859, in the First District Court of the United States for the Territory of Kansas, sitting in and for said District, for the trial of causes arising under the constitution and laws of the United States.
“ The United States of America agt. Lewis L.…
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