UPSON COUNTY, GA - COURT - Arson of James Adams House - Barney (slave of Urban C. Tigner) 1856

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Georgia, Upson County.
   To all and singular the SHERIFFS, Constables and Coroners of the said State-- Greeting:

Whereas, at the NOVEMBER term, 1856, of the Superior
Court of said County, the Grand Jurors did find a BILL of
Indictment True
                                     against
Barney, a Slave, the property of Urban C. Tigner
for the offense of Arson

You, and each of you, are therefore commanded, in the
name of the State, to apprehend the said   Slave Barney.
and bring him before me, or some Justice of the Peace, to
be dealt with as the law directs; and to make diligent
search for all & singular, the estate, both real &
personal, of said Defendant, or so much thereof as will
be sufficient for the payment of all legal costs and
expenses that may be incurred.

     Given Under my Hand and Seal, This  the 9th day of November 1856
       Judge of the Superior Courts of the FLINT Circuit.
                                     James R. Lyons   Solicitor General

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The STATE         
  VS.   
Barney, a Slave

Bill of indictment in Upson Superior Court
                  
for ARSON found at the November term 1856

                          
Upson Superior Court
November Term 1856
The State VS. Barney a slave
     Original
   True Bill
William G. Willis
Recorded

Georgia
Upson County            

The Grand Guard Sworn Chosen and 
selected for the County of Upson to wit
William G. Mills     Foreman
Thomas Andrews        
James M. Middlebrooks 
Jacob Ledbetter                    
Joby A. Taylor       
Benjamin F. Torbert
David R. Beall                        
James McCoy       
Owens Sherman
George Harcesberger           
John Olive             
Stephen Kendrick
Jaley Dallas                            
John Thompson     
Obadiah F. Moore
Alexander Trion                     
John Pearson         
Eustace Reeves
Richard A. Ford      
William Marens

in the name and behalf of the citizens of Ga. charge and
accuse Barney, a slave, the property of Urban C. Tigner,
of the County of Talbot in the said State with the
offense of Arson.

For that the said Barney, a slave, as aforesaid in the
County and State first aforesaid on the 22nd day of
August in the year of our Lord One Thousand Eight Hundred
and Fifty Six did in the night-time with force and arms
willfully, maliciously and feloniously set fire to and
burn a certain stone house, then and there the property
and in the possession of one, James Adams, the said
Stone-House then and there being and situated on the
premises of the said James Adams in the County first
aforesaid at and near a certain place in said County
known as Adams Bridge- The said stone house not then and
there being in a city town or village and not then and
there occupied by any  means a dwelling house a sleeping
apartment, contrary to the laws of said State, the good
under  peace and argnity thereof  and the jurors
aforesaid in the name and behalf of the citizens of GA.
further charge and accuse the slave Barney the aforesaid
property as of one Urban C. Tig! ner of the County of
Talbot in said state with having committed the offense of
Arson. For that the said Slave Barney on the twenty
second day of Aug in the year of Our Lord One thousand
Eight Hundred and Fifty Six with force and arms willfully
maliciously and feloniously did in the County of Upson
and State aforesaid in the night time set fire to and
burn an OUT house. The out-house being then and there the
stone-house of one James Adams in the said county of
Upson. The said stone house not then & there being in a
city town or village. By then and there setting fire to
the same contrary to the laws of Said State the good
under peace and dignity thereof.
   James Adams Prosecutor           
James R. Lyons SOL  Gen

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Open Court , 
The defendant Barney, a slave bring legally among, Pleads
NOT GUILTY, This May 12 1857
                   Lpansford R. David
                   Sol Green/ Nov. Term