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   N.C.STATE ARCHIVES--Newbern District Superior Court Criminal Action 
 Papers--1790-1794 box 326.3 folder 1794


   State vs William Aldridge         Trial Murder

   NATHAN BYRD  pros                 Superior Court of Law
     witness                         March Term  1794
   MOSES LOVIT SR
   MOSES LOVIT JR                   Sworn and sent
                                        COOKE
 
 A True Bill
    J.BLOUNT FOREMAN ?




                       ED JONES
                        --? Genl

       The juror for the state upon their oath present that WILLIAM
  ALDRIDGE late of the county of Lenoir within the district of New-
  bern aforesaid bricklayer not having the fear of God before his
  eyes,but being moved and seduced by the instigation of the Devil,
  on the twenty third day of December in the year of our Lord one
  thousand seven hundred and ninety three and in the eightrinth year
  of the Independence of the State, with force and arms in the county
  of Lenoir within the district of Newbern aforesaid in and upon the 
  body of one JESSE FARMER in the peace of God and the State then and 
  there being feloniously wilfully and of his malice afore thought did
  make an assault and that the said WILLIAM ALDRIDGE with a certain 
  knife of the value of sixpence which the said WILLIAM ALDRIDGE --?
  his right hand then and there had and held the said JESSE FARMER in
  and upon the left side of the belly near the groin of him the said
  JESSE FARMER then and there feloniously wilfully and of his malice 
  aforethought did strike wound and thrust going to the said JESSE 
  FARMER then and there with the knife aforesaid in and upon the afore- 
  said left side of the belly near the groin of him the said JESSE
  FARMER.One mortal wound of the breadth of two inches and of the depth
  of two inches of which said mortal wound the said JESSE FARMER from
  the said twenty third day of December in the year aforesaid untill 
  the twenty ninth day of the same month December in the same year in 
  the same county of Lenoir aforesaid within the district of Newbern
  aforesaid did languish and languishing did live on which said twenty
  ninth day of December in the year aforesaid in the county of Lenoir
  aforesaid within the district aforesaid of the said mortal wound so
  then and there given as aforesaid died.
       And so the jurors aforesaid upon their oath aforesaid do say 
  that the said WILLIAM ALDRIDGE the said JESSE FARMER in manner and 
  form as foresaid,feloniously wilfully and of his malice aforethought
  did kill and murder against the peace and dignity of the State.

                                              ED JONES



  State vs JESSE ALDRIDGE          Trial /?
  & DRURY ALDRIDGE
       March Term 1794

  WILLIAM LEWIS  pros
  BARTHENY LEWIS witness 
           LEWIS witness

  Sworn ---?
             SILAS COOKE

  A True Bill as to JESSE ALDRIDGE but not a true bill as to DRURY
  ALDRIDGE.
                            J. BLOUNT FOREMAN

                            E.JONES?GL

  State of North Carolina
  District of Newbern

  Superior Court of Law
  March Term 1794

           The Jurors for the state upon their oath present that JESSE
  ALDRIDGE late of Glasgow within the district of Newbern yeamon afore
  said and DRURY ALDRIDGE --?same county and district yeoman on the 
  sixth day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand seven 
  hundred and ninety three and in the eightenth year of the Independ-
  ence of the state.With force and arms at the house of one LEWIS in 
  the county of Glasgow within the district aforesaid one dirk ? of the
  value of one pound one --?of the value of one pound and one pair of 
  lading lines? of the value of one shilling,of the goods and chahels?
  of the said WILLIAM LEWIS then and there being found with force and
  arms did take and carry away against the peace and dignity of the 
  State.

                                     ED JONES ?GL