Dobbs County, NC - Court Records

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Grace Williamson Turner

Transcribed and posted by
Lori Price Cobb (jhcobb@iquest.net)

New Bern District Superior Court
Criminal Action Papers
D.S.C.R.206.326.1
1761-1775 (Broken Series)
1777-1784

State of North Carolina }
Dobbs County            }  Whereas Complaint hath been made to Maj'r Croom 
                           Esq'r one of the Justices assigned to keep the 
peace in the said County, On the Oath of William Falkner that on the night 
of Friday the fifteenth Instant a Certain Hardy Powell in his own dwelling 
house in the said County was in a Secret manner fired upon with a Gun and by 
the force of the Gunpowder discharged from the said Gun Sundry Leaden shot 
entered into the Body of the said Hardy and by the wounds he then & there 
received as afores'd He the said Hardy instantly died, And in further 
appearing to me the said Justice on the Oath of the said William Falkner that 
there is great reason to Suspect a Certain Thomas Vause late of the said 
County Labourer to have feloniously perpetrated the said offence by killing & 
Murdering the said Hardy Contrary to peace & Dignity of the said State. You 
are therefore Commanded, in the name of the said State, to take the body
of the said Thomas Vause and bring him before me or some other Justice of
the peace for the County afores'd to answer to the said Complaint, And in case
of need, you are to raise the power of the County to assist you in the due
execution hereof, fail not & this shall be your Warrant
Given under my hand & seal the 17th day of March Anno Dom 1782
To the Sheriff of Dobbs County                         Maj'r Croom
or any Constable of the said County
or to James Hutchins specially 
appointed to execute & return
Or to Mathew Mosely Specially to return(?)
                          W. Hooker
Execute             Matthew Moseley

State vs Thomas Vause }    Warrant

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