Wayne County, NC - Court Records

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Grace Williamson Turner
Edited by Guy Potts

Source:  New Bern District Superior Court; Criminal Action Papers;
         1800-1807; D.S.C.R.206.326.5. Copied as closely as possible 
         from original.


North Carolina    }
Newbern district  }                                July term 1803

                   John King of Wayne County makeths oath that Demsey
Durdino who is now in the public goal of this district has acted in such
manner towards this deponent that he is in fear of losing his life by the 
hands of the said Durdino should he be set at liberty & he declares that
he does not make this charge from malice but from a thorough conviction
that he will be in danger should the said Durdino be at present liberated.
He further saith that he has every reason to believe that the said Durdino
either stold or seduced away from this deponent one of his Negro Slaves
for which he deserves to lose his life. But this deponent has it not in
his power to prove the same at this time, owing to his not knowing until
it was too late to produce his witnesses for this term, that the said
Durdino was committed to the said goal & this is also the case as this
deponent verily believes with John Brantly on whose account the said 
Durdino stands committed. He having been previously committed to the goal
of the said County of Wayne upon the same charge from wherein he escaped
& was but a few days ago apprehended & sent to the goal at this place.

Sworn to before me }                                John King
this 22d July 1803 }

Commr of Affidavits of
Craven County
     Jno F. Smith Commr C.C.


State of North Carolina }                 Superior Court of Law
New Bern District       }                 January Tern 1804

The Jurors for State and District aforesaid upon their oath present that
Dempsey Derdano late of the County of Wayne within the District of New
Bern labourer, on the twentieth day of January in the year of our Lord
one Thousand eight hundred and three with force and arms at the County
of Wayne aforesaid within the District aforesaid, one male slave named
Jack of the value of Two hundred pounds of the proper goods and chattels
of one John King then and there being found Feloneously did steal take
& carry away, contrary to the act of the General Assembly in such case
made and provided and against the peace and Dignity of the State.

                                          Henry Seawell  Atto Genl

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