Case Regarding Theft of Multiple Slaves 39A Packet 96A

And that a subpoena was issued for Mr Sanford the next day after the trial before the Justice of the peace as ordered to be issued and that dft does not know why he has not been subpoenad and that he is not absent by the procurement or consent of the defendant.

To the admission of the last part of this testimony by Thos Sandford the state by the prosecuting officer objects 1^st because it is delivered 2 because

The State of Alabama Shelby County

To any Sheriff of the State of Alabama You are hereby commanded to summon Thomas L. Pledger & Perry H Lee to be and appear as a witness in behalf of the State on thursday the 1^st day of May next at Columbiana in a case wherein Crawford a slave is charged with grand larceny - and to attend at said trial and testify until discharged by due course of law - herein fail not to execute and return this subpoena under penalty J.M McClanahan Judge of Probate

State vs Crawford a slave

[Grig?] subpoena

we accept service of the within subpoena this 14 day of April 1856 Test Thos. L Pledger G. Lee P.H.Lee

1 John S Barns Ex By State 2 G R Allen Token 8 3 J P Lacy Token 7 4 J P Allen Token 11 5 J Large Ex [??] By Prs 6 A J Wells Token 9 7 B Lee 8 [Duc?] Logon for couse [crossed out] Token 1 [crossed out] Token 2 [crossed out] Token 3 12 Robert M Clenand Token 12 13 John M Clenand Token 4 14 E [Nobor?] Ex by state 15 C B Elliott Chal for def 16 W Ozley Ex By state [crossed out ] Token 5 18 W B Cross Token 10 19 S A M Canan Ex By deft 20. French [Nobas?] Ex by state 21 E [Rinehearell?] Tokeen 6 22 J A Fagen Chal for def 23 William Boker for cause 24 S Brasher for case

The State of Alabama Shelby County

To any lawful officer of said county Greeting whereas Edmond a negro Slave the property of Est of John Moore Decd. of the said county has been brought before me upon a charge of Perjury and been committed to the Jail of the county to be further tried on the 4^th day of Decr. next for the said alleged offence these are therefore to command you to give notice to Jourden Jones a Justice of the peace for said county to be and appear at the court house of said county at the hour of 12 oclock of said day to Sit upon the trial of said Slave Edmond the property as afore said of Est of John Moore Decd. of the county afore said herein fail not to Execute Given under my hand the 22^nd day of nov. 1855 H Sumner J.P.