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
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