The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1864-07-02
NOTICE

In the District Court of the United Ststessl So.
District of Kansas. A1S1'-
w HEREAS, An information has been filed
w in the District Court Of tn United States,
for the District Of Kansas, by James 5. Emery.
Esq, Attorney of the United States for the Dis
trict of Kansas, who prosecutes Tor the United
States, alleging:
That on the 25th day of September, A. D. 1862,
one James Wigginton was the owner of the north
west quarter Of section %, 10 township Is; of
range Is, and ten acres of timber land in the
sopth east corner of the northwest quarter of
section 80, in tow nship 9 of ran e 10, IN Lyon
county and State of Kansas, and hath not since
said date transferred or conveyed away the same.
That the said James Wigginton, after the 18th
day of JulSs-A--D 1862. acted an officer of the
army of the rebels IN arms against the Govern
nent of the United States. -
That the said James Wigginton, after the 18th
day of July, a. D. 1862, and since the date Of
the pretended ordinance of secession of the State
Of Missouri, took an oath of Allegiance to, and
to support the Constitution of, the sO-called Con
federate States of America. and accepted an cleo
ton q member OF q Convention of said State
of Missouri since the date of the pretended or
dinance of secession of said State.
That the said James Wigg nton, being the own
er of property IN the State of Kansas the same be-
ing loyal State, after the 18th day of July, A. d.
1862, did assist and give aid and comfort to the
existing rebellion against the Government of the
United States.
| That the said James Wigginton was on the
20th day OF July, A. ID. 1907, engaged IN armed
/ rebellion against the Government of the United
States, and in aiding and abetting such rebel.
lion, and did not, within sixty days after public
warning and proclamation, duly given and made
by the President of the United States, the 25th
/ day of July, A. D. 1862, cease to aid, counte-
nance and abet such rebellion, and return to his
allegiance to the United States whereby, and
by force of the Statute of the United States, the
said real estate forfeited 10 the in said Stat
ute specified and praying that process In due
form of law issue against the said real estate ia
| enforce the forfeiture thereof aud to notify all
persons concerned in interest to appear and show
cause why such forfeitures should not be deereed.
AND WHEREAS, On the Goth day of June, A
D. 1864, a warrant of arrest issued from the Of
fee of the Clerk of said Court, under the sea
thereof, directed to the Marshal of the United
States for said District, commanding him to seize
attach and detain said real state, which warrant
has been executed 10y the said Marshal by seiz
ing and attaching said real estate.
| Public notice Is therefore hereby given of thu
above recited facts, and that the 9Th day of July
A. D. 1864, is the time assigned for the return o
! said warrant, when Cor on the next day of juris
diction thereafter), and at the Court room ot tn
District Court of the United States, for the Dis
trict of Kansas, at Topeka in said District, thi
cause will be heard, when and where all con
cerned in interestare notified to appear and SHOW
1 cause why such forfeiture should not be decree
i THOMAS a. OSBORN.
q. S. Marshal for the District of Kansas.
344-46 $l4S0