The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1864-07-09
NOTICE.
III the District Court of the United Statos.l Sct
District of Kansas.

III the District Court of the United Statos.l Sct
District of Kansas.
XNHEREAS, An information has been hled
w in the District Court eff t he United States,
for the District of KaRsas, by James s. Emery.
Esq, Attorney of the United tates for the Dis
trict Of Kansas, who Pfosecutes for the United
States, alleging:
That on the 25th day of September r, A. D. 1862,
one James Wigginton was the owner of the north
west quarter of section %, in tow nship l9, of
range l3, and ten acres OF timber land IN the
soVth least corner of the northwest quarter OF
section SO, In township 10, of range Is, 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 July, A. 1862. acted rs an officer OF the
army of the rebels IN arms against the Govern
ment of the United States.
That the said James WiggintoEs after tbs l1th
day of July, a. d. 1862, and since the date OF
the pretended ordinance Of secession of the Stato
of Missouri, took an cath of Allegiance to, and
to support the Constitution of, the so-called Con-
federate States of America and accepted an cleo
ton as q member of 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 OWE
er of property in the StateOf 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 Governments Of the
United States.
That the said James Wgginton MAS on the
25th day of July, il. D. 1862, engaged in armedi
rebellion against the Government of the United
Statcs, 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, on the 25I
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 30 the in said Stat
ute specified; and praying that process IN due
/ form of law issue against the said real estate to
enforce the forfeiture thereof, aud TO notify all
! persons concerned in interest to appear and show
cause Why such forfeitures should not be decreed.
AND WHEREAS, On the goth day of June, a.
D. 1864, warrant of arrest issued from the of
! flee of the Clerk of said Court, under the seal
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 by The said Marshal by seiz,
ing and attaching said real estate.
/ Public notice is therefore hereby given of the
above rected facts and that the 10th day of July,
A D. 1864, is the time assigned for the return of
said warrant, when (or the next day of juris-
diction thereafter), and at the Court room of the
District Court of the United States, for the Dis
trict of Kansas, at Topeka, in said District this
cause will be heard, when aud where all con-
cerned in interest are notified to appear and show
cause why such forfeiture should not be decreed.
! THOMAS a. OSBORN,
/ U. S. Marshal for the District of Kansas.
/ 344-46 $l4.S0