The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1864-07-16
NOTICE

In the District Court of the United States,1 80
District of Kansas.
WHEREAS, An information has been fled
w In the District Court eff the United States,
for the District Of Kassas, by James 8. Emery,
Esq, Attorney of the United States for the Dis
triet OF Kansas who proseeutes for 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 %, IN township 10, of
range l3, and ten acres of timber land In the
southeast corner OF the northwest quarter of
section 80, IN township 10, of range l3, 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 as an officer of the
army Of the rebels in arms against the Govern
ment 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 as q member of a Convention of said State
of Missouri since the date of the pretended or
dinance Of secession of said State.
Thatthe said James Wigginton, being the own
e. Of property IN the State Of Kansas, the same be-
inga loyal State, after the eth day of july A D.
1852, 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
rebellion against the Government Of the United
Stat,s5 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 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 20 the uses 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 and to notify all
persons concerned in interest tC appear and show
cause why such fOrfeitures should not be deereed.
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 zeal
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 recied facts, and that the 9th day of july
a d. 1864. Is the time assigned for the return of
said warrant, when (cr on the next day of iuris-
diction thereafter), and at the Court room of the
District Court of the United States for the Dis
trict Of Kansas, ut Topeka, in said District, this
cause viii be heard, when and where all con-
cerned in interest are notified to appear and show
cause why such forfeiture should not be decreed
THOMAS a. OSBORN,
us. Marshal for the District of Kansas
344-46 $I4S0