State vs Smith Regarding Sale of Liquor to a Slave 8A Packet 135

Drawer 8-A- Packet 0135 State vs Smith giving or selling liquor to slave. 1859

[on the bottom] Smith Gillard

THE STATE OF ALABAMA} IN CIRCUIT COURT, Shelby COUNTY.} Fall TERM, 1858

The Grand Jury of said County charge that before the finding of this Indictment Marshall B Smith on his examination as a witness was duly sworn to testify on the trial of a civil action before James Crane and acting justice of the peace for said county between Samuel D Gilliland plaintiff and said Marshall B Smith defendant which court had authority to administer such oath testified falsely that a certain note upon which the said smith was then sued was not transfered by said month to the said Samuel D Gilliland, the matter so testafied being material & the testimony willfully and completly false

against the peace and dignity of the State of Alabama.

LVB Martin Solicitor of the 3d Judicial Circuit of Alabama

Filed in open court Sept 18^th 1858 WA Pope CLK

68 556 State vs Perjury Marhsall B Smith

No Prosecution

Witnesses Samuel D Gilliland W^m Spearman Jas Crane

A true bill F. B. Allen

Foreman of Grand Jury

The State of Alabama} Circuit Court Spring Shelby County } Term 1859

The grand jury of said county charge that before this finding of this indictment Marshall B Smith did sell give or deliver to a slave named Marion belonging to James A. Simpson vicious or spirituous liquor without order in writing signed by the overseer or master of such slave specifiying the quantity to be sold given or delivered against the peace and dignity of the State of Alanama JW McRae Sol pro tem for the 3^rd judicial circuit

Filed in court 23 March 1859 WH Pope Clerk we the the Jurors find the deft guilty and Assess a fine of fifty dollars

603

No 12

State of Alabama vs} giving liq to slave M.B. Smith

A true bill

No prosecutor

Witness Chas T. Elliott

A True Bill

H.W. Nelson Formeman G.J. Grand Jury