On verso: "Indicted &c pleads not guilty." List of five persons sworn to testify to the jury. Description of the assault, which inflicted "mortal choking, mortal wounds and bruises." Jury determines Jonathan "did, feloniously, willfully, and of malice aforethought, did kill and murder" Owings. One indictment of Jonathan, "slave and property of Charlotte Dye Owings," for murdering Edward Owings on November 3, 1815. Frederick County (Md.) County Court and Court of Oyer and Terminer 3 DsS Frederick County. Name of William Petrikin (1761?-1821) appears on final page.Ĭa. Includes a summary of the accusations against Spangler, possibly directed to the jury. Touches on rumor, sexual neglect in marriage, and references possible abortifacients. Comments on whether a witness is reliable and includes marginal marks, likely reflecting on the credibility of the testimony. Witnesses note their relationships to the disputants, where they heard Packer's statements, and their understanding of Mrs. "Slander- 'she had a mulatto child and is a whore & I can prove it'- spoken 1 March 1806- also- 'she swore false.'" Includes testimony from over twenty witnesses concerning Packer's accusations about Barbara Spangler, her character as "a lewd or an abandoned woman," and her bearing a "mulatto child." Mentions a dispute between Packer and Spangler concerning stolen geese. Notes regarding the trial of Peter Spangler and Barbara Spangler v. United States-History-Revolution, 1775-1783-Participation, African American.United States-History-French and Indian War, 1755-1763.United States-History-Civil War, 1861-1865-African Americans.
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