United States of America
To the Sheriff of Pierce County or any lawful officer of the Territory of Washington Greeting:
In the name of the United States of America you are hereby commanded as you have herebefore been commanded to take the bodies of James Riley and Thomas Horn and them safely keep, so that you have them before the United States District Court for the 3rd Judicial District of Washington Territory to be begin and holden at Olympia on the 2nd Monday of September next[?] ensuring it being the 8th day of said 1862. then and there to answer to the Territory of Washington in a charge of Malicious Mahem.
Herein fail not, and have you then and there this writ.
Witness the Honorable C. C. Hewitt Chief Justice of Washington Territory and Judge of the 3rd Judicial District, this 11th day of April, A. D. 1862.
Andrew J. Moses
Clerk &C
