United States of America}
Territory of Washington} SS
District Court of the United States of America for the Second Judicial District of Washington Territory.
At the Regular Term of the District Court of the United States, begun and held at Olympia in and for the Second Judicial District aforesaid on the Second day of September AD 1861, it being the first Monday of said month, the Grand Jurors, good and lawful men, duly elected empanneled, sworn and charged to inquire within and for the body of said District, on their oaths present, That James Riley and Thomas Horn late of Pierce County in the district aforesaid, hertofore to wit, on the 18th day of August AD 1861 at the County of Pierce aforesaid with a certain stone which the said James Riley then and there had and held in his hand in and upon one John McLeod then and there feloniously willfully and of his malice aforethought did make and assault with intent him the said John McLeod to kill and murder contrary to the statute in such case made and provided and against the peace and dignity of the Territory of Washington
John. J. Mc Gilvra Pros. Atty for W.T.