Territory of Washington County of Spokane} ss
For the District Court of the Territory of Washington and for the Fourth Judicial District thereof holding terms at Cheney for the counties of Spokane Lincoln and Douglas in said county.
The Territory of Washington
Plaintiff
versus
Franklin Bearden
Defendant}
The United States of America To William Billings, J.K. Smith and Oliver Shead, keepers at Territorial Penetentiary at Seatco, Thurston County, Washington Territory, Greeting:
You are hereby commanded that you have the body of Sterling P. White now in prison under your custody it is said under safe and secure conduct before the District Court of the Territory of Washington within and for the Fourth Judicial District thereof holding terms at Cheney for the counties of Spokane Lincoln and Douglas at the court room of said court, at the Court House in the city of Cheney in the county of Spokane on the second day of November A.D. 1885, at ten o'clock AM of said day, then
and there to testify the truth according to his knowledge in a certain cause now pending wherein the Territory of Washington is Plaintiff and Franklin J. Bearden is defendant, at the part of the Territory of Washington, and immediatley after, the said Sterling P. White shall then and there have given his testimony, that you return him to the said prison under safe and secure conduct and have you then and there this writ.
Witness the Honorable George Turner associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Washington Territory, Judge of the Fourth Judicial District Court and the seal thereof at Cheney in Spokane County in said Territory this the 24th day of October A.D. 1885.
D.A. Clement
Clerk
By Chas. B. Johnston
Deputy.
No. 1701
Territory of Washington
vs.
Franklin Bearden
Writ of Habeas Corpus
For
Sterling P. White
An important witness
in the above case.
