Office of Sheriff of Spokane County Territory of Washington.
Received at office of Sheriff Spokane County October the 24th 1885, the within writ of Habeas Corpus to be served upon William Billings, J.K. Smith and Oliver Shead keepers at the Territorial Penetentiary at Seatco, in Thurston County Washington Territory, commanding the said keepers of the said penetentiary to produce the body of Sterling P. White a prisoner confined in said prison and under the charge of said keepers. I did on the 31st day of October serve the said writ of Habeas Corpus upon the said keepers, and in compliance therewith I now produce the body of said prisoner Sterling P. White before the District Court of Washington Territory holding terms at Cheney in said County of Spokane to testify in compliance with said Writ of Habeas Corpus.
E.F. Whittier Sheriff of
Spokane County WT
By H.B Mason
Deputy Sheriff
Territory of Washington County of Spokane} ss
In 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 Territory.
The Territory of Washington
Plaintiff
Versus
Franklin Bearden
Defendant}
The United States of America To William Billings, J.K. Smith and Oliver Shead keepers of 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, at 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, on the part of the Territory of Washington, and immediately after, the said Sterling P. White shall then and there have given his testimony, that you return him to the said prisoner 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
CASE NO. 1701
In the District Court Court Judicial District, holding terms at Cheney.
Territory of Wash. Plaintiff,
vs.
F. Beardon Defendant
Writ of Habeas Corpus For Sterling P. White Important Witness
Filed in the office of the Clerk of the District Court this [] day of [] 188[] [] Clerk [] Deputy Attorney for []
Issued Oct. 24 1885
