____________________________________________________________________________ Circuit Court October Term 1839. The State of Arkansas, Plaintiff vs. Asa Thompson, Defendant Indictment for Keeping Faro Bank. This day came the State of Arkansas by her attorney and the said Asa Thompson having failed to appear in discharge of his recognizance herein, and being solemnly called, came not; therefore on motion it is considered by the Court that the recognizance heretofore entered into by the said Asa Thompson and Hugh A. Blevins his Security be forfeited; that a scire facias issue thereon returnable to the next Term of this Court and on the further motion of the Prosecuting Attorney, it is ordered that an alias capias be issued against the said Asa Thompson directed to the Sheriff of Pike County and this cause is continued until the next term of this Court. ____________________________________________________________________________ Hempstead County, Arkansas Circuit Court Record Book E, 1835-1840, page 341. ____________________________________________________________________________ Circuit Court April Term 1840. The State of Arkansas, Plaintiff vs. Asa Thompson, Defendant Indictment for Keeping Faro Bank. This day came the State of Arkansas by Grandison D. Royston prosecuting attorney, andin his motion it is ordered that an alias capias be issued herein against the said defendant directed to the Sheriff of Hempstead County and this cause is continued until the next Term of this Court. ____________________________________________________________________________ Hempstead County, Arkansas Circuit Court Record Book E, 1835-1840, page 422. ____________________________________________________________________________ Circuit Court April Term 1840. The State of Arkansas, Plaintiff vs. Asa Thompson, Defendant Indictment for Keeping Faro Bank. This day came the State of Arkansas by Grandison D. Royston, prosecuting attorney, and the said Asa Thompson having failed to appear in discharge of his recognizance herein, and being solemnly called, came not; thereore on motion it is considered by the Court that the recongizance heretofore intered into by the said Asa Thompson and Daniel E. Williams his security be forfeited, and on the further motion of said Prosecuting Attorney, it is ordered that an alias capias be issued herein against the said Asa Thompson, directed to the Sheriff of Hempstead County and this cause is continued until the next Term of this Court. ____________________________________________________________________________ Hempstead County, Arkansas Circuit Court Record Book E, 1835-1840, page 424. ____________________________________________________________________________ HTML file and design by David Kelley, 1997. All rights reserved.