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May 30, 1844
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U.S. v. Jeremiah Smith: Chief Judge Joseph Smith and the municipal court discharged Jeremiah Smith on a habeas corpus writ despite a federal arrest for alleged fraud. The U.S. was ordered to pay costs. Joseph Smith tried to arrest the U.S. agent for disturbing the peace by threatening to bring federal troops into Nauvoo to seize the defendant and defy the court.
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Nauvoo, Illinois
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U.S. v. Jeremiah Smith: Chief Judge Joseph Smith and the municipal court discharged Jeremiah Smith on a habeas corpus writ despite a federal arrest for alleged fraud. The U.S. was ordered to pay costs. Joseph Smith tried to arrest the U.S. agent for disturbing the peace by threatening to bring federal troops into Nauvoo to seize the defendant and defy the court.
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Sustaining the Law: Joseph Smith's Legal Encounters,
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Tuesday, May 30, 1944 - 00:00