And  the  said  S. CX,  in  his  own  proper  person,  cometh  into  court
here»  and  hairiQg  heard  the  said  indictment  read,  saith  that  the
said  state  of  Mississippi  ought  not  fortber  to  prosecute  the  said
indictment  agaitist  him  the  said  8. 0.,  because  he  saith  that  here^
tofora^  to  wit,  at  {here  insert  a. generd  description  of  the  court,  and
the  time),  holden  at  ,  in  and  for  the  county  of  ,  of  the

term  of  July,  A  D. &&,  it^ras  by  the  jurors  of  the  state  of  Missis-
sippi, for  the  body  of  the  county  of  ,  upon  their  oaths  pre^
Bsnted,   ''that  {here  recite  indioiment)  then,  there,  and  thereby
described  as  S. 0.,  late  of,  &&,  in  the  county  of  ,  not
having  the  fear  ol  Gk)d  before  his  eyes,  but  being  mored  and
seduced  by  the  instigation  of  the  devil,  on  the  fifth  day  of  April,
A  D. one  thousand  eight  hundred  and  tbirfy,  with  force  and  arms,^
at  the  township  aforesaid,  and  within  the  jurisdiction  of  the  said
{here  insert  the  style  of  the  court)  wilfully  and  maliciously  did  bum
a  certain  dwelling-house  of  one  R  S. there  situate. And  the  jurors
aforesaid,  upon  their  oaths  aforesaid,  did  further  present  that
GL  C. and  J. V. G-.,  late  of,  &c,  aforesaid,  before  the  said  arson
was  oonunitted  in  form  aforesaid,  to  wit^  on  the  twelfth  day  of
February,  in  the  year  aforesaid,  with  force  and  arms,  at  the  town
aforesaid,  in  the  county  and  within  the  jurisdiction  aforesaid,  did
unlawfully,  wilfully,  and  malioiously  aid,  counsel,  and  procure  the
said  S. C  to  commit  the  said  arson,  in  manner  and  form  aforesaid,
against  the  form  of  the  statute  in  such  case  made  and  provided,
and  against  the  peace  of  the  said  state  of  Mississippi,  the  govern-
ment and  dignity  of  the  sama

Which  said  indictment  is  indorsed  a  true  bill,  and  signed  by
D. J. C,  Esq.,  as  foreman,  and  by  J. W. M.,  Esq.,  as  district-
atlomey  of  said  court

And  the  said  S. G,  in  his  own  proper  person,  for th^  saith  that
at  {here  insert  the  style  of  the  court),  holden  at  »

.in  and  for  the  county  of  ,  of  the  term  Sq^tem^

ber,  A  D. one  thousand  eight  hundred  and  thirty,  present  the
Hon. O. K  D^  justice,  and  J. Y.,  D. T.,  J. 