"Extradition Case"

Short 1860 newspaper report describing the preliminary hearing of John Anderson (also known as Jack Burton), who was accused of killing S.T.P. Diggs in Missouri and arrested in Simcoe. The article summarizes the extradition proceedings, witness testimony, and the legal actions taken by counsel Mr. Freeman, Q.C. The case was adjourned for further examination later that evening.

Brantford Expositor, Kingston Daily British Whig

“Extradition Case.” Kingston Daily British Whig (Kingston, Ontario), 4 October 1860, p. 4.
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Kingston Daily British Whig, reprinting from the Brantford Expositor
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4 October 1860

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