Subscribed and sworn to, this 17th day of January, 1859, before me,
Alex. McKinstry, Judge.
To any Sheriff of the State of Alabama:
You are hereby commanded to arrest the body of J. R. S. Pitts, charged by affidavit made with the offense of “Libel,” by one S. S. Sheumack, and hold him in custody until discharged by due course of law, which may be done by any examining magistrate.
Witness my hand and seal,
Mobile, January 17, 1859. Alex. McKinstry, Judge.
Received January 17, 1859, and on the same day I executed the within writ on J. R. S. Pitts, and have now in jail.
James T. Shelton, Sheriff. M. C.