March 30, 1837

Portage County, Ohio
State v. Auken: A writ of capias ad testificandum (to give evidence) was issued and delivered to Sheriff George Wallace. Attachment was returned May 7, 1837.
Sources: 
Sustaining the Law: Joseph Smith's Legal Encounters Gordon A. Madsen, Jeffrey N. Walker, and John W. Welch, 
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