Petition of citizens of Jackson for the relief of James W. Elliott.

[Michigan House document]

[Michigan?] : [publisher not identified], [1857]

1 online resource (5 pages).

House doc. (Michigan. Legislature. House of Representatives) ; 1857, no. 21.

"The undersigned inhabitants of the village of Jackson, respectfully represent to your Honorable bodies that on the 17th day of September, A. D., 1855, James W. Elliott, then being one of the keepers in the State Prison at this place, was violently and feloniously assaulted while in the performance of his duties as such keeper, by a convict by the name of George Williams. ... Mr. Elliott has been unable to do much business since his injury, which was very severe, and we doubt if he will ever recover. And inasmuch as this injury was inflicted on him while in the service of the State, and the assaulter being a convict, his civil remedy is valueless. We therefore respectfully ask your Honorable bodies to provide by law for the payment to said James W. Elliott of such reasonable sum as you think may be just and humane on the part of the State whose interests you represent."--Page 1.

The petition includes the names of numerous signatories, beginning with Amos Root. The petition also includes several physician statements.

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