11184601https://dlas.uncg.edu/petitions/petition/11184601MissouriSt. LouisCounty1846Legislative911847Legislativedenied102Missouri State Archives, Jefferson City, MissouriOn 14 January 1845, John Smith's slave Maryland was jailed by the judge of the St. Louis criminal court as a witness in the case the State v. G. W. Goode. The black man was released after sixty-three days. Smith claims he suffered "loss and great inconvenience" and asks to be compensated "the usual fees."Jails/WorkhousesTestimony (enslaved)