A return sometimes made by sheriffs or constables to a writ of execution; but it ls not a technical formula, and is condemned by the courts as ambigu-ous and insufficient. See Martin v. Martin, 50 N. C. 346; Langford v. Few, 146 Mo. 142, 47 S. W. 927, 69 Am. St Rep. 606; Merrick v. Carter, 205 IlL 73, 68 N. B. 750