The Switzerland County, Indiana, Circuit Court report appeared in:
Vevay Reveille – 1 Apr 1876 – Page 4, Column 3
LAW REPORT.
Circuit Court—Judge Berkshire.
CRIMINAL DOCKET.
State of Indiana vs. Perry Woods—assault and battery with intent to murder; continued.
Same vs. Lewis Woods—counterfeiting; continued.
Same vs. Samuel Woods—grand larceny; continued.
Same vs. Francis Hickman—burglary and grand larceny; continued.
Same vs. James H. Davies—selling to minor; 28 cases, all nollied.
Same vs. Dempsey Gullion—selling to minor; 6 cases, all continued.
Same vs. Francis M. Douglass—grand larceny; continued.
Same vs. James A. Works—attachment for disobeying citation; defendant discharged upon paying costs of citation.
Same vs. William C. Hall—carrying concealed weapons; continued.
Same vs. William Furnish—petit larceny; continued.
Same vs. Daniel Vandousen—petit larceny; continued.
Same vs. Wm. Turner—assault and battery; pleads guilty and fined $2.
Same vs. George S. Heady—assault and battery; submitted to jury and fined $15.
Same vs. Lewis F. Works—disobeying citation; report made and defendant discharged.
Same vs. Henry Boso—disturbing lawful assembly; continued.
Same vs. Daniel K. Crandle and Samuel Dibble—obstructing highway; venue changed from Judge.
Same vs. same—same offense; venue changed from Judge.
Same vs. John Loggins—assault and battery; submitted to jury, who returned a verdict of not guilty.
Same vs. same—same offense; submitted to jury, and fined $2.50.
Same vs. same—same offense; nollied.
Same vs. George Cole—provoke; submitted to Court, and found not guilty.
Same vs. Chab Bright and Francis Coleman—provoke; nollied.
Same vs. Ostrum Boright—provoke; submitted to jury, who return a verdict of not guilty.
Same vs. Minnie and Rosa Lee—assault and battery; nollied.
CIVIL DOCKET.
Clara Morgan, by Jackson Searcy, her next friend, vs. Vienna Watts—slander; dismissed.
Daniel Konkle vs. Alexander Corrans et al—foreclosure; dismissed.
Wm. T. Pate vs. Geo. W. Larison—replevin; dismissed.
Van S. Brandon vs. Phebe Powlesson and John Powlesson; judgment by default for $98.27.
Newton Short vs. Isaac Turner—replevin; dismissed.
Wm. E. Bates vs. Thos. J. Turpin—on note; judgment by default for $469.64.
James M. Scott vs. Julia A. Rodgers et als—foreclosure; judgment by default for $1,239.30.
State of Indiana vs. Geo. Gordon et al—foreclosure; judgment by default for $1,275.95.
State of Indiana vs. Percy Rous et als—foreclosure; judgment by default for $390.23.
Augustus Hatton vs. Francis Schoonover et al—foreclosure; judgment by default for $564.54.
Same vs. Francis Schoonover—civil action—on note; judgment on default.
John L. Thiebaud vs. Harvey Schroeder—on note; judgment by default for $95.49.
John I. O’Neal vs. Henry Tardy et al—on note; judgment by default for $104.00.
Morton D. Fuget vs. Wm. Brindley—on account; dismissed by pl’f.
Joseph G. Rodgers vs. Zachariah Cotton—on note; judgment by default for $89.50.
Samuel Howard, Sr., vs. Ann Muret et als; judgment by default for $1,927.90.
James Anderson vs. Meritt H. Roberts—on note and account; judgment by default for $122.63.
Addison Works, assignee, &c., vs. Robert F. Steward et al—on note; judgment by default for $85.65.
John W. Nibert, administrator, vs. Ira B. Pickett et als—on note; judgment by default for $250.40.
Same vs. Ira B. Picket, John Graham, Henry D. Graham—on note; judgment by default for $15.25.
Same vs. John Graham et als—on note; judgment by default for $81.15.
State of Indiana vs. Elizabeth A. Jayne et als—foreclosure; judgment by default for $1,208.88.
Sylvester H. Morrison vs. Mariah M. Morris et als—foreclosure; judgment by default for $851.80.
Elizabeth Morerod vs. John Thomas et als—on note; continued by agreement.
Joseph Peelman vs. John L. Shadday—on note; judgment by default for $74.83.
Ulysses P. Schenck vs. Samuel W. Rochat et als—on note; judgment by default for $416.67.
Vevay Reveille – 8 Apr 1876 – Page 4, Column 2
LAW REPORT.
Circuit Court—Judge Berkshire.
DIVORCE COURT.
Sarah Costello vs. Alexander Costello. Dismissed.
CRIMINAL COURT.
State vs. Nelson Harris, William Poston and George W. Harris—malicious trespass. Submitted to a jury, who returned a verdict of guilty, and assessed a fine of one dollar each.—Motion for new trial filed.
State vs. Jonathan Miles—for desecrating the Sabbath. Submitted to a jury, who returned a verdict of not guilty.
State vs. Jeffrey Miles—for same offense. Nollied.
CIVIL DOCKET.
State, ex rel Harriet Steel, vs. James F. Ash—bastardy. Continued.
State, ex rel Ellen Evans vs. Geo. Washington—bastardy. Continued.
Alden B. Smith, President of the Indiana Bank of Madison, Ind., vs. Eli Rayl et al—foreclosure. Continued by agreement.
Wm. L. Goddard et als vs. Edward P. Goddard—partition. Continued by agreement, with leave to amend complaint.
Peter L. Davis vs. Jacob W. Davis—on account. Continued by agreement.
Francis R. Dufour, Guardian of Geo. W. Dufour, an insane person, vs. Isaac Turner—to set aside a deed. Continued by agreement.
P. S. Sage vs. B. F. Montayne et als—to set aside deed. Submitted to a jury, who returned a verdict in favor of plaintiff, and judgment rendered accordingly.
Harriet E. Dufour vs. Isaac Turner—on note. Dismissed.
Marcus Ricketts vs. Maryette Stewart—appeal. Continued.
State ex rel Leota Lemon vs. Simon Blach—bastardy. Submitted to jury, who return a verdict in favor of the State. Motion fornew trial filed.
Sarah Brandon vs. Elhanan Cole—breach of marriage contract. Dismissed by agreement.
The First National Bank of Vevay vs. Henry Friedenburg et als—on note. Judgment for $122.65.
James G. Orem vs. Asa Newton and Elizabeth Jain, Adm’r, &c.—on note. Judgment in favor of claimant for $166.59.
P. S. Sage vs. Rosanna McFadden, Adm’x, &c.—on claim for $10.23. Claim allowed.
Vevay Reveille – 15 Apr 1876 – Page 5, Column 1
LAW REPORT.
Circuit Court—Judge Berkshire.
CRIMINAL DOCKET.
State of Indiana vs. Jacob Jones—Murder. Tried by jury, who returned a verdict of guilty of manslaughter, and sentenced him to the penitentiary for twenty-one years. Judgment rendered accordingly.
State vs. Andrew Griffin—Grand Larceny. Submitted to a jury, who returned a verdict of guilty, and sentenced him to the penitentiary two years. Judgment rendered accordingly.
State vs. Henry Brown—Murder. On trial as we go to press.
CIVIL DOCKET.
Frederick Strubbe vs. William Griske—Foreclosure. Dismissed by agreement, at defendant’s cost.