The Switzerland County, Indiana, Circuit Court report appeared in:

Vevay Reveille – 10 Jan 1874 – Page 4, Column 1

Law Report.

Circuit Court—Judge Berkshire.

Criminal Docket.

The State of Indiana vs. Perry Woods—Assault and battery with intent to kill. Continued for process. Same vs. Same, counterfeiting. Continued for process.

State of Indiana vs. Calvin H. Edrington—Assault and battery with attempt to commit rape. Continued for process.

State of Indiana vs. William Williams—Assault and battery with intent to kill. Continued for process.

Same vs. Samuel Woods—Grand larceny. Continued for process.

Same vs. Allen Coy—Attachment for contempt. Defendant discharged.

Same vs. Francis Hickman—Burglary and grand larceny. Continued for process.

Same vs. John F. Leap—Surety of the peace. Forfeiture.

Same vs. Same—Grand larceny.—Forefeiture.

Same vs. James Chase—Giving liquor to minor. Fined $10.00 on a plea of guilty.

Same vs. Scott Cinck, Ira Cinck and Cal Walker—Assault and battery with intent to kill. Nollied as to Ira Cinck and Cal Walker. Scott was tried by Jury, found guilty, and fined one cent.

Same vs. Joseph Pierce—Attempt to provoke assault and battery. Nollied.

Same vs. Samuel Turner—Attempt to provoke an assault and battery.—Continued for process.

Vevay Reveille – 17 Jan 1874 – Page 4, Column 1

Law Report.

Circuit Court—Judge Berkshire.

State of Indiana vs. Silas Cole—Incest. Trial by jury, verdict of guilty, and fixing his punishment to six months in the county jail.

Same vs. Samuel Turner—attempt to provoke an assault. Trial by jury, verdict of guilty, and fined $4.

Same vs. John Turner—same offense. Nol. Pros.

Same vs. U. P. Schenck, Jr.—Assault and battery. Trial by jury, verdict of guilty, and fined $5.

James A. Works & Son vs. Jonathan McMakin—on account. Dismissed.

Julius Blach vs. John B. Danglade—on note. Default and Judgment.

James Dunning vs. the Estate of Mary Craig, dec’d,–on account. Continued by agreement.

State of Indiana on relation of Matilda Weaver—bastardy. Dismissed by plaintiff. Judgment against her for costs.

James K. Pleasants et al, vs. James Brindly et al—foreclosure. Default and decree.

Nicholas Heisel vs. Samuel Fish et al—foreclosure. Default and decree.

Samuel E. Pleasants et al vs. Joseph Peelman—on note. Default and Judgment.

John Howard vs. James P. Schmeid et al—on note. Dismissed.

Eli Schoonover vs. John Ricketts et al—foreclosure. Dismissed by plaintiff. Judgment against him for costs.

David T. Boyd et al vs. Mary Boyd—Partition. Continued for payment of purchase money.

Oliver Bascom et als vs. Edward Bovard et als—Partition. Continued for payment of purchase money.

(To be continued.)

Vevay Reveille – 24 Jan 1874 – Page 4, Column 1

Law Report.

Circuit Court—Judge Berkshire.

U. P. Schenck et als vs. George W. Hathorn et als—on a Bond. Continued by agreement.

Timothy McCarty vs. Edward McCarty et als—partition. Continued for payment of purchase money.

Alvin Vanhouten vs. Andrew Emerson et al—to subject land to payment of judgment. Continued by agreement.

Samuel Smith et als vs. Benjamin F. Smith et als—partition. Continued for payment of purchase money.

The State of Indiana, ex rel William J. Gibbs, Adm’r of George Hunter, dec’d, vs. Jacob R. Harris et als—on administrator’s bond. Continued by agreement.

John S. Heady vs. Edward C. Heady—civil action. Dismissed by agreement, each party to pay his own costs.

Edward C. Heady vs. John S. Heady—civil action. Dismissed, each party to pay his own costs.

John Conner, adm’r of Daniel Conner, dec’d, vs. William H. Dunning et al—foreclosure. Decree.

Thomas Jagers, jr., vs. the estate of Thomas Jagers, sr., dec’d—claim on account. Continued by agreement.

Thomas Graham & Co. vs. the estate of William Shaw, dec’d—claim on account. Dismissed.

U. P. Schenck et als vs. Julia C. Tandy et als—partition. Continued for payment of purchase money.

William Dunn and Richard Witt, partners, &c., vs. George W. Hathorn, Joseph Peelman, U. P. Schenck, John L. Thiebaud, et als—on account. Dismissed by agreement at the cost of the defendants, Hathorn and Peelman.

John Craig et als vs. William Craig et als—to set aside deed. Continued by agreement.

State of Indiana, on complaint of Harriet Steel, vs. James T. Nash—bastardy. Continued for process.

The Pleasant Grove and Indian Creek Turnpike Co. vs. Jonathan Miles—civil action to enforce the collection of toll. Continued by agreement.

Mary E. Tebbet et al vs. Hiram McMurry—slander. Dismissed by plaintiff; judgment against her for cost.

Frederick L. Courvoisier vs. Robert Smiley—foreclosure. Default and decree.

Francis R. Dufour and Susan Picket, adm’rs of Henry C. Picket, dec’d, vs. Enoch W. Protsman—civil action.—Continued for process.

State of Indiana ex rel James Philips et al vs. Perret Dufour et al—on a bond. Default.

Lydia Slater and Thomas Slater vs. Sarah Vanduzen et als—to set aside a deed. Dismissed by plaintiff; judgment against him for costs.

George Clendenning vs. Perry Adams and First National Bank of Vevay—to recover real estate. Finding for defendants; judgment on the finding.

Jonathan W. Baxter vs. Julius Blach—on contract. Tried by jury; verdict for plaintiff.

First National Bank of Rising Sun vs. Josiah Lee et al—on note. Continued by agreement.

Samuel Leap vs. James H. Wise et al—injunction. Continued by agreement.

Joseph Waltz vs. John E. Kincaid et al—on note. Judgment for plaintiff.

John McCormack et al vs. David Dow—trespass. Continued by agreement.

Wm. Brandon vs. L. Griswold et al—damages. Continued by agreement.

Eli Sturgeon vs. John Sturgeon et al—for possession of real estate. Tried by jury; verdict for defendants.

George Linck vs. John Charlton et al—on note. Judgment for plaintiff.

George Sturgeon vs. John Armstrong—replevin. Dismissed by plaintiff; judgment against him for costs.

Mary Adams vs. William Mead et als—on note. Judgment for plaintiff.

Robert Neal vs. James Helm—on note. Dismissed by agreement.

John W. Howard vs. Alanson R. Wells—foreclosure. Judgment for plaintiff.

John W. Howard vs. Eli Rayl—on note. Judgment for plaintiff.

The Manford Will case came up on Tuesday, and will probably consume the remainder of the term.

The Hon. James Y. Allison, of Madison, Ind., will hold a special term of the Switzerland Circuit Court next week. He will try the following cases:

Kesiah B. Perry vs. Harvey Schroeder—to recover real estate.

The Pleasant Grove and Indian Creek Turnpike Company vs. John W. Manford—to enforce the collection of tolls.

Vevay Reveille – 31 Jan 1874 – Page 4, Column 2

Law Report.

Circuit Court—Judge Berkshire.

John W. Manford, George H. Manford, Jeremiah Manford, Phoebe Manford, et als., vs. Mary Manford, James L. Manford, Joseph T. Manford and David D. Manford—To set aside a Will. Trial by jury, who returned the following verdict:

“We the jury find for the plaintiff.
JOHN LAUDERBAUGH, Foreman.”

Whereupon defendants moved the Court for a new trial; but the Court overruled the motion, and rendered judgment upon the verdict. To which ruling and judgment the defendants excepted, and prayed an appeal to the Supreme Court of the State of Indiana, which was granted on their giving and filing a bond in the sum of $2,000.

The Court was adjourned on Tuesday, the 27th day of January. The next Term will be begun on the 23d day of March, 1874.