The Switzerland County, Indiana, Circuit Court report appeared in:
Vevay Reveille – 8 Jan 1876 – Page 4, Column 3
LAW REPORT.
Circuit Court—Judge Berkshire.
Court convened last Tuesday morning. The following cases have been disposed of:
CIVIL DOCKET.
Thomas Gibbons et als vs. Elizabeth Gibbons. Partition. Continued.
David Hinman vs. Joseph Lintz et als. Partition. Continued.
Thomas Jager, jr. vs. Hannah Jager, Administratrix, etc. Claim. Continued.
Ulysses P. Schenck vs. Julia C. Tandy et als. Final report made.
Estate of Arthur Humphrey, Theo. Humphrey, executor. Exceptions to report. Continued.
State ex rel of Wm. J. Gibbs, administrator, etc. vs. Jacob R. Harsis et als. On Bond. Continued.
Clara Morgan vs. Marion Paugh et als. To set aside deed. Continued.
State ex rel of Harriet Steel vs. James T. Ask. Bastardy. Continued.
John M. Netherland et als vs. Wm. H. Netherland et als. Partition. Continued.
State ex rel of Ellen Evans vs. Geo. Washington. Bastardy. Continued.
Climenia O’Neal vs. Arden Heath et als. Partition. Dismissed.
Weed Sewing Machine Co. vs. Will Long et als. On contract. Change from Judge.
Cynthia A. Craig et als vs. Wm. G. Krutz. Partition. Continued.
Joseph Cole vs. Isaac N. Cole. Civil action. Venue changed from Judge.
Joseph Waltz vs. Rodolph McMakin. On Note. Dismissed.
William H. Turner vs. Edward C. Heady. Appeal. Venue changed from Judge.
Mary S. Knox vs. George P. Knox. Civil action. Venue changed from Judge.
George Lewis et als vs. Benjamin H. Oak et als. To set aside deed. Dismissed.
Joseph Thompson vs. John Manford. Appeal. Dismissed.
Thomas Jager vs. Hannah Jager et als. To set aside deed. Change of venue from Judge.
Perret Dufour vs. Oliver Dufour. On an account. Change of venue from Judge.
Catherine Shelly et als vs. John M. Crandle. To recover real estate. Dismissed.
Samuel Wiseman vs. Oliver M. Smith, adm’r, &c. Claim of $6.22. Claim allowed.
Rezin Johnston, adm’r, &c., vs. Thomas Works et al. On Note. Default and judgment for $66.70.
Emily Ayers vs. Jesse S. Coleman. On note. Default and judgment for $257.35.
Thomas Thompson vs. Jonathan McMakin et al. Foreclosure. Default and judgment for $1,313.45.
Henry A. Downey vs. William Smith. On note. Default and judgment for $85.14.
Samuel Rodgers vs. Samantha Sigmon. On note. Dismissed by plaintiff.
Henry Lock vs. George W. Hewitt. On note. Default and judgment for $220.
Thomas Miller vs. William H. Cunningham. On an account. Dismissed by agreement at defendant’s cost.
Gilbert Mead et als vs. Dewit C. Mead et al. Partition. Continued for process.
Edward R. Laughlin et al vs. George W. Hathorn. On note and lease. Judgment by default for $165.00.
John Melcher vs. Joseph M. Jackson, adm’r, &c. Claim on note for $110.95. Claim allowed.
CRIMINAL DOCKET.
State vs. Frank Boswell. Assault and Battery. Acquitted.
State vs. Andrew J. Lambertson. Attempt to provoke an assault and battery. Tried, fined $2.50.
State vs. Jesse Pearce. Petit larceny. Pleads guilty; fined one dollar, sent to jail for ten days, and disfranchised for two years.
State vs. Nathaniel Scudder. Attempt to provoke. Pleads guilty and fined $2.50.
Vevay Reveille – 15 Jan 1876 – Page 4, Column 3
LAW REPORT.
Circuit Court—Judge Berkshire.
CRIMINAL DOCKET.
State vs. George S. Heady: assault and battery. Continued.
State vs. Milton Gullion: attempt to provoke. Nollied.
State vs. Joseph Rutherford: disturbing lawful assembly. Nollied.
State vs. Joseph Griffith: for same offense. Pleads guilty, fined $2.50.
Same vs. Perry Woods: assault and battery with intent to kill. Continued.
Same vs. Lewis Woods: counterfeiting. Continued.
Same vs. Samuel Woods: grand larceny. Continued.
Same vs. Frank Hickman: burglary. Continued.
Same vs. James Davies: for violation of liquor law, 28 cases. Continued for process.
Same vs. Dempsey Gullion: for violation of liquor law, 6 cases. Continued.
Same vs. Francis M. Douglas: grand larceny. Continued.
Same vs. Wm. C. Hull: carrying concealed weapons. Continued.
Same vs. Wm. Furnish: petit larceny. Continued.
Same vs. Lafayette Turner: assault and battery. Continued.
CIVIL DOCKET.
Ulysses P. Schenck, Trustee, &c. vs. Polly Dufour et als: to recover real estate. Submitted to Court and finding and judgment for defendants.
William Carnine vs. Daniel K. Harris: on contract. Judgment for the plaintiff by agreement for $25.
Hannah Rollins vs. Edward P. Gibbons et als: civil action. Submitted to Court and finding and judgment for plaintiff for $137.70.
Lydia Slater et al vs. Sarah Vanduzen et als: to set aside deed. Dismissed by plaintiff.
Experience Herbert vs. Jason G. Gurley: civil action. Venue changed from Judge.
Samuel Hess, administrator, &c., vs. Jason G. Gurley: civil action. Venue changed from Judge.
John C. Wainscott vs. Richard H. Smith: appeal. Submitted to jury and finding for defendant.
Ulysses P. Schenck et als, partners, &c., vs. Benjamin F. Montanye et als: on notes. Finding and judgment for plaintiffs for $204.22.
Francis M. Griffith, administrator of the estate of Catharine Smith, deceased, vs. John Scudder: civil action. Dismissed by plaintiff.
Phineas Bartlett et als vs. John E. Williams: on an account. Submitted to Court, and finding and judgment for plaintiffs for $288.46.
Rezin Johnston, administrator, &c., vs. Daniel Voris, et al: to set aside deed. Submitted to Court and finding and judgment for plaintiff.
Peter L. Davis vs. Jacob W. Davis: on an account. Continued by agreement.
Jacob W. Thompson vs. George S. Heady et al: on note. Submitted to Court, and finding and judgment for plaintiff for amount of note.
The Weed Sewing Machine Co. vs. William W. Long: on note. Submitted to Court, and finding and judgment for plaintiff for $250.30.
State ex rel Leander Scudder vs. John Peters: on a bond. Dismissed by agreement at relator’s cost.
Vevay Reveille – 22 Jan 1876 – Page 4, Column 2
LAW REPORT.
Circuit Court—Judge Berkshire.
CIVIL DOCKET.
Ulysses P. Schenck et als vs. Julia C. Tandy et als: for partition. Final Report of Commissioner made and approved, and Commissioner discharged.
William H. Vandever et als vs. Susan Barcas et als: partition. Final Report of Commissioner made and approved, and Commissioner discharged.
Collins Bradley vs. Elijah Wiley et als: to set aside deed. Submitted to Jury, who finds for plaintiff, setting aside the deed, and judgment rendered accordingly.
Alden B. Smith, President of the Indiana Bank of Madison, Indiana, vs. Eli Rayl et als: foreclosure. Continued by agreement.
Nancy J. Keith vs. Lewis F. Works, Guardian, &c.: on an account. Dismissed by plaintiff.
Oliver W. Protsman vs. William Smith: civil action. Continued on motion of defendant, at his costs.
John S. Butler vs. Andrew J. Courtney: for damages. Verdict and judgment for plaintiff for one cent.
Jackson Pate vs. Henry A. Downey: on note. Judgment by agreement for $94.80.
James Torrance vs. Matthew Worstell et al. Continued by agreement at Worstell’s cost.
Harrison Sturgeon vs. Wesley H. Adkinson, Administrator, &c.: claim. $10 of claim allowed.
John Orem vs. Jane Peelman: for damages for enticing wife to leave him. Submitted to a jury, and dismissed by plaintiff after the case on behalf of defendant was nearly closed.
Benjamin F. Peabody et als vs. Francis Peabody, et als: to set aside deed. Continued by agreement.
Nathaniel Scudder et al vs. Dempsey Gullion: to recover real estate. Submitted to jury, and finding and judgment for plaintiff.
William R. Johnston vs. Nancy J. Keith: civil action. Submitted to Court, and finding and judgment for plaintiff for $55.69.
Thomas J. Griffith vs. Wesley H. Adkinson, Administrator, &c.: on claim of $5. Claim allowed.
George W. Vanpelt vs. Margaret A. Gray, Administratrix, &c.: on claim of $17. Dismissed for want of prosecution.
R. M. Tevis vs. Wm. M. Miller, Administrator, &c.: on claim of $10. Dismissed for want of prosecution.
Court adjourned last Tuesday. A Special Term will be held, commencing next Tuesday—Judge J. Y. Allison, of Madison, presiding.
Vevay Reveille – 29 Jan 1876 – Page 4, Column 3
LAW REPORT.
CIRCUIT COURT—Special Term.
The Special Term of the Circuit Court convened Tuesday morning, Judge James Y. Allison, of Madison, presiding. Foreign Attorneys present: Hon. Richard Gregg, Aurora; Maj. James S. Jelley, Rising Sun.
The following cases have been disposed of up to going to press, as follows:
CIVIL DOCKET.
Joseph Cole vs. Isaac Cole: on contract. Continued by agreement.
Frank Dufour, Guardian, &c., vs. Harriet E. Dufour: to recover real estate. Venue changed to Jefferson county.
James H. Banta vs. Hiram H. Bakes: on an account. Venue changed to Jefferson County.
Nannie B. Bakes vs. Hiram H. Bakes: for alimony and to set aside a deed. Venue changed to Jefferson county.
Thomas Jager vs. Hannah Jager et als: to set aside a deed. Venue changed to Jefferson county.
Vevay Reveille – 5 Feb 1876 – Page 4, Column 2
LAW REPORT.
Circuit Court—Special Term—Judge J. Y. Allison.
Samuel M. Bonnell vs. Anna Fisk et als: on notes. Submitted to Court, and finding and judgment for plaintiff for $2,626.00.
Weed Sewing Machine Company vs. William W. Long et als: on a contract. Transferred to U. S. Court, and time given to file Bill of Exceptions.
William H. H. Turner vs. Edward C. Heady: on an account. Submitted to jury, and finding for defendant, and judgment rendered accordingly.
Mary S. Knox vs. George P. Knox: civil action to change custody of children. Submitted to Court, and finding and judgment as follows: That the defendant, George P. Knox, do now take and bear the custody of George Knox and Walter Knox, two of their children, and that he be charged with their support, maintenance and education. The Court further order and decree that the plaintiff, Mary S. Knox, do have the custody of Bennie Knox, the youngest child of said plaintiff, Mary S. Knox, and that the said George P. Knox pay and contribute to her for the support of said Bennie Knox, the sum of forty dollars per year. That this order so far as it relates to said Bennie Knox to be and remain in full force for five years from this date.
Experience Herbert vs. Jason G. Gurley: civil action. Submitted to jury who find for defendant, and judgment rendered accordingly.
Samuel Hess, administrator of the estate of Jacob Hess, deceased, vs. J. G. Gurley: civil action. Continued at defendant’s cost.
Thomas Jager vs. Hannah Jager: to set aside deed. Venue changed to Jefferson county.
Benjamin C. Mead, administrator, &c., vs. Adolph E. Meritt et al: on note. Continued on motion of defendants at their cost.
William Watts vs. Adolph E. Meritt: to enforce mechanic’s lien. Continued on motion of defendant at his cost.
The Pleasant Grove and Indian Creek Turnpike Co. vs. Robert D. Gullion: on subscription. Dismissed by agreement, each party to pay his own cost.
Same vs. Jasper Blodget and Samuel Blodget: on subscription. Disposed of same as above.
Mary E. Dunning et als vs. Patriot and Barkworks Turnpike Co.: for Injunction. Submitted to Court, and finding for plaintiffs, and perpetual Injunction awarded.
Jacob Seasongood et als, partners, &c. vs. J. E. Williams: appeal. Judgment by agreement for $146.47.
Perret Dufour vs. Oliver Dufour: on account. Continued by agreement.
Court adjourned last Tuesday evening, sine die.