The following report on the Switzerland County, Indiana, Circuit Court appeared in:
Vevay Reveille – 21 Mar 1867 – Page 2, Column

Proceedings of Switzerland Circuit Court.

Switzerland Circuit Court is in session in this place—Judge Lamb presiding. Wm. Rous, the Clerk, has kindly furnished us with the following proceedings of it:

State vs. Amos Fox.—Violating Estray Law. Tried by Jury; defendant fined $5 and costs.

State vs. J. M. Froman.—Trespass. Tried by Jury; verdict, not guilty.

State vs. John Disbraugh.—Illegal Voting. Motion to quash; the Information was sustained by the Court.

State vs. Dempsey Gullion.—Trespass on land. Tried by Court; defendant found guilty and a fine of $7.50 assessed.

State vs. George McMakin.—Assault and Battery. Defendant enters a plea of guilty and ordered to pay a fine of $5 and costs.

Eleanor Courtney vs. Wm. T. Daily.—Seduction. On motion of defendant, the venue of this cause was changed to the Jefferson County Common Pleas Court.

John Cobb et. al. vs. Wm. T. Pate.—Damages. Dismissed by agreement of parties.

Wm. Dalmazzo et. al. vs. Ulyses P. Schenck et. al.—For Partition. Report of Commissioner filed and proceedings of sale distributed.

John Plew vs. Nathan Walden et. al.—Appeal. Dismissed.

James A. Works and Alex C. Downey vs. George Tardy.—For attorneys fee. Judgment by agreement for $500.

Charles Myers vs. George W. Dickason.—On account. Dissmissed for want of security for costs, on defendants motion.

Wm. C. Kemp vs. Edward H. Rogers and Henry Rogers.—On Note. Default and judgment for $159.65.

Thomas P. Sheets vs. George McMakin.—Damages for assault and battery. Compromised and dismissed.

Wesley F. Stepleton vs. Belzora Stepleton.—Divorce. Divorce granted.

Joseph D. Smith vs. Wm G. Krutz.—On account. Dismissed by agreement.

Smith Kerr vs. Robert Klein and Wm. G. Krutz.—On note. Dismissed by agreement.

Anton Bucendorf vs. Anton Lindensmeidt.—On note. Judgment for plaintiff for $143.87.

Josep Pearce vs. Jordan Wainscott.—On note. Default and judgment for $540.78.

Josiah Lee vs. Samuel Smith et. al.—On note and to foreclose mortgage. Default and judgment for $950.60 and the foreclosure of mortgage.

Nimrod R. Whitehead et. al. vs. John Thomas and N. Jorgenson.—On note. Default and judgment for $309.80.

Ulyses P. Schenck et. al. vs. Eugene Tardy.—On note. Default and judgement for $529.06.

Ulyses P. Schenck vs. Francis Peabody et. al.—On note. Default and judgment for $1,104.05.

Perret Dufour, Guardian of J. R. Whitehead, vs. Ralph Cotton et. al.—On note and to foreclose mortgage. Default and judgment for $163.48 and the foreclosure of the mortgage.

Emily H. Truesdell vs. Wm. A. Cross.—On agreement. Tried by Jury, verdict of $150 for plaintiff.

John Cobb et. al. vs. Amos S. Downey et. al.—On note. Judgment by agreement for $283.14.

Attorneys present from abroad: Judges Hains, Walker, Downey, and Adkinson, Messrs. Harrington, Corbly, Stewart and Goddon.

The Court will not have time to transact all the business during the two weeks allowed by law.

The Legislature while changing the districts and adding a week to the terms in other counties, should have given us another week in this county. It is a great hardship on parties to have their suits drag over from term to term for want of time to try them.